More Snowmen

Today, we made marshmallow snowmen with some edible markers. So much fun!

Teacher Gift

Big Brother gave his kindergarten teacher a really cute gift this year. I found the idea here. It's a 12 Days of Christmas for the teacher. I used some of the poems found on this site and some of them, I made up myself. This was really fun to make and his teacher really loved it.

Melted Snowmen

Yet another idea I've seen all over the internet and we had to try them ourselves. They turned out really cute!

What A Nativity

Our Christmas program at church was last night. My little wise man said his line so well. I was so proud of him. My little sheep, on the other hand, could have used a shepherd. He wouldn't stay on the stage until I bribed him. I told him if he'd go back up on stage and sit down that I'd give him a Kit Kat. As soon as Kit Kat came out of my mouth, he jumped off my lap, walked up on stage and sat for the rest of the program. He held up his end of the bargain so I guess I owe him one.

Sweet & Salty

I love sweet and salty! I found a recipe for chocolate covered saltines here and thought what a quick and easy way to satisfy a sweet and salty craving.
You may think I'm pretty boring, but all I only added the chocolate chips and some peanuts that I had crushed in my food processor. I also didn't use an entire cup of butter and they turned out great!

He Came To Get Messy

Super Nanny

Super Nanny came on last night and the boys pulled up a chair. I was cracking up. They were in a trance watching the little fit throwing boy on tv.

Where's The Line To See Jesus

Cookie Painting

I found the cutest idea for painting cookies here and thought it would be a great activity for the boys to do for Christmas. So after stirring up some cream cheese cut out cookies (I love these), the boys got after it with their paint brushes.

Big Brother tried his best to cover every last inch. He was slopping "paint" everywhere.

Baby Jaws was not near as thorough, but still had a good time decorating his cookies.

Here are Big Brother's finished trees.

And here are Baby Jaws' cookies after baking.
They loved this activity and it really was pretty quick and simple. Messy, but what boy doesn't love a mess?

Advent Calendar

I found lots of cute cookie sheet advent calendars on so many different blogs. The boys and I decided to make a couple. Ours are not near as elaborate as some I found, but they were quick and easy for two little boys to make, something I look for in crafts.

We started out with a cookie sheet I picked up at the dollar store. We're using magnets, so the cheap steel sheets work. Hubs drilled two holes in the top so we will be able to hang it up.
I painted them with acrylic paint. Here is the first coat.
I wasn't sure what I was going to use for the actual countdown. As I said, there are so many different calendars out there and they're all cute. I found a pack of erasers at the dollar store. I found another pack at Walmart. Each pack had 12 erasers so I took it as a sign to use them. 24 was the perfect amount for the countdown to Christmas. I picked up two packs of each so both boys would have enough for their own calendar. I let them choose which eraser they want each morning and just place a self-adhesive magnet on the back.
I found a printable advent calendar here to use which made our project even easier. I put magnets on everything including the calendar. If we want to make a new one next year, we can just remove the old one and use the same cookie sheet.
I also printed off a photo of each boy with their names and "Christmas countdown". I may be weird posting pics of my boys, but never using their names on my blog. That explains the blackout. We tied a Christmas ribbon at the top and hung up on our wall. The boys cannot wait to add their eraser each day.

Only In Our House

Snowmen

We made egg carton snowmen ornaments today. The boys had so much fun gluing the cotton into the egg cartons. I punched a hole on each side to run ribbon through so that we could hang them on our tree.

Here are our finished Frosties. I love how they look on our tree.

Christmas Time Is Here