Thursday, December 10, 2009

Almost Edible Gingerbread Ornaments

At my job in the After School Program at a local elementary school I am in charge of the crafts...well most of them. This week is Holiday Expressions. We have made an advent chain of red and green construction paper, Reindeer thumb prints, tissue paper wreaths, and these wonderful ornaments.
These look and smell like oven-fresh gingerbread cookies. We had to repeatedly tell the kids not to eat them.
I apologize for having no pics just directions and instructions.

To make the "dough" you need
24 oz Applesauce
4 cups cinnamon
1/2 cup glue (kids glue for school is fine)

This makes enough to make 15-25 gingerbread ornaments.

You combine all ingredients and roll it out. I liked best to roll it out half an inch thick. After it is rolled out cookie cut it with little gingerbread men. We let ours dry from Friday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon so they would for sure be done.

Now for the fun kids part.

Each child got one gingerbread man and they could decorate it however they chose.
We had spray glitter in gold and silver. (most kids chose both!)
We had sequins in every color to be glued on.
Finally we had glitter glue in ever color imaginable.
All these led to many fun and different gingerbread men.

This project was really fun to do with 80 kids like I did but also I imagine that it would be fun with just your kids at home!

Plus best part is they smelled heavenly and will remain that fragrant for years to come.
My brother made one in 1st grade and it probably smelled till he was in high school.

On a side note, I had extra dough and made some "poop"ori for Clayton's desk at work. Just rolled it into poop looking piles that smell that same heavenly gingerbread...the man's desk fragrance. He wont be scared to sport that...his friends will think it is hilarious not girlie!

I may come back with pictures but I gotta take them at school!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Not really a post...

I just left my purse in the car and it has my to do lists in it.
so......
1. Finish Lilly's quilt:
-snip all edges
-fix hole where cut through seems
-wash and dry to rag
-take pictures of it
-wrap it and put under tree

2. Make Daddy, Mommy and Lilly Stockings
-cut stocking shape
-sew cuffs on
-iron on polka dots
-iron on names
-embroidery stitch around polka dots and names
-sew on hanging loop
-take pictures
-hang for Lilly's first Christmas

3. Alexandra's Quilt
-everything from start to finish!!(yikes)

4. Christmas Cards
-address them all
-mail them all

5. Special Baby's First Christmas ornaments for family
-Handprints
-wording
-ribbon

6. Morgan's Christmas present
-buy backing
-put together

7. Finish Christmas Shopping
-Hillary
-Sandra
-Roy
-Alexandra
-Kedron
-Drake
-Clayton's Chinese Christmas
-Baby David
-Shannon

8. If all else are completed on time and under budget then I get to make Baby Luke a car seat cover!

Boy I am busier on paper than I feel....that might be a bad thing

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Seems like

Seems like I fell of the face of the earth for a while.
Less than 24 hours after writing the last post I came down with the flu. I know couldn't suck worse.
So I was with my mom and about 1:30 I took a power nap. 2 when I woke up I felt funny. By 3 when I was at work I was feeling pretty bad. By 3:30 I had a temp of 100.2. I work at an elem. school so I should have immediately gone home with the low grade fever but I couldn't leave them stranded and I needed the money. By 4 I had aches and chills. I knew my fever was higher but did not take it again. I told my boss I needed to go home but since I am a teacher and not just a leader she wouldn't let me till 5:05. I was dying. I went straight to my parents and fell asleep. My mom called Clayton and told him to bring me medicine. It seemed I was delirious They took my temp it was 102.8. I was wimpering in my sleep. We left and went to Clayton's mom's because she was gonna watch Lilly since I couldn't function. Clayton and sis-in-law went to see New Moon without me and I was so sick for a few days. I feel a lot better now.
I also got to see New Moon finally.
Thanksgiving was amazing. Saw family, ate well and was Thankful.
I need another break from work though, its nice to have everyone off of work and around.
On Thanksgiving day Lilly had her first solid food, rice cereal! She loved it and I love her.
More later...I have pictures of all my crafting, tutorials and even a December to do list.