Three wise men

Here is a picture of my daughter, and 2 of her friends when they were little. We made wise men hats. As we decorated them we talked about the story of the birth of Christ, and how the wisemen came and brought gifts to baby Jesus. This was a fun activity that allowed me to share our faith with my little one and her friends. I think kids learn and have a better understanding of a story when you can include them in doing something fun. Then the fun part came when they got to play in them.

Having "touchable" nativity sets are great, as well as putting "angel" or "shephards" clothing in your dress up center for your kids to play with for the month of December.

Hope some of these ideas spark some imaginative play for you and your kids this December.

That reminds me if you need a visual reminder or love to decorate with subway art for the holiday you have to check out Jessica's blog Craftily Ever After She has a free printable Wisemen art!!

Is that not the cutest!!! You will have to check it out!!

Rudolph the Red nosed reindeer

This is one of my favorite Christmas shirts that I made for my kids! I used their hands and footprint. The footprint made the face of the reindeer, and their hand prints made the reindeer's antlers. I then sewed on a red pom-pom for the nose (Rudolph of course). I used googly eyes for the reindeer's eye, but you could always paint them if you are more artistic than me. You could also make this print on tea towels to give to the grandma's at Christmas time. I hope you do not mind the picture - it was taken long before I started blogging. Thanks!

The Secret Stitch blog

I love this blog! It always has the cutest projects and one of my very favorite for this time of year is a cute photo and frame "how to" on the "keep calm and carry on" theme! Love it here is the site

it is: the secret stitch club

So head on over to this cute blog and check it out! They have great pictures and step by step instructions!