I love this time of year! The reasons??? Well I could go about that all day :) Baking, Hot Chocolate, Candy Canes, and presents!!! But some of my favorite things are just simply doing things that my girls love. Every year we make reindeer antlers :) This is absolutely one of our favorite activities. I started this when I was teaching kindergarten with a co-worker. And of course I always had wonderful parents to assist with the 18 + kids that were all trying to make them at the same time. This is really a project that takes about three days. Day 1: Read Mooseltoe and then paint the first side of the antlers Brown. Day 2: Paint the second side of the antler brown. Day 3: Break out the HOT GLUE GUN, and go crazy decorating your antlers. I always go to Hobby Lobby every year to let the girls pick out miniature ornaments to decorate their antlers with. Here is a picture from two years ago when we started this tradition. Kylie was 2 years old and Lily was 3 years old.
To make it even more festive...paint the tip of their noses red like Rudolf! Don't forget to slow down and enjoy this special time of year. Especially if you have little ones. You will be helping them create memories that will last a life time!! Merry Christmas, HO HO HO HO!!
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