Winter Birthday

Well, my daughter is one of the lucky ones to have a winter birthday.  Not only does she never have to worry about going to school on her birthday, but she gets to celebrate in a winter-wonderlandy kind of way!  Even though we did these activities for her birthday, I was easily able to transition them to our classroom holiday party!  The kids loved the snowman theme and it helped keep things PC!  For snacks, I searched for snowman themed party online and on Pinterest (where else, right?!?!).  That's where I found idea to make these darling donuts:

You just take black gel frosting and dot the eyes and mouth and add an orange Tic-Tac to the middle for the nose!  

Then, not only did we make these as a craft for my daughter's party, but I made them with my class as a  holiday gift for their parents.  Just have your kiddos paint a small flower pot white, make a face with a paint pen, add a dab of pink chalk (spread with a Q-Tip) to the cheeks, and bottom it off with a bit of ribbon for the scarf.  I let the kids decide between the earmuff look or a hat.  The earmuffs were made using a pipe-cleaner and 2 puff balls and the hat was made by cutting some fleece (cut to the size of pot you get) and top it off with a ribbon.  

Whether it's for your classroom or for your little one's winter birthday, this snowman themed spread is sure to be a hit!

New Year's Time Capsule Family Activity

Are you having people over for the holidays or for a New Year's Eve celebration?  Or are you going somewhere to celebrate either of those occasions?  If so, this Time Capsule activity is for you!  Bring a bit of "Awwwww, cute!" to the party along with an appetizer or dessert and you'll be the hit of the night!!

Each year we have everyone over to our house for Christmas Eve.  We do a silly Dollar Store gift exchange, have a goofy ornament making contest, and order pizza.  Nothing fancy, just fun!  We also make a Family Time Capsule.  The best part is reading the sheets from the previous year and seeing how much we've changed!!  Fun, fun, fun!

Even though we create this on Christmas Eve, this activity could really be done at any time of the year (first day of school, 4th of July, birthday, etc.).  Just keep the envelops in a secret place and remember to open it on the same date the following year.  You could also save it for a certain day of the school year-invite family members in, serve light snacks and have them complete the time capsule together.

To get started...

Setting Up the Time Capsule Area

Gather some winter or holiday themed items and designate a table in your house for families to go to and complete their time capsule sheets.  Provide the sheets, fancy pencils, envelopes, glue sticks, a scale, and measuring tape and let the memory making go from there!   

Family Time Capsule Activity

Includes a directions page and:

Happy Memory Making!!