Here Comes Santa Claus: Part C: Week 16: December 20-December 26H

Here Comes Santa Claus: Part C

Craft Supplies:

Shooting Star

•  Supplies Needed: Yellow Construction Paper, 2 Gold Sparkle Pipe Cleaners, Tissue Paper, Gold Glitter, Scissors, Glue, Hole Puncher, Nylon Thread.

"Hand-Y" Holiday Ornament

• Supplies Needed: Cookie Sheet, Knife, Oven, Small Photo of Child, Green Felt, Tiny Sequins, Green Tempera Paint, Glue, Red Ribbon, Round Film Container, Drinking Straw, Clear Acrylic, Cornstarch Dough(One Cup  of Cornstarch, Salt, Water; Makes 8).

"Ginger-Bag" House

• Supplies Needed: Small Brown Paper Bag, 6" Brown Square (Cut from a paper grocery bag), Assorted colors of construction paper, White Paint Pen (Or White Paint and thin brush), White Ribbon, Glue, Hole Puncher, Newspaper

Gingerbread Friends

•  Supplies Needed: Large Bowl, Red and Green Food Coloring, Ground Cinnamon, Ginger, And Cloves, Gingerbread people cookie cutters, rolling pin, coffee stirrer, cookie sheet, oven, white paint pen, fine-tipped permanent markers, small pom-poms, craft glue, thin ribbon, baking dough(2 1/2 cups of flour, 1/2 cup of salt, 1 cup of water; makes 12 gingerbread people)

Toy Soldier Mask

• Supplies  Needed: 9" Paper plate, Black, red, yellow and blue Construction Paper, 6" Length of Yellow Ribbon, wide craft stick, regular craft stick, chalk, scissors, glue, black marker or crayon, clothespins, stapler

Candle Pencil Topper

• Supplies Needed: 3" felt Squares, orange felt, fabric marker, glue, pencil, scissors

Fancy Filter Angel

• Supplies Needed: 2" round coffee filters, white milk jug lid, half-length of gold pipe cleaner,  glitter, cotton, glue, black permanent marker

Holiday Windsock

• Supplies Needed: 4 1/2 x 20" card-stock strip, 8-10 wrapping paper strips, red, green, yellow, and blue tempera paint, ribbon, hole puncher, stapler, set of sponge printers(trace christmas shapes like tree, candy cane, bell, star) on sponges and cut out.

Drinking Straw Art

• Supplies Needed: Drinking Straws, Poster Board, White Glue, Scissors, Pencil, Tape, Pipe Cleaner( for hanging)

Checkbox Camera

• Supplies Needed: Cardboard toilet paper tube, acrylic paint, check box, construction paper, craft knife, double stick tape, foil or other shiny embellishment, markers, pencil, scissors, small viewfinder-like embellishment, transparent tape

Picture Frames

• Supplies Needed: 4 Craft sticks for each frame, Cool-temperature Glue Gun/glue sticks, Photograph, Embellishments, Ribbon

Sun Catchers

• Supplies Needed: 3 medium notched craft sticks, cool-temperature glue gun/glue sticks, rhinestones, ribbon or string for hanging

Table Craft Sticks

• Supplies Needed: 5 small craft sticks, 11 jumbo craft sticks, cool-temperature glue gun/glue sticks, paint

Chair Craft Sticks

• Supplies Needed: 3 jumbo craft sticks, 11 small craft sticks, cool-temperature glue gun/glue sticks, paint

Bed Craft Sticks

• Supplies Needed: 4 medium craft sticks, 8 small craft sticks, 13 jumbo craft sticks, cool-temperature glue gun/glue sticks, paint

Photo Jars

• Supplies Needed: Jars with lids, favorite photographs, metal paints, paintbrush

Water Globes

• Supplies Needed: Baby Food jar with tight-fitting lids, course sandpaper, distilled water, epoxy glue, glitter, glycerin(available at the pharmacy or hobby lobby), metal paint, miniatures, ceramic figurines, or plastic toys(do not use metal-they rust), paintbrush

Christmas Tree Ornaments

• Supplies Needed: Fresh Cranberries, Miniature Marshmallows, Thin Florist Wire, Holiday Ribbon

Greeting Card Oraments

• Supplies Needed: Embroidery Floss, Used Greeting Cards,  A Cup, Pencil, Scissors, A Ruler, and Glue

Activities Supplies:

Homemade I Spy Game

• Supplies Needed: 25 sheets of Card-stock(2 Different Prints), 2 Duplicate Pictures(Around 50), Glue

Take Apart Old Machines

• Supplies Needed: Old machine that is broken(VCR, Old Clock, Computer, etc. , Tools to take it apart, Cardboard, Glue

Shaving Cream Bath Paint:

• Supplies Needed: Muffin Tin, Spoon, Can of Shaving Cream, Food Coloring(Variety of Colors)

Rubbery Flubbery Dough

• Supplies Needed: Cornstarch, Cold Water, Measuring Cups, Mixing Bowl and Spoon, Salt, Hot Water, Saucepan and hot plate or stove, wooden toy mallet or block of wood, wide dowel or rolling pin, items to stick into dough( birthday candles, chopsticks, craft sticks, golf tees, large pegs, plastic animals, straws), box lids, airtight container or plastic bag

Buttermilk Chalk Drawing

• Supplies Needed: Chalk in assorted colors, buttermilk, white typing paper, plastic bowls, colorful sheet of construction paper

Wrapping Paper Battle

• Supplies Needed: Wrapping Paper

Present Pouch

• Supplies Needed: Felt, Ribbon, Hole Puncher, Gift 

Different Ways To Gift Wrap

• Supplies Needed: Use Tissue Paper, a Bandanna, or Aluminum Foil, Pinecone, Glue and Glitter, Plain White Wrapping Paper, Paint, Sponges or Stamps

Sparkle Tag

• Supplies Needed: Poster Board, Sequins, Aluminum Foil, Ribbon, Markers

Bag of Cocoa Mix

• Supplies Needed: 2 cups instant dry milk, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa, plastic sandwich bag, piece of paper, paper lunch bag, glitter, glue

Coaster Set

• Supplies Needed: Colorful Scrubber Pads, Yarn Needle, Yarn, Small Box, Wrapping Paper, Tape

Squish and Wish

• Supplies Needed: Empty 16-ounce plastic shampoo bottle, 1 heavy-duty (helium-quality latex)  11" ballon, 1/2 to 3/4 cup of flour, rag or dishcloth

Human Christmas Tree Game

• Supplies Needed: Non-Breakable, Christmas Tree Ornaments, Tinsel, Garland, Pipe Cleaners

Christmas Printable Activities

• Christmas Games: Click Here

Child's 12 Days of Christmas

• Supplies Needed: Writing Paper, Pencil, Crayons, 12 Sheets of Plain Paper, Foam Craft, Yarn

Food:

• Campbells soup Chicken and Stars and Christmas Crackers
• Trail Mix: 8 cups freshly popped popcorn, 1 cup walnuts(toasted at 350 degrees for 5 minutes), 1/2 cup maple syrup, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 cup kosher salt, pinch of baking soda, 1 cup of dried cranberries, oil, baking sheet
• Stylin' Snowmen: 1 cup white chocolate chips, 50 mini chocolate chips, 10 gummy rings, 10 gumdrops, 10 (8-inch-long) pretzel rods, orange decorators' gel, fruit leather
• Candy Cane Milk
• Christmas Cupcakes: Cupcake Mix, cupcake liners, christmas candy decorations, decorators' gel
• Holiday Oreos
• Little Debbie Christmas Brownies or Cake Trees

Books: 

• If you take a mouse to the movies: A Special Christmas Edition by Laura Numeroff
• Twas The Night Before Christmas 
• Christmas in the Manger by Nola Buck
• Legend of the Christmas Stocking by Rick Osborne
• Bear Stays Up For Christmas by Karma Wilson

Wacky Wednesday:

Polar Express

Stay in PJ's all day and Relax and Watch the Movie.  They even have it in 3-D!!!  It's Great!  Read the book at night to your child before they go to bed.

Snow Blowers Game

• Supplies Needed: Paper Towel Tubes, Paint, Decorations, Glue, Cotton Balls

Bell Scavenger Hunt

• Supplies Needed: Big Jingle Bell

Popsicle Train Tracks

• Supplies Needed: Small and Large Popsicle Sticks, Glue, Paint

Candy Train 

• Supplies Needed: Life Savers, Pack of Double-mint Gum, A Hersey's Kiss, 4 Peppermint Candies,  Carmel

Train Ticket

• Supplies Needed: Card Stock, Black Marker, Decorations, Glitter, Glue, Stickers

Wooden Train

• Supplies Needed: Wooden Train(Found at Hobby Lobby or Walmart), Paint, Paint Brush

Cardboard Train

• Supplies Needed: 1 large Cardboard Box, Several Small Boxes, Black and Red Construction Paper, Very Small Box, Paint or Wrapping Paper, Empty Paper Towel Rolls, Yarn, Pieces of Cardboard, Large Brads, Empty Oatmeal Container, Cotton Balls, White Pipe Cleaners

Lost Cargo Train Game

• Supplies Needed: Different Items to Hide, Sheet of paper, Pen

Coal Game

• Supplies Needed: Foil, 6 Empty Containers, Train Pictures, Tape

Passport

• Supplies Needed: Card-stock, Picture of your child, Glue, Decorations, Marker, Yarn, Plain Paper, Hole Puncher

Loading The Train Game

• Supplies Needed: Ping Pong Balls, Spoon, Container

Index Card Train

• Supplies Needed: Index cards, Decorations, Cardboard, Glue, Yarn

Pretend to be an Engineer

• Supplies Needed: Red Bandana, Stripped Overalls, Conductor Hat, WoodenTrain Whistle or Candy Whistle

Pretend Train Tracks

• Supplies Needed: Blue Painters Tape

Go on a Real Train Ride

Bell Bracelet

• Supplies Needed: Pipe Cleaner, Bells, Beads

Pin the Train on the Tracks Game

• Supplies Needed: Poster Board, Popsicle Sticks, Glue, Picture of a Train, Clear Contact Paper, Double Sided Tape

Popsicle Railroad Crossing Sign

• Supplies Needed: Popsicle Sticks, Blank and White Paint, Glue, Black Marker

Choo, Choo, Caboose Game

• Just Like Duck, Duck Goose

Pretend Fire

• Supplies Needed: Empty Paper Towel Tubes, Scissors, Red and Yellow Tissue Paper

Dining Car

• Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows or Whip Cream with Candy Cane Stirrer (Hy-Vee has great flavored hot chocolate in individual packets like butterscotch, carmel and more.
• Pretzel Train Tracks: Pretzel Rods, String Licorice 
• Train Gummies
• Cakes and Cookies
• More on the website below

Printables:

• Click Here: For Great Printables and other ideas
• www.polarexpress.com

Thirsty For Knowledge Thursday:

• Index Cards
• 2 Duplicate Pictures Of Items 27 and 28
• 3 8 x 10 Cardboard Pieces
• Foam Book, 2 duplicate Pictures Of Items 27 and 28
• Cardboard, Marker, Yarn, Plastic Needle
• Clock
• Large pictures of people from old magazines, Glue, Cardboard, Clear Contact Paper
• Shoe box with lid, Scissors, Decorate Box(If Desired), 28 Poker Chips
• Plastic Margarine Tub, Big, Clean Sock, 1-10 small counting items, such as cubes, small balls, or acorns
• Different kinds of Fruit, Pictures of that fruit, bowls, Skewers, Index Cards

Bake/Cook/Make Day Saturday

Honey Crunch Cookies

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup  butterscotch chips
• 4 cups crisp rice cereal

Chocolate Pecan Kisses

• 1 egg white
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Here Comes Santa Claus: Part C: Week 16: December 20-December 26H