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Winter Holiday Ideas

Since we are doing H and C this month, we are having a Hanukkah party and making latkas next week, with Christmas tree Cones for the week after. The tree-cones are ice cream cones flipped over,frosted with green-tinted frosting (or cream cheese, for the health-conscious) trimmed with red-hots, raisins, gumdrops, etc. We've baked Candy Cane Cookies and a birthday cake for Baby Jesus in the past. When we had the latter, we sang Happy Birthday and one of the children asked me to blow out the candle. It was one of those incredible moments ...I couldn't do it and I was nearly tongue-tied. But the front door of the school is in the dining room, so I opened the door and held their lovely cake outside and let the wind blow it out. We are a non- religious school, but I cover Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa this month.

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Bus Stop Backpack Game This is a great idea to keep children busy during down times (bus stop, bus duty, bus ride home, etc.). -Find a plain, flat spot on the backpack and create a tic-tac-toe board using velcro and any inexpensive plastic toy pieces (or make your own game pieces from craft foam). Draw the tic-tac-toe board on the backpack with a permanent marker. Then, attach velcro in each square of the board. Last, attach the other side of velcro to each game piece and put them on the board. Make sure you have five of each game piece. The game pieces can be nicely stored in one of the outside pockets of the backpack. See more games for kids	Everybody Line Up Sing to the tune of "Mama's Little Baby Loves Shortnin' Bread" Everybody line up, line up, line up Everybody line up at the door. Not on the ceiling, not on the floor Everybody line up at the door. See more music and songs
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Keepsake Handprints Crayola Model Magic and favorite color of paint small bowl or plate Get a small handful of Model Magic and spread out to a little bigger than child's or adults hand, use the bowl or plate to use as a guide for the shape. You can also use this idea for a footprint. Press the hand into the model magic to make an impression in the clay. When you feel you have made an impression peel of hand and set out to dry for at least 24 hours. When Model Magic is set or hard to desire, paint the handprint or footprint in favorite color. You can also paint the outer edges of hand a different color. Let paint dry and give as a great keepsake gift. See more easy crafts for kids	Apple Cobbler Archway cookies oatmeal 18 Comstock apllle pie filling large microwave container square or rectangular Have child crumble 9 cookies in bottom of dish open and pour on can of pie filling spread evenly, crumble up other 9 cookies on top place lid on container and vent place in microwave for 5 minutes on high. serve See more kid friendly recipes