Thursday, December 23, 2010

Little Christmas Puddings



I made these cute little puddings for Christmas day lunch. I found the recipe on taste.com.au. I didn't follow the recipe exactly. I used Cadbury Dream white chocolate and glaze cherries instead, but you get the idea. They are easy to make and would be an excellent holiday activity for kids to help with.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Christmas Craft for Kids

Want some Christmas craft ideas to make at home with your child in the holidays...try these websites. Below are samples of just a few on offer. A quick Google would also result in many more.

Happiness is Homemade












Bright Star Kids










first palette

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Christmas Art

With Christmas coming up why not make these adorable reindeer? When I was doing my practicum, my supervising teacher made these with the class. 
You will need brown paper bags, black card (antlers), your choice of cardboard (ears), white and coloured paper for eyes and nose. We added little bits of tinsel to look 'Christmassy'. You could also make these as part of a unit on Animals.
These murals were a wonderful way of decorating the classroom. I drew the outline in pencil and children painted it. When they had finished, I outlined the picture with black paint. Obviously this is not a very creative art activity, however it is a fun activity to do with small groups, perhaps during free choice activity time.