Let's Get Creative

Since I am off with the kids for Christmas break since they are out of school, I have been inundated with the cries of, "We want to do a project!" Here are a few we have done so far in the last 2 days. Yesterday I googled a blog site with kids craft ideas and we made "Snowman Poop" that we put on our neighbor's doorstep, as well as the kid's cousin's doorstep. We put large chocolate and white swirled marshmallows into a baggie along with some dark chocolate chips and sprinkled it with silver glitter. Then we wrote out this poem and stapled it to the bag: "You have been naughty so this is the scoop. All you get for Christmas is this snowman poop!" Then we added that we were just joking and hoped they had a fun Christmas. We also made some reindeer food to sprinkle on the lawn Christmas Eve. I just add libbed with what was in the cabinet and put several packets of dried oatmeal flakes and some frosted mini wheats in a baggie and then sprinkled it all with silver glitter. We also made a bag of chopped up carrots sprinkled with glitter to add to it later so it wouldn't make the other mix get moist.

Today we played with some stampers, making pictures and decorating a bag for papa's gift, then we played with glow in the dark bendaroos making things. We have also played lots of board games and hide and seek and I have also gone through thier closets and toy boxes to get rid of old things they don't play with anymore and make room for the new. Anyway, now that we are all finally healthy again it feels good to be productive. Have I mentioned we have broken three glass knick knacks in the last 2 days with all the wild play going on? The kids feel better and are bored, tired of laying around. Soooo I must get creative. Anyone have any other ideas? Have a fun and creative Holiday week!