We had fun playing with stamps from 1Love1Dream.com.  They sent us a ton of fun stamps to try out.  Including rolling stampers and self-inking Christmas stamps.  But they boys favorite stamps were the Christmas Flashing Musical Stamp.

We decided to make place cards for everyone for Christmas dinner.  Each person’s card has some fun stamp design on it.   I am sure that everyone will love them during dinner. 

Scrapbookers you have got to check out this website!   They have so much to choose from and every holiday is covered!  If you are looking from some great stamps or fun stamping kits 1Love1Dream.com is the first place you should check out!

OK, so I sorta had to “rearrange” things for day 5 due to a scheduling conflict.  :)  Yesterday we were super busy.  We had to go shopping to pick-up a birthday gift, Josh took the boys to a birthday party, I went shopping with Manda while Josh and Caleb went shopping and mom watched Brayden and Andrew.  So, this yesterday morning we did our day 5 and yesterday afternoon we did our day 4.  A two for one special…

Only 5 days…We watched the new VeggieTales movie Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving.  It was a really cute movie, we all loved.

Only 4 days…We made COOKIES!!! (Sorry for the lack of pictures, we baked at Mom’s and I forgot to bring the camera.)  The boys help me make Peanut Butter Kiss cookies.  They were very yummy!

On days seven and six we had a two part project.  I think this was my favorite craft project in our three years of Countdown to Christmas.   We made dough cookie cutter ornaments.  I simply mixed together * 4 cups all-purpose flour * 1 cup salt * 1 1/2 cups warm water.  Rolled into 3 balls, one for each boy, and we started rolling out the dough.  My mom was here and that really helped make things easier.  After we rolled the dough out (about 1/8 inch thick) we let the boys cut out the fun shapes.  Then I baked them at 300 degrees for about an hour.

The next night we painted the ornaments with water color paints.

I think that they turned out GREAT!!!

Andrew’s

Brayden’s

Caleb’s

Last night we had fun making a cookie Christmas tree!  I found the kit at Wal-Mart.  Super easy to do and the kids had a blast doing it.

The last few  nights I have been out at Christmas parties and Josh has been in charge of Countdown to Christmas.  Last night was CRAZY BUSY and we didn’t have time to do a long drawn out project.  So I am going to post about the last three days in one simple post, with no pictures.  SORRY, I will do better tonight when we will be doing a craft project.

Day 11 — Sunday evening, while I was helping with my Mom’s Christmas party for care group at church, Josh took the boys to look at all of the pretty Christmas lights. They were excited to see the houses lite up in all the holiday spender.

Day 10 — Monday while I was at a Celebrating Home Christmas party in Lima, with Alice, Josh read a book to the boys.   The book was called The Mouse Before Christmas by Michael Garland.  Andrew just informed me that the book was about “a mouse that wanted a hat like Santa and Santa gave him a hat that was in his sleigh and bag.  I liked the book so much!” So there you have it a book review from 4 year old Andrew!!!

Day 9 — Tuesday night I had to take Caleb to Secret Santa to do his Christmas shopping.  I then run to the store to pick up something for Caleb to take to school for a party today and get something to eat for supper.  We ate and then it was time for UpWards BB practice for Brayden and Caleb.  Caleb doesn’t get home until after 8:30 and bed time normally at 8:00.  So last night we watched A Charlie Brown Christmas, one of my favorites!  It was nice to just take the time to sit down with the boys last night and do nothing! 

Saturday was a special day, as we went to visit with Santa Clause!!!

While we waited to see Santa the boys ate cookies, drank hot coco and colored pictures.

On Friday we worked on our Shrinky Dink kit that was given to us from Creativity for Kids Faber-Castell.

This is another WODERFUL kit that comes with everything that you need to complete the craft (except scissors).  The boys had a great time crafting together with the Shrinky Dinks.

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Last night we made Christmas ornaments using a kit from Creativity for Kids Faber-Castell.  The kit is the Holiday Memories Ornament Frames.

I have had the opportunity to play with professionally review =} quite a few of the Creativity for Kids Faber-Castell products.  And I have LOVED them ALL!  As with all of the kits I have received the frame kit came with EVERYTHING need to make the craft project.  Just open the box and have fun.  I love how my boys can use their imagination.  There is no set way that the craft has to be completed.  They can truly be CREATIVE!

The Holiday Memories Ornament Frames kit includes…

• 4 assorted wooden ornament frames w/attached wire
• assorted beads and gemstones
• 6 colors of glitter
• craft glue
• paint brush
• ribbon
• “designed by” stickers

Here are the boys and I finished masterpieces…

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Mamaw stopped by and we watched Prep and Landing, which I had recorded on the DVR earlier in the week.  It is a Disney cartoon that  they made just for ABC.  If you get a chance, be sure to watch it, it’s really cute!

Mamaw, the boys and Zaccheus all cuddled up on the couch!

Last night we decorated Christmas cookies.  I cheated and bought the cookie dough from the store that you just punch out from the sheet of dough and bake.  LOL!  But the boys really enjoyed this activity nevertheless.

Here are some pictures…