We had a fun holiday party today. I tried to come up with candy cane themed ideas. Besides this there were balloons, music, cookies and stories.
“Candy cane” grape & marshmallow kabobs for a.m. snack.
Beading candy cane colored jingle bell necklaces.
Decorated candy trees – sugar cones covered with green frosting & decorated with sprinkles, candies and marshmallows.
Candy cane stamping
We finally tried foam sticker/plastic lid stamps!
Cotton ball candy canes – my kids just love using the glue bottles!
Candy cane pizzas for lunch
Putting together our new gingerbread man floor puzzle
Treats for the kids – Santa hats (Michael’s had child sized ones), little jars of peppermint glitter play dough, Cutie oranges, and candy canes.
My kids loved the little jar (from Dollar Tree) that I bought for dramatic play so I bought them each one & made play dough to put in it!
My Favorite Play Dough Recipe
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup salt
- 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
- 1 Tablespoon extract (optional)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- glitter (optional)
- food coloring (optional)
1. Mix flour, salt, & cream of tartar in a medium pot.
2. Add water, extract and oil.
3. Stir over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes stirring constantly.
4. When mixture forms a ball in pot, remove.
Looks like you had a lovely day! Like the peppermint playdough as a gift! I've done that before and they always love it. I tend to stear clear of the whole Christmas celebration thing with the kids. But I do like how your trees turned out!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I do more, sometimes I do less. The trees are a lot easier to do than gingerbread houses with graham crackers! I think they're super cute too.
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