Make a holiday wreath with popcorn!

Here’s What You Need:

• Popped popcorn in a bowl
• White glue
• Cardboard cutout of a wreath or a paper plate with the center cut out
• A red bow for Christmas or a blue bow for Chanukah

Here’s What You Do:

1. Take your wreath shape, some glue and a bowl of popcorn.
2. Spread glue all over the wreath shape, then carefully place pieces of popcorn all over the wreath.
3. Tie a the bow on the top or the bottom of the wreath and hang it on a wall or door.

GORGEOUS!

Go on a family walk and find colorful leaves and flowers.
Make sure they’re not too thick. Carefully bring them home.

Here’s What You Need:

• Pressed Leaves and Flowers (see separate instructions for pressing)
• Small Drawings or cut out pictures (make sure they’re flat)
• 2 Sheets of Waxed Paper, the size of a placemat (about 11” x 17”)
• Additional waxed paper for pressing leaves & flowers
• Large brown paper bag (from a grocery store, remove bottom & cut in half)
• Iron

To Press Leaves and Flowers:

Sandwich your leaves and flowers between sheets of waxed paper and place inside or under large heavy books. Keep them this way for a few days. Items are ready when they are nice and flat.

Here’s What You Do:

1. Have a grown up pre-heat an iron to the “medium” setting.
2. Place one sheet of the brown paper on an ironing board.
3. Place one sheet of the waxed paper on top of the brown paper.
4. Arrange your leaves or other cut out shapes & drawings on the waxed paper. Make sure to keep space around the edges.
5. Place the second sheet of waxed paper on top of your arranged items.
6. Finally, cover everything with the second sheet of brown paper.
7. Have a grown up iron your stack of papers. The waxed paper sheets will “stick” together and the brown paper will absorb the excess wax. Let cool.
8. With plain or decorative scissors, trim around the edges.
9. Have Fun!

1. Sock Bouquet Activity

Here’s a fun way to keep your socks – make them into a colorful bouquet!

Supplies:

• lots of colorful, clean socks
• safety pins
• wooden sticks
• flower vase
• ribbon

Instructions:

1. Fold up the end of a single sock and roll it up.
2. When rolled up all the way, safety pin the end of the sock in place to keep it rolled up.
3. Insert a wooden stick into the center of the rolled up sock, and you have a Sock Flower!
4. Make as many Sock Flowers as you want using all the colors you have and arrange them into the vase.
5. Tie a ribbon around the top of the vase and you’ve made a Sock Bouquet.