Homemade Christmas

Kevin spent a week in Massachusetts for work in December.  It was a long week.

To entertain the boys one day (and give me a bit of a break), I pulled out the construction paper and scissors and set them to work making decorations for our small Christmas tree and making snowflakes.  They were delighted.

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My boys love crafting.  I love letting them … I just don’t really love the clean up afterwards part.

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Paper snowflakes are one of the worst!  All those tiny nips and cuts equal a lot of tiny pieces of paper all over the floor … and in Bobby’s mouth.  He loves to pick up tiny white things and put them in his mouth.

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So many snowflakes were made.  We had some for our tree and then covered our dining room window with them.  Some white and some blue and orange.

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It takes a lot of concentration to make each snowflake unique and special.

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Number 5 wanted in on the action.  He loves scissors.  He doesn’t know what they are for, but he knows he wants them!

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Our tree turned out very Christmasy!

It was probably worth all that mess.