Creche exhibit at LDS Church History Museum

Deseret News               Published: Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 5:00 a.m. MST

SALT LAKE CITY — The Nativity scenes on display for the Church History Museum’s annual Christmas exhibit come from places like Sweden, Poland, Zaire, Germany, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and India.

“Almost all of them are from the museum collection,” said Ray Halls, the museum’s education manager, “and many are by Latter-day Saints.”

http://desne.ws/tgrJXD

 

Advent Calendar 2011

December is fast approaching and once again (for the fourth year running) we are thrilled to be offering Activity Village’s unique Advent Calendar – and this year we think it is our best ever! Visit every day to enjoy our Christmas scene, then find and click the appropriate number to find all sorts of brand new goodies, including:

• a part of our new, exclusive, advent calendar Christmas village to print,

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/about_advent_calendar_2011.htm

Free Download | Santa’s Stationery

How would your kids like a letter from Santa Claus this year? I’ve designed a simple template for Santa letterhead that can help you make the magic happen. Some ways you could put it to use:

• Your Elf On The Shelf could bring a letter back from his nightly trip to the North Pole.
• Use as a little extra convincing for curious little ones asking a few too many questions.
• Include a special note from the big man in your advent calendar.
• Use as a thank-you note for the milk and cookies on Christmas Eve.
• Tuck inside your favorite holiday book encouraging kids to go to bed.
• Attach to one of those “too big to wrap” gifts as a gift tag.
• Use as a gift certificate for grown-up gifts, like a special date for your husband or an outing with a friend.

http://designeditor.typepad.com/design_editor/2011/11/free-download-santas-stationery.html

Snowmen Hot Cocoa – Christmas Gift in a Jar

Written on December 3, 2011 by C&MB

Another really great fit and easy to do.

You will need

Jar of your choice Zip top baggie Hot Cocoa Mix Large Marsh Mallows Set of – Gourmet Writer Food Decorator Pens, Assorted Colors, Set of 10 (Used only Black and Orange colors) Recipe Tag Ribbon or Bakers Twine.                                               http://www.nothingbutcountry.com/2011/12/snowmen-hot-cocoa-christmas-gift-in-a-jar/

 

 

Creative Christmas Countdown

A team of 24 bloggers is holding the Creative Christmas Countdown with a new activity for your family every dayfrom December 1st until December 24th. The Christmas Countdown calendar below is changing into a clickable list of Christmas Activities- a new one added each day!                                                                                                                                                                                http://creativewithkids.com/creative-christmas-countdown/

 

 

Christmas Patterns Freebie

Christmas Patterns                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Dollar Tree has two different Christmas erasers. I love the pack that has a polar bear, snowmen and snowflakes. I’ll have erasers for January patterns!! You can download pattern strips using the Dollar tree erasers. If you didn’t get any or can’t find them, I made pattern pieces. Hope your kiddos will enjoy them. Just click on Christmas patterns to download.                                                       http://ateacherstouch.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-patterns.html