Yesterday I went and helped out in Sydney's preschool class for about an hour while they were making ornaments. The recipe was a little bit odd. 1 cup Cinnamon, 3 Tbs Applesauce, 2 Tbsp Elmers Glue. It made a delicious smelling paste that the kids could roll out and cut just like regular cookie dough.They made gingerbread cookies, nutcracker, stars, and such. They all had lots of fun and I am excited to get the final results. They have to dry first. Apparently they won't get moldy either. So bizarre. But the classroom smelled great when we were done.
So the other day Emily asked me if we had any Christmas movies, and I realized that other than Polar Express we really don't have any other ones-oh I forgot we also have A Christmas Story. Anyone have any good recommendations for the 3-5 crowd? I don;t think we have rented the Grinch yet, either versions, or the Santa Claus trio for them. Thanks!
We have a great public library system here in Aurora. ANY new release you can get at the video store is at our library. But I would think most libraries carry older titles. Think our kids even at age 5 appreciated such titles as It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street (both versions are great)... even the spectacle of Holiday Inn & White Christmas. But too, better than watching TV with commercials, all the classic Rudolph, Frosty, Santa Coming To Town -- all at the library.
ReplyDeleteAs for an edgy title, that yes I'd let my 3 or 5 year olds see (if we had any, though Zach is 3) -- we love and make a tradition to watch Christmas Vacation. Of course kids would pick up on Griswolds rant probably... Just like the movie a lot.
We watch the Santa Clause I & II, and will be looking to get III. Elf is good. Ernest Saves Christmas is good...
You know... we love Christmas movies... and books. Hope you're reading Christmas stories and playing Christmas music (we start the holiday music every year the day after Halloween; I just looked; there are 2,084 Christmas MP3's in my computer). If you don't have The Forgotten Carols (book and CD) -- get them and read the book to your family (3 and 5 are great ages) playing the songs as queued in the book. We have people over each year to introduce to this tradition. Also the book The Christmas Jar is a recently discovered pleasure.
Ryan and Ellen listened to Grisham's Skipping Christmas on their drive out here; we got Christmas With The Kranks (based on the book) to watch while they were here. Nice message; good laughs.
Guess I's saying that adult books and movies, grown-up stories, can catch kids attention (like reading Dickens Christmas Carol, which we also do -- hey Muppet Christmas Carol! kids will like that movie!) is a great trade-off to watching the kiddie stuff...
Good Luck and Merry Christmas!
I've had some ornament made from exactly that recipe. They are probably 10 years old and still smell fantastic.
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