One of the great programs momstown Edmonton hosts every month is Tales for Tots. This fantastic program which puts a fun focus on children's literature is sponsored by Scholastic. This month at Beaners Sherwood Park, we read "The Night Before Christmas" by Barbara Reid. We just love Barbara Reid, and this book was no exception. It took a classic story that we all know and added Barbara Reid's fabulous Plasticine pictures. If you haven't yet looked at a Barbara Reid book, you need to! The kids loved all the mice as the main characters, and thought it was hilarious that Santa Claus was a mouse! We pick a winner for the book each month, and lucky, little Mila got to take home her very own copy.
For our craft, we decided to make something to decorate the Christmas tree with: Glittery Pine Cone Ornaments. This craft is very simple to do at home. We used some pine cones that we had collected way back in September before the snow hit, some white glue, and lots of glitter. The kids used Q-Tips to spread the glue on the top of each little leaf of their pine cone. This is a fantastic fine motor activity that even my 18 month old was able to do! Then, they sprinkled glitter on top to make them sparkle! Our kids were very excited to use many colours and it was so neat the way that the different colour combinations turned out. The kids loved them too! My eldest son insisted we put his on our tree as soon as we got home, and I was happy to oblige because they turned out beautifully!
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