Ornament School
The other day, I suggested to the girls that perhaps we should limit our Christmas tree to only handmade ornaments this year.
**blank stares***
So…oh, well. That went over like a lead balloon and I took the dog for a quick walk. Sigh. But when I returned???
Ornament School!
Tater had her sisters riveted to her lecture (she was the "teacher"), and then the snipping and gluing and even some sewing began. I stayed in the background, secretly thrilled that they had taken my idea and run. Yippee!
Here is the aftermath:
And here is Tater in action:
The sweet simplicity of ornament school. I want to remember it forever.
December 10, 2007 at 10:29 pm
What beautiful ornaments! You have taught “handmade” to them well. Can’t wait to see the tree!
December 13, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Wonderful.