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As you have probably guessed we LOVE advent and Christmas here in The Mad House. Last year we provided you with two sets of advent acts of kindness free pr ...
Advent Collage Teaching at a Catholic school allows for me to integrate faith into art lessons. While this post is LONG overdue, this is a lesson is great for Catholic school teachers during Advent. We start off by talking about Christmas and I ask the students to tell me what they think of when they think of "Christmas." I let them list off their various thoughts and associations and then I ask them, what is the real meaning of Christmas? Sometimes in my first round of 'thoughts' they mention their Catholic associations and other times it revolves around Santa and presents, so this follow up question steers them in the direction of the project a little more. We discuss Christmas and Advent and then I talk to them about how we are going to make artwork about the real meaning of Christmas from something that often clouds our focus. We are making collages portraying Christmas scenes using Black Friday advertisements. I let the students pair themselves up into groups. I allow them to choose how many people are in their group, but ask that it is between 2-5 people (but I recommend 3-4 for the ease of a convenient workload for all). Each group finds an image that they want to work from online. I let them use iPads to google search images and I suggest they add the words "coloring page" or "outline" or "clip art" so that a simplified image comes up. We use Reflector (a program that connects the iPad to my computer/projector) to enlarge the image and I allow them to trace the image onto a sheet of posterboard. Since this project is more about the meaning and materials, I don't make them free draw the image. However, at one point our Reflector program wasn't working, so I did have the kids free draw their outlines based on the images they found online. So really, it's your call how you want to teach this...you could even have them invent an image on their own! I can usually get 2-3 of the groups images up on the Reflector at the same time, so it doesn't usually leave many people with down time. And if there is a lot of down time I have the kids start collecting colors. Anyone that is not tracing their image or once they are finished tracing their image, is collecting colors. I tell the kids to decide what colors they will need and to start tearing up parts of the Black Friday ads and separating them by color. I really emphasize that I shouldn't be seeing whole images, it is about the color, not the objects in the ads. I also emphasize that they should avoid faces, as a face within a collage can be VERY distracting. Which is why I tell them that any people in their finished collage, should not have an actual human face, glued where the collage face should be. I give the groups envelopes to collect their colors in and to keep them separated. Once they have collected "more than enough" of each color, I have them start gluing down the colors to fill in their poster. In the end, we get amazing collages with a good, Christmas spirit! This is one of the commonly used images that my kids have traced. You can see the various examples in the photos of how it became a collage (the last two finished collages both worked from this image)
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Make your own DIY advent calendar boxes to open on each day of December. Download the free printable for Christmas today!
I love this DIY Advent wreath craft the entire family will love made with our printable wreath decorations. Making Advent calendar crafts creates a family
A 25 day printable advent calendar that is a quaint Christmas village for your mantle or under the tree!
I like to have easy activities ready for the kids when company comes over. Some of our friends have older children so I was looking for printable ornaments that they would like to make too. The more Christ-centered the activity, the better. That is what the Christmas is all about, right? The short story is, […]
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Incorporating activities focusing on Christmas kindness is a fantastic way to spend time before the much-anticipated Christmas break!
This Holiday Reindeer Workshop Tutorial is sure to get you in a festive mood. We made them in our children's art studio in Charlotte, NC.
Christmas is coming! Our luxury king size personalised fabric advent calendar is the perfect way to count down the days and make precious memories. An heirloom piece to be enjoyed year after year, this will become part of your family Christmas traditions. Every advent calendar is lovingly made and personalised on our state of the art embroidery machine. Each pocket is beautifully embroidered with a number and is the perfect place to pop a little gift or message, creating a magical moment each morning. We’ve made the pockets with gussets so they’re big enough for a couple of smaller gifts or one a little bigger. personalisation: We can personalise your advent calendar with one name, siblings or family names, e.g. The Windsor Family or Mr. & Mrs. Jones. If you prefer no personalisation please indicate in the personalisation box or message separately. Please indicate upper and lower case when you get to the message box. The name will be stitched in red thread as you write it, e.g. HANNAH, Hannah or hannah. The embroidery area is on one line only and the font size will depend on the length of the name/names. The maximum height of the characters is 32mm. vintage style advent gift toys: We've taken the hassle out of what to put in your fabric advent calendar pockets for some of the days! A carefully curated collection of little toys is available in a pack of 6 or 12 gifts. These little gifts come with a nod to the past, are made mostly from wood and tin, and will evoke memories of our own childhood toys. Keep them as your family advent calendar gifts and when Christmas is finished store away until next year. Available at checkout. gift ribbon for presents: Add a 24 metre pack of coordinating red grosgrain ribbon to finish your own little presents. Those little presents really do take a lot of ribbon! Available at checkout. made from: The calendar is made from unbleached natural cotton thickness 180gsm and includes a matching cotton drawstring bag to keep your fabric advent calendar in for the rest of the year. The wooden rod, finials and cotton hanging cord are all included. The gifts and props are not included. dimensions: It’s fully lined and measures 110cm x 46cm. Each gusseted pocket is 12cm x 10cm and finished with grosgrain ribbon. The numbers are approximately 32mm high. availability: Each year we make a limited number of these beautiful advent calendars and they sell out quickly. Once they’re gone we will start taking orders for the following year. slight seconds: Available at a greatly reduced price, these are available in the outlet section on our website. This is our own design and is protected by copyright.
One of the most requested holiday items I get each year is advent calendars! I’ve shared several ideas over the years, including Arlo’s officially advent calendar (below!) and thought I’d round them all up, along with some other faves across the internet for those of you looking to buy or make one this year. Some …
Last week I released my new How To Draw Jesse Tree ornaments set, and today I have the download of the ornaments that were drawn. They are exactly the same ornaments as are in the
To read this in Italian, click here. Saturday’s workshop was probably the one of the most challenging, but fun workshops yet, we made flip books -which are basically a series of drawings that…
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Are you looking for a cute and simple awesome DIY advent calendar for this year? I've got you covered! These are printable boxes with the image of a tree when the boxes are combined.
There’s no turning back now — the holidays are here! And with the holidays come parties, gifts, cards, and more. So, let us make some of your holiday planning easier by sharing 20 of our favorite festive holiday printables from all over the web. Oh, and you might want to stock up on some card stock (pun intended, obviously!) before you read through this article.
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Jesse Tree Advent ornaments and resources are a meaningful way to help the family emphasize the true meaning of Christmas.
Passend zum ersten Advent zeige ich euch unser erstes Projekt von unserem großen Weihnachtsworkshop. Astrid und ich haben gemeinsam mit 30...
Butterflies are some of the most beautiful creatures in the great outdoors, but they can be hard to catch! Put away your net and try making these Easy Peasy Paper Butterflies. These sweet butterfly art projects are even easier than they look! Just cut, fold, and tie and you've got a bright little critter ready to lighten up your home, no matter what the season. Plus, this paper craft makes a great birthday paper favor or group craft project. Your kids will love using pretty paper to craft their very own butterfly friends.
Sewing, embroidery, and needlepoint are all crafts that kids as young as 3 can do! These ten projects range from toddler to teen.
I know many of you will be very envious when I tell you where I've been today! You will see from the Title it was a Postcard Workshop, but we had a very special tutor. It was Gwenfai Rees Griffiths, the famous North Wales Quilter who was the Winner of the Large Traditional Patchwork quilt at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham this year and if I understood correctly she heard today that she's also a winner at Houston. You will find her winning quilt by clicking on the Title of this post or paste this into your browser. http://www.twistedthread.com/uploads/FOQ%202008%20Presentation.pdf on page 29. We all had a thoroughly enjoyable day. These are some of the poscards we made. I finished this postcard in class using Gwenfai's design and below is the one I designed myself, which I finished after coming home. This is proof of how much I enjoyed the class, I still have things from the odd class unfinished, but I wanted to complete this one tonight.
Here they are 25 Handmade Christmas Ideas to decorate our homes in a budget. Bottle Brush Christmas Trees over at Styled Creative. These are those little Christmas Trees that you can find at the store. I didn’t know I could change the color! AWESOME! Click HERE for a tutorial! This Winter Wonderland Christmas Ornament by …
Lots of ideas for Christmas watercolor paintings for cards, gift tags, artwork and more. Try these fun seasonal holiday painting ideas.
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The story of Noah’s ark is a powerful story about God’s holiness, but there is also an underlying story of grace that points forward to Jesus. I have done two other Noah’s Ark crafts: Noah’s Ark made with Spaghetti and my Paper Plate Noah’s Ark. If you are looking for a Noah’s Ark craft with a surprise...Read More
