Crafts for Kids

This morning the kids and I hosted some friends for lunch and some Christmas crafts. Kids love to give gifts. I remember, as a kid, being upset because I didn't have any gifts to give at Christmas. Kids are so proud to give gifts that they make themselves, so I thought this would be a great way to spend an afternoon with friends.
The McAfee's arrived first, so the kids exchanged gifts. Alicia gave Grace a Dream Dazzler make-up set. As Alicia opened the package for her, Grace said, "I LOVE make-up!"
Sam gave Gabriel a Sea Monkey kit. I think this will be so much fun to do while we are out of school. We have to get some distilled water before we can get them going.
Gabriel and Grace gave Sam and Jake Angry Birds. Jake was thrilled to see that his Angry Bird matched Gabriel's shirt. Ha!
Nora chewed on the wrapping paper, and that made her perfectly happy.
Grace made herself super-fancy with the make-up.
Then Alicia gave her a little help getting fancied up.
Our first project was painting sun catchers.
Gabriel and Grace LOVE to paint!
This is how I know Alicia is hanging out with us . . . . My daughter is covered with make-up while holding a giant Pixie Stick in one hand and a cookie in the other. Oh my! Is it any wonder that Alicia is her favorite person?

Our next project was decorating jars. The kids could choose from a reindeer, a Santa, or a snowman. Jake called his snowman jar a bug catcher. Ha ha! Gabriel and Grace put some M & M's in their jars so they could give them to some special people at Christmas. I didn't get any pictures of this project because it required some adult assistance.

Thanks, Stacy and Alicia, for coming! We had a good time hanging out. We'll have to do it again some time . . . soon.