Oh, Thank you greatly for the info! What a nifty idea is Rudy Day!
I like the thought of organizing a notebook for holiday stuff, too.
January 2011 Rudy Day
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Oh, Thank you greatly for the info! What a nifty idea is Rudy Day!
I like the thought of organizing a notebook for holiday stuff, too.
BlueChristmas, there is always a monthly thread so you can tell us how you are going to celebrated Rudy day, and you might get some ideas from what we are doing.
HAVE FUN!!!!!
HAVE FUN!!!!!
This weekend I cleaned out a plastic tote and will use it to put any crafts we need to work on during Rudy Days: so far has Valentines/letters for name plaques/Chrsitmas Eye Spy Jar items. This week I am going to put together a basic craft kit for it (crayons/markers/paint/scissors/etc) along with a copy of gift crafts that stays in it! The goal is that when I buy stuff for gift crafts they go here and on Rudy Day we bring out the tote and we are ready to begin!!
Those of you interested in the book about the Christmas Jar, look on Amazon.com. There is a follow up book to it that I have not read yet. I read it aloud to the boys during the spring of last year and they were completely into it. It was a fun project. A lot of our money is 'found' money...the boys add coins that they have found on the street, DH found a $20 bill on the ground in a parking lot, I found $16 in a coat pocket, etc. It added up to a lot of money though.
Rudy day is a week from today. I think we'll do our kid participation part over the weekend and then I'll do something for myself on the 25th. I want to write out the debrief notes and I want to go through some Christmas magazines and cut out things I want to keep and recycle the rest.
Twinkle - love the tote idea. What is the spy jar?
Rudy day is a week from today. I think we'll do our kid participation part over the weekend and then I'll do something for myself on the 25th. I want to write out the debrief notes and I want to go through some Christmas magazines and cut out things I want to keep and recycle the rest.
Twinkle - love the tote idea. What is the spy jar?
Working on the debriefing is a good idea Kim. I think I will do mine that day as well. I have been trying all month to answer the questions but keep getting side tracked with something else. I'm also going to make a book cover for my notebook. I have some red felt left over from an advent calendar I made. Problem is I'm stuck on how or what to add to dress is up. If anyone has any suggestions please share.
I don't think I'll be able to truly get involved on 25th, however I am so determined that this year will be the first year I observe it in January, therefore this weekend will involve some Rudolph day activities.
For me....Clearing out my Rudolph folder and printing out this years bits and pieces.
I will also try and squeeze in a wee bit of Christmas pleasure
For me....Clearing out my Rudolph folder and printing out this years bits and pieces.
I will also try and squeeze in a wee bit of Christmas pleasure
Kim, I am doing a spy jar this year for my 18 year old, and a few younger kids.
You get an old glass or plastic jar, various little items such as buttons, coins, shells, safety pins, beads etc.
You put the charms in the jar with enough rice to fill the jar to about 1 inch from the top. Put on the lid. As the kids turn the jar they "spy" the little charms inside.
Google spy jars for some ideas.
I know that DD will love this.
You get an old glass or plastic jar, various little items such as buttons, coins, shells, safety pins, beads etc.
You put the charms in the jar with enough rice to fill the jar to about 1 inch from the top. Put on the lid. As the kids turn the jar they "spy" the little charms inside.
Google spy jars for some ideas.
I know that DD will love this.
Think i might have to do Rudy weekend on the 29th... DH will be gone with DS to a hockey tournament for the whole weekend! I want to cut my patterns for my advent tree & candy canes.
and I need to start my gift closet too
and I need to start my gift closet too
I think I'll work on my gift ideas and my notebook. (I'll also be getting ready to go to Disney World on the 29th!) I just cut the little designs off of some Christmas address labels that came in the mail, and put one on the 25th of each month on my calendar. I hope they'll get my attention this year!
Aggy what if you took a large needle and some white or silver yarn and sewed some simple snowflakes on to the red felt?
So is it a game to see who can find the most items or do they get to keep the items? I'm intrigued.
Kim. the items stay in the jar. You can have a list of what goes in the jar and play 'Eye Spy' and the kids roll around the jar until they find the item.. Or the can use it like a kalidoscope (sp) and just turn it and see the treasures in the jar.
When I saw the I Spy Jar on another thread I wondered what it was. Neat ideal.
Also like the ideal of the Christmas picture from labels on the 25th. I use to use little Christmas stickers but out of them so will use ideal.
Also like the ideal of the Christmas picture from labels on the 25th. I use to use little Christmas stickers but out of them so will use ideal.
Kim thanks for the idea. I have some white yarn that I can use. I just need to find some nice snowflake patterns/stencils to trace out on the fabric.
I am so ready to organize my notebook on Rudy Day. Monday, we did not have school so I took all my Christmas cards and cut out the pictures and then I take construction paper and cut it to the size of a bookmark and put the picture on it and then laminate it. Then I punch a hole in it and tie ribbon on it. I give these out to my students at Christmas time. If I have large classes, I sometimes have to wait 2 years to have enough. The students really enjoy them.
