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PENGUIN TREATS

Like snowmen, penguins are a winter project, rather than a Christmas project. These little guys are made with half pint milk cartons, which there are an abundance of at school. These go together very quickly, so if you want to … Continue reading

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ABSTRACT WINTER TREES

You can almost feel the cold when you look at these winter trees. We use permanent markers on tracing paper to make the trees. Colored tissue paper and iridescent glitter finish the look. This is an outstanding project and the … Continue reading

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1ST GRADE NATIVITY

This little stand up Nativity uses one sheet of card stock. I can’t give you a pattern for the figure illustrations because they are copyright, Mo Manning. I have included a blank pattern for the stand up which will help … Continue reading

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BETHLEHEM’S STARRY NIGHT

We’re all aware of the Van Gogh painting “Starry Night.”  With this project we hope to imagine the starry night being a special one in Bethlehem the night Jesus was born. Therefore this project is called “Starry Night in Bethlehem.” … Continue reading

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MARY AND JESUS

This is a new project that the 4th Grade did this week. Christmas card pictures of Mary and Jesus were selected to be a guide for our oil pastel art. Students lightly drew an outline with pencil before starting with … Continue reading

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HOLY FAMILY CUBE

This little cube stable is just the right size for the 2″ Holy Family. I also used these Mo Manning digital stamps for the “Pop-up Nativity,” 3rd grade project.  The digital stamps are so convenient because you can size them … Continue reading

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“GOD’S GREATEST GIFT” WREATH

Stressing the real reason for the Christmas season, we’ve made a project call “God’s Gift Wreath.” A cardboard wreath is the basis of this project. The outside circle diameter is 8″ and the inside circle is 4″. This is an … Continue reading

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MY LENTEN JOURNEY

This is a little private journal for recording a “Lenten Journey to the Foot of the Cross.”  This little journal begins with four pages inside a cover and held together with a paper ring. The pages can be left blank, … Continue reading

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