Fun Things to do at Christmas

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Christmas Activities

Make cinnamon applesauce ornaments: Drain a 1 pound jar of applesauce overnight (you'll lose a lot of liquid!). Add 8 ounces of cinnamon (large jars available at Wal-Mart) and mix together well. Then pat into a ball, press hard to solidify and mix. Pat out in 1-cup units onto wax paper, push to 1/4" thickness and cut with cookie cutters. Punch a hole large enough to put a ribbon through. Dry for several days, turning once or twice a day. Hang on tree and enjoy the smell!

Go visiting! Make Christmas cookies from your favorite easy recipes. Package them in clear or white bags, tie snips of evergreen with red ribbons around the tops, and deliver then to elderly or ill neighbors. Practice a little singing so you can go caroling as you deliver them.		Make decorations! Make the old faithful - paper chains out of red and green paper. See how long you can make the chains and hang them around doors or a special cardboard tree covered with shiny paper. Draw and cut out cardboard stars, glue them on red, green, or gold fabric and cut the fabric around the stars. You might also just use paper.

	Become thespians! Make up a simple Christmas or Hanukkah story and let the children act it out. Use old clothes or scrap material to make costumes.

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