{{What I Made Wednesday}} #38

It’s that time of the week again….time for us to share some of your amazing projects AND time for you to show us what you’ve been up to.  You are all amazing! =)

Our weekly favorites…

These Chocolate Peppermint Grahams from Shugary Sweets look amazingly delicious!  And what’s even better?!  They are SUPER easy to make….I think we’ll be making these for my little guy’s Christmas program tomorrow!  Also, be sure to check out all of the other amazing recipes from Shugary Sweets….her blog button is on our sidebar since she had the most viewed link of the week!

This quick and easy Christmas Charger from Burton Avenue is amazing!  I love the contrast of the bright red and the green tree in the middle!  I actually just bought this same charger from Wal-Mart for $1 last week…I think this is my next holiday project.  Thanks so much for the inspiration…it turned out beautiful!!

These glass Christmas trees from Alderberry Hill turned out amazing!  They are incredibly creative and yet such an easy project to complete with this simple tutorial!

I have been eyeing all of the yarn wreaths on Pinterest lately!  They are such a creative twist on the traditional wreath.  So, this wreath from Not 2 Shabby Crafts really caught my eye in this week’s link-ups.  I love the untraditional color scheme….how fun!

Ready to link up your latest and greatest?

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• You must be a follower of our blog.
  
• Everything you link up must be made by you.
  
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Classroom Series: Mummy Door

Any of you fellow elementary teachers out there know how time consuming our jobs can be.  That being said, I haven’t had much time for crafting lately (although I do have a few fun projects that I’m getting ready to post)!  In fact, my only computer time lately has been entering grades on the computer….and pinning a few pins on Pinterest! =)   So, that is why I’ve been a little absent lately in the blogging world AND why I’m just now posting about my Halloween themed door! =)  You don’t mind, right??!?! =)

So, since my 28 students have been occupying most of my free time, I thought I would start to show you some fun activities we’ve been working on in third grade.  A lot of the activities would be very easy to do at home with your own kiddos! 

Here is the start of my “Classroom Series” where I’ll feature some fun activities used in my classroom…

This door went along with our Red Ribbon Week in October, but would be super simple to use for the Halloween season.  My students LOVED this door and it was super easy to make.

Orange paper covered the entire door.  Then, strips of cream construction paper were used to create the mummy effect.  The font is my all time favorite, Love Ya Like A Sister.  I use that font for seriously everything! =)

Menu Monday

Monday~ Mashed Potato Bowls

Tuesday~ Crockpot Lasagna Soup {{Recipe coming very soon}}

Wednesday~ Soft Shell Tacos

Thursday~ Omelets, Cinnamon Rolls

Friday~ Stuffed Pizza Rolls, Salad

Saturday~ Grilled Hot Dogs, Potato Salad

Sunday~ Roast, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Salad

 

What I Made Wednesday

Thank you so much to all those who linked up last week!! 

Now onto the favorites…

The Most Viewed Link-up

Whole New Mom posted a story on how her son almost died from a mercury filling.  Sad!  She was the most clicked on link and wins FREE advertising on our blog….check it out on the upper right hand side!  Congrats!

Our Favorites

The Sewing Loft made these adorable mini tree ornaments….wouldn’t these be great on the top of your packages this year?

This crate laptop desk is one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time!  It even has a pocket on the side.  Life on Walnut Street created this masterpiece….love it!!!

Remember my love of advent calendars?  Mushki Loves created this super cute advent calendar.  It might just be on my list for next year! 

Now onto this week’s party…

Here are the details:

• **NEW**  You must be a follower of our blog.
  
• Everything you link up must be made by you.
  
• Link up to your specific post - not your main blog. (Please no Etsy shops or giveaways)
  
• Please post our button or link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun.
  

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• Visit at least 2 of the other participants and leave them a comment to show your LOVE!  We all love getting comments!!
  
• **NEW** At the end of the week, the project that has received the most views will get their blog button on our sidebar for the next week!  You will be our {{Wednesday Winner}}!!  Yeah for free advertising! (:
  

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Menu Monday

Monday~ Hawaiian Haystacks

Tuesday~ Cheese & Egg Casserole, Toast

Wednesday~ Spaghetti & Meatballs, Green Beans

Thursday~ Cheezy Tuna & Rice Muffinettes, Peas

Friday~ Pizza, Salad

Saturday~ Beef Stew, Rolls

Sunday~ Roast, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Corn

Christmas Book Advent

My children are still little….and in our home, we LOVE reading books!  This has been our Christmas tradition since we have had children old enough to un-wrap presents! 

Each year, I wrap 25 Christmas books, number them and put them in a basket!  Then, every night until Christmas, we pick a book, unwrap it and read a Christmas story!  My children absolutely LOVE this tradition!  I hope it is a tradition that they will carry with them and use when they have their own children.

Here are the books that we will be reading this year:

Merry Christmas, Curious George

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies

Mortimer’s Christmas Manger

Here Comes Santa Claus

Polar Express

Merry Christmas, Mom and Dad

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Room For a Little One

Up on the Housetop

The Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas

Tyrannocaus

The Christmas Humbugs

God Gave Us Christmas

That’s Not My Reindeer

Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Christmas

Christmas

That’s Not My Snowman

Merry Christmas, Splat

Merry Christmas Ollie

Bear Stays Up For Christmas

The Christmas Story

It’s Christmas, David!

A Pirate’s Night Before Christmas

Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas

Some of these books I own, and some of them I have borrowed from our local library!

What books are you reading for Christmas?  Do you have any recommendations for next year?

Santa Advent Calendar

I wanted to make a felt advent calendar this year…but of course ran out of time!  This is the story of my life….too much to do & not enough time to do it all in!  I knew that I wanted to make some sort of advent calendar & with not much time, I knew this was the one, when I stumbled upon it on Pinterest!  I found the idea here!  I remember doing advent calendars growing up….and I loved them!  I want to pass this tradition on to my children!

Isn’t he so cute?  Each night, we will glue a cotton ball onto Santa’s beard!  This morning, my daughter is still talking about how Santa will be here when we make his beard.  I love how excited they get about Christmas!

It is not too late to make this easy & adorable advent calendar for your family!