May 31st post: Holiday Crafting & Baking With Kids

Shirley sent me this post --- which came through after I shut things down for the day at work, so I didn't see it until today ---

Holiday Crafting & Baking With Kids: Gifts, Sweets, and Treats for the Whole Family! By Jessica Strand           Paperback Book: 124 pages              

This book is a fun family idea book for Holiday crafts from fall wreaths and cornucopias to Hannukah Menorahs, Dreidels to make and dreidels to eat, Christmas cookies, Christmas crafts from felt stockings to hang to cranberry and popcorn garland for the tree ( who knew dental floss is great for stringing stuff on?    Making one’s own wrapping paper,  cool Characters to decorate candy canes that double as hot chocolate stirrers.   So much fun here for the whole family.    Candy Riches and brownies to eat, Pipe cleaner snow flakes, gift tags, a cool yule advent calendar tree, yummy cookie ornaments to make and candy pops to assemble, matzo bark fun for the palate as well as fun stuff to make.   Kwanzaa collages and Tutsi style baskets to make to hold goodies.   Paper poppers for New Years to make and Crowns to make to start the year off royally!   Fun stuff and stencils for the craftily challenged like myself.     Fun book,  lots of good ideas to get everyone spreading the joy during the holidays.