Angel picture - again, inspired by Usbourne and for "Adelola's (Mati's pronunciation) project".



I use the same template to make cards – but unfortunately, I didn’t get a photo of these this time.


Similar pattern – but changing hair colour and style, dresses, whether they carry flowers or wands, the direction they are flying in.

These are good for Christmas and other cards.

We've been making Christmas cards for a couple of years now, helped by Usbourne for some great ideas - which we either follow or adapt.

You just need some fingers for these for the bodies and heads, and a paint brush or black pen for the rest.

Snowmen, penguins, angels are often featured – I think penguins are my fave, Mati prefers decorating the snowmen though. She used some glitter glue this time, which worked well.


We both do the finger painting – boredom can set it with Mati before me…but she loves drawing in the detail - arms, eyes, hats, scarves, etc, - and is way better than me at this.


So we use these for cards, present tags, etc,

I try and use brown paper as much as possible - and recycled – this year I was using card from packets of tights, for example.

Snowflakes…

Mati got started all on her own, but her use of tissue paper and paper got me started on a Merry Christmas sign for the mirror.

Covering the letters in different coloured tissue paper, with different effects, etc. Using bubble wrap on some. Unfortunately, my part of the project will have to carry on next year, as didn't quite finish. Mati was too interested in the snowflakes to get involved. She helped with the Happy Birthday letters before though...

Mince pies...

Done way back in November on Christmas-inspired Sat afternoon

Earliest have ever done them - thank goodness for freezers

 

This was probably the first time that Mati had actually helped making cakes, etc from beginning to end, without wondering off half way through.

She helped with the pastry making, rolling, cutting, and decorating

We had some slight disagreements in the artistic realm, she preferred the lids to be full lids with an angel/holly/snowman on top, I preferred it without a lid...we did about half/half...

Day 1 was the making


Day 2 was the destroying

My personal favourite, though have to say, not too much collaboration with Mati on this one.

She wasn't really into the papier maché which I thought she would be.


The idea was that she was going to paint the snowman piñata, but there just wasn't time before the party, so he was an 'au naturel' snowman...might actually prefer him like that...

I really enjoyed this one - and will be thinking of more piñata ideas - shapes, etc


but I suppose, I did the construction, the boys and girls did the destroying...it went down well, especially the contents


next time need to make it more in advance - drying takes quite a while, it's been about 25/30 years since my last papier maché attempt...

Party Day: Annual Miles mayhem Christmas party for cousins and best mates...

Hat making


I cut out some card, gold and silver and the children decorated their own with Christmas and other colourful stickers...


I didn't get a photo of the best one unfortunately, and by the time I got around to taking photos, hats had been left here, there and everywhere.


A good party ice breaker for the start of the party, the kids could put all their shyness into stickers...