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  • 10 Magical Books About Santa - Our Little House in the Country
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    10 Magical Books About Santa

    November 4, 2014 /

    Keep the magic of Santa Claus alive for your kids this Christmas with these 10 books! 10 Magical Books About Santa 1.  Santa’s Christmas Handbook – Before you even open this fantastic book, your imagination is captured by the little jingle bell attached to the outside cover which merrily jingles as you hold the book.  This is Santa’s elves top-secret handbook!  This super book is jammed packed with everything Santa and the elves need to know.  Lift the flaps and explore the drawings to find out what Santa should do if he is spotted by a child.  Learn the Skyway Code, play the board game and check out Santa’s costume…

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    November 3, 2014 /

    This potato print Reindeer Christmas Wrapping paper is so cute and really easy to make! Potato Print Reindeer and Santa Wrapping Paper If you have seen our potato print reindeer Christmas cards then you are well on your way to creating this project! What you need: potatoes sharp knife paint – brown, red, white, green brown paper black marker – we used our trusted Sharpies! What to do: pour paint onto a plate cut potatoes in half, dry off the surface using kitchen towels press the potatoes into the paint and print onto the brown paper using the red paint, press your thumb into the paint make a thumb print…

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    Potato Print Reindeer Christmas Cards

    November 3, 2014 /

    These super cute and very easy potato print reindeer cards are perfect for getting little ones involved in the festive season I love to make Christmas cards.  I’ve been making my own for years and in recent years Doodles and Oodles have loved to help out.  I also love printmaking and if your kiddies are anything like my two then they will absolutely love potato printing – simple, cheap and really effective (a little bit messy!!!). Potato Print Reindeer Christmas Cards What you need: potatoes sharp knife paint – brown, red googly eyes card – we used green black marker – we used our trusted Sharpies! What to do: fold…

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