Thursday, December 15, 2011

Homemade Christmas Cards For Children


Digital age in full the task of bringing Christmas greetings to friends and distant relatives is often entrusted to the mail and sms, but in recent years is returning to the practice of sending paper greeting cardsMore personal and engaging. To send an original and personalized christmas cards we can create ourselves our tickets, perhaps letting the children help.

These three examples suggest that, inspired by the theme the magic of Christmas were divided into age groups so as to allow children to participate according to their capacity.

The purpose of these simple chores is to involve children and let them experience first hand the magic of Christmas. Each of these DIY greeting cards it has something magic in their eyes; design appearing on the paper, three-dimensional shapes, colors in relief.    

1) The design of the invisible - For children from 1 year and a half Procuriamoci a drawing pad and crayons and colored white. Secretly by the child draw on the wax paper with the outline of a white Santa Claus, Christmas or a figure of your choice. The design must be simple and not too detailed, so you might recognize as they appear on paper the various traits. We now give the paper and colored waxes to the child, encouraging him to paint the entire sheet. You will see the amazement in his eyes when, to pass the color magically appear with the picture that we have traced the white wax!   Religious Christmas Cards 

2) Christmas Tree Surprise - For children from 2 years In this case we will need a sheet of drawing paper, dried leaves, wax pencils or colored card stock. First with a little 'of Scotch adhesive fix a leaf to our work plan. Then, to get the dimensions of the ticket, divide in half and then fold drawing paper in half like a book. Centering on the leaf and open it again fold well in one of two halves. Now we can involve children and asked him to go gently colored pencils on paper and bring up the leaf, they will feel the true wizards! We cut now colored cardboard the same size as the drawing pad and fold in half. In a mid-cut to a shape of Christmas (in our example we did a Christmas tree) so that it overlaps the diagram in the drawing pad. At this point with the glue stick ligation our business by entering the entire sheet of tissue paper of cardboard so as to show the veins of the leaf in the shape of the Christmas trees decorations.  

3) 3D Christmas Tree - For children from 2 ½ years In the example we propose a tree for the simplicity of its implementation, but this technique can be played with a lot of Christmas decorations. Take a sheet of white paper and A4 Let's break it in half. We turn to one half of the book and make a cut perpendicular to the crease to about 2 cm from the bottom. Starting from this cut to the inside bend the triangle made of paper, going over the wrinkles that form. In this way we obtain a double-dimensional triangle towards the inside of the ticket. Let the kids free to decorate the tree: Here we used glue stick and glitter to create three golden garlands. Glue on the ticket of colored cardboard slightly bigger folded in half.  adult christmas party games

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Christmas in New York Shows and Events


That the Christmas it is preferable to spend it with your family to rediscover the true values ​​of "being together" is indisputable, but there are some who just can not give up the Christmas holidays. There are real lovers of Christmas events scattered all over the world.   christmas celebration

How many times did the media give us the news that The large Christmas tree was lit in New York? And every year there is a world-famous singer who inaugurated the first "surge" of fairy lights and little lights? And every time we remain shocked and stunned before so great a tree, lights, atmosphere.

It is the atmosphere of Christmas in New York, one of the warmest in the world. Someone will go this year but New York? I know, in times of crisis is not quite "normal" but think of the trip globetrotters are hard to stop. These are trips that are planned because they are always very expensive.


In this regard of Caribbean Christmas Holidays, as the economic situation is what it is, what do you say to see what are the Hotels in New York where you should stay? With less than $ 50 per night you can stay at 'Latham Hotel which is close to the famous 5th Avenue. Or you can move in the Chinatown area World Hotel Inc.. The hostel offers a standard solution Broadway Hotel and Hostel.

However some lucky person, I'm sure, going to New York and may participate in all events of the Big Apple. What are the events not to miss? Here is a list.

On 30 November the Rockefeller Center has shown in her Christmas dress, but you still have time to participate in the tram tour of some places of worship in the Queen: Annual Historic Holiday House Tour (10 dollars). At the Lincoln Center in the Square (Lincoln Square), there are circus performances: Big Apple Circus. You can take part in this show until January 8, 2012.


Do you like ballet? How about going to see the Nutcracker with the New York City Ballet? Show available until December 31 where one can easily be experienced with glittering and sparking christmas yard lights.

Even with the Manhattan Dance Great Room the 17th day until January 3, 2012. Until the day of the Epiphany Metropolitan Museum of Art There are numerous concerts Christmas: do not miss it!

Also do not miss the match between model trains, the Holiday Train Show, To be held at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, until next January 16.

You are the Gourmet? You are gluttons for sweet? Well, who is not? However, I advise you not to miss the Gingerbread Extravaganza Parker Meridien hotel, which will be held until January 15. This is a competition between the best pastry chefs in the city. What are you going to do? A eat! You can participate as a jury by paying only a dollar!


However New York is truly a city Christmas, here the spirit of the festival is alive, so much that breathes in every corner of the avenue. Jingle bells are raising from one corner of street to another where souls of different ages try to connect with christmas party games.

I recommend, however, remember to wrap up well. It will be cold. You do not want anything during the trip more earn my Christmas there is?