Holidays Activities: Activities Makes Learning Fun

By Valerie Ann Bradford

My book on Holiday Activities is about art and crafts for thechildren tomake during the holidays while the adults are busy with cooking, cleaning the house and etc.The children can make games to give to their friends or keep for themselves. I did each one of these activities my self to make sure I wrote down each step so it would be easy for anyone to do them, even grand parents can do these activities. The ages are 4 and up with some guidance from the adult(s). These activities are fun and also have some science in them to help the children to build their language skills along with communication skills with others children.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 28, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465358950

Valerie Ann Bradford

Hi! My name is Valerie Ann Bradford. I was born and raised in Modesto, California. I now lived in Ceres, California with my husband for 28 years and my 2 cats Orangey and Asia. I have been going to Modesto Junior College since 1985 and graduated 2 times with an Associate of Science in Family Consumer of Science and 2 years later with an Associate of Science in Child Development and curtly hold a Site Supervisor Permit. I have been in the Child Development field for about 20 years.

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HOLIDAYS ACTIVITIES

Activities Makes

Learning Fun

Valerie Ann Bradford

Copyright © 2011 by Valerie Ann Bradford.

Library of Congress Control Number:       PENDING

ISBN:         Hardcover                               978-1-4653-5894-3

                   Softcover                                 978-1-4653-5893-6

                   Ebook                                      978-1-4653-5895-0

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Contents

3D Decorations for the Holidays Using Fast Set Lite

Artificial Snow in the Bag Activity

Corn on the Cob Collage Activity

Corn on the Cob with Cotton Balls

Drying Coffee Grounds from Star Bucks

Egg Carton Flat Games

Egg Cartons Activities Ideas

Fast Set Lite 90 Candy Molds with Powered Paint Holiday Activities

Fast Set Lite 90 Candy Molds Decoration for the Holidays

Fast Set Lite Berry Blue Typhoon Scented Beads

Fast Set Lite Eggnogg’n Scented Beads

Fast Set Lite Hand Prints with Red Glitter Glue

Fast Set Lite Hand Prints with Green Washable Glitter Paint

Fast Set Lite Lemon Scented Beads

Fast Set Lite Peppermint Scented Beads

Fast Set Lite Pumpkin Pie Spice Scented Beads

Fast Set Lite Royal Blackberry Gelatin Scented Beads

Fast Set Lite White Decorations

Fast Set Lite White Decorations

Fast Set Lite White Hand Prints

Fast Set Lite White Rice Wreath

Fast Set Lite Wild Purple Smash Scented Beads

Fast Set Lite with Rubber Ice Cube Trays

Half Gallon Cardboard Milk Carton Squirrel Game

Holiday Cards Lacing Activity

Holiday Mail Boxes Activities

Holidays Pom-Poms Activities

Liquid Soap and Fabric Softener Lids Sorting Activities

Liquid Soap and Fabric Softener Lids Planters

Liquid Soap and Fabric Softer Plastic Lids Activities List

News Paper Name Activity

Plastic Eggs Sorting Activities

Pom-Poms Activities

Pom-Poms List of Activities

Pumpkin Seeds with Purple Glitter Paint

Pumpkin Seeds with Red Glitter Glue

Pumpkin Seeds with Wilton Leaf Green Cake Icing Color

Pumpkin Sock Activity

Sand Paper Holiday Activity

Sand Paper Shark Activity

Snowman Sock Activity

Sock and Styrofoam Balls Animal Activities

Sunflower Seeds with Green Glitter Glue

Sunflower Seeds with Purple Glitter Glue

Wooden Spoon Activity for the Holidays

Wooden Spoon Person for the Holidays

Cotton Balls Holiday Activities

Egg Carton Alphabet Game

Egg Carton Color Games

Egg Carton Matching Games

Egg Carton Shapes Game

Pumpkin Seeds with Wilton Leaf Green Cake Icing Color

Pumpkin Seeds with Red Glitter Glue

Harvest Corn Collage Activity

Harvest Corn Pompoms Activity

Felt Egg Game

Sun Flower Seeds with Wilton Leaf Green Cake Icing Color

Pumpkin Seeds with Wilton Lemon Yellow Cake Icing Color

How to Mix Glitter Glue

How to Mix Glitter Paint

How to Mix Liquid Tempera Paint

How to Mix Wilton Cake Icing Colors

Cotton Balls with Eggnogg’n Tea

Cotton Balls with Wilton Cake Icing Colors

Orangey was a special cat, because he went out and brought home 3 baby kittens, 4 stray adult cats, and a large black rabbit that were hurt or homeless. Orangey has always been there when I was sick and I was there when he got sick. He tells me when it is time to get off the computer and go to bed, tell me if I got a phone call or someone came to the door. I am having a hard time without him and I still brake down into tears and that is why I’m doing Book 3 and 4 in the memory of Orangey to help me to move on without him.

Orangey passed away on August 15, 2011 at 5:30 PM and he was only 2 years old (14 years in cat years).

Thank You,

Valerie Bradford

3D Decorations for the Holidays

Using Fast Set Lite

ADULTS MIX THE POWERED

MATERIALS

1 Bag of We Materials Fast Set Lite 90 Setting Type Compound

Container with Lid                                                                      Water

Small Paint Brushes                                                                    Spoon

Toothpicks                                                                                 Bowl

Clear Plastic 3D Molds (Holidays or Any Kind)                             Scissors

Felt Tip Markers                                                                         Clear Gloss Varathane

Paint (Any Kind)                                                                         Water Colors

Powered Paint (about ¼ teaspoon depending on the color you want) OPTIONAL

NOTE:

You can buy the Fast Set 90 in the DRYWALL section in 18 pounds bag.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

MAKE SURE YOU USE A BOWL THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO USE FOR NOTHING ELSE BUT FOR THE FAST SET LITE ONLY. MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO NOT WASH OUT THE BOWL IN THE SINK; TAKE IT OUTSIDE TO BE WASHED OUT RIGHT AWAY AFTER YOU ARE DONE USING IT, DON’T LET IT DRY IN THE BOWL BECAUSE, YOU WILL NOT GET IT OUT AND YOU WILL HAVE TO THROW IT AWAY. BECAUSE IT CAN PLUG UP YOUR DRAINS AND IT WILL NOT HURT THE GRASS OR THE DIRT. IF YOU DON’T HAVE A PLACE OUTSIDE USE PAPER TOWELS TO CLEAN OUT THE BOWL.

Directions

1. DO NOT LET CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10 TO MIX THE FAST SET LITE BECAUSE, OF THE POWERED MIGHT GET IN THEIR EYES, MOUTH AND NOSE.

2. If you never used FAST SET LITE before, I would recommend 90 Minutes, because it will give you 90 minutes before it will set up, BUT NOT COMPLETELTLY DRIED (DRYING WILL NEED EXTRA TIME AFTER YOU ARE DONE WITH YOUR FIRST STAGE).

3. Mix the Fast Set Lite with water enough where the children can spoon the mixture into the molds. (Mix Fast Set Lite with water until it looks like pancake mix (medium thick).

4. I would start making these decorations about 2 weeks before the holiday to give them time to completely dry before painting them.

5. Mix the Fast Set Lite with water enough that (it look like pancake batter that is medium thick) where children can spoon it out of the bowl to fill the candy molds.

6. You can add very little paint, food coloring, and or Wilton Cake Icing Color (To use Wilton Cake Icing Color you will need a toothpick to dip into the small bottle to get the color paste like out.

7. After the candy molds are filled up, you are going to lightly tap the molds on the table to remove any air bubbles.

8. After you are done tapping out the air bubbles you can add ribbon at the top of the molds for hanging and make sure the ribbon or whatever you use for hanging that it is covered with the Fast Set Lite really good.

9. When the Fast Set Lite starts to feel firm usually about 2