Christmas Craft Kids Idea

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By Pam
Byhalia, Mississippi
November 19, 2015 8:46pm CST
I enjoy making little bits of Christmas magic with my grandkids. It makes memories and it makes the holiday more fun. Here is one I plan on using this weekend with my youngest grandkids. I bought each of them a small flower pot. I will let them decorate the pots with markers, stickers, glitter and such. When the pots are ready, they will fill them with cookie dirt (Oreo cookies crumbled - I put a few in a freezer bag and break them and roll them with a rolling pin.) then they plant peppermint candy in the pot. They set the pot in a window and go about their business. We will check on the pots a couple of times and may have to sprinkle them with Christmas magic (red and green cookie sugar that I put in a salt shaker) When I know they are not looking the peppermints will disappear and they will have grown into Candy Canes!
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Nov 15
Ahhh! What a cute idea. You should take a video.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Nov 15
@Magnolia2 ...That is a good one. LOL Getting back at our kids. haha
• Byhalia, Mississippi
20 Nov 15
I might do that. I like to excite the children..then send them home LOL
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@Tampa_girl7 (50582)
• United States
20 Nov 15
Awe, what a fun and cute idea. Wish I had a little one to do this with.
• Byhalia, Mississippi
20 Nov 15
your day will come and you will be an awesome Grandma!
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@Tampa_girl7 (50582)
• United States
20 Nov 15
@Magnolia2 I hope to have grand babies one day.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Nov 15
@Tampa_girl7....I just had to add here that I just turned great granma for the second time yesterday. Baby boy. It's not as if I am proud or anything.
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@GardenGerty (160883)
• United States
21 Nov 15
That sounds like a lot of fun for the kids and for you.
@slund2041 (3314)
• United States
21 Nov 15
I like the way your imagination works. What a great idea, and I think your grandchildren will love it.
@sallypup (61561)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Nov 15
That is a grand old fashioned way to help the true Christmas spirit keep rolling. I love it.
@paigea (36316)
• Canada
21 Nov 15
That is very cute.
@dodo19 (47336)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
20 Nov 15
That's a really fun idea. I was just thinking of maybe trying to do some Christmas crafts with my kids. I'll search online for some ideas.
@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
20 Nov 15
That is really great it is something they remember and associate those good memories with the special holidays for many years to come.
@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Nov 15
They know you "helped" nature along, right?