Snowman Thermometer

                         

When the weather is chilly outside, this snowman thermometer is the perfect project for kids stuck indoors.

What you'll need

• 1 jumbo craft stick
• White acrylic paint
• White and red glitter glue
• 2" piece of white chenille stem
• 2 medium blue pom-poms
• Wax paper
• ½ orange toothpick
• 1 blue toothpick (colored toothpicks are not required, plain will work)
• Scrap of material for scarf
• Scrap of white paper for sign
• Black marker
• White craft glue
• Glue stick
• Scissors

Jumbo craft sticks are available at discount department stores and craft supply stores.

Hint: Start your number 0 where the red and white meet, then fill in remaining numbers from there.

Glitter glue takes several hours to dry, so be sure and plan accordingly.

How to make it

1. Paint craft stick white and let dry. Repeat if needed.
2. Make the snowman face by using a black marker to draw on eyes, eyebrows, and a mouth. Glue the orange toothpick piece between the eyes and the mouth.
3. Place a piece of wax paper on the work surface. Glue the blue toothpick to the back of the craft stick, about 2.5" down from the top. Leave about 2/3 of the toothpick visible. Cut a piece of white paper, about 2"x3" (approximately) and fold in half. On one half, use a black marker to write "BRRR!" Line the inside with a glue stick and fold it around the blue toothpick to create the sign.
4. Glue a piece of scrap material around the neck area to create a scarf.
5. Bend the chenille so that it is rounded and fits around the top of the craft stick. This is the band for your ear muffs. Glue in place. Trim a little off the side of a pom-pom (to make one side flatter) and glue to the side of the craft stick where the chenille ends. Repeat on the other side.
6. Starting at the bottom of the craft stick, use the red glitter glue to create a "ball" of mercury, then draw a line halfway up the stick.
7. Switch to the white glitter glue and continue up the craft stick until you reach the scarf. Let glitter glue dry, this will take several hours.
8. Use a fine tip black marker to add dashes and numbers to your thermometer, including the Fahrenheit and Celcius symbols (F and C).

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               Young Families

   Dinner and Hannukah Party

Hosted by B'nai Israel Community Day School and the PJ Library

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

6pm-7:30pm

B'nai Israel Social Hall

$20 per family

plus a small wrapped gender-neutral gift for the children to exchange

Come celebrate with us

Play Dreidel

Enjoy a dinner of latkes and jelly-filled doughnut holes (and more ) 

Light the menorah and take home a goodie bag

Hear a story about Hannukah

And more...

RSVP to the front office by Dec. 10

 

Check out this really cool idea...

 

DIY Hanukkah Party Photo Booth

By Stacey Ilyse

 

http://www.kveller.com/blog/parenting/diy-hanukkah-party-photo-booth/

 

It is almost that time of year… Hanukkah! At my house we are hosting our annual Latke Party. Everyone is required to contribute to the party and we all sit together prepping and mixing the ingredients that make up my delicious latkes. I then spend 90% of the rest of the party acting as fry-master, missing out on a lot of the party itself (but I guess that’s how it goes).

This year, I thought it might be fun to incorporate some different photo options that family and friends might be able to do for themselves to help capture the evening, so that both myself and my daughter can look back in the years to come and remember her first official Latke Party!

Here are 2 different options I am considering for my own gathering that you can incorporate into yours to make it a Hanukkah celebration photo-extravaganza.

1. A DIY photobooth

I know, I know–you are thinking this is much more complicated and you could NEVER do this. But really, it is not THAT hard. You just need a backdrop of some sort. It can be a funky sheet, or a cool paper backdrop, or anything! I like this one off of Chickabug.com.

You can then get some props (if you like). Here are some I found off of etsy.

Then, you just need to set up your camera on a tripod. It can even be a small point and shoot! Just put it on the self timer option (which actually is possibly the easiest option) and TA-DA! DIY photobooth!

2. Polaroid

I LOVE Polaroids! Yes, it’s the style that make Polaroid cameras. I was just looking on Amazon and it is kind of crazy how the “classic” Polaroids have become so expensive. But, they do have the new style, which I also have, and while the photos are a tad smaller, it still has the same Polaroid effect. Make sure to ask your guests to leave you a little message with their name/date or whatever you like so that you don’t forget years later!

You then should get this AMAZINGLY adorable album that I found via Amazon to store all your new fabulous party photos in. It is specifically made for this type of Polaroid film.

I hope you are inspired to try out one of these ideas. If you have any others I haven’t mentioned please let me know. I’m always looking for fun things to do and ways to incorporate photos into my own personal events.

Happy Hanukkah!

If you’ll be shopping for cameras or photo supplies like Stacey suggests and would also like to support Kveller, consider shopping on Amazon, where Kveller receives a portion of the profits.

Hanukkah

 

Check out this creative article on decorating for Hanukkah:

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/5176759/list/8-New-Spins-on-Hanukkah-Style-With-Dreidels-and-Gelt