Once again my daughter and I spent Black Friday crafting instead of battling crowds of shoppers.
This year's craft was a sock snowman.
I started looking for an appropriate Black Friday Craft project beginning in October.
Pinterest provided the research venue. The inspiration for this project can be found at the following link:
http://childmadetutorials.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-fun-way-to-display-your-candy.html
The blog described using a small white sock for both the face and the hat. We decided to use a white sock for the face, and a holiday sock from the Dollar Tree for the hat.
Some other changes we made; using Puff paint, for the eyes and mouth, beads for the eyes, and holiday buttons for the hat embellishment.
In addition we gave each of the snowmen, a different personality.
We watched movies while we crafted and had a wonderful time talking and working together.
I treasure these times with my daughter, because I know that very soon we may not be able to spend this kind of time together.
Last year, we began this tradition with creating Christmas trees: A Little Fun on the Day After Thanksgiving
We ended up making 22 snowmen and some precious memories at the same time.
My daughter and I had a little fun on this Black Friday and it didn't involve going to the stores at midnight, or even 5:00 in the morning.
What we did was create a little Christmas magic using materials from our local Dollar Tree store.
I saw these paper trees in the December issue of Better Homes and Gardens and decided they would be an easy, fun little project.
They are filled with candies (also from the Dollar Tree).
Believe it or not, they were created from various Christmas bags and boxes.
After a quick trip around the corner to the local Dollar Tree to pick up supplies, including shiny, sparkly Christmas bags and boxes, double-sided tape, and candy; we spent the rest of the afternoon cutting, gluing, taping and laughing. We watched a Christmas movie while we worked (The Holiday~ Could Jude Law be any yummier?).
In addition to the trees, we made a mess...
but mostly we made some great memories!
This may become a new tradition for us. Much more enjoyable than getting up at the crack of dawn to shop at Walmart.
