This week I enjoyed another date night with my five year-old son, Will. This time we were off to Arthur Christmas with complimentary tickets provided to us at SavvyMom through Sony Pictures (the perks of a savvy job).
Will loves movie night (as do I). He loves the late night, the licorice treat, the special one-on-one time with Mom.
I love smelling his hair as he sits on my lap, wrapping my arms around his middle and holding his little hand (that’s getting bigger and bigger with each passing date). And I love feeling his entire body shake with laughter.
He’s been wanting to see Arthur Christmas for quite some time now, ever since the billboard ad went up outside my mother’s condo. In fact, on several occasions he has reminded me of the November 23 release date (which makes me laugh). There was a lot of excitement leading up to this date—and let me tell you, it did not disappoint as Arthur Christmas was a huge hit.
How does Santa deliver all those presents in one night? It’s an age-old question that curious little minds all over the world have been asking for generations…a question that I have never been able to answer all that well myself. Now parents have their answer and it’s delivered in a clever, funny and original way in the movie.
How have you answered the question of how Santa is able to deliver ALL those gifts to ALL those children in one night? We would love to know.
National Account Manager, Maggie Dymond knows a thing or two about selling media after an eight year stint at St. Joseph Media selling for Toronto Life. She also knows a thing or two about being a mom with two children clipping at her heels—Will (5) and Kate (3) who keep her busy and on her game. When she’s not running around after them, she might be found running around a field playing ultimate frisbee. She is a bit of a football fan in her spare time (is there such a thing) and loves to spend as much time in cottage country with her family as she can.
For an indoor wreath that looks good enough to eat, we have a simple step by step recipe to what looks like a tasty treat.
Materials
- Ice cream cones
- Mod Podge (or gold glitter Mod Podge)
- Gold glitter (The cheap stuff, or kids at the dollar store)
- Clear acrylic sealer
- Christmas balls
- Red jingle bells approx ½ inch in size
- White ribbon ¼ inch wide
- Hot glue
- White thread
Tools
- Hot glue gun
- Old paint brush
- Butter knife
- Needle
How to Make
- Seal the ice cream cone with two coats clear acrylic sealer. Paint with glitter Mod Podge (The one pictured has five coats.) Alternatively you could apply a coat of Mod Podge and cover in fine gold glitter and then seal with another coat of Mod Podge.
- Take your butter knife and scrape inside the rim of the cone. This lets the Christmas ball sit pretty much flush with the cone.
- Paint the rim with Mod Podge.
- Dip in glitter.
- Cut a length of ¼ inch ribbon to 20 inches in length. Sew a very loose running stitch down the length of it.
- Pull it taught so that it gathers like pictured above.
- Tie ends o thread together so that gathers form a neat circle.
- Glue jingle bell to ribbon to form cherry. Good to Know: Notice the loop at the top of the bell? If you are making an ornament, make sure this is facing up. (Also, your bell will not be very jingly.) If you are making the cones for a wreath, glue with the loop facing down and you will have jingly bells.
- Liberally apply hot glue to inside of cone.
- Place Christmas ball in cone (hole facing down).
- Let cool/dry.
- Add some hot glue and your ribbon and bell.
- If you are going to hanging your ice cream cone, this is where you would add a wire hanger.
- Glue the ice cream cones to the wreath. Gluing them by the ball is best.
- Hang it in your house and admire.
Happy Christmas crafting!
Comments
What a cute idea!