SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016
© 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
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Vol. 33, No. 3
Work with a parent to make
these fun holiday treats.
Spread some holiday cheer with
these simple decorations for the season.
STUFF YOU’LL NEED:
STUFF YOU’LL NEED:
wooden skewers
STUFF YOU’LL NEED:
berries, leaves,
small flowers
marshmallows
watercolor paints
coffee filter
glitter
round cake pan
(or bundt pan)
scissors
(basket type)
small bowl
M&M’s
fruit
leather
rock that fits
in bowl
strawberries
ribbon or string
pretzel sticks
1. Lay filter flat.
2. Fold in half.
1. Fill your cake
pan container
with water,
leaving a little
space at the
top.
3. Fold in half
again (and one
more time if
you can).
4. Cut out
shapes
along
the edge
of the folded
filter. These can
be semi-circles, trian-
gles or just lines.
5. Open the
filter and
lay it flat to
see your
snowflake
design.
3. Place berries
and leaves in
water. Freeze
overnight.
4. The next day, fill your sink
with warm water. Put your
cake pan in the water just
long enough to loosen the
ice ring. Remove the bowl.
6. Paint your snowflake
with watercolors. Add
some glitter for extra
holiday sparkle!
1. Thread three marshmallows
onto each skewer.
2. Use frosting
as glue to stick
on vanilla wafer
hat brim.
3. Use frosting
dots to make
eyes, mouth
and buttons.
5. Carefully take ice ring out
of the cake pan and tie a
long ribbon to it to hang it
from a tree branch outside.
4. Slice off the tip
of a strawberry
to form the top
of the hat, using
frosting as glue.
The ice wreath will melt
slowly, but in the meantime,
you can enjoy this festive
decoration!
TRY THIS: You can glue several snowflakes to a long strip of red,
white, gold or green paper to make a cool holiday table runner.
chocolate
frosting
vanilla wafer
2. Place bowl
in center of
pan and weigh
down with a
rock or heavy
soup can.*
*Skip this step if using bundt pan.
5. Use a dab of frosting
to glue on an
orange M&M nose.
STUFF YOU’LL NEED:
glue
scissors
chenille
stem
craft sticks
paint
1. Cut craft
sticks into
five different
lengths with
edges angled
as shown.
2. Paint pieces with a
variety of patterns.
Let dry completely.
Color Confusion
Change one letter on each paint bottle
label to make the name of a color. Then,
use crayons or markers to color each
bottle the correct color.
RID
SLACK
Make your own
holiday cards by
clipping out words
and pictures
from your local
newspaper. Add a
two-line rhyme for
a special holiday
greeting.
MELLOW
DROWN
PINT
BLUB
GREED
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
3. Glue tree
pieces onto a
craft stick trunk.
Glue a loop of
chenille stem
to hang
ornament.
SNOWFLAKES
ORNAMENT
HOLIDAY
SPARKLE
FESTIVE
WREATH
DESIGN
FREEZE
SHAPES
PAINT
HEAVY
WATER
SINK
TREE
ICE
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to
locate information.
6. Cut a
strip of
fruit
leather
and
wrap
around
to form
scarf.
7. Insert
pretzel
sticks
for
arms.
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This week’s word:
DESIGN
The noun design means the
arrangement of parts into
something being created.
The design of the coat
featured extra pockets and
a layer of warm fleece.
Try to use the word design in
a sentence today when talking
with your friends and family.
Weather Symbols
Look through the newspaper for a
weather report. Design your own symbols
for different kinds of weather conditions
including frost, snow, sun, rain, wind,
clouds, fog and thunder and lightning.
Write a poem about
winter that is no more
than five lines long.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
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