Advent Day 19: The Christmas Humbugs and festive fairy light votives

Book: The Christmas Humbugs
by Colleen Monroe
Activity: Festive Fairy Light Votives

Is the stress of the season getting to you? Feeling like a humbug? Read this book with your kids and you'll feel the grumpies drain right out of you. The humbugs do everything they can to test a family's Christmas spirit by tearing packages, breaking candy canes, and pushing the star from the top of the tree. But, the humbugs know that, "True spirit isn't bothered by their tricks."

For the original humbug, be sure to add A Christmas Carol to your movie viewing list. My favorite version is the one
with George C. Scott.

No one can be a humbug with
these colorful votives around!

Activity: Festive Fairy Light Votive

Supplies:
•small glass jar, drinking glass, etc. with smooth sides - try the thrift shop
for a nice selection
•Gloss Lustre Mod Podge (I love the
smell of Mod Podge!)
•different colors of tissue paper
•paint brush
•dish of water
•wax paper to cover work surface
•scissors

Step 1: tear the tissue paper into a variety of small pieces

Step 2: working one small area at a time, brush a thin coat of Mod Podge on your glass (you can thin the Mod Podge with water if you'd like or dip your paintbrush back and forth between the Mod Podge and the water)

Step 3: apply one layer of tissue at a time then cover with a thin layer of Mod Podge

Step 4: keep applying tissue then Mod Podge until your glass is covered - you will need a total of about 4 layers of tissue to cover well

Step 5: there is no need to cover the bottom of the votive; tissue can come up above the edge of the glass but don't glue it over the edge

Step 6: when the tissue is still very slightly tacky, trim the edges with scissors and press with your fingers to smooth it out

Step 7: when the votive is completely dry, place a tea light inside and enjoy!

Comments

[Jaime]

I LOVE this idea!!! How creative, thank you for posting it! I have featured this post of yours on my blog, it's too cool not to share, so I had to. Happy New Year, keep up the great posts!

-Jaime :)

[Kristi]

Love it! I did this yesterday with my 7 year old. I think I enjoyed it even more than she did! Now I want to Mod Podge everything! Thank you for supplying me with daily inspiration.

[Hope]

I LOVE these colorful votives. They are so beautiful when lit. Thank you for sharing this idea. I think they would would well also to have year-round, especially for Easter with their Easter-egg like colors. Again, thanks for sharing!!

[Karen B.]

Thank you so much for sharing your Advent countdown activities. While we are not doing all of them, it is fun to see what you come up with next. Have a blessed Christmas.

[Tiff @ Three Peas in a Pod]

I love that! I will have to make some of those with my daughter!

[clarice]

I have not seen ths book, how sweet. I will have to check it out. I love the Christmas carol too. Clarice