Advent Day 24: The Night Before Christmas
Book: The Night Before Christmas
by Clement C. Moore and illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa
There are many beautifully illustrated versions of this poem, and we have several, but my favorite this year is the one illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa. Look at this Google image search here and I'm sure you'll recognize her work. I thought it was interesting that she designed the the little Eskimo child for the Eskimo Pie company and she also designed six U.S.P.S. stamps. Read her obituary in the New York Times if you'd like to know a little more about her.
You can read the The Night Before Christmas in full here and find your favorite parody of the poem here.
I'm sorry I don't have a craft for you today. I am running around like a crazy person trying to get everything done and the craft I had intended would take too long.
Thank you all so much for your kind comments regarding my book and activity advent! I really appreciated the encouragement and I found it so rewarding that you were using some of these projects as gifts for your special people.
Happy Happy Holidays to all!
Thank you for all your wonderful Advent book and craft postings! They are a real treasure--wonderful creativity. You have a lot to be proud of. Hope you and your family have a blessed new year!
Posted by: Linda | 01/02/2008 at 09:01 PM
No...thank you for a really wonderful addition to my Christmas this year. I made lots of the pipecleaner trees, and gave some away, and used the ones I kept for the Christmas tables..placing them down the middle in between the candles. They looked wonderful glittering in the Australian sunshine (we ate outside).
Posted by: louise | 12/30/2007 at 03:55 PM
No...thank you for a really wonderful addition to my Christmas this year. I made lots of the pipecleaner trees, and gave some away, and used the ones I kept for the Christmas tables..placing them down the middle in between the candles. They looked wonderful glittering in the Australian sunshine (we ate outside).
Posted by: louise | 12/30/2007 at 03:55 PM
Thank you so much for all your wonderful ideas. I loved reading them. Unfortunately I had other things planned for advent this year and we didn't follow your plans/ideas. Next year we will do most of them though... I can't wait! Thank you so much!
Posted by: Danielle | 12/30/2007 at 01:11 PM
thank you so much for this. I don't have kids yet, but when I do this will be so cool to keep them busy during Advent.
Posted by: Heidi | 12/30/2007 at 07:48 AM