Things to Make and Do, Crafts and Activities for Kids - The Crafty Crow

Christmas Book and Activity Advent

Every year in December I pull out all our holiday books and the kids
choose one to read every night until Christmas Eve when we read
The Night Before Christmas. Last year, I (on Bella Dia) created, or
linked to, a craft or activity that went along with a book and called
it our Christmas Book and Activity Advent. Beginning on December 1st,
I'm going to be linking to those posts everyday here on The Crafty Crow
so you can join along if you'd like. Here is a list of all
the books included in the advent:

Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Winter's Tale by Robert Sabuda
Petunia's Christmas by Roger Duvoisin
The Trees Of The Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco
Santa's Workshop by Al Dempster
The Baker's Dozen by Aaron Shepard
Santa's Snow Cat by Sue Stainton
How The Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
Night Tree by Eve Bunting
Santa Mouse by Michael Brown
I Like Winter by Lois Lenski
Frosty the Snowman by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson
Lights of Winter by Heather Conrad
The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert Barry
A Pussycat's Christmas by Margaret Wise Brown
The Christmas Hat by A.J. Wood
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
The Christmas Humbugs by Colleen Monroe
Carl's Christmas by Alexandra Day
Ollie's Ski Trip by Elsa Beskow
The Shortest Day by Wendy Pfeffer
Buying Mittens by Nankichi Niimi
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore

I am thankful for you!

I am thankful for you, yes you!  Everyone of you that takes the time to visit my blog, to comment, to send an email, to create a link to me, to send a submission, each of you are a blessing in my life and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.  I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and I look forward to having so much more to share with you for the holidays! 

Advent Calendars!!

A pretty stocking advent from Uncommon Grace.
She also has the best list of ideas and activities
to be included in your advent here!

The Purl Bee has a wonderful tutorial for
this pocket style made from felt.

My Little Mochi made this pocket sized
advent from a pack of gum!

Qlkowa's printed muslin bags are simply perfect.

You've been saving all those toilet paper
tubes, now you can make this very
cool advent at Maya Made!

I love this box advent displayed
on the wall at Full Circle :)

Linen is a favorite of mine and it looks lovely
in this advent from Hop Skip Jump.

Nesting Emily shares this wonderful knit advent
made from yarn scraps!  I've already
started crocheting mine :)

Mismatched little socks make up this
adorable advent at Elsie Marley.

4:53 am made this engaging advent from a
cookie sheet!  It seems like fun finding all
the different numbers to use.

Skip To My Lou shares these cute little
birds that can be filled with treats.

This colorful advent from She Knits Shizknits
looks perfect with her toy-filled mantel!

Linaloo's beauty was featured in the
BHG Holiday Crafts issue this year!

Charming red whipstitching on white felt pouches
makes this advent at Allsorts a real eye-catcher :)

The Red Thread shares how to make these wonderful
paper cones just perfect for filling with treats!

Bright and cheery advent from Wise Craft.

Full Circle shares a solstice advent
tradition of lighting candles.

The Small Object has an advent that you can download
for free and add your own pictures and decorations. 

Other free downloads available from The Toymaker, Petit Elefant, and LJCFYI.  Need more ideas?  Then check out Kids Craft Weekly advent issue!

Teepee Cupcakes

I love these adorable teepee cupcakes from These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things - I bet they're pretty yummy too!

Playdough Turkey Activity

Great idea for a Thanksgiving Day kids activity from Just Deanna - a turkey playdough activity!  She has the recipe for glitter playdough too :)

Make A Teepee!

Over The Crescent Moon has a pattern to print out and all the information you need to make this wonderful teepee! 

Native American Dice Game

This Native American dice game is not only fun to play but also fun to make!  Mountain Pulse has all the details :)

Turkey Glove Puppet

Little Momma and Company shares how to make this adorable turkey made from a glove!  This would be a great craft for kids to do on Thanksgiving day :)

Handprint Turkey Reverse Applique!

How cute is this?!  Using her son's handprint, One More Moore created a reverse applique turkey sweatshirt!  You can do it too with her great tutorial - it's easier than you think :)

Happy Thanksgiving Turkey Cards

Creativity must run in the family - these adorable Thanksgiving cards were drawn by My Paper Crane's son and she added the glitter!  So cute!

Corn Husk Doll

Everyone should make corn husk doll at least once in their life :)  All Dressed In Blue points you in the right direction!

Kids Ornament Swap

All the names and addresses have been sent out for the Kids Ornament Swap.  If you haven't received yours then please contact us.  Ornaments are to be mailed out on December 8th and the theme is Winter Wonderland.  I'll be featuring some ornament ideas over the next week if you need some help :)