Frosty the Spoonman

The local Library wrapped up their Christmas events last Saturday with a party and some more easy Christmas crafts for the kids.  Before I get into the craft making, let me offer a little parenting advice.  If you want to get your kids to go anywhere or do anything, you have to be careful about how your presentation.

For example, if we would have told the boy we were going to the library, he would have cried, moaned, and said he wanted to stay home.  However, when we said we were going to a party, he was all about it.  He even shut off his favorite movie, put on his shoes, and buckled himself in the van without saying a word.  He was ready to party.

Imagine his disappointment when we pulled the van in here.

The dialogue that immediately followed:

The Boy:  "Dad, why are we going to the library?  I thought you said we were going to a party."

Me:  "We are.  The party is at the library."

The Boy:  "Why would anyone throw a party at the library?"

Me:  "Excellent point son.  Let's discuss it inside."

At least we managed to get him there.

Every time we go to one of these library events, I have high hopes that we'll make it through the thing without anyone crying, shouting, or calling DCFS.  Last week's homemade Christmas ornaments trip went pretty smooth, this week shouldn't be much different right?  Well, right actually.  It did go pretty smooth.  You thought I was going to have a good kids-melting-down-in-public story huh?  Sorry, it was a boring trip.  It is the library after all.

This week's craft was pretty easy for the kids, so easy that the baby made one too.

Guess which one the baby made.

Here's what you need:

Plastic spoon
Rubber band
Cloth strip
Hair ties
Pom-pom
Permanent Marker (Orange and Black)






First you want to tie the rubber band around the neck of the spoon.  This will help to keep the scarf in place.

Tie your cloth scarf around the neck and then draw Frosty a face.  The stocking cap is where the real fun comes in.  We used a hot glue gun, but you could probably just use some good old super glue too.  You will need three different hair ties for the cap.  Two of the same color and one different for the middle.  Glue each one on and then add the pom-pom to the top.  That's it.  Easy right?

You can also turn these into Christmas ornaments if you tie a string around the stocking cap.  That's actually what the librarian had in mind, but the kids decided they just wanted to play with the spoons instead.  Play, as in sword fight.







And, just because it was stuck in my head the entire time I wrote this post....