Hey hey guys!  Jumping right to it…first, I loved reading about people’s light choices.  Totally was cracking up at some of your responses and the amount of squirrel problems some of you have.  Josh Kelley is the Christmas person around our house…he does it all…and this year he ventured into house lights.  They are mild and simple, but if he had all the resources in the world, I feel confident we would be total Griswold style.

Next up, the Timbali bags winner is…

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On Sunday our kindness advent was an ornament delivery.  We added this one last year and just loved it.  We bought cheap paper mache’ ornaments from Joanns last year and the kiddos painted them.  This year we wanted to do a little something different.

I’ve had a bag of old scrabble tiles for about 4 years now.  I use them for varying little projects and thought the kids would love to use them to make ornaments.  This project was crazy simple.

Here’s what you will need:

scrabble tiles

hot glue gun

popsicle sticks

ribbon

That’s it!!!

Our big kids can use a hot glue gun, but not so much Amon.  He can be quite clumsy and quite untrustworthy 🙂

Hudson wanted to give away an ornament he painted at church, so Harper and Sol were the only ones really doing any new making and I helped Amon.  Everyone chose their recipient(s) & words and then started pulling all their letters they needed.  From there the steps are super simple.

*First, we hot glued the tiles together on the sides.

*Second, we hot glued a popsicle stick to the back for extra support.

Third, we hot glued a ribbon for hanging.

Crazy simple!  The end.

 For today’s kindness advent we are making bookmarks and leaving them in books at the library.  Tomorrow we are taking baked goods to the police and fire station.  Hudson insisted we do this one this year.  Food is part of his love language.

I’ll see you tomorrow…here’s to another week.

Happy Monday!!

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I posted on Saturday which is completely not my norm.  So in case you missed it today is one last giveaway.  I have a crazy kind family and my cousin Emily wanted to support Timbali Crafts, but wanted me to give it away instead.  So here I am…bearing Timbali goodies.

Up for grabs is one of their shoulder bags and zipper pouches.  Both will go to one winner.

 3 ways to enter:

1:  Leave a comment…any comment will do.  Maybe share if you are a house Christmas lights kind of person or no…and if you are is it mild or full on Clark Griswold.

2.  Share this post via social media…Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, whatever suits your fancy.

3.  Like Timbali Crafts over on their Facebook page HERE.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

Winner will be announced tomorrow.

 In case some of you missed it, Sasquatch Design Society is selling new baseball tees for Ngungwane’s Garden Fund.  Once it is funded they will use proceeds from the tees to buy supplies for the carepoint which we will deliver next year on our trip.  You can get your baseball tee HERE.

Speaking of trip, we are still looking for people to join our Swaziland, Africa trip next May 29-June 8.  If you want to go, you’re in!  All are welcome.  Email me at pitterpatterart at gmail dot com or message me HERE if you are interested.

Saturday and Sunday’s kindness advent was surprise chalk art and ornament drop.  The big kids were super sneaky and quiet while they chalked up a driveway.  Hudson was pretty much quietly freakin’ out to himself the whole time about the possibility of being arrested.  He has the gift of worry 🙂  Super grainy picture with redness from our car break lights, but documentation was needed.

The ornament delivery is pretty new.  We added this one last year and the kids loved it.  This year we used paint, glue, ribbon and old scrabble tiles.  Too much fun!  And we forgot to deliver one ornament so that is on my to-do list for today.

Today we are delivering some school supplies to kiddo’s classrooms…largely of the snack variety because their teachers provide snack every day for the whole class.  Makes me gush!  Have I mentioned I love their school and their sweet teachers?!?!?!

Tomorrow we are making bookmarks and leaving them in library.

Hope everyone kicks off their Monday well!

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