Little Birds for the Tree

It wasn't easy finding some craft that both a 3 year old and a 7 year old would enjoy. But, by buying pre-made birds and nests, the 3 year old busied herself playing with the birds and picking which nest each bird would make their home, while the 7 year old enjoyed manning the hot glue gun and gluing the birds down and adding alligator clips to the bottoms (for hooking them onto the Christmas tree). Simple ornaments, put together by my grandchildren.

It's Snowing, Baby

The first of the predicted 21 snows of winter is arriving, right now. There is at least 6 inches on the ground now -- and they are calling for anything between 10 to 14 inches. Agghh! I hope the other 20 aren't this deep. Haven't been out to scoop yet, as it is still snowing and blowing. It is a wet snow, perfect for building snowmen or maybe snowbabies. -- here is a record of my Dept. 56 Snowbabies collection. My first Snowbaby ever, the box for which is long since gone, so I don't know it's name:

"Cocoa for Two" music box. Plays the tune "A Little Holiday Magic" Love a cup of cocoa after being out in the cold.

"Jolly and Happy with You" ornament, because I love Frosty:

"Riding With Friends" Who doesn't love Eeyore?

"Trimming the Tree" music box. It plays "O'Tannenbaum":

"Love Birds" reminds us to love one another and love the animals too:

"I Wonder Where the Time Has Gone", because I love to take pictures and look at all the old family shots, plus I am also the family's archiver:

"Grandma's Favorite Recipes" in memory of my Grandmother, who I spent countless hours in the kitchen with, and in which she seemed to spend most of her days:

In recognition of getting old, I got "May All Your Wrinkles Be Laugh Lines" :

"Big Sister" Yep, I have a big sister.

For all the girly, girls "Magic from Tinkerbell":

"Celebrate" hinged box (I love boxes):

"I Love You" hinged box:

Is that baby scrap booking? Or maybe she's making a card in "From My Heart to Yours":

"You Are the Apple of My Eye":

"The Littlest Angel":

"You Need Wings Too":

Because I love to read, "Sharing a Story":

"Good Sports, Good Friends" in memory of my Grandfather, who loved to play and watch baseball:

In memory of all the snow forts, snow tunnels, and igloos from my childhood "Winter Wonderland" music box. It plays "Winter Wonderland."

"Starlight Serenade":

I spent a lot of time during my childhood talking to inanimate objects, sometimes I still do. "Why Don't You Talk to Me":

"Little Angel" ornament on Moon ornament hanger:

For Ken: "You're the Only Man For Me" ornament:

"Sending All My Love" ornament:

Lost the box and the name to this one, long ago.

Received this one on a package from my sister:

"Moon Beams" ornament:

My grandson loved Curious George when he was a toddler. "Peppermint Pals" ornament:

Ornament Frame, that I never can find the right picture for:

A musical snowglobe that I have the same problem of not being able to find the perfect picture for. It's name is "Add A Happy Face":

"Snowbaby in My Stocking" ornament:

"Guiding the Sleigh" ornament:

"Noel" ornament:

I still like a good hula hooping session, as a child I loved my Hula Hoop. "Twist and Shout" was a gift from my mother:

"Christmas Gift Cascading Stars" ornament was another gift from my mother:

My mom buys me a Snowbaby, almost every year for Christmas. This is a "Celebrate Christmas 2007" ornament:

"Frosty Frolic Friends" ornament:

"See You On The Slopes" ornament:

"Jingle Bell, Jingle Baby" ornament:

"Starshine" ornament:

"Pretty As A Picture" ornament:

"Fly Me To The Moon" ornament:

"Add A Little Sparkle":

"Peace and Goodwill to All":

And that is my Snowbabies collection to date.

Edited 2018 with more babies:

Everything But the Horse:

Prince of the Parade:

The Grand Marshall:

Good Night Prayers:

But I Wanted a Baby Brother: