cutest thing EVER!

I went to a daycare from a very young age- say, 1 or so- through fifth grade. One such daycare in Plano was called Palisades. This was the most wonderful daycare EVER! I'm really not kidding. This place, in 1986, had a computer lab before some of the local schools did. We had this giant playground complete with large wooden play fort, yellow-painted concrete teepee, and a pool. Oh, and I can't forget the large dead tree we could climb on, ooh, and stone gravel. These were the days when kids were actually allowed to be kids and run around on and climb things that today are considered 'too dangerous' for a child. Here I went to preschool and kindergarten and it is where I learned to read, write, lasso, and swim. I don't think they're there anymore, but I loved it there. We also made some wonderful crafts here. The most memorable was a reindeer ornament, and since I'm getting ready to teach art, I'm going to teach YOU how to make your very own! YAYYYY!! Ok, here we go:
What you'll need:

• brown, black, white, and red construction paper


• glue


• ruler


• scissors


• red glitter


• small piece of string

1. measure out a 4"x4" square on the brown paper


2. cut it out


3. now cut along the diagonal so you have two triangles


4. free-cut a pair of black antlers. You can draw one and trace if you'd like.


5. with two tiny dots of glue, place the antlers at the corners of the longest side of the triangle.


6. spread more glue on that side


7. place your string on the paper so you have something to hang it with


8. place your other triangle on top


9. press the two sides together very well


10. now cut out two red circles. make them sbout the size of film canister tops


11. cut out four white circles about the size of quarters


12. cut out four black circles about the size of dimes.


13. glue one of the two red circles to the triangle corner that doesn't have an antler.


14. flip it over and do the same thing, making sure to glue the two together where they touch


15. glue down two of your white circles


16. glue a black circle in each of the white circles


17. flip it over and do the same thing


18. spread glue on one of the red noses, and cover the glue with glitter


19. shake off, and let it dry for a bit


20. flip it over and glitter the other side


21. let it dry before you hang it or the glue will run

now you have a cute ornament for your tree! also great for package tags, computer decorations, etc...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!