One of the things I just love about the holidays is coffee. I don't usually drink coffee at all until October; and then I drink it everyday until January. And I only drink it for the holiday flavors. Pumpkin Spice in the Fall, and Peppermint Mocha in the Winter. Mmmmm....
Now that we're doing homeschooling, I'm always on the lookout for a project idea. Which is probably why when I went to throw away my Pumpkin Spice creamer bottle back in October, I saw Santa Claus. That red top was a Santa hat to me, so I washed out the bottle and saved it.
Ok, so here's what we did. Since it's a holiday week, there is no school; but we still wanted to do some fun activities. My stepson (he's 8) just flew into town last night, and I had been saving this to do when he got here. He loves doing "projects." I peeled the labels off the bottles, and filled an egg carton with paint colors.
*I find that using an egg carton works really well to hold all the different paint colors you may want to use.
I asked the boys what they saw when they looked at the bottles, and Big Guy said, "A Christmas tree!" Little Guy quickly copied Big Guy's answer, so I told them to paint whatever they wanted. Big Guy promptly decided he would change his to a penguin. He started painting his bottle blue, and Little Guy set to work on a multicolored masterpiece.
Here's a look at our finished products!
Big Guy's:
Little Guy's:
Mine:
I glued a little pompom to the lid for Santa's hat. Super fun!
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