If you would like to start your own ten cent crazy book - read post 1-4 to find out how
Over the holidays you may have a lot of extra children running around your house or you may just be looking for a way to keep your children busy while your wrapping gifts
Well, here's a simple and inexpensive way to keep a crowd of children busy for a long time
Have Children make Graham Cracker Christmas Houses
Cover a table with a plastic tablecloth or newspaper
Give each child a plastic placemat or a piece of construction or even a paper plate will do
Open a jar of peanut butter and a some boxes of graham crackers
Give each child a plastic knife or spoon - a large scoop of peanut butter on a small plate and a package or two of graham crackers
Fill small bowls full of different kinds of candy and cookies from the dollar store -M&M's-lemonheads, candy canes, Christmas cookies, sprinkles, gummi anything, gum drops etc - anything you can find that doesn't cost too much- set these in the center of the table
Now tell children to each make their own Christmas House using the peanut butter to hold the graham crackers together and decorating with the different kinds of candy - the fun part is to tell them that the best house will win a prize - (have a prize for all the children) a small candy bar or a Christmas ornament - just something small - and be sure to tell them that when they are done and the contest is won - they can eat their house (the truth is - they will probably eat enough while making it - that they won't want to eat it when done) - they will spend more time building then eating
Buy some vanilla cake icing in case anyone is allergic to peanut butter - children love to add food coloring to the icing to make red, blue, green and yellow Christmas lights for their house and white icing or coconut can be used for snow on the roof. Pointed ice cream cones make great Christmas trees to add to the scene.
After everyone is done - the whole scene can be rolled up in the newspaper and thrown away
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