Week 52:  Bonus Materials - Activity

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Devotion Verse:   Matthew 2   |     Tabitha's Christmas celebrations take an unplanned turn.  Will the change make it better or worse?


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Week 51:  Bonus Materials - Activity

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Devotion Verse:   Luke 2   |     Vashti's homemade Christmas card is a disaster.  Will her mom and grandparents be able to make her feel better?

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Week 50:  Bonus Materials - Activity

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Santa Pancakes
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 cup soy milk (or other type of milk)

1/2 cup water

2 tablespoons canola oil

Strawberries (or raspberries) and bananas, sliced

Syrup and/or whipped cream (optional)

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.  Pour the milk, water and oil into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.  It is better for the batter to be a bit lumpy than overmixed (less fluffy).

Heat a large griddle or pan over medium-high heat.  Use cooking spray on the pan and drop about 1/3 cup of the batter onto it.  Cook until bubbles form, then flip and cook until golden brown on the other side, about 1-2 minutes.  Repeat with all the remaining batter.

Once all the pancakes are cooked, it is time to make them look like santa.  Place a pancake in the center of a plate.  Place banana slices around the bottom to form a beard.  Now use the strawberries or raspberries to make a triangle at the top of the pancake.  This is the hat.  You can use banana slices or whipped cream to add trim to the at and at the tip of the hat.  Easy as that!  Have fun!

Devotion Verse:   Luke 1:41   |     Jael does not want a boyfriend but Jordan keeps asking.  Will she find out what is going on?

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Week 49:  Bonus Materials - Activity

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Salt Dough Ornaments (from onecrazymom blog)
An adult

1 cup flour, plus additional for kneading and rolling

1/2 cup salt

1/2 cup water

Cookie cutters

A drinking straw

Aluminum foil and a baking sheet

Paint, glitter, decorations

Clear enamel spray or glossy

Ribbon

1.     Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.  Set aside

2.     Mix flour and salt together in a bowl. Add water and stir until a dough forms.

3.     On a lightly floured surface knead the dough for at least five minutes, continuing to add flour as needed to prevent the dough from sticking. This step is important.

a.      If you skip this step, you’ll end up with very sticky dough and it won’t cut into shapes well.

4.     Once the dough is ready, roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface in 1/4″ thickness. Use cookie cutters to make various shapes.

5.     Use a drinking straw to create a hole in the top of each ornament.  You want to do this before you bake the ornaments otherwise the ornaments are too hard to punch holes and may crack.

6.     Place onto prepared cookie sheets and preheat oven at 225 degree until dry (or 200 degrees depending on oven), turning every 30 minutes (typical bake time is 30-60 minutes depending on thickness).

7.     Once dry, decorate as desired on newspaper or any other table cover that can get dirty.

8.     Spray with clear enamel spray to protect the ornaments (recommend spraying outside).

9.     Add ribbon and hang in tree or give to others.

Devotion Verse:   Isaiah 9:6   |     Chloe performs in her school's Christmas program with a bang.  Is it good or bad?

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Week 48:  Bonus Materials - Activity

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Devotion Verse:   Numbers 6:24   |     The girls have an idea for a Christmas present.  Will they be able to complete their gifts?

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