This year, I have had
so much fun decorating for Christmas! Since Faith is a year older, she is much more capable of participating and we have been very busy with all sorts of new (for her) crafts. I am also learning to appreciate the beauty found in the simplicity of crafting with natural objects.
One such recent endeavor was making pomanders by poking cloves into oranges and tying them up with ribbons and bows. I did this at church when I was elementary school age and really enjoyed it back it the day. So, I was really excited to see whether Faith would be able to do it at a much younger age, as well as whether she would be engaged by the activity. It's pretty hard to keep her attention focused long enough to complete many craft projects. First, we taped off where we wanted the ribbons to be. Then, we poked holes in the oranges with a large knitting needle to make pushing in the cloves a little easier for small hands. Then, Faith went to work!
I
loved seeing her level of concentration while working on these! She was actually pretty upset with me for doing too much for her, so finally I got a clue and backed off, letting her do it independently. Then, she was entirely engaged!
We made three in all, including the one I made after she went to bed. (Well, I was
really having fun!) They smell
amazing!!! Traditionally, they are tied up by ribbons, but I decided instead to put them all together in this bowl as a fragrant and beautiful Christmas arrangement.
Ain't they purdy?!? Most certainly, this will be a Christmas craft repeated for many years to come! I just love making new family traditions, don't you?
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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