the second night of lights
December 18, 2014 at 12:58 pm 8 comments
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standing tall and proud
each flame reaches to the sky
solace holds my hand
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the drip mats were made by the boys in preschool. Jordan’s was made in 1997 – less than two months after Peyton was born.
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sourgirlohio | December 18, 2014 at 2:22 pm
Happy Hanukkah! I love those drip mats:) Are they just laminated paper?
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words4jp | December 18, 2014 at 2:26 pm
yes – Jordan’s is colored construction paper and glued on white paper and laminated. Peyton’s, which was made when he was 2, is paint and laminated. Jordan’s looks like a menorah, Peyton’s is ‘unique’ 🙂
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sourgirlohio | December 18, 2014 at 2:38 pm
This would be a great way to occupy my kids for a few hours, and we have a laminating machine at work. Very cute:)
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words4jp | December 18, 2014 at 2:44 pm
what is also fun is making pasta menorahs. they cannot be used for real candlelight, but they are fun to make and i still have jordan’s. i may post it tomorrow. the base is a flat lasagna noodle. the candle holders are rigatoni, or any pasta which can hold a candle. glue and paint:) by the way, a child can draw a menorah by placing two hands flat on a piece of paper with fingers spread – the thumbs must be stacked. then, someone traces around the fingers and hand! Peyton’s was made this way, but then he painted it…..uh, can’t see the tracing:)
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sourgirlohio | December 18, 2014 at 3:10 pm
Aww, that sounds cute! Would love to see that!
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lumar1298 | December 19, 2014 at 1:34 pm
Happy holidays to you and the family…
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words4jp | December 19, 2014 at 7:12 pm
thank you so much:)
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words4jp | December 21, 2014 at 3:43 am
My WP app is acting weird. I thought i responded but my phone is saying otherwise. Oy. Thank you and i apologize for the late response.