Hand Made Ornaments

This year family and friends will recieve an ornament to top off their gift.


Recycled Idea :)


Reindeer Candy Cane
                                      


Recycled Objects

Bottle Cap Snowman Ornament







Bottle Cap Snowmen Magnets and Pins



Reused Items: Fiber Filled glass bulbs that have been sitting in a craft drawer for years

Glass Snowmen ornaments



The Ornament Game

My sister-in-law Laura gets all the credit for this great idea and now it's a family tradition.

Here's how it works.

Each member of the family buys or makes an ornament.  Usually we choose ones that we know someone will want (that covented Hallmark Star Wars ornament that Jamison and Uncle Sean both want, or fish/tool ornament that all of the men in our family fight over).  Don't wrap the ornament, it needs to be seen as a teaser!

Gather all who are playing with thier ornaments in hand to a location that allows everyone to: sit in a circle, view the ornaments, and reach two dice that will be rolled.

The youngest player goes first, then take turns clock-wise.   Once everyone has had a turn, it's a round.   

On your turn, roll both dice.

Rolling a 7 or 11 let's you switch your ornament for the one of your choice (trade ornaments with the person holding it).

Sometimes we'll change it up, if you roll a 3, everyone passes their ornament to the left, etc.

Create your own rules.

We get quite competitive in our family, so be sure to set a round limit before you begin.  (Someone always wants to keep playing if they didn't get the ornament that they want :))  We usually play 3 rounds (everyone rolls 3 times) at the end of the three rounds, the ornament that you are holding is the one you keep. 

Enjoy,

Tracey