SOMETHING TO READ, SOMETHING TO DO

Hands-On Family Fun

You Will Need

1. Green construction paper or felt
2. Pen or pencil to trace hands
3. Glue
4. Glitter
5. Sequins
6. Ribbons
7. Other decorations for finished project

Instructions

1. Trace your child's open hand onto paper. (8-10 tracings for a small child)
2. Cut out tracings.
3. Glue tracings together at wrists with fingers pointed out.
4. Decorate with glitter, sequins, ribbons.
5. Write child's name, age, and date made on back.

LINKS TO OTHER CRAFT PAGES

	http://childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=212
	http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_xfeature.html

CHRISTMAS BOOKS

	The Night Before Christmas by Tasha Tudor
	How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
	Peanuts, A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schultz
	Santa's Sleigh is Full! by William Bonafice

USE YOUR CONNECTION TO STAY CONNECTED

This generation of children is entertained by the massive technology. From high speed internet to the X-BOXs and Playstations, some children are more inclined to pick up a game controller rather than a book. This doesn't mean that children cannot read a book. There are websites that have entire books right on the Internet. With the click of the mouse, a child can read page after page of stories. When they are finished reading, they can book mark their page for the next time they are connected. The following sites offer online books FREE of charge!!

	www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/stories.html
	asp.disney.go.com/DisneyBooks/StoryTime.asp
	http://www.magickeys.com/books/
	http://www.ipl.org/div/books/
	http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/storyhour/

CHRISTMAS STORY LINKS

Why the Evergreen Trees Never Lose Their Leaves by Florence Holbrook
www.dee12.com/1/evergreentrees.html

A Visit from Saint Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore
www.dee12.com/1/stnick.html

Visit the following site for more online Christmas Stories
www.willoughbyontheweb.com/christmas/christmas_stories_and_poems.htm

NEED VOLUNTEERS?

In addition to the local cable channel, the internet can also be used as a tool for recruiting volunteers. The Community Services Council (CSC) has an online volunteer registry. You can use this site to advertise your need for a volunteer, or to see a list of volunteers. In a few months, a site like this will be established for Western Newfoundland.

Click Here to View the CSC's Volunteer Registry