Christmas Bears - Classroom activity

These past few months have been very hard on me.  I've done very little of the things that I love.   Including sharing some of my projects with you.  As I'm determined to get the things I love back.  I'm going to begin by sharing this little project.

When my oldest childs teacher mentioned that she would like to do a holiday craft with the class, I was delighted and knew just what I wanted to do.  Something with those cute "Build a Bear" dies!  I love the idea of Mrs. Claus being a part of the project!  This is the project that I brought to class.  The kids instantly turned them into Ornaments for their Christmas Trees. 

To make these little gems you will need a Big Shot machine, along with the following dies from Stampin' Up!

    117977    Stampin' Up! Bear

    117978    Stampin' Up! Beary Essentials

    117980    Stampin' Up! Beary Merry

The card stock used to create these precious little bears included:

    102514    Creamy Caramel,

    102482    Real Red,

    102851    Basic Black &

    101650    Very Vanilla.

Kits were create for each bear.  

Mr. Clauses' (Santa Bear) kit included

1. Bear
2. A Very Vanilla Cap
3. A Real Red Cap (trimmed along the perforation marks)
4. A Very Vanilla Coat
5. A Real Red Coat  (trimmed along the perforation marks)
6. A Pair of Real Red Pants
7. 2 - Basic Black Shoes
8. A small Rectangle of Basic Black (~1/4 " x ~3/4" )

Mrs. Clauses' Bear kit included

1. Bear
2. A Very Vanilla Cap
3. A Real Red Cap (trimmed along the perforation marks)
4. A Very Vanilla Coat
5. A Real Red Coat  (trimmed along the perforation marks)
6. A Real Red Skirt
7. 2 - Basic Black Shoes
8. A small Rectangle of Basic Black (~1/4 " x ~3/4" )

As these kits were for Kindergarteners, the die cuts (excluding the bears) were turned into a sticker using the Xyron 500 Create a sticker Machine using the 18' re-positionable adhesive refill.  This allowed the children some flexibility in creating their bears.  Here is the bear that my 5 year made.  It's not perfect, but it means a lot to me.  

I had an amazing time with the kids that day.  I am smiling as I think about it now.  I can't wait to create more bears with them this coming school year!

 As always, Happy Creating!

Comments

[Doris]

Hola Marie: Muhas Gracias preciosos los ositos Estuve de vacaciones Muy Feliz Año para ti y familia Besos.

[Venessa]

Thinking of you and hoping you do get time to do more of the things you love! I would love to hear from you sometime when you get a chance!