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Christmas Links for Librarians and

Everyone Else

Valerie Colston E-Book Format

Libraries and Librarians

PC Sweeney’s Blog “Best Library Christmas Program of All Time!”

That according to PC Sweeney on his blog.

http://pcsweeney.com/2011/12/23/best-library-program-of-all-time/

The Wilton Library in CT hosts an Italian Christmas program, Teen Gingerbread

Decorating, Hanukkah Crafts and other Holiday themes this year.

http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/category/events/

The Spartanburg, SC Public Library is making book page Christmas Wreaths, and

other crafts this holiday season.

http://www.infodepot.org/zS1/Events.asp

Auburn Library Hosting Free Christmas Gifts and Crafts Class

http://barrow.patch.com/topics/Auburn+Public+Library

Libraries Celebrate Christmas with Holiday Exhibits (Baylor University)

http://www.baylor.edu/lib/news.php?action=story&story=85285

Squidoo-Decorate a Library Christmas Tree

http://www.squidoo.com/library-christmas-tree

Shoreham Library-Christmas Display-Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15167857@N08/3320118152/in/photostream

Valerie Knight Christmas Displays-Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vaknigh1/6814079673/

At the Library-Christmas Display-Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kateri/sets/1064143/with/2104923829/

Teen Programming in Libraries (A Collaborative Board)

Lots of good ideas that can be used for a variety of holiday programming

http://pinterest.com/heather_booth/teen-programming-in-libraries-a-collaborative-

boar/

Books used to make a Christmas Tree at the Gleeson Library (Pinterest)

http://pinterest.com/pin/42221315226767965/

Christmas at the Library (Pinterest)

http://pinterest.com/kalizoomba/christmas-at-the-library/

Book Tree from the James Cook Library in Australia

http://jculibrarynews.blogspot.com/2008/12/jcu-library-christmas-trees.html

Make it a Green Christmas

How to make recycled Christmas Ornaments (Family Crafts)

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/treeornaments/tp/RecycledOrnaments.htm

How Can I Recycle This-Recycled Christmas Decorations

http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20101209/recycled-christmas-decorations-our-favourite-

ideas

Christmas Gifts 2010: 10 Incredible Recycled Presents

Recycled Christmas Gifts from Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/16/christmas-gifts-2010-10-

i_n_795174.html#s204550&title=From_Glam_Gam

Better Homes and Gardens

Christmas Card Projects: Decorative Ways to Recycle Christmas Cards

http://www.bhg.com/christmas/crafts/christmas-card-projects/

Ornament Party-Recycled Style

Have a trading ornament party. Bring you’re the ornaments that you would rather

throw away to a library, classroom, or home exchanging ornament party. Your trash is

someone else’s treasured beauty.

Recycled Wrap

Encourage children to make Christmas drawings with crayons and paints on paper

bags. Use that colorful wrap, along with Sunday comics, and old calendar sheets,

discarded fabric and other imaginative wrappings this Christmas.

Christmas Gift and Project Ideas-Make It Site

http://www.make-stuff.com/christmas.html

Christmas Iluminated Manuscript Project

Gold Acrylic Paint (Easy to Find with other Acrylic Colors in the Craft Store. Acrylic is preferable, as Gold Leaf is very expensive and toxic.

Rhinstones & Fabric Cording from the Fabric Store Glue

2 Pieces of Card Stock Paper, Gold Cording, or 3 Hole or 1 Hole Punch 3 Brass Brads

You will need to paint one sheet of card stock paper gold. Apply Rhinestones, and Fabric. After the paint dries, 3 hole punch and apply binder rings, or one hole punch 2 holes, and tie a light gold cording

through the songbook. You will find a Christmas carol to insert into the book at http://www.artmuseums.com/music.htm

Just print it out onto calligraphy paper or reprint leaving off the J and create an illuminated manuscript insert.

Christmas Around the World

Send a Christmas Ecard-Good Collection of Museum and Art Christmas E-cards

http://makingamark.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-e-cards-2011-by-artists-art.html

Christmas in the Phillipines

Easy to follow instructions for making a Christmas Parol from the

My Parol website

http://www.myparol.com/myparol/howto.html

Kinderkats Pinterest-Christmas Around the World

Reading ideas, art activity ideas, an interesting pin!

http://pinterest.com/kinderkats/christmas-around-the-world/

Links for Teachers, Parents, and Everyone Else

Middle School Christmas Activities from Education.Com

http://www.education.com/activity/middle-school/christmas/

Create your own Christmas village and paper ornaments at this unique Canon

Paper Craft website.

http://cp.c-ij.com/en/contents/2028/list_15_1.html

Martha Stewart Winter Village

http://www.marthastewart.com/269044/winter-village?czone=holiday/workshop-

christmas/workshop-christmas-

handbook&center=307034&gallery=923422&slide=269044

Happy Holidays from Muse Arts

You and your students or children can decorate this virtual Christmas tree. Get an

idea of how you want your own Christmas design or theme will look.

http://www.castlearcana.com/christmas/tree/index.html

Christmas Games and Activities for Kids

http://www.wartgames.com/themes/christmas.html

Create Your Own Christmas (or other activity) Game Using these Templates

http://www.pppst.com/templates.html

More Christmas Celebrations Around the World

Herbert Hoover Museum "Christmas Celebrations Around the World"

http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/christmasworld/other.html

In Africa (Ghana) Santa Claus (Father Christmas) it is believed comes from the jungle rather than the chimney. Sometimes a palm tree is used outside of the house of worship rather than an evergreen. In Ethiopia, Christmas is observed on January 7, or,

Three Kings Day in recognition of the Kings who brought gifts to Christ. Learn more about the African Christmas customs at

www.christmas.com

Project Idea

Visit

http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/hats/hat00eng.shtml

The Hold On to Your Hat exhibit in Canada and study the various ceremonials hats.

Think about what hats tell us about the person that is wearing them. Create a Kings Hat (crown) for Three Kings Day. Use card stock, construction paper, rhinstones from a

fabric or craft store, and glitter.

Project Idea

Send a Christmas Card using beads. In Africa children send messages to one another. You can use the African Color Code below or make you your own color code.

Use pony beads and jute to string. Create a Christmas message, or story.

White-Purity, Vision, Love, Spirituality, Good Things Blue-Loyalty, Making a Request, Wanting Something, Can also mean that you are

angry about something. Black-Missing Someone, Sad, Someone saying good-bye

Yellow-Wealth, Creating Things, Fading Away Pink-Promises Kept, High Status and Rank, Working Hard, Can also mean laziness

Red-Strong Emotions, Lots of Love, Can also mean a broken heart, sadness

Project Idea

Create an Art of Africa Ornament Doll. International Doll

Africa

Materials Needed

Round Wooden Doll Head Small Clay Pot

Jute or Postal String 4 wooden spools

Paint & Brushes Scraps of fabric and beads

Instructions

Cut a piece of Jute about 18” and fold in half. Pull the fold string through the opening at the top of the clay pot. Attach the round head to the top and pull and attach string to wooden head with glue. Cut another piece of string about 12” in length attach to top to form arms, and string the jute through both spools and tie at end. String jute through spools for feet. Paint and apply fabric and beads. Open jute and glue for hair.

The Wildlife of Africa, and concern for Endangered Species is an important and ongoing concern for the culture and heritage of Africa.

Project Idea

Create a Christmas Card that shows concern for the plight of Africa's Endangered Animal Population. On the front of the card write Merry Christmas Tiger, or Elephant

etc. Children can draw or collage the animal to the front of the card. A typed summary of facts about the animal can be glued to the inside or back of the card.

The Endangered List (Only Partial) ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST

Here are just a few of the animals, sea life, and plants that are on the endangered species list.

Grizzley Bears Sea Turtles

Milliped Species of Butterfly

Gray Wolf African Elephant Manatee

Polar Bear Prairie Dog Black Bear

Salamander Lake Erie Water Snake

Jaguar Hawaiian Bluegrass

Hawaiian Redflowered Geranium Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid

Prairie Bush Clover Minnesota Trout Lily American Chaff Seed

Blue Whale California Condors Whooping Crane

Southern Sea Otter Wyoming Toad

Aleutian Canadian Goose Brown Pelican

and unfortunately many more. . .

Write a Story about What Christmas or the Holiday You Celebrate Might be like if it was celebrated in the ocean. Get free coloring book sheets and important information

at the Wyland website.

Learn all about Bottlenose Dolphins, Killer Whales, and many other examples of life in the sea through the eyes and talents of the famous artist Wyland. An educational

coloring book and factsheet are just a couple of the special and informative delights you will find on this website developed by the official artist of the Year of the Ocean-Wyland-

himself. www.wyland.com

Easy to follow instructions for making a Christmas Parol from the My Parol

website

http://www.myparol.com/myparol/howto.html

Kinderkats Pinterest-Christmas Around the World

Reading ideas, art activity ideas, an interesting pin!

http://pinterest.com/kinderkats/christmas-around-the-world/

Make Russian Dolls from Recycled Materials

Art Teacher on the Net

www.ArtMuseums.com

Paper Dolls from Around the World

This is a slideshow with worksheets that can be downloaded.

http://www.education.com/slideshow/exploring-cultures-paper-dolls-world/paper-

dolls-world-europe-XII/

Christmas the British Way

Short, cute, animation offered by the British Council.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-favourite-day-christmas.swf

Christmas Around the World-Power Points

http://holidays.mrdonn.org/powerpoints/christmas/world.html

ANTARCTICA

Few people can survive the cold climate of the continent that

surrounds the South Pole, many animals and birds that live near the

coldest climate on Earth can be found on greeting cards, Christmas

ornaments, and other items bearing Seasonal motifs.

Visit the Weather.Com Site and do a search for the North Pole. See what the

temperature is there.

How do people in Canada and France celebrate Christmas?

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Noel/angl/

Click on a map of the world and find the corresponding Christmas celebration for many countries. Ongoing updates.

http://www.christmas.com

Many Christmas Around the World Links

http://mywishlist.tripod.com/links.html

Education World

Christmas Around the World

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson041.shtml

Religious Christmas

The Christmas Story-Luke http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2:4-14&version=9;

THE RENAISSANCE AND CHRISTMAS

You will find a very nice Christmas websites with famous art works from a variety of art museums around the world.

Along with art historical information you find the Christmas Story told from the gospel of Luke.

Famous, well known artist’s paintings from around the web have been organized to tell the story of Jesus’ birth.

Read the biblical account of Christmas and see famous paintings beautifully illustrate the miraculous story. You will learn something about art history on this

special site.

http://DaveNation.com/madonnas

Favorite Christmas Stories

The Gift of the Magi by O.Henry, free, ready to read on the net. http://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/Gift_of_the_Magi.html

A Christmas Carol. The public domain, free, electronic version printed over the internet.

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgibin/browse-

mixed?id=DicChri&tag=public&images=images/modeng&data=/lv1/Archive/eng-parsed

Yes, Virginia. There is a Santa Claus. Another favorite Christmas story. http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~mist/Smackerels/YesVirginia.html

Read The Story of St. Nick at Blackdog. Net Twas the night before Christmas.

http://blackdog.net/holiday/christmas/twas.html

Christmas Movies

Find all your favorite Christmas

movies. Bet you’ve forgotten some of these ever existed.

http://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/christmas_movie.html

Christmas, Christmas, Christmas

Billy Bear Says Merry Christmas

http://BILLYBEAR4KIDS.COM/holidays/fun.htm

Santa Claus at Claus.Com

Michaels Arts and Crafts offers many interesting Christmas crafts and you might find

some coupons and community advice on their blog. For librarians and teachers ask

about small grants and educational discounts at your local store.

www. Michaels.com

Donated to St. Mary’s by Sea School Fundraiser, Oceanside, California

Fruits of the Spirit

Have a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Art of Many Lands Publishing

Copyright 2012 Valerie Colston All Rights Reserved

ISBN-10: 0971720924

ISBN-13:978-0-9717209-2-3

Follow links to Workshop taught by Art Teacher on the Net.

Arts and Crafts for Youth Librarians

http://www.artmuseums.com/youthlibrarians.html

It’s Fun to Be Green! Art Programming for Librarians (Age 5-12 Emphasis)

http://www.artmuseums.com/funtobeGreenLibrarian.htm

Tweens and Teens Going Green Art Programming for Librarians

http://www.artmuseums.com/greenlibrarian.htm

About the Author

Valerie Colston’s educational background includes a B.A. from the

University of California, San Diego and an M.A. from San Diego State

University. She is the author of several books, including 200 Art Projects

to Strengthen Your Art Skills Barrons Educational Series 2008 and Teen

Go Green! Teens Go Green!: Tips, Techniques, Tools, and Themes for

YA Programming (Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides for Young Adult

Librarians Series) (Dec 3, 2011) She teaches college/university level Art

History classes in addition to workshops for Librarians and Teachers. Ms.

Colston has been developing and teaching art programs in libraries for many

years. Her award winning website Art Teacher on the Net located at

www.ArtMuseums.com has been a free art resource website since 1996.

Contact Valerie Colston at [email protected]