Christmas Links for Librarians and Everyone Else

Christmas Links for Librarians and
Everyone Else
Valerie Colston
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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-collaborativeboar/
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-favouriteideas
Christmas Gifts 2010: 10 Incredible Recycled Presents
Recycled Christmas Gifts from Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/16/christmas-gifts-2010-10i_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/workshopchristmas/workshop-christmashandbook&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-Wylandhimself.
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/paperdolls-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/engparsed
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]