For the next few posts, I will be featuring ornaments from my Christmas tree. This is one way I can savor these decorations that only come out once a year. Each post will feature a group of ornaments related by a common theme.
The Ornament Parade--Kids' Handiwork
We have several ornaments on the tree made by Wally, Theo, and other relatives when they were smaller. And what's significant about these is that most of them were made by kids who were more interested in jumping off the chair instead of sitting on it and doing a craft. It took a lot of effort for them to make these and that didn't go unnoticed by Ward and me.
Without further ado, let the parade continue.
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| There is a series of this kind of ornament with Wally or Theo's picture in a frame decorated by them. |
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| This one was x-stitched by my younger cousin and was a gift for one of our early Christmas trees. I think she was in middle school at the time. |
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| This one was made by Wally in kindergarten. I think it was supposed to be a round wreath, but the wire the beads were strung on is flexible and the "wreath" has been many different shapes over the years. |
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| This gods-eye was made by nephew. We were very proud of him for making it because working with his hands was definitely not his thing when he was younger. |
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| Wally and Theo made this when they were in early elementary school with a group of kids in the neighborhood. |
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| I'm not sure how, but this was made by my niece with gelatin. Originally it was a sun catcher, but it got too hot in the window and started to warp. Then I retired it to be an ornament we enjoy every year on our tree. |
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| This one was made by Theo when he was a Tiger Cub Scout. If truth be told, I think his den leader had as much of a hand in it as did Theo. |
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| This was made by Wally in first grade. |
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| This is a cinnamon applesauce ornament. I helped Wally make a set of these in first grade to give to his teachers and other special adults in his life. For the first several years, they gave off a nice cinnamon smell. |
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| This is not an ornament, but a decoration Wally made it in preschool. The teacher spray painted a pine cone and mounted it on a thread spool. Wally then glued sequins on it for ornaments. Many of the sequins have fallen off over the years, but it's still a cute little tree. |
