I decided to show my kids how to make a snowflake with scissors and paper. This is the only picture I have of the snowflake because as you’ll see soon enough… the focus did not stay on the snowflake for very long.

As I was cutting the snowflake, I remembered how fun it also used to be to cut out paper accordion people. So, while my kids were “Ooooohing” and “Aaaahing” over my snowflake, I decided to make a link of accordion ballerinas.

Yep. My kids were seriously impressed.

I cut it out and then I asked Remy to color the ballerinas and give them faces. She did a good job.

With a snowflake and ballerinas on the table I of course thought of the Nutcracker. But then, looking at the ballerinas all linked together I thought of the Four Little Swans from Swan Lake. True… there are five ballerinas in my link and only four in the Swan Lake piece, but hey… I was close.

If you have no idea what the Four Little Swans piece is, here’s a video.

Next I needed some trees.

The stage was set!

But of course Remy… ( I say “of course” because this is so typical of her) said…

“Make some Bad Guys Mommy.”

This is what I came up with.

I know, I know… they aren’t attached. I got lazy. What can I say?

Remy drew their faces. She did a great job! She’s really got the concept down of angling the eyebrows just right to convey EVIL!

What?

You don’t think “Bob” and “Frank” look evil?

Now that is creepy.

These poor ballerinas are surrounded by psychos peeking through the trees.

Naturally the next request from the kids was for some Super Heroes.

Ta-daaah!

If you can name all four Super Heroes correctly in the comments section of this post you get a GOLD STAR. If you have one… to give yourself. Maybe add a little “pat-on-the-back” while you’re at it.

I have to admit… I’m pretty proud of those Super Heroes.

Did I mention I’d like to become a Children’s Book Author and Illustrator?

Zondervan, Random House, Thomas Nelson… If you’re reading this… which I’m sure you just must be… Call Me!

Let the Marvel Comic Ballet begin.

Imagine the lovely Swan Lake music playing as the ballerinas happily frolic by the trees.

Enter the menacing Bob and Frank with their EVIL Villain eyebrows.

It wasn’t long before they decided to cut the Super Heroes apart from each other.

Ah! That’s better.

“You’re goin’ down Bob!”

“No! Bob will be victorious!”

I think this is the part where Bob got crushed by a Giant Snowflake.

“Now to take care of Frank.”

Seriously… this kept both my kids entertained for over an hour.

“It’s a bird, It’s a plane, It’s… ” (Nope… that’s all the hint you get for the comments section.)

“You’re done for Frank.”

Curtain

This year has been a tough one for us financially. I’ve been feeling a little guilty about how little we have to spend on Christmas presents for the kids this year.

Something tells me they’re going to be just fine.

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