Project Resources

You will need the following supplies for projects listed throughout the course. You do not have to complete each project. Choose those you think would be interesting.

Writing Project: Letter to Santa

• Letter to Santa Planner printable
• Letter to Santa printable or paper
• Pencil or pen

Magic Dust: Santa’s Magic Bag

• Plastic cup
• Black or red felt
• Glue or tape
• Water
• Coins

Magic Dust: Santa's Workshop

• A play area
• Gift boxes
• Wrapping paper
• Tape
• Scissors
• Cookies
• Christmas cards
• Workshop Printables

Magic Dust: Make Christmas Cards

For this project, you will need:

• Cardstock any color
• Markers, crayons, colored pencils, or watercolors
• Optional: stickers, ribbon, glitter paint

Magic Dust: Gingerbread House Planning

• Gingerbread house planner printable
• Pencil or pen

Magic Dust: Gingerbread House Building

• Items you added to your shopping list from the Gingerbread Planning lesson.
• 5 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp salt
• Nonstick spray
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large egg whites
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 6 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• Water, as needed

Magic Dust: The Nutcracker Ballet

• 1 1/2 hours

Writing Project: Grinchy Letter

• Grinch letter printable
• Pencil or pen

Magic Dust: Grinch Heart Experiment

• Green Balloon
• Red Sharpie
• Empty Water Bottle
• White Vinegar
• Funnel
• Baking Soda

Magic Dust: Grinch Slime

• 2 Tbsp Borax
• 3 Cups Water
• 1 Cup Glue
• Glass measuring cup
• Spoon
• Large bowl
• Green food coloring
• Green Glitter
• Heart Buttons

Magic Dust: The North Pole

• North pole printable
• Colored pencils, markers, or other drawing utensils

Magic Dust: Design an Ornament

• The ornament printable
• Colored pencils, crayons, or markers

Go On An Outdoor Adventure

• An area with evergreen trees

Magic Dust: Filled Ornaments

• Limbs and needles from your trip to find evergreen trees.
• Clear, fillable ornaments

Writing Project: How to Train a Reindeer

• How to Train a Reindeer printable
• Pencil or pen

Magic Dust: Design a Cookie

• Design a Christmas cookie printable
• Colored pencils, markers, or other drawing utensils

Magic Dust: Cookie Baking

Oreo Ornaments

• Oreos
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 2 tsp coconut oil
• Rolos
• Decorations

Hot Cocoa Cookies

• 1 package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2-18 marshmallows, cut in half
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tsp coconut oil
• sprinkles or other edible decorations

Peppermint Oreos

• 1 cup sugar
• 9 tbsp butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• pinch salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2- 1 tsp peppermint extract
• crushed candy canes

Writing Project: A Modern 12 Days of Christmas

• Pen or Pencil
• Stapler or glue
• Booklet printable

Magic Dust: Elf Trap

• Recyclables (boxes, tape, egg cartons, paper bags, toilet paper rolls, etc.)
• A trap design
• Design an Elf Trap printable