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The Legend of the Poinsettia Book and Ornament

December 9, 2014 •

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Our house is full of Christmas books and activities.  We have been reading a few holidays books each day and making ornaments to fill our tree! I love this time of year.

One of my favorite holiday books for kids  is the Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola.

Today, I’m so excited to be a part of the 10 Days of a Kid-Made Christmas.  Each participant is sharing an ornament inspired by a children’s book.  So many great ideas for our literacy tree!

The Legend of the Poinsettia ornament and holiday book for kids from growingbookbybook.com

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The Legend of the Poinsettia

The Book

The Legend of the Poinsettia is a Mexican legend that tells how the poinsettia came to be the flower of the Holy Night.  Tomie dePaola is a master storyteller and the pictures in the book are beautiful.

The Ornament

Materials Needed: 1 sheet of red felt, 1 sheet of green felt, pink glitter glue, fabric glue, small piece of bubble wrap, yellow acrylic paint, paintbrush, scissors, string or ribbon

1.  Cut five petals out of red felt.  We free handed them, but you could use a pattern to trace.

2.  Cut out three green felt leaves.

Use pink glitter glue for the veins of your poinsettia ornament

3.  Using the pink glitter paint to squeeze on the veins for each petal.  Allow to dry.

make a raised center for your Legend of the Poinsettia ornament

4.  Cut a small piece of bubble wrap into a circle and paint with yellow acrylic paint.  Allow to dry before moving on to the next step.

5.  You are now ready to assemble your flower with fabric glue.  Allow to dry.

The Legend of the Poinsettia Ornament and Christmas Book for Kids from growingbookbybook.com

6. Attach a string or ribbon so you will be able to hang it on the tree.

Don’t miss The Legend of the Poinsettia Pointillism Poinsettia Gift Tag we made too!

Check out these other great ideas book inspired ornaments today:

DIY STained Glass Gingerbread Ornament from The Educators’ Spin On It

Rainbow Fish Ornament from Happy Brown House

Sugar Plum Fairies Ornaments from Made with Happy

Stick Man Ornament from One Time Through

Adventures of Adam

ornaments

To see all of the ideas in the series, head to Mama Miss’s main page and check out her super cute Elmer ornament.

 

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

Comments

  1. Chareen says

    December 11, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    What a lovely idea. Thank you for sharing over at The Virtual Fridge

  2. Debbie W. says

    December 10, 2014 at 6:27 am

    How neat. love it. Thanks for sharing.

  3. Emma Edwards (Adventures of Adam) says

    December 10, 2014 at 4:19 am

    I have to shamefully admit to not knowing about this book. Now off to the library!

  4. Melissa says

    December 9, 2014 at 11:19 pm

    So pretty Jodie – love the mixed mediums!! Beautiful 🙂

  5. Kate Williams says

    December 9, 2014 at 2:33 pm

    Great idea 🙂 Thanks for sharing with Tuesday Tutorials #pintorials

  6. Rebecca says

    December 9, 2014 at 10:36 am

    So glad to see you feature this book. It’s one of our favorites, at my house! Sharing.

    • Jodie Rodriguez says

      December 9, 2014 at 9:36 pm

      Thank you Rebecca!

  7. Sue Lively says

    December 9, 2014 at 9:07 am

    I haven’t read this book yet, but really like Tomie dePaola. We’ll have to check the library! Thanks for sharing this idea! Best, Sue #KidMadeChristmas

  8. Sara @HappyBrownHouse says

    December 9, 2014 at 8:49 am

    Super cute! We love this book, too.

  9. Patricia Tilton says

    December 9, 2014 at 8:42 am

    Really great selection. I love Tomie dePaola’s books and read them to my daughter in the 1990s — when he did a lot of book tours. But, I’ve not read this one. Thank you for sharing, such a great holiday book by a master storyteller.

    • Jodie Rodriguez says

      December 9, 2014 at 9:37 pm

      He is such a classic. I have such fond memories of reading his books to former classes. I would have loved to of met him on a book tour!

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