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A
Christmas Goose
"Christmas
is coming, the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's hat
If you haven't got a penny, a ha'penny will do
If you haven't got a ha'penny,
then God bless you!
Print
out this silly little goose to waddle over your table.
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Christmas/ChristmasGoose.pdf
(Computer Tip – If the new toys are not showing up on your
screen, try hitting the refresh button on the browser bar. If
that doesn’t work try emptying your cache.)
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Christmas
is a wonderful time to say thank you to people who do small kindnesses.
Print out these cards to give to people that might like a cheery
thank you.
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Christmas/NiceCards.pdf
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Need
a last minute gift? Fill this little box with pencils or treats.
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Christmas/XmasPencilBox.pdf
If you would like to design your own box click here:
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Toypages/36BlackandWhiteToys/PencilBoxBW.pdf
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Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our
limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss
or seek; bound together all our home enjoyments, affections, and
hopes; grouped everything and everyone round the Christmas fire,
and make the little picture shining in our bright young eyes,
complete. ~ Charles Dickens
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Hello
and hello!
I had the most delicious thought this morning. It was six-o-clock,
cold and dark and my fuzzy brain started thinking about having
to get up, get the boy to school and a hundred other things...
when in a flash I realized that it was not only Saturday but the
first day of Christmas Vacation. And I was very, very content,
pulled the covers over my head and snuggled back into sleep.
I've
been spinning in a whirl of busy activity these last few weeks
with pleasant things like creating illustrations for a new book
proposal and finishing up the last bits of the book of strange
animals that I have been working on all year for Scholastic.
Next
month I'm hoping to do a series of paper toys for thetoymaker.com,
visiting a different country every month. Where should I visit
first?
Best thoughts and all my love,
http://www.thetoymaker.com/
"O terque quaterque beatum”
We are three or four times blessed.
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Light
your fire
And never fear,
Life was made
For love and cheer.
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Marimba
Ponies, the flu, and the search for the perfect teapot.
Read
it here....
http://thetoymaker.livejournal.com
And do say hello! I’d love to hear from you!
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