Christmas 2006, Ozzy's first year at school and our first experience of the Christmas mobile contest, the school gives each class a festive icon which they have to use to make mobiles which are then judged. That first year we had "snowmen", we made them of felt. attached them to a plastic trifle container added a glitter ball ornament and flashing lights.......and we didn't win. That was the last time we entered the competition! This year is Nixie's first year at school and again we have the "Snowman" option , I was tempted to retrieve the origional masterpiece but after 4 years in the decoration box and its battery gone its not the same. So we started a new one, she designed it herself just a simple 3 circles decorated with felt and bits she found, then I decided to needle felt a carrot nose, looking good but she doesn't want help. Aha! what is Ozzy supposed to be making? "Stockings" he tels me, "I'm going to tie an old sock to a coat hanger". Well yes that would be fun, I comment, "or....we can needle felt some stocking shapes, build a 3 dimensional fireplace from card, use coloured tissue paper to make a fire and hang the stockings up...?" "I think I should put letters on the stockings to spell XMAS" he says "the ones that win always say XMAS"
Oh yes, another masterpiece of Christmas crafting will be submitted, and if we don't win? Well we wont be playing anymore.
