REMEMBER TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE YOU MEET DURING THIS HAPPY CHRISTMAS SEASON!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU FROM ARTHUR!

ARTHUR, THE CHRISTMAS ELF is intended to encourage children and parents to read and play together. The crafts are all about the process, not the result. I hope your children will be learning several helpful skills from you and this book by making these simple crafts. I have tried to keep the instructions clear and process oriented. I hope you (yes, you, too!) and your children gain a wonderful feeling of success and self-confidence from giving gifts they made themselves, especially because you are involved in the process with them.

Your friend , Arthur, the Christmas Elf

SKILLS KIDS WILL LEARN:
HOW TO RE-CYCLE USEFUL MATERIALS IN NEW WAYS
HOW TO SPEND TIME ON BEHALF OF OTHERS
HOW TO IMAGINE
HOW TO GIVE
HOW TO BE PATIENT
HOW TO WORK THROUGH STEPS TO ACHIEVE A RESULT
HOW TO IMAGINE, MAKE, WRAP AND GIVE AWAY A GIFT

MAKING THE PILLOW AND THE RAG DOLL
How to think about another child and make a toy they might enjoy.
How to imagine the doll they want to make, gather the materials, and make it.
How to visualize a 3D product from a 2D pattern.
How to thread and knot a needle and sew a seam by hand.
How to sew on buttons.

MAKING THE COLLAGE AND THE COLLAGE PUZZLE
How to think about another person and make a game they might enjoy.
How to cut along the outline of an image.
How to visualize space relationships to complete a picture made of many images.
How to cut the page apart so it can be re-assembled.
How to glue images securely.

MAKING THE NECKLACE
How to think about their mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmothers
or friends and make a necklace they might enjoy wearing.
How to string beads ~ tie knots ~ estimate length.
How to imagine a pattern from beads of different colors, sizes and textures.

MAKING THE SOCK PUPPET
How to make a simple toy that can come to life.
How to make several puppets and put on a puppet show.

MAKING THE WOOD BLOCK TOWN
How to find a source for wood blocks and to match sizes of wood blocks.
How to sand wood and paint their own idea of a town on several blocks.

MAKING THE COOKIE CUTTERS AND THE COOKIES
How to visualize a 3D product from a 2D pattern.
How to measure and mix ingredients, and bake the cookies.
How to decorate with frosting.

As the blizzard of the century buries the countryside in wind-blown snow and brings life to a standstill on Christmas Eve, Arthur finds the last two Endangered Children and offers them a chance to learn what Christmas is really all about. Snowflake, Arthur’s reindeer, flies through the night, delivering Arthur and his magic to two these especially troubled kids. Timothy Anderson and Angie Smith live on opposite sides of town, but their lives are drawn together by accident when the blizzard puts everyone they love in danger. Can Arthur show them what to do to save Christmas? Will they rise to the challenge? Will this Christmas be one to remember, or one everyone will want to forget?

Arthur, the Christmas Elf brings children a new, action-packed Christmas story to enjoy along with a fun activity section which shows kids how to make Christmas gifts from everyday items. Parents, teachers and children of all ages will get hours of time together while making their own unique presents from the craft section in the back of the book.

Make your own version of the illustrated patterns and guides so your presents will be a reflection of you. No two presents will ever be the same. LEARN TO MAKE COLLAGES, PILLOWS, RAGDOLLS, PUPPETS, COOKIES, PUZZLES, WOOD BLOCK TOWNS, AND A NECKLACE but make them all in your own way using the patterms and illustrated instructions as a guide.

BE SURE TO ENTER ARTHUR'S "MY PRESENT" CONTEST TODAY!

"Our Family Testers found a hidden treasure in the beautifully illustrated story of Arthur, the Christmas Elf. The heart-warming Christmas adventure followed by a family-friendly craft section based on the story is really awesome. Everyone loved it!" ~ Jodie Lynn, syndicated parenting/health expert, CEO/founder of www.AddingWisdomAward.com, and author of parenting book, Mom CEO (Chief Everything Officer) - Having, Doing and Surviving It All! (June 2006).
"Arthur, the Christmas Elf is a proud winner of the 2006 Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award, the only award program to ever by honored by Disney.com."