Five in a Row ornaments!

Our local Five in a Row group has been making these ornaments for some years now and this year was one of our biggest swaps yet!  At this rate, we may have them all by next year (well, those who started the first year with the swaps).  I think we'll just keep going though so everyone can have a full set.  :D

I love these ornaments and it makes me happy to pull them out each year for several reasons.  One, it brings back memories of fun books I have read with my children and the activities we have done to go along with them  Two, it reminds me of friends who have made them.  Three, it causes me to be thankful for so many things - a precious friend who wrote this curriculum, the blessings of friendships I have made on this journey and the treasured memories I have in using FIAR.

I have shared the pictures of the ornaments with their books.  If you have questions on any of these, please ask!

To get ready for the swap, we arranged the ornaments along with the book that they represented on long tables.  We have books from Before FIAR, FIAR and Beyond FIAR.

 A colorless, soundless representation of Helen Keller.

She did each family's last name on their ornament.

 Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?

 Make Way for Ducklings

 I am an Artist

 We're Going on a Bear Hunt

 The Snowy Day

 Climbing Kansas Mountains

 It was fun seeing them all lined up like this.

 Down, Down the Mountain.  Are these little crocheted turnips not adorable?

 The ABC Bunny

 The Bravest of Us All

 Sarah Plain and Tall.

 Amber on the Mountain.  (My daughter made this one.  Aren't they cute?!)

A closer peek.

 When I Was Young in the Mountains

 Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel

I have to show you this a bit closer so you can see the detail.  Can you see the little steam shovel down in the hole she has dug?

And Chester inside his matchbox?  A Cricket in Times Square

 Papa Piccolo.

Love them all!  Delightful, fun and a perfect way to remember these fun books!  Thank you sweet friends!

Love
Leslie