Christmas Ornament Nostalgia

I always get a little nostalgic

when I put the Christmas ornaments

away for another year.

The ornaments below are

ones that teachers made

with my children through

the years.

I so wish I had put years and

teacher's names on the back of the

ornaments, but I didn't think

of that at the time.

I probably had no idea that

these simple hand-made ornaments

would be some of my favorites 30+ years

later.  If you follow this blog and

helped my children make one

of these ornaments, PLEASE

comment and let me know.  

Kelly--preschool
She still likes to sit with her feet
up in the chair.

Jeremy--what a handsome young man.

Thank you to whomever put
the date on the front.  This would have
been the year that her little brother
was born so she would have been in
Mother's Day Out.

I'm guessing 4th Grade with Mrs. Hollis for this one
but I'm not sure.

How do you like that "bowl cut"
haircut?

I know this was 4th grade because
that's when Texas History is taught.

I wonder if anyone will ever figure out how
to keep construction paper from fading.
Or is that some of its charm?

Kelly made this little bell from
tinsel and it is one of her
favorites. 

At one point, wooden ornaments
were the rage.  I remember my daddy
cutting out and my mother painting
lots of wooden ornaments.

Thanks for walking down
memory lane with me.