December Project Ideas

  

December Ideas

Grace House December Centerpiece
Container, oasis, various greens, tree pick with ornament

 

BRG
Theme: Winter Wonderland
Plants: Boxwood, baby's breath, fir, statice, acacia
Add ons: snowman pick, tinsel, star garland, artificial snow
Base: cat food can, clear plastic plate
Talking points: snowflakes, hibernation
Song: Winter wonderland

 Snowy Winter Landscape

 Ikea tin filled with oasis, assorted evergreens, White carnations, white mums, Baby's Breath, pine cones, artificial bird, ribbon

Discussed Snow and winter bir

December project ideas

Theme-Fresh Greens used at Christmastime

Project-Broadleaf and needled evergreens and pinecones arranged in a Christmas mug.

Ed Talk/Activities-Discussed distinction between broadleaf and needled evergreens in the winter landscape and their mechanisms with coping with winter temperatures.  Talked about the definition of conifers (often referred to as evergreens).  Discussed cones as the seed bearers of conifers.  Showed examples of different cones.  MH/LN

 

Theme-Hanukkah

Project-A bouquet consistent with Hanukkah colors (cobalt blue grasses), flowers included pittisporum, rosemary, waxed flowers, rose alstromeria, and purple and white alstromeria.

Ed Talk/Activities-Not specified.  LH

 

Theme-Conifers

Project-Used holiday themed mugs for the container with an assortment of conifers, greens with berries, red and white purchased flowers and evergreens

Ed Talk/Activities-Discussed unusual features of conifers.  GH

 

Theme-Winter Greens

Project-Used a mug with winter greens and berry arrangement including pachysandra, cedar, pine, pieris Japonica, juniper, boxwood, and real and artificial berries (nandina and holly), fern fronds pained red, gold and silver, hydrangea painted red, blue, orange and silver, foxtail weed seed heads painted red.

Ed Talk/Activities-Discussed evergreens and their ability to hold water in their leaves and needles in the winter as well as how they maintain their leaves over the cold winter months.  BRG

 

Theme-Evergreens

Project-Red mug, plastic cup or small bowl with oasis and picks with pinecones, red bows, candles or ornaments.

Ed Talk/Activities-Discussed large and small cones, different evergreens and how to identify them.  KN

 

Theme-Topiaries

Project-Made topiaries with greens and small bling, tiny roses and bows. 

Ed Talk/Activities-Discussed the history and meaning of topiaries. BG

 

Theme-Wintertime and Birds

Project-Made holiday wreath with birds.

Ed Talk/Activities-Discussed nature in wintertime.  AAL

 

Theme-Snowman in Winter Scene

Project-White spray painted small plastic container filled with oasis glued onto small 5” clear plastic plate.  Cover the oasis with foil.  Made a snowman out of two large dried marshmallows with face and buttons painted in with black marker.  Made nose from orange toothpick piece.  Hat (that looks like straw hat) made from a top of a sawtooth oak acorn cap.  Arms made of tiny evergreen branches.  Use clear glue on flat surfaces and add fake snowflakes to cover. Use various evergreens and red nandina leaves/berries to create winter background scene with a red plastic tiny cardinal on one branch.

Ed Talk/Activities-Talked about evergreens and sights and sounds of winter.  BRG