{"id":19653,"date":"2021-12-17T15:31:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T15:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/?p=19653"},"modified":"2021-12-20T15:46:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T15:46:43","slug":"making-christmas-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2021\/12\/17\/making-christmas-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Christmas memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today in the home room the children have been busy making their very own Christmas tree ornaments \u00a0using salt dough and their own creative skills!<\/p>\n<p>We demonstrated good social skills by working together to carefully measuring the ingredients and adding them to a bowl to mix.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/1C0D8841-2E9A-4F50-8570-5885C12D8C32-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19654\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/1C0D8841-2E9A-4F50-8570-5885C12D8C32-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/3E417F51-A33C-41B2-9A28-7DD55B692148-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19655\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/3E417F51-A33C-41B2-9A28-7DD55B692148-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/300C2FE8-9296-42FB-9D94-8549912463BE-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19656\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/300C2FE8-9296-42FB-9D94-8549912463BE-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We exercised our manipulative and fine motor skills\u00a0 and we strengthened our muscles through lots of mixing, kneading, rolling and cutting our dough.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/2DC9AA22-07BE-41B9-A8AD-0050C43D6B43-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19657\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/2DC9AA22-07BE-41B9-A8AD-0050C43D6B43-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/9E669201-E80C-496C-9727-900646C571AC-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19658\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/9E669201-E80C-496C-9727-900646C571AC-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/4B45B90F-2B84-4B49-9F09-64E99176B250.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19659\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/4B45B90F-2B84-4B49-9F09-64E99176B250-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/BC7947D6-E403-4C0F-9165-278F217DD43F-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19660\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/BC7947D6-E403-4C0F-9165-278F217DD43F-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We listened carefully and demonstrated we are very careful when using an oven as it can get very hot! We baked our dough \u00a0shapes in the oven to make them hard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/803CD6D9-E54B-4D49-9AC2-43CF589D4FDD-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19661\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/803CD6D9-E54B-4D49-9AC2-43CF589D4FDD-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We decorated our decorations with our own choice of coloured paint, glitter and snow dust. We then tied some beautiful ribbon to them so we can hang them on our tree,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/16BCA4B5-E73D-4D56-92CF-57237D8F780D-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19662\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/16BCA4B5-E73D-4D56-92CF-57237D8F780D-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/4F95A568-3D73-4B46-AEA3-9D8CED805FA8-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19663\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/4F95A568-3D73-4B46-AEA3-9D8CED805FA8-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/3DCA8BD1-7FCD-40B2-BBAC-D8CD775F7083-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19665\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/3DCA8BD1-7FCD-40B2-BBAC-D8CD775F7083-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/D714BE06-492A-4DDC-8D07-08C8309C8D22-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19666\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/D714BE06-492A-4DDC-8D07-08C8309C8D22-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/A4ABA93C-A608-496F-B5B4-2DC2E3C79867-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19670\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/A4ABA93C-A608-496F-B5B4-2DC2E3C79867-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/912480C3-616F-44FB-A7A3-AC1DE117EBEF-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19669\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/912480C3-616F-44FB-A7A3-AC1DE117EBEF-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/DEE054CE-7538-4BE5-A102-399B1A927B74-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19664\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2021\/12\/DEE054CE-7538-4BE5-A102-399B1A927B74-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in the home room the children have been busy making their very own Christmas tree ornaments \u00a0using salt dough and their own creative skills! We demonstrated good social skills by working together to carefully measuring the ingredients and adding them to a bowl to mix. We exercised our manipulative and fine motor skills\u00a0 and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2021\/12\/17\/making-christmas-memories\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Making Christmas memories<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38009,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2508,4894],"tags":[446943,446931,9125,185],"class_list":["post-19653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-expressive-arts","category-special-event","tag-christmas-memories","tag-collaborative-thinking","tag-creativity","tag-numeracy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19673,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19653\/revisions\/19673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}