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Holiday Hobbies December 2017 |
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PPLD Holiday Concert: Forté Handbell Quartet Sunday, December 3, 2:00pm 1175 Chapel Hills Drive Come join us at Library 21c for a free holiday handbell concert featuring Forté!
Based in Colorado Springs, Forté is an advanced quartet marked by artistry, energy, and dedication to their craft. Formed in 2007, Forté has emerged as a unique performance and educational quartet, quickly developing an elite reputation within the handbell world.
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ERC Special Program: Creative Winter Crafts Tuesday, December 12, 10:00 a.m. - Noon 5550 N. Union Blvd Drop by anytime between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to explore the ERC, utilize some of our hands-on educational tools, and try your hand at some fun winter and holiday crafts. This program is in conjunction with the Family Focused Fun program in MAKE @ East, which takes place at the same time. Please be sure to register for a session of the MAKE @ East program if you want to addend that portion of the joint program. No registration is required for the ERC activities. Ages 5 and up.
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Handknit Holidays : Knitting Year-Round for Christmas, Hannukah, and Winter Solstice
by Melanie Falick
The best-selling author of Weekend Knitting presents more than fifty original projects, including unique gifts and decorations for Christmas, Hanukkah, and the winter solstice, including colorful ornaments, Christmas stockings, a unique menorah, scarves, a poncho and matching dog sweater, an Aran tree skirt, a lace shawl, and a patchwork afghan.
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Christmas and Hanukkah Origami
by Ruth Owen
Readers can celebrate the holidays by making crafts the whole family will enjoy. This informative book shows readers how to use the traditional Japanese art of folding paper to make fun Christmas and Hanukkah decorations. Step-by-step instructions assure that readers at all levels will remain engaged and walk away with a unique holiday decoration.
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Homemade Holiday : Craft Your Way Through More Than 40 Festive Projects
by Sophie Pester
Bring the magic of a handmade Christmas into your home with 40 projects for gifts, decorations, and homemade wrapping paper. Save time and money with the festive craft projects in Homemade Holiday. Clear, step-by-step instructions guide readers to create fresh flower garlands, bake edible gift tags, make homemade bath salts, and paint authentic tree ornaments. With last-minute ideas and lots of inspiration, this book will help you wrap up gift-giving and decorating for the holiday season.
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Hanukkah Sweets and Treats
by Ronne Randall
Introduces Hannukkah and provides information about and recipes for holiday-themed foods, including latkes, fudgy gelt, and a cupcake menorah
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Betty Crocker Celebrate! : a Year-Round Guide to Holiday Food and Fun
by Betty Crocker
Presents a host of special recipes and festive ideas for holidays throughout the year, offering 140 delectable dishes, entertaining suggestions, decorating and presentation tips, and more for New Year's Eve, Easter and Passover, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day and Father's Day, Halloween, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and other special occasions.
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Christmas Cookies : 75 Irresistible Holiday Treats
by Good Housekeeping Institute
Serving up the best from Good Housekeeping, a delightful holiday collection of 75 triple-tested cookie recipesùincluding Gingerbread Cutouts, Chocolate-Peanut Butter Thumbprints, Mint Peppermint Sticks and moreùalong with do-ahead tips and easy decorating and gift-wrapping ideas, is perfect for both expert bakers and enthusiastic home cooks.
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Pikes Peak Library District
P.O. Box 1579
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901
(719) 531-6333ppld.org/ |
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