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HILLS OUTLOOK Saturday December I 1M7 Outlook Count and Color The old fashioned custom of lighting a tree with candles the modern custom of using electric lights have made this Christmas very bright Count the number of candles and lights on the tree and write your answers in the blanks How many altogether When you finish color the tree brightly as your own Christmas decoration BOOKS I rbrcutl by Vera Williams All ages Clear step by step instructions on how to make a gingerbread house Patterns to trace included Santa Make- a Change by Sol Chaneles K All the elves become concerned when Santa announces he needs to make a change before Christmas The Power of by Isaac Singer Grs 7 Bight tales one for each night of the Hanukkah celebration The first Christmas trees were decorated with real fruit flowers and lighted candles The Germans were the first to use glass ornaments on their Christmas trees Hanukkah begins on the eve of the of the Hebrew month of KislevusuallyinDecember and lasts eight days This years celebration is December 1623 After the Jewish people won the temple back from the Syrians they wanted to light the holy candle called a There was only enough pure oil to last one day and It would take eight days to prepare more They lit the and the small amount of oil burned for eight days which is why the Hanukkah celebration lasts for eight days Three billion Christmas cards are sent each year in the United States Whether you celebrate or Christmas it is important to remember at this holiday time of the year that the most important gift you can give another is a smile and a kind word or deed Have a wonderful and safe holiday season 1ST Fred Did you hear about the man who lick a stamp Frank No what about him Fred He got beaten up by a Christmas Seal Roy Why has Santa Claus taken up gardening Joy I don know Why Roy Because he likes to hoe hoe hoe There s a lot of good in the world and there a lot of bad The secret of being happy is to always look for the good It s always there if you look hard enough Sugar Spice Christmas is Nice Cut this stocking out and paste it on cardboard or heavy paper Put glue on the spice areas one at a time and sprinkle the correct spice on that area Allow it to dry then shake after each different spice is put on to remove excess spice Smell it when they all dry This makes a very different and colorful holiday decoration WHATS WRONG There are several mistakes in the Christmas scene below Circle each one that you find