METRO HANGMAN

OPTICAL ILLUSION?
Look at the still picture below for a while, until the color curved 'neons' seem to vibrate and blink forward and backward... This is a Christmas lights illusion.

METRO BOGGLE
Find 5 things that Frosty The Snowman needs.

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HOW TO PLAY BOGGLE: Search for words that can be constructed from the letters of adjacent cubes, where "adjacent" cubes are those horizontally, vertically or diagonally neighboring. Words must be at least three letters and may include singular or plural separately, but may not use the same letter cube more than once per word.

METRO FUNNIES

Send in your jokes and riddles for the Metro

What do elves learn in school?
What is the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the ordinary alphabet?
What Christmas Carol is a favorite of parents?
Why does Santa have 3 gardens?
What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
What kind of bird can write?
What did the ghost say to Santa Claus?
How do sheep in Mexico say Merry Christmas?
What does a cat on the beach have in common with Christmas?
What do you get if Santa goes down the chimney when a fire is lit?
What kind of candle burns longer, a red candle or a green candle?
What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus?
Why was Santa's little helper depressed?
What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?

THE 7 ERRORS
Pick out the 7 differences between the two pictures
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EDDY'S SPOT
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10 CHRISTMAS FAMILY FUN IDEAS

Watch old Christmas movies together
Read aloud "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
Make dough ornaments together
Take the kids to see Santa
Gather friends together and take your family caroling
Trim the tree together
Celebrate Advent. Light the candles together each week 
Use an Advent calendar to count down to Christmas
Capture Christmas fun with your video camera
Attend Christmas events as a family. See a play, a church choir performance, attend the lighting of a special Christmas tree or go to a Christmas parade
AUNTIE MARGARET'S CRAFT CORNER
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CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

Make your own personalized Christmas stockings this year. They will bring lots of smiles on Christmas morning (and hopefully a lot of goodies from St. Nick)

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
 
Scissors 
2 pieces of red fleece, each 24 by 16 inches 
2 pieces of white faux fur, each 24 by 16 inches 
Long sewing pins 
Large-eye sewing needle 
Red embroidery floss 
White embroidery floss 
Sheet of yellow felt, 9 by 12 inches 
Yellow embroidery floss 
Fiberfill 
Fabric paint 
Clear tape 
9 inches of white twist cord 

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You will need about 2 to 3 hours to create this stocking 
1. First, click here to download the stocking pattern.
2. Cut 1 stocking shape from each piece of the red fleece and 1 from each piece of the faux fur . Be sure to cut the fur stockings so that the toes point in opposite directions with the fur sides up. 
3. Pin together the stockings with the fur stockings on the inside, furry sides in, and the red stockings on the outside. 
4. Whipstitch (illustration below) around the edge with the red floss to sew the shapes together, leaving the top unsewn. 
5. At the top, sew together the front 2 edges, then the back 2, with the white embroidery floss. 
6. Fold down the top to make a cuff. 
7. The Trimmings: Cut 2 star shapes from the yellow felt. 
8. Use the yellow floss to whipstitch around the edges, sewing the stars together. Leave a small section unsewn. 
9. Stuff the star with fiberfill, then finish sewing the edges. 
10. Write your child's name on the star with fabric paint and sew it to the edge of the cuff. 
11. Tape the ends of the cord to keep them from fraying, then sew the cord to the stocking for hanging. 
Tips:  A Stitch for All Stockings
Thread your needle with a length of floss and knot one end. Begin sewing by pushing the needle up through the underside of the fabric and then out the top. Loop the needle back under the fabric and repeat the stitch.
METRO FLASH GAME OF THE MONTH

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