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Jaga ...

Polish Christmas ornaments are handpainted ...
and could be adapted for children to make.

Also, creating an Advent calendar or nativity scene.

Dee

Dee, good idea

creating a nativity scene just like Krakow's szopkas!

Polish ornaments - you mean the balls for the Christmas tree?

I need to check what Polish stores have to offer recently. I saw that some have Christmas ornaments with Polish flag and eagle. Frankly - I am not sure that I would like to have a Christmas ball with the Polish flag on it!

Thanks for the ideas!

I saw a book for sale on ebay that was about Polish Christmas crafts and a play for children. The craft included paper cutting (snowflakes?), paper chain, making a szopka, and putting on a play with hand puppets.

what about making the straw ornaments?

Nancy

Nancy,

good idea also.

One book which I recommend from my website is:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0880450584/polishculture-20/

Polish Wycinanki Designs by Frances Drwal

if you saw something else please let me know, so that I can add it to the recommended books link

Jaga...

After ordering a CD "Boze Narodzenie w Polsce" from www.polart.com, they sent me their latest
catalog from POLART which shows many types of Polish ornaments to hang on the tree in a variety of beautiful shapes and designs. They also have the folk straw ornaments. Maybe you could get some ideas from the website.

Dee