Here are some coloring sheets your family can print our, color and use as decorations to help you bring in the new year! Try using them as a competition between all members of your family with the winner winning a specially embellished blow horn and hat!
Right click and save to your computer, then print as large as you want from any publishing program or click on image, select print and choose what size you want to print it as! Have fun!!! Happy New Years!
143 Things for Your Kids To Keep Busy With:
TURN THE TABLES Just this once, encourage the younger set to draw on the table. Instead of a table runner, use a long sheet of paper that kids can doodle on before, during, and even after dinner.
The song, “Auld Lang Syne,” is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year. At least partially written by Robert Burns in the 1700’s, it was first published in 1796 after Burns’ death. Early variations of the song were sung prior to 1700 and inspired Burns to produce the modern rendition. An old Scottish tune, “Auld Lang Syne” literally means “old long ago,” or simply, “the good old days.”
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
And there’s a hand my trusty fiere,
And gie’s a hand o thine,
And we’ll tak a right guid-willie waught,
For auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
3/4 cup firmly packed C&H° Golden
or Dark Brown Sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
1/4 cup molasses
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flout
2 teaspoons ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon each: allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheets.
Beat Sugar and Water in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs and molasses. Stir together remainng ingridients in medium bowl. Gradually add to sugar mixture until well blended. Refrigerate dough I hour or until easy to handle.
On well-floured surface, roll out half of dough at a time to ‘/8 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Place on prepared cookie sheet. Bake 8- 1 0 minutes. Cool on rack. Decorate with sugar icing as desired. Makes about 24 (5-inch) cookies.
Icing: Combine 3/4 cup plus I tablespoon Powdered Sugar, I tablespoon milk, and food coloring as desired.
Country & Victorian Times 