Making Apple Dolls A Family Christmas Activity
A Christmas afternoon activity invites families to make simple apple dolls. Kids peel apples and shape small figures, turning a seasonal craft into a shared family moment.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1967
Page
13
Apple dolls by Mrs. Fahrney captivate Springfield readers
Mrs. Mona Belle Fahrney of Springfield Missouri shows how to craft apple dolls from firm apples. Her family assists with wire bodies and carved heads while Dorothy Murhpur contributes carved faces. The guide covers head preparation drying fragrance and coloring plus assembly and dressing ideas for nine inch dolls and a special Santa doll for Myrtle's Ceramic Christmas display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mona Belle Fahrney
Springfield
America
Fahrney
Dorothy Fahrney Murphy
K. L. Murphy
Carol Can Be Tongue Twister
The article notes The Twelve Days of Christmas as a holiday ballad about gifts from Christmas to Epiphany. It cites editors of The New Book of Knowledge on the partridge in a pear tree and mentions British and American game song variations with forfeits for missed lines. Tongue twisting descriptions are common in some renditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Book of Knowledge
Great Britain
United States
Gleaming Lights Over Holidays Across Centuries
The piece traces how gleaming lights from candles to the Yule log shaped winter celebrations. It notes Pagan and Christian traditions, ash wood’s practicality, and the belief in the log’s protective powers during the twelve days of Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Europe
Diamonds Through Time as Royal and Church Adornments
Diamonds were once reserved for kings and high church officials before the 15th century, when they began to be worn more broadly. The text notes a shift from male-only display to wider use among elites.
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