Moravian Stars, Again

Collin has a weekly eye appointment for eye therapy (can you say, expensive?) and I just sit there for about an hour. Usually, an excellent time for me to catch up on reading or just staring at the wall, trying to recoup some sanity in my day.

Last week, I took my paper strips for Moravian stars. I can read at home - even if it's just walking from room to room with my Kindle held up to my nose - but those stars are hard to keep out of the children's grasping hands. The staff gave me quizzical looks, but generally just left me to fold and fold and...well, fold.

I made three in an hour. Seriously. Not exactly the quickest things to make. There were two others that were almost done. Which meant that there were eight made. Sophia quickly made that seven.

They are now hanging up, though...far, far out of Sophie's reach.

Yes, I still need to paint that wall...

This is our dumb octagonal window...and I agree that the star needs to be bigger, hung lower, etc. But it's a fun picture, all the same.

Here's the best part: they are still there! It is really fun to have a different decoration hanging up, and even more fun to proudly announce that "I did that" when anyone comments. Although only Malena and Doug have commented thus far. Not that I'm counting.

Anyway, does anyone have any "new" decorations this year? Anything outside of the tree-and-garland decor that we all know and see everywhere? No, I'm not knocking it, I love it...but I also love new stuff! How about you?