Volume 2, Issue 3
Holidays
Page 3
Holiday Recipe! Holiday Cookies by Ellen Newbold This is a recipe to spread holiday cheer to all families. Hope you enjoy! PREP TIME TOTAL TIME SERVING 45 Minutes 1hr 24 Note: These are not cook- ies made from this recipe
Ingredients 1 sugar cookie mix ½ butter or margarine, softened 1 egg 1 container of whipped fluffy white frosting 1 packet of red string licorice or laces. 1 packet of assorted candy.
Step 1 Heat oven to 375 F. In a medium bowl stir cookie mix, butter and egg until softened dough forms. On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough with a rounded tablespoon 2 inches apart. Step 2 Bake for 11 to 14 minutes or until the edges are light and golden brown. Cool for 1 minute;; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely for about 15 minutes. Step 3 Frost and decorate 1 cookie at a time. After spreading frosting on cookie, add licorice or strawberry laces for band of earmuffs and candies for ear covers and snowman face.
Will’s original Christmas Story Once there was a boy named, James. He was a nice boy and he was about to be put on Santa’s good list. But on Christmas Eve, James did something bad. He was with his friends and he decided it would be nice to help his next door neighbor, Mrs. Freeman. James went to her house and asked her if she needed help setting up her new comput- er. Since James was so polite and charming she had to accept. Once inside, she and James went into the kitchen so that he could set up her new computer. James sat down, and got to work. Mrs. Freeman offered James a cup of hot chocolate. It was so a cold day out, he immediately said yes! While he was working away, be accidentally knocked over the cup of hot chocolate all over Mrs. Freeman’s computer. All James was trying to do was help poor Mrs. Freeman but he had ruined her computer. James thought all day wondering how he could make up by doing more good deeds to make up for the ruined computer because it was now possible that with all the naughty and nice things he had done throughout the year, ne he could either have a lump of coal in his stockings or Christmas presents under the their tree. He thought a lot that day and he kept trying to be on the nice list but nothing succeeded. Then he realized it was already bedtime so he was forced to go to bed and just sit there and wait till Christmas morning. Thump! Bang! James woke up instantane- ously and got out of bed and went down the stairs and into the living room. he saw a bunch of ash coming out of the chimney. James went into the kitchen and had a really good view of the living room. “HO! HO! HO! I’m getting to old for that”, Santa said. James quickly ran to the closet of electronics and fished out a camera. He ran back and took the picture and then Santa left. All that was left in the living room was him, the tree, and the presents. He went back up the stairs and went back to bed....James woke up to his sister screaming because of her presents. He got all of his clothes on and ran down the stairs and he found a mound o presents with his name on it. then he turned on the camera and looked at picture of Santa. It wasn't even a picture anymore. it was just a black screen that had barely visible. The screen said,(So you thought you could fool old St.Nicholas.
The Holiday Season by Julia Evans It’s the holiday season and no matter how you celebrate, it’s a nice time of year to be with friends and family. The television ads tell us that Christmas is about shopping and wanting presents, but in our Bullis community we know it is about giving to others. We had a toy drive and a coat drive to help needy families. We collected more than 200 toys in the Lower School and Middle School and 200 coats in the Upper School. On Saturday, I went with a group of Upper Schoolers to deliver the toys and wrap them at A Wider Circle. The toys are going to families that don’t have the money to buy gifts for their kids. They will feel so much love because of our help. I hope that everyone in our community will understand that it is bet- ter to give to others than receive more than you really need.