I work with a 9-year old boy with CP and is mentally retarded. He is currently on bed-rest after surgery but has a bed tray. For Thanksgiving we did a turkey headband using his hand being traced. He needs a lot of hand-over-hand and his ability to do detailed work or much coordination is very low. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for activities preferably Christmas related that I could do with him. I have some of the basic dyed noodles strung, Santa mask with a paper plate and pompoms, foam ornaments with glue-on pieces. Another one that I really want to do with him is dipping pretzel sticks in chocolate then in sprinkles. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!
Sarah

I have been having trouble with honey mixing in very well in my lip balm. I am using beeswax, sweet almond oil and honey and once I get to the end of my batch, I have mainly honey left over. Is there a particular temp that I should heat these up to or another trick to get it to mix better? Thanks in advance.