Mommies play with blocks too

Today we had an awesome Super Saturday. There were several fun autumn crafts. The one I worked on was a set of holiday letter blocks. I've wanted a set of these for quite a while, but couldn't make myself get around to actually making some. So when I learned that it would be one of the Super Saturday projects, I was so excited.

The blocks - cut, sanded, and painted, were provided. Then we mod-podged pretty scrapbook paper and 4 die-cut letters on each  block. They turned out so pretty and so neat! I love looking at my mantle now.

For anyone interested, here is the info for what goes on each block.

Number the bottom of the blocks 1-16. Leave the top empty. On the four remaining sides of each block, put these letters/pictures:

1. P U D M
2. P O D E
3. H R E (heart)
4. R A F E
5. U N O Y
6. C L Y G
7. L R G W
8. H I R D
9. P S O V
10. B I S W
11. T E U C
12. D M E K
13. T I N 1
14. N A S 4
15. A (christmas tree) (flower) (star)
16. E J T (leaf)

With these letters, you can make such words/phrases as:


HAPPY HALLOWEEN (blocks 3,4,1,2,5,8,14,6,7,9,10,11,12,13)
THANKSGIVING (11,3,15,5,12,10,7,13,9,8,14,6)
MERRY CHRISTMAS (1,2,3,4,5,6,8,7,13,9,11,14,10,15, christmas tree on 16)
WINTER (7,8,5,11,2,4)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (3,4,1,2,5,10,13,7,11,8,12,14,6)
I LOVE YOU (13,7,5,9,4,6,2,1, heart on 3)
HAVE A NICE DAY (3,4,9,12,15,13,10,11,2,8,14,5)
NUMBER 1 (5,1,12,10,2,8,13)
HAPPY NEW YEAR (3,4,1,2,5,13,12,7,6,11,14,8)
LET IT SNOW (6,4,13,8,11,14,5,2,7)
VALENTINES DAY (9,4,7,2,13,11,8,14,12,10,1,15,5, heart on 3)
HAPPY EASTER (3,4,1,2,5,12,14,9,13,11,8, flower on 15)
APRIL SHOWERS (4,1,3,13,6,14,8,2,10,11,7,9)
SPRING (9,1,7,8,5,6, flower on 15)
FALL (4,15,6,7)
MOTHERS DAY (12,9,11,3,2,4,10,1,15,6)
FATHERS DAY (4,3,11,8,12,7,9,1,15,6)
SUMMER (14,5,1,12,4,7)
4TH OF JULY (14,13,3,9,4,16,1,7,6, star on 15)
I LOVE AMERICA (13,7,2,9,4,3,1,11,8,10,6,14)
WELCOME FRIENDS (10,2,7,6,9,1,11,4,3,13,12,5,8,14)
JANUARY (16,14,13,1,3,7,6)
FEBRUARY (4,2,10,8,1,14,7,6, heart on 3)
MARCH (1,4,8,11,3)
APRIL (4,2,3,8,9)
MAY (1,14,6)
JUNE (16,1,14,4)
JULY (16,1,7,6)
AUGUST (4,5,7,1,10,11)
SEPTEMBER (14,4,9,13,12,1,10,2,7)
OCTOBER (5,11,13,9,10,2,8)
NOVEMBER (13,5,9,11,12,10,2,7)
DECEMBER (1,4,6,11,12,10,2,8)

There are more words and phrases you can make with these blocks, but these are the ones likely to be most useful. Of course, SHALOM (14,8,3,6,9,1) and NAMASTE (13,3,1,4,9,11,12) might come in handy too. And SUPER BOWL (9,1,2,4,8,10,5,7,6) could be useful, for those that are into that sort of thing.