Santa "Corr"

Hi, meet Corr.

Santa has a new name because J says it that way.

Corr is saved from an old Christmas wrapping paper that was kept safely in my wrapping paper stash.

I couldn't bear to throw it away after I unwrapped J's only Christmas present last year.

(I knew I'd have use for it one day!)

J spotted it among the other wrapping paper and kept poking at it, going "Corr. Corr."

I think she meant "Santa Claus"?

She seemed to take an interest in the penguin too so in order to make her go to bed, I promise I'll cut them out for her.

I thought I should laminate these pieces to prolong their lifespan a little. But because I made the promise a little too quickly, and I had no laminator at home, it was an opportunity to try out an idea I spotted on Pinterest -- use the iron!

It worked!

Not too great as compared to using a proper laminator, but it worked.

So here's Corr and his pals!

*Laminating using an iron is fun, but not too fun when you have a deck of flash cards to go through.

I had to experiment with mine a couple of times on various settings.

But I did discover that 

1. The iron shouldn't be too hot. (I melted a sleeve) Common sense but somehow it happens.

2. Make sure you are using cotton. I thought I was when I first used my old pajamas, but it melted right through, with the sleeves.

3. Switch off the steam function. I didn't initially and it turned out all bubbly inside.