December 17th!

Pee-wee''s Playhouse  Christmas Special (1988) : There are a lot of amazing Christmas specials around Christmas and this is for sure one of my favorites. Who doesn't love Pee-wee right? There are a lot of very important people dropping by to wish Pee-wee a very Merry Christmas and bringing him lots and lots of fruitcake enough fruitcake to add on a second wing on the Playhouse. Pee-wee makes a Christmas list for Santa that is 1 1/2 miles long, Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon make Christmas cards, Little Richard learns how to ice skate, and Magic Johnson joins Pee-wee for a sleigh ride in the Magic Screen. Charo, K.D. Lang, the Del Rubio triplets, and Grace Jones perform yuletide carols and Dinah Shore sings the "12 Days of Christmas". You also get appearances from the normal Playhouse characters as well as Joan Rivers, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg and Cher stops by for a cameo. Santa stops by to tell Pee-wee that he asked for way too many gifts and now the other children won't get anything at all, so Pee-wee decides to do the right thing, give all of his gifts to the children and he becomes Santa's helper. It was originally shown during prime time on December 21 1988 as a 1 hour special. The word of the day was YEAR and it was the only episode in which the secret word is not revealed in the beginning. If your in the mood for a wacky gay ol' Christmas, this is the special for you!

Some crafts while you watch!

Peppermint Ornaments

Kids can brighten up the Christmas tree by creating their own ornaments and tree-toppers using pipe cleaners, foil, and felt.

Peppermints are the coolest holiday sweets -- especially when transformed into edible hanging ornaments. Lay five or so peppermint candies in a circle to form a wreath; bond sides together with icing. Adorn front with cinnamon candies or mints. Let dry two hours before hanging. Loop twine around ornament; knot.

Greeting Card Ornaments

Holiday cards make perfect ornaments: dazzling and delicate yet impossible to break. In a few steps, kids can turn cards into darling globes or circles that lock together, ready to twirl.

To make, cut two disks identical in size from a card; you can use a circle punch, or trace a round object and cut with scissors. Cut a slit halfway across each disk. In one circle, punch a hole near the edge opposite the cut with a hole punch. Hold the disks so that the slits face each other. Slide the slit of one disk all the way into the other (you should feel the disks "lock"). Thread string through the hole, and tie a knot.