Holidays at the White House 2011

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HOLIDAYS AT THE WHITE HOUSE 2

GIVEShare

Shine


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THE WHITE HOUSE VISITOR CENTER

During the holiday season, examples of this years White House decorations will be on display atthe Visitor Center. e Center is located inside the north end of the Department of Commerce

building, between 14th and 15th Streets at 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., and is open from

7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. every day except anksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Years Day. You

will find interesting exhibits, tourist information, and helpful staff to answer your questions.

IN APPRECIATION

e White House is grateful to the Executive Residence staff, agencyEA, Stephanie Jessica

Gilliam, Jami Chiang, Emily ompson, and the many volunteers from around the country

for decorating the White House this holiday season. We greatly appreciate the beautiful artwork

for this holiday booklet. e featured illustrations were drawn by high school students Olivia

Bruce and Brandon Martinez from the Duke Ellington School for the Arts, and Meta Carr,

Mary Elcano, Aidan Elisabeth Fredericks, Eleanor Graves, Annemarie Heekin, Sarah Miller, Erin

Schwartz, and Lois Rothman from the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design.

anks to the hard work and creativity of those involved, this years holiday decorations reflect

the spirit of service and common values that define our Nation.


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Makes one cake from a 2 quart bundt pan

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoons ground ginger

teaspoon baking soda

teaspoon nutmeg

PUmPKIn CaKE

wih orge Cre Cheese Frsig

A recipe from the White House Pastry Kitchen

teaspoon ground cloves

1 cups dark brown sugar

4 eggs

cup vegetable oil

7 ounces of pumpkin puree (either homemade or from a can)

cup whole milk, warmed

FRoStInG

1 cup confectioners sugar

1 tablespoon orange zest

1 vanilla bean or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract6 ounces butter, softened

2 tablespoons heavy cream

1 pound cream cheese, room temperature

Pinch of salt cup fresh squeezed orange juice, strained

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Create your own East Garden Room Mini-Tree

Materials:

scissors

glue stick

pencil

1 toothpick (optional)

Assembly:

glue1. Download the half-circle template from:

http://WhiteHouse.gov/2011HolidayTour,

and cut it out from the bright green paper.

2. Apply glue to one edge and roll into a cone shape.

3. Using the leaf template, trace and cut 15 leaves in dark green, 10 in brightgreen and 4-6 in a bright color. Using the tree top template, trace and cut 5 tree

tops in bright green and 1-2 in the bright color.

4. Starting from the bottom of the cone, glue the leaves around thecone layering the leaves as you go up. Our sample shows bright colors

under a few leaves with edges rolled up a little for the color to peek

through. Continue layering until you reach the top of the cone. On the

top layer, use the tree top pieces to complete the tree.

5. Optional tree topper: Cut 2 small stars out of

the colored paper of your choice. Glue stars on

either side of a toothpick and poke through top of

the tree.

8 " x 11" text weight paper:

2 sheets of bright green

1 sheet of dark green

1 sheet of a bright, contrasting color

leaf

template

toothpick

tree top

template


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leaf

template

tree top

template

half circle

template

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