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Christmas Crafts |
As the holiday season fills up, a great way to get some extra time with your children is to spend time making Christmas crafts. Besides giving your kids some special attention, you will be creating personalized decorations and cherished memories. What could be more important than that?
Your projects can be simple (a paper bag reindeer puppet) or very involved (stuffed Rudolph sewn from old socks) depending on the amount of time you have available and your particular skills. No matter what you choose, an hour or two making crafts as a family is a great way to focus on your loved ones during the Christmas season.
Varieties of Christmas Crafts
The great thing about choosing a Christmas-themed project is the wide number of options you have. As a matter of fact, the limits are only defined by your resourcefulness and imagination. You can purchase items, like beads and ornaments, or gather simple household items and produce handmade works of art. If you are unable to come up with something, visit your local craft store for ideas – it’s likely you’ll find choices for everything from felt stocking kits to woven Nativity scenes. If you are planning to involve children, choose something they can manage that fits their interests.
Here are some quick and inexpensive projects:
Paper Bag Reindeer Puppet – Trace an outline of the child’s hands on colored construction paper, then cut them out and glue them to a paper lunch sack. Flip the bag over and draw or glue on eyes, a nose and a mouth. You could have be performing a play with Santa’s whole crew in just a few minutes!
Handprint Wreath – Much like the puppet, you’ll begin by tracing several handprints onto construction paper, but you’ll want to make sure the color is green. After cutting them out, use glue to connect them in an overlapping circle. Add a bow, either store bought or handmade from paper or ribbon, and you have a keepsake that can be used from year to year to see how the child has grown.
Pom-Pom Christmas Tree – Your local craft or hobby store will likely have these soft balls available in a variety of colors and sizes. Purchase a number of green ones in different shades and sizes to form a background and other colors to act as ornaments. Make green triangles out of craft foam or construction paper, then use glue to stick the green pom-poms to the foam or paper backing. Once the pattern is in place, add colored pom-poms randomly to decorate the “tree.”
Cottonball Snowman – Similar to the Pom-Pom Christmas tree, you’ll cut a pattern out of construction paper as the backing, then glue down cotton balls to bring the body to life. After that, use a pair of scissors to cut shapes from different colors of construction paper for eyes, noses, mouths and any other accessories you’d like to give your snowman. When you’re done, glue them to the fluffy body and let them dry a few minutes.
Paper Plate Santa Claus – This project can be straightforward or complex based on the age of your children. You’ll need a red triangle cut from construction paper for a hat, a paper plate for a face and paints, markers and/or crayons to create facial features. Begin by coloring the bottom of the paper plate in a flesh-colored tone, then allow it to dry (if you’re using paint) before drawing on rosy cheeks, twinkling eyes and a mouth drawn up like a bow. When that’s finished, glue down the triangular hat and then use cotton balls to create that famous white-as-snow beard and fill out the edges of the hat.
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Last Updated :- 9 December, 2011
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