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Hand Christmas Wreath
Materials
Green construction paper
Felt pen or pencil to trace hands
Glue
Glitter
Sequins
Ribbons
Other decorations for finishing
Directions: Trace child's open hand onto paper. (8-10 tracings for a small child) Cut
out tracings. Glue tracings together at wrists with fingers pointed out. Decorate with
glitter, sequins, ribbons. Write your name, age, and date made on back.
Mini-Gingerbread House - Great for Kids
Use a 1 pint school milk carton as the base of the gingerbread house. Glue the
carton onto a 6" by 6" piece of cardboard covered in foil. Then making the walls
and roof is done by gluing graham crackers onto the sides and the top of the carton.
Then using vanilla frosting, frost the roof, "ground," and anywhere else you wish.
You can use the frosting also as "glue/paste" to decorate many types of candy such
as gumdrops, candycanes, peppermints, and etc. Now the ginger house is complete.
Christmas Place Mats
Kids Crafts
Materials
Scrap material (you sew together) to the size of a place mat
Permanent magic markers
Fabric paint
Paint brushes
Fabric glue
Fabric to cut out
Scissors
Christmas shapes - could be cookie cutters - to trace
Glitter, sequins, ric-rac etc.
Directions: Use sturdy scrap material sewn double, preferably a solid color. Provide
each child with the materials above and let them go to it.
Tooth Pick Ornament
Kids Crafts
Materials
1 box of rounded tooth picks
Scissors
Pencil
White glue
Old Christmas cards
1 sheet of cardboard
Spool of thread
Directions:Cut out a square of cardboard 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" - this will be your stencil pick
out a favorite Christmas Card and position your stencil over the area you want to cut
out.
Trace around the stencil cut out on the lines put a small amount of glue around the
edges of the cutout Christmas card begin placing toothpicks by 3's or 2's, first on one
edge then the next until all 4 sides make a frame. Place a "roof" at the top of the frame.
Allow the glue to dry when glue is dry take a length of thread, double it and tie it to the
top of the roof. .Make the loop long enough to fit on the branch of a Christmas tree.
Candy Wreath
Kid Crafts
Materials
1 coat hanger
30 pieces of assorted, wrapped hard candies, suckers, etc.
30 pieces of colorful curling ribbon, cut into 8" pieces
Wire cutters
Pliers to bend the hanger
Masking tape
A dull pair of scissors to curl the ribbon
Adult Supervision
Directions: Unbend the hanger and cut it in half (this will be enough for 2 kids). Bend
the 1/2 hanger into a circle leaving about 4" at the top to make a hook. Twist the end to
make it look like a circle with a hook on it.
Cut your curling ribbon into 8" pieces. Fold your ribbon in half. In the middle of that
ribbon tie one piece of candy. Tie it on the end of the candy where the paper twists.
Now tie the candy with 2 knots tightly on to the hanger. Tie the candy right next to the
wire to help cover it up. Use the scissors to curl the ribbon on each end. Repeat the
process for all your candy pieces.
It might take a few more or less than 30 depending on the size of each candy. Suckers
should be tied close to the head. You may add a ribbon on the top to cover the hook if
you want. Tip: Tie on a pair of small scissors so people can eat the candy when they
visit.
Candy Wreath
Kid Crafts
Materials
1 coat hanger
30 pieces of assorted, wrapped hard candies, suckers, etc.
30 pieces of colorful curling ribbon, cut into 8" pieces
Wire cutters
Pliers to bend the hanger
Masking tape
A dull pair of scissors to curl the ribbon
Adult Supervision
Directions: Unbend the hanger and cut it in half (this will be enough for 2 kids). Bend
the 1/2 hanger into a circle leaving about 4" at the top to make a hook. Twist the end to
make it look like a circle with a hook on it.
Cut your curling ribbon into 8" pieces. Fold your ribbon in half. In the middle of that
ribbon tie one piece of candy. Tie it on the end of the candy where the paper twists.
Now tie the candy with 2 knots tightly on to the hanger. Tie the candy right next to the
wire to help cover it up. Use the scissors to curl the ribbon on each end. Repeat the
process for all your candy pieces.
It might take a few more or less than 30 depending on the size of each candy. Suckers
should be tied close to the head. You may add a ribbon on the top to cover the hook if
you want. Tip: Tie on a pair of small scissors so people can eat the candy when they
visit.
Make a Jeweled Ornament
Kids Crafts
Materials
3" Frosted ball
Ornament jewels (one side flat) of different sizes and shapes
Tacky glue
Directions: Apply glue to the back of the jewels and apply to the ornament. You may
need to hold in place for a minute or two depending on the type of glue used. Let dry.
NOTE: You can use sparkle glue or glitter fabric paint to attach the jewels. Use lots of
glue to make sure the jewels will stay put.
Christmas Angels
Kid's Crafts
Materials
Brown paper lunch bag (5-1/4 x 3-1/8 x 10-3/4 inches)
Piece of cardboard cut to fit base of bag
Shredded newspaper to fill bag
3/4" full Elastic band
Small paper doily (about 3-1/2 inches)
Spanish moss
1 yard of 1-1/4" to 1-1/2" wide paper ribbon, any color
1 yard of 2-1/2" to 2-3/4" wide paper ribbon, any color
3-inch diameter styrofoam ball
Piece of flesh-colored nylon stocking
Needle and thread
1/8" beads for eyes
1-1/2" gold foil bow or 9" of gold 1/4" ribbon
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Scissors
Adult Supervision
Directions: Put cardboard inside bag as a base. Fill the bag 3/4 full with shredded
newspaper. Close bag and tie with elastic band, leaving about 2-1/2 inches of bag at
top to make the angel's collar. Fold top of bag outwards and downwards all around to
shape the collar.
Center the doily on top of the collar and glue in place. Cut a square from the nylon
stocking large enough to fit over the styrofoam ball. Pull the stocking tight, gather the
excess and stitch through the gathers to secure. Cut off excess stocking. Glue this head
to the center of the doily, with gathers at the back of the head.
Take a handful of Spanish moss and fit around face and back of head to form the hair.
Glue into place. Fill in any bare spots with more Spanish moss. Twist an 18-inch length
of narrower paper ribbon and form into a halo, knotting the ends together. Trim ends at
an angle and glue halo to top of angel's head, with the knot at the back.
Make angel wings by tying a bow from the wider paper ribbon. Flatten wings slightly,
center and glue to angel's back. Glue a band of narrower ribbon around the base of the
bag, with the ends in the back. Glue flat beads to front of angel's face for eyes, or push
round beads into the styrofoam and glue in place. Glue foil bow or bow tied from gold
ribbon to the left side of the collar.
Super Snowflake Shirt
Materials needed:
Delta Color Accents Color Mist (Christmas Red #70-102), T-shirt or sweatshirt, newspaper or plastic, cardboard or shirt board, scissors, 12 sheets plain paper (per shirt)
1. Cut out 12 different paper snowflakes.
Fold paper in half over and over, until you have a thin triangle-shape. Cut out shapes like half of hearts or half of a diamond on the folds. Remember! The more shapes you cout from the paper, the more designs your snowflake will have. Cut a rounded edge on the wide part or the triangle making the shape look like a wedge of cheese.
2. Open up snowflakes and lay flat.
3. Lay out a large newspaper or large piece of plastic across a table to protect from overspray. REMEMBER! Be sure to protect any exposed floor area or clothing that could get sprayed - Color Mist is permanent.
4. Slip shirt over shirt cover or cardboard.
5. Position snowflakes here and there on top of shirt.
6. MAKE SURE YOU SHAKE COLOR MIST FOR AT LEAST ONE MINUTE WITH CLEAR CAP STILL IN PLACE!
7. Prime the pump on the spray by aiming and spraying into a paper towel.
8. Hold the bottle about 6" from shirt and firmly pump color onto shirt over snowflakes. DON'T be concerned about droplets on the shirt, this adds to the design.
9. After spraying is done, carefully remove wet snowflakes and discard.
10. Let shirt dry completly.
11. Repeat process on back.
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