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8 easy Christmas crafts for kids
Make Christmas decorating more fun! Try these 8 easy DIY decoration ideas you can do with the kids. Get in the holiday spirit and decorate as a family!
Pom-pom panache
Crafts for toddlers need to be simple, and this one is about as simple as it gets. Cut a Christmas tree out of construction paper, have the kids dip pom-poms in white glue and stick them to the paper.
Personalized presents
Make your own wrapping paper this year. First, buy some plain brown kraft paper. Next, make your own potato stamp. Cut a potato in half, press a cookie cutter into a potato, then cut around it with a knife, leaving a raised image. Have the kids dip the stamps in paint and then onto the paper.
Christmas wreath
Cut a circle out of card stock or bristol board—go for green if you want a more realistic wreath—and have the kids cover it with buttons. If you don’t have any buttons, you can use small circles of colourful paper. Add a bow for the finishing touch.
Colourful Christmas tree
Make a stencil by tracing a Christmas tree on a piece of cardboard or cardstock and cutting it out. Place the tree stencil on a piece of white paper. Put several different colours of paint on a plate or piece of wax paper.
Have kids use their finger, a cotton swab, or a small sponge stamp (available at art supply stores) to decorate the tree. Carefully remove the stencil. Then just add a star and trunk. This also works well for homemade Christmas cards.
Wood works
You can use wood craft sticks to make all sorts of cute decorations. To make sure they stick together, glue a piece of stiff paper or cardboard to the back or glue several sticks onto another stick. Kids can then paint the sticks to create a snowman, Christmas tree or elf.
Modern Christmas tree
Collect some paper in different colours and patterns and cut out circles of the same size. This is a great way to reuse leftover wrapping paper and reduce waste. Fold the circles in half, put glue on a half of each circleand arrange the circles to make a tree.
Cardboard characters
Save empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls. Paint them and add unique decorative touches (cotton balls, twigs, pom-poms, construction paper, etc.) to create fun characters.
Decorative plate
For this project, you’ll need a paper plate “canvas.” Cut out strips of different coloured paper and glue them to the plate to create a Christmas tree with branches of various lengths. Add pom-poms, stickers, glitter, sequins or other decorative touches. You can also paint the plate blue to make it look like nighttime in the background.
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