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Crafts for Kids

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.

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.

Mini-Gingerbread House - Great for Kids (Under 30 minutes)
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.

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.

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.