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Four Quick And Easy Christmas Craft Projects
from: CTLIf you are looking for some easy Christmas craft ideas for kids this holiday season, here are some great easy Christmas tree ornament craft ideas for you! The Christmas season is a great opportunity to spend quality time with your kids and get creative, so read on for more easy Christmas craft ideas for kids projects. These easy Christmas tree ornament craft ideas are fun for the whole family to do together, and don't require a major investment of time or money.
3-D Star Ornament
You need:
Stiff paper - card stock or thin cardboard
Pencil
Scissors
Glue
Crayons/markers or shiny paper
Short string
What to do
*Draw a star on stiff paper, and cut it out with scissors.
*Make a copy.
*Decorate the two stars with colors or with shiny paper.
*On one star, cut a slit from any inner corner to the centre point.
*On the other star, cut a slit from an outer corner to the centre point.
*Join stars together through the slits and fix with a little glue or tape.
*Loop string, and glue it onto any outer corner, and hang.
Jingle Bell Ornament
You need:
Jingle bells
Heavy gauge wire
Wire cutters
Decorative ribbon
What to do
*Cut about 8 inches of the wire.
*Cover 7 inches of the wire with bells.
*Twist the wire ends tight together.
*On the top center of the bell ornament, tie a ribbon bow.
*With the bow's loose ends, make a loop hanger for ornament.
Santa Hat
You need:
Red construction paper - large size
Pencil
Scissors
Hole punch
Stapler
Red crayon, marker
Paper scrap - black, pink, yellow
Cotton balls, strips
Glue
What to do
*Draw a half circle on construction paper, and cut it.
*Twirl it into the shape of a cone. Staple in place.
*Make Santa's face by cutting out a pink paper circle and gluing it onto the upper part of cone.
*Cut and glue a black paper strip on the lower part of the cone as the belt.
*Cut and glue a small yellow paper rectangle as a belt buckle.
*Glue a cotton ball atop the cone and some around the cone just above the face, to make Santa's hat. *For the beard, glue cotton strips around the face.
*Punch out and glue two tiny black paper circles for eyes.
*Draw a smiley mouth.
Snowman Card
You need:
Construction paper or card stock
Thick white paper
Paper scrap - black, orange, red
Scissors
Glue
Hole punch
Pipe cleaner or two twist ties
Markers or crayons
Salt (optional)
What to do
*Fold a piece of construction paper or card stock in half.
*Tear out three white paper circles for the snowman's head and body.
*Glue circles onto the front fold.
*Glue pipe cleaner or twist ties under the centre circle as snowman's arms.
*Punch out two tiny black paper circle eyes.
*Cut out a tiny red mouth, a small, orange carrot-shaped nose and a small, cone-shaped black paper hat and glue onto the snowman's head.
*Write a Christmas message and give to family and friends.
Tip: Thinly glue the white area of the snowman, working carefully around the other stuck-on parts. Sprinkle salt and let it set - it'll look like snow!
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