*Some of
these crafts require the use of a hot glue gun. Be
sure to supervise children during these activities.
Glitzy Icicles
Wrap a sparkly pipe cleaner around a pencil. Pull
out the pencil and bend one end into a hook.
Framed Picture
Glue a small photograph of your child(ren) onto a
piece of cardboard. Glue new crayons around the
edges
for a frame. Add a ribbon hanger.
Reindeer Face
Hot-glue a brown pipe cleaner to the base of large
colored Christmas light bulb, in a "V" shape. Curl
around a pencil to create antlers. Glue a tiny bell
into the center of the V. Glue on eyes and a red
pom-pom nose. Add the ribbon at the very end of the
base of the bulb to hang.
Bead-Dazzling
Hot-glue clear or colored, flat-backed gems onto
glass Christmas tree balls. Create a pattern or
glue them on randomly.
Mist glass ornaments with a spray adhesive and roll
in glitter.
Using headed push pins, attach sequins to a
Styrofoam ball. Add a loop of ribbon at the top, for
hanging
Fold a 2x2" piece of foil wrapping paper into a fan
shape. Punch a hole in one end and tie with ribbon
to hang on the tree.
Fill clear glass ornaments with cinnamon, apple or
pine potpourri, and hang with a ribbon bow.
Spray paint mini pine cones in gold and hang
upside-down from red curling ribbon and tiny jingle
bells.
Tightly wind metallic string around a Styrofoam
ball.
Star Bright
Cut star shapes out of card board and felt. Glue
felt onto card board piece. Edge star with glued on
sequins.
Candy Canes
Twist red and white pipe cleaners together, barber
pole style. Hook one end like a candy cane and hang
on a tree limb.
Button Wreath
Cut a plastic lid into a doughnut shape (round with
a hole in the middle). Glue on green and white
buttons and hang with a red bow. Paint wooden stars
with gold glitter or wooden bells with silver
glitter.
