Christmas
Crafts for Kids - Page 1
Acrylic Cabochon Christmas Ornaments
What you will need: Acrylic cabochons from Oriental Trading Company (see below), old Christmas cards, Christmas pictures, artwork, etc. Elmer's Glue-All Multi-purpose glue (Glue that dries clear), 7/8" Christmas ribbon, 1/4" ric-rac, glue gun, needle, thread, and scissors.
What to do:
1. Find small picture from cards or other artwork that will fit behind the cabochon. Place the cabochon over the picture and trace around it, and then cut out the picture.
2. Glue the picture to the back of the cabochon. Smear glue evenly over the whole picture and press it to the back of the cabochon. Press down hard with your fingers until you get all the bubbles out. Let dry.
3. Cut six inches of ribbon and gather one side with a needle and thread. Tie the end so the gather doesn't come apart.
4. Glue the gathered ribbon to the back of the ornament.
5. To make the hanging loop cut about 4" of ric-rac, make a loop and glue it to the back of the ornament with a hot melt glue gun.
You can also make these ornaments into a broach by adding a stickpin to the back, or make a refrigerator decoration by adding a magnet.
You can buy 12 acrylic cabochons from Oriental Trading Company for $4.99. They come with three different designs, but the designs are too simple. They also sell a craft kit with glass cabochons but they are not as clear and are more expensive. The cabochons are about the size of a quarter.
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Owl Paper Gift Bag
 What you will need: Brown paper lunch bag, brown construction paper, black marker, yellow card stock or construction paper, glue, Christmas bow, newspaper ripped in quarters, and glitter paint.
What to do:
1. The owl paper bag can be used as a gift bag and stuffed with Christmas gifts such as towels,  clothes, candy, cookies, etc.; or you can just stuff the bag with wrinkled up pieces of newspaper and use the owl as a decoration.
2. To make the owl pull the sides of the paper bag out from the top so that you can make a flat surface at the top of the bag.
 3. Fold down the sides from the middle top of the bag and glue them down.
4. Fold the down the point to the front of the bag making the top of the owls head. Pull up on the sides to make the  horns and open them slightly.
5. Cut wings from brown construction paper and glue them to the sides of the bag. Draw eyes on a and a beak on piece of yellow paper using a black marker, cut them out, and glue them to the bag. (A pattern for the eyes, beak, and wings are available to members.)
6. Add a bow and gift tag. You may also want to paint the top of the owl's head with gold glitter glue.
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Paper Plate Reindeer Card Holder
 What you will need: Three dinner-sized paper plates, paint, plastic forks, red pompom, paper, and glue.
What to do:
1. To make the body place two paper plates together, top to top. Cut of the top quarter of the plates to make a card holder, then glue the plates together as shown.
 2. To make the head fold a paper plate almost in half as shown in the picture to the right.
3. Measure 3 3/4" in from the sides of the folded edge of the paper plate. Fold the sides back 3 3/4" to form the head shape as shown at the left. Glue or  staple the sides together on the back.
4. Glue the head to the body as shown.
6. Cut out leg, tail, and ear shapes from brown construction paper and glue them to the body and head. Patterns for the legs, tail, and ears are available to members only.
7. To make the antlers cut two plastic forks in half and glue each half fork to a whole fork as shown in the picture. Glue them to the back of the head.
8. Paint the paper plates and antlers. Glue on a red pompom for the nose.
9. Attach a string or strong magnet to the back of the reindeer to hang it up. Place your Christmas cards in the holder.
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Foam Elf with Candy Ornament Craft for Kids
 What you will need: Tan, red, white, and pink craft foam, green and pink pompoms, googly eyes, red and green felt, tacky glue or glue gun, and straight pins.
What to do:
1. To make the face cut out a triangle shape about 5" high from the tan craft foam. Roll the triangle into a cone shape and glue it together.
2. To make the mouth fold in the foam around the open end of the cone. Cut a tongue from pink foam and glue it inside the mouth.
3. Cut ear shapes from the same tan foam and glue them to the sides of the cone.
4. To make the hat cut another triangle shape from the red felt and glue it to the top of the cone leaving about one inch above the foam cone so you can fold over the top of the hat. Glue a pompom to the end.
5. Glue a pompom on for the nose and glue on the eyes.
6. To make the candy in the elf's mouth cut two strips of foam, one from white foam and the other from the red, about 1/4" wide and the length of the foam piece. Wind the two pieces together gluing as you go. To hold them in place while they dry stick a straight pin in the side. When it is dry glue it to the tongue of the elf. Add a string to the hat to hang it on a tree.
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Wet-Felted Christmas Ornaments
These little creatures are great for Christmas Bazaars and Craft Fairs. They are very easy to make and are inexpensive. You can find directions to these on the Yarn and Felt Page. Just click on the pictures below.
 Joy to the World Baby Jesus Star Ornament
This craft is available to members of Danielle's Place. Click on the link to get directions and a pattern.
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 Christmas Dog Treat Gift Bags Craft for Kids
What you will need: Lunch bags, paper glue, color printer and paper, and ingredients to make dog treats.
What to do:
1. Print out the dog treat bag patterns and cut them apart. Glue them to the front sides of lunch bags. Make dog treats or dog toys for your dogs and place them inside the bags. Roll down the top of the bags and staple them closed. Add a bow.
2. If you are placing dog biscuits in the bag, place the biscuits in a plastic bag before putting them in the dog treat gift bag. You can find dog treats and biscuit recipes to make for your dog on this web site: http://www.robinsfyi.com/holidays/christmas/recipes/animals/dogtreat.htm
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Decoupage Papier Mache Ornaments
To make these ornaments follow the directions in the video above.
If you don't want to buy special paper for this project, you can buy Papier-Mache Ornaments from Oriental Trading Company, Inc. and use Christmas wrapping paper to glue to the ornaments. The diamond-shaped ornament above was made with wrapping paper. To make the feather ornament cut the ends off of small feathers and glue them to the bulb. Start at the very bottom working your way up to the top over lapping the feathers as you work. I used Elmer's Glue-all Multi-Purpose Glue.
 Craft Stick Christmas Star Ornament Craft for Kids
 What you will need: craft sticks, hot melt glue, gems, buttons, or other decorative items, and ribbon.
Rhinestones - Type in 57/7014 in the search box at Oriental Trading Company to find this item.
Jewels - Item number 48/2089
Snowflake Jewels -
Item number 48/1580
Colored Craft Sticks - Item number 57/1001
What to do:
 1. Print out the star pattern (available to members only) and use it to glue the craft sticks together to form a star shape, or use the picture above as a diagram. Glue a ribbon loop to the back of the star so you will be able to hang in on your Christmas tree.
2. Paint the star if you aren't using the colored craft sticks.
3. Glue on beads, buttons, jewels, and other decorative items, or use glitter glue to decorate your stars.
 Peppermint
Candy Frame
What
you will need: Peppermint Candies, jumbo craft sticks, tacky glue,
card board, and a photograph or drawing to put in the picture, clear
acrylic spray.
What
to do:
- Glue four
jumbo craft sticks together to form a square. Turn the picture so
it is facing you. Glue peppermint candies all the way around the
edge. You can leave the wrappers on or take them off. If you take
the wrappers off spray several coats of clear acrylic paint over
the candy and let dry between coats. This will keep the candy looking
fresh and keep ants away.
- Glue a picture
backed with cardboard on the back of the craft stick frame. Cut
out a stand and glue it to the back.
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Christmas
Crafts on the Members Only Section
 Coffee
Filter Angel Craft
These little angels are very simple to make and very inexpensive.
What
you will need: Three coffee filters for each angel, one large
bead for the head, a pipe cleaner, doll hair, and paint.
What
to do:
- Cut
the pipe cleaner in half. Gather up one coffee filter across
the width and wind one of the halves of pipe cleaners around it
to make the wings.
- Cut
about 10 strings of doll hair about 6 inches long. Wrap the other
half of the pipe cleaner around the middle of the doll hair lengths
leaving about 1 1/2" of pipe cleaner at one end.
- Wind
the 1 1/2" length around to form a halo. Insert the other
end of the pipe cleaner through the center of a coffee filter and
then through the center of the bead and then through the center
of another coffee filter. Bend a loop in the end of the pipe cleaner
so the coffee filters and bead don't fall off.
- Bring
the top coffee filter down around the bead and gather it around
the bottom of the bead to form the neck of the angel. Attach the
wings to the body just below the bottom of the bead. Wind
the ends of the pipe cleaner from the wings around to form the arm.
- Paint
the angel with watercolors or glitter glue and draw on a face.
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Pipe
Cleaner Christmas Tree Craft
 What
you will need: Green pipe cleaners, Red beads, star button, and
wire.
What
to do: String red beads on a pipe cleaner about one inch apart.
When all the beads are in place bend the pipe cleaner in the form
of a tree as pictured. String a star button on to the top and
bend the pipe cleaner end down to secure it. Use a short piece of
wire to hang the three. Secure the wire by bending it around the button
back. If you don't want to use buttons, glue star gems to the top.
 Paper
Towel Poinsettia Craft
These beautiful flowers are easy to make and very inexpensive.
Young children will love painting them with water colors and picking
a button or bobble to glue into the center.
See the Flower Crafts Page for directions.
Christmas
Candle with Base Craft
 What
you will need: Christmas candles, Plaster of Paris, plastic container
from a can Wilson tennis balls $1.88 at Wal-mart, fun foam or felt,
gold or silver water based paint, tacky glue, ribbon, lace, or anything
you would like to decorate the candle holder and candle with.
What
to do:
1. To make the plaster of Paris mold for the base cut the bottom
off the plastic container about two inches from the bottom.
Cut another inch off but leave two or three one-inch tabs sticking
up. This mold can be used over and over again.
2. Fill the base with Plaster of Paris according to the directions.
Remove the plaster cast when it is dry by lightly tapping the
tabs of the mold on a table. The plaster cast should pop out.
3. Cut a three-inch circle from fun foam or felt and glue to the bottom
of the plaster base.
4. Paint the base with water based paint and let dry.
5. Decorate the base and candle with whatever you would like.
Christmas
Ornament Place Holder Craft
 What
you will need: Christmas ornaments (plastic for young children),
Fun Foam or felt, Wilson tennis ball container, gold or silver water
based paint, tacky glue, permanent marker, sequins, ribbon, lace,
beads or anything you would like to decorate the ornaments and base
with.
What
to do:
1. To make the Plaster of Paris mold for the base cut the bottom
off the plastic container about two inches from the bottom.
Cut another inch off but leave two or three one inch tabs sticking
up. This mold can be used over and over again.
2. Fill the base with Plaster of Paris according to the directions.
Remove the plaster cast when it is dry by lightly tapping the tabs of the mold on a table. The plaster cast should pop out.
3. Cut a three-inch circle from fun foam or felt and glue to the bottom
of the plaster base.
4. Paint the base with water based paint and let dry.
5. Decorate the base and ornament with whatever you would like.
6. Write a name on the base with a permanent marker.
Christmas Crafts and Activities on The Resource Room
 Poinsettia
Flower Angel Craft
What
you will need: Silk poinsettia flowers, 1 1/2 " red ribbon, 1
1/4" wooden ball head, fake hair, two small beads for the feet, 6
mm red ribbon, small bird, hot melt glue, white glitter pipe cleaner.
What
to do:
1. Remove
the center of the poinsettia flower so that a pipe cleaner can be
inserted into the center.
2. Insert
the pipe cleaner through the center of the flower. Pull it
all the way through the flower from the top until you have only
1" showing. Bend the 1" length left to form a circle.
3. Glue
the flower petals down toward the pipe cleaner so that they don't
stick out too far.
4. Tie
a bow using the 1 1/2" ribbon onto the pipe cleaner just above the
poinsettia petals. Pull the bow ends around to form the arms
of the angel and glue in place. Glue a small bird onto the arms.
5. Next
thread the wooden head onto the pipe cleaner just above the bow.
Pull the head down tight and wind the remaining pipe cleaner around
on top of the head to form a halo.
6. Glue
on the hair.
7. Tie
two ribbons with beads attached to the bottoms onto the loop under
the poinsettia flower to form legs and feet.
8. Glue
a loop of ribbon to the back of the angel to hang.
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Dog
Bone Christmas Dog Craft
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What
you will need: Wooden head bead, white or clear pipe cleaners,
wings, 2 1/2 lace, silver material, star bead or sequin, white doll
hair, very thin florist wire. 
These
beautiful ornaments are a lot of fun to make, easy, and inexpensive.
This craft is not designed for young children.
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