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We are always wishing for a white Christmas every time the month of December comes. Kids are amazed to see the first drops of snowflakes as they gaze outside through the window panes during winter season. Capture this magical moment by making your very own snowy Christmas window that you can hang around your Christmas tree.

Supplies:

• 6 popsicle sticks (full length)
• Baby blue or light blue paint
• Transparent plastic cover
• Small Styrofoam balls (the one you use in stuffing bean bags)
• White yarn
• Glue

Steps:

1. Line up three Popsicle sticks vertically and even out the space in between the sticks.
2. Then Line up another three Popsicle sticks horizontally over the vertical sticks and glue them together, following the window pattern.
3. Apply the light blue paint all over the mini-window and let it dry.
4. Cut the transparent plastic cover according to the size and shape of the mini-window.
5. Glue the transparent plastic cover at the back of the sticks.
6. Get a piece of yarn and make a loop. Glue the yarn on top of the window to serve as the hanger.
7. Get the small pieces of Styrofoam balls, which will serve as “snow chunks” and glue them at the bottom of the window. Add more snow pieces at the corners of the window.

A useful tip for the kids who are making this decor: If there are no small Styrofoam balls that are available, you can just use white paint to create small dots at the bottom of the “window sill”. This year, you can custom made your Christmas tree by making your own decorations instead of buying them in the market.

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Christmas is the most colorful and most anticipated celebration of the year all over the world. It is a special holiday characterized by twinkling lights, tinsel display all over town, glittering decors in the homes and stores. Children, especially love Christmas, and are always excited to celebrate Christmas every year.

You can make it doubly exciting for your kids by engaging them in creative activities in preparation for the season. One of these is making Christmas décor, like a Christmas glitter globe. Definitely, kids will love making their own home decor that they can display during the Christmas holidays.

What you will need:

• A glass jar with tight-fitting lid depends on the size of the globe you want to make)
• A Christmas figurine or figurines, depends on how many can fit in (e.g., Santa Claus with reindeers, Manger scene, or an angel)
• Waterproof glue
• Glitter (color depends on your preference)
• Water

How to make it:

1. Clean the jar and its lid. Take off labels and any residue of its former contents.
2. On the inside portion of the lid, glue your Christmas figurine with waterproof glue or glue gun. Stick the figurine well to prevent it from falling off.
3. Set aside until dry.
4. Fill the glass jar with cold water, about ¾ full only.
5. Sprinkle one tablespoon of glitter into the jar.
6. Check the jar lid to see if your figurine is completely dry. If it is, screw on lid and check water level. Add water, or spill out some of it if necessary.
7. Tighten the lid securely. Shake your glitter globe and watch your Christmas figurine sparkle inside.
8. You can use your Christmas glitter globe as a table décor, or as paper weight.

Supplies:

• Construction paper-white, purple, brown, blue and orange
• Scissors
• Black marker
• Glue
• Tupperware top-circle

Steps:

1. Trace 3 circles for snowman’s body and cut out
2. Cut out scarf, with small cuts on end to make fringe
3. Cut hat from blue paper
4. Cut arms from brown paper
5. Glue together.

If you have the book frosty the snowman it’s a great activity to read the book and work on this snowman craft after reading it with your child.

I always love to create a craft and tie it in to a book!  My daughter actually brought this craft home from school one day and inspired me to pull out our copy of The Mitten by Jan Brett and read it with her.  The Mitten is a great story (You may have seen some of Jan Brett’s other stories like The Hat which is also great).   The story is about a little boy Nikki who convinces his Baba (grandmother) to make him white mittens.  She is hesitant because she is worried he will lose his mitten in the snow.  His first day out with it sure enough he loses it.  The story details the adventures of the mitten and how it ends up back with him.

I thought I would share this craft which is so simple and ties in so nicely with the story.

Supplies

• Construction paper
• Scissors
• Paint

Steps

1. Cut out Mitten Shape
2. Paint (whatever color your child likes)
3. Add fun things like glitter, foam pieces etc. (optional)

Enjoy!!

One day my mother in law came over to watch my kids for a few hours and she decided to do a craft with them.  She always does cool things with them, but I had to share this one because I really thought it was so great!!

Supplies

• 3 Popsicle Sticks
• Glitter
• White Spray paint
• Cheap puzzle-20-50 piece small one
• Pipe Cleaner
• Glue

Steps

1. Glue popsicle sticks together one on top of the other – perpindicular so you end up with 6 “arms” (glue gun works well with this)
2. Wrap a pipecleaner around one of them so that you can hang it, like an ornament
3. Spray puzzle pieces white with spray paint
4. Sprinkle glitter on wet puzzle pieces-let dry
5. Glue puzzle pieces on popsicle sticks (glue gun is helpful with this)

You now have a beautiful Snow Flake!! Enjoy!!

If you try this craft, let me know how you like it!!