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Drawing a reindeer might look very challenging for you? Don’t be discouraged thinking about your difficulty in sketching this great Christmas creature. It’s just a matter of creativity and imagination.
Working on the “Reindeer Wall Stick On” is an easy-to-make craft made out of tracing a child’s hand and foot prints. By using the handprints and footprint, you can make a reindeer’s head that can be decorated on the walls of your children’s room.
Because the children will use their own handprint and foot print, they will be making personalized masterpieces that they could treasure.
Supplies:
- Orange, red, and brown construction paper
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Scissors
- Glue
- Large Wiggly Eyes
- Double Sided Tape
- Black marker
Steps:
- Let the child trace his or her foot using the brown construction paper. Adults can help children who still cannot do it by themselves. This will serve as the head of the reindeer.
- Then, let the child trace his or her left and right hand prints on the orange construction paper. These will serve as the reindeer’s antlers.
- Trace the outline of the foot print and the handprints with a black marker.
- Cut along these outlines.
- After cutting put the patterns, glue the handprints on the top of the reindeers head.
- Glue the wiggly eyes on the reindeer head.
- Cut a circle shape on the red construction paper.
- Glue the red circle shape in the middle of the reindeer head. This will serve as the nose of the reindeer.
- Draw a smiling mouth below the red nose.
- Cut the double sided tape and place it at the back of the reindeer. Peel off and stick on the walls of the child’s room.
Fill the children’s rooms with these simple and easy-to-do Christmas decorations and create the Christmas atmosphere that you all may appreciate.
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The Christmas season is a time when we rummage the malls for new stuff or our house for some old recyclable things that we can still use. Besides receiving gifts, kids enjoy setting up and helping in the Christmas tree decoration.
Putting little Santa heads under the tree is one cute way of decorating the tree this Yuletide season.
Supplies:
- Styrofoam balls (You can buy Styrofoam balls of different sizes)
- Red felt paper
- Wiggly eyes
- Black and red (or pink) marker
- Cotton
- Scissors
- Super Glue
- Triangle pattern (the bigger the Styrofoam balls, the larger the triangle shape)
Steps:
- Depending on the size of the Styrofoam ball, choose the right pattern size. Trace the triangle on the felt paper and cut it out.
- Fold the triangle from side to side to form a cone. Put a fluff of cotton on top of the cone.
- Glue the Santa hat on the Styrofoam ball. Put some fluffs of cotton around the base of the Santa hat.
- Glue the wiggly eyes on the ball to form part of the face.
- Using the marker, draw a smiling mouth on the Santa ball.
- Put some fluffs of cotton around the mouth to form Santa’s beard.
- Put some pink marks on the cheeks of the Santa ball.
- Make as many Santa balls as you want. Arrange them carefully under your Christmas tree.
The Santa Styrofoam Balls are very easy to make. You can even create a family of Santa balls to represent each member of the family – from grandma to the little baby. You can also adorn the balls with accessories to give it a personal touch.
photo credit: Liz (perspicacious.org)
Kids love decorating the Christmas tree during the Yuletide season. One of the most popular decors used is a Christmas ball that comes in many different colors.
Now, with your big help and encouragement, kids can also decorate cards with these colorful balls. In turn they can give these cards to other people to spread the Christmas spirit.
Supplies:
- Green paper board
- Colored construction papers
- Shiny paper
- Black yarn
- Glue
- Glitter or glitter glue
- Tape
- Scissors
- Markers
Steps:
- Get the green paper board and cut a rectangle shape for the card base. (You may use plain paper board and paste green colored paper on it if green paper board is not available).
- Fold it into half.
- Fold the front portion into four crosswise folds and cut away three parts (3/4) of the paper fold, with one fold remaining at the top portion of the card.
- Make balls by making and cutting circle shapes in different sizes using the different colored papers.
- Make the kids design their own Christmas balls by using colored markers and glitters, or lining then with glitter glue.
- Cut the yarn into short pieces. Glue one end into the back part of the remaining paper fold of the front portion of the card and attach the Christmas balls to the other end. Yarn lengths need not be equal.
- Write “Merry Christmas!” on the remaining top portion of the front fold of the card.
- Write your message on the inner back fold of the card. You can add some designs into that portion too.
Bond with the kids in making the hanging Christmas balls card and teach them the value of sharing by letting the children create and give cards to friends and loved ones.
This is a great summer craft and a creative way to get your kids to wear sunglasses!! I always have a hard time getting my kids to wear sunglasses, but once my daughter made these at art camp she couldn’t wait to wear them!! Just pick up a pair of cheap kids glasses at the dollar store or your local craft store.
Supplies:
Steps:
- Pick out some fun gems to put on the glasses
- Carefully glue the gems on the glasses wear your child wants them
- Let the gems dry
Enjoy!!
This is a fun preschool craft that makes a great lesson if you combine it with reading The very hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. The Very hungry caterpillar is a great book and kids love it. I love combining crafts with books!! Then you can bring the characters to life in the books that you read.
Supplies:
- Paper Egg Carton
- Pipecleaners
- Googly eyes
- Markers
- Glue
- Scissors
Steps:
- Cut a section of the egg carton to make the body of the caterpillar
- Cut pipecleaners and stick in top of front of egg carton
- Glue eyes on front of egg carton
- Decorate egg carton with markers
- You can add legs with pipe cleaners, by inserting them into the side of the egg carton.
Enjoy!!
