Santa’s Workshop
Some fun crafts you can do at home. Ask a grown-up to help with the glue, glitter and anything sharp!
Yogurt Lid Ornament
Materials needed
- Plastic lid from a yogurt container
- White glue
- Circle pattern
- Any decorative papers like Christmas wrapping paper
- Ribbon, yarn, glitter
- Folk art acrylic paint Optional
Instructions
- Use the circle pattern to cut out two circles from the decorative paper.
- Put glue on the lid and place the circle first on one side of the lid then repeat the process for the other side.
- Use the ribbon, yarn or glitter to decorate the side of the lid.
- You may want to paint on the plastic lid a design of your own. Be creative.
- Have an adult poke a hole in the lid and use the yarn to make a hanger for the lid.
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Styrofoam Ball Tree Ornaments
Materials needed
- Styrofoam ball's of any size
- Colored glitter
- White glue
- Pipe cleaners
Instructions
- In small amounts, place glue on the Styrofoam ball
- Then place glitter on glue
- Allow to dry and proceed with steps 1-2 until the Styrofoam ball is covered
- Poke a hole in the top of the Styrofoam ball and place a pipe cleaner in the
- hole and glue in place
- Place glitter around where the pipe cleaner was attached to the Styrofoam ball
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Hand Made Cards
Materials needed
- Construction paper.
- Paper dollies, pictures from magazines or last years Christmas cards.
- Lace, glitter.
- Colored pens, pencils, crayons or paints/paint brushes.
- Glue .
Instructions
- Fold construction paper in half.
- Glue paper dollies on to the paper.
- Then glue picture onto the dollies.
- Use the pens, pencils crayons or paints to write your message on the card both inside and out.
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Paint A Christmas T-Shirt
Materials needed
- A plain tee shirt.
- Folk art acrylic paints/paint brushes .
- Pressure-fax transfer pen.
- Christmas pattern like a picture from a coloring book.
- Pencil.
Instructions
- Follow instructions that come with the pen.
- Paint your painting the way you want it to look.
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Christmas Tree For The Birds
Materials needed
- Large widely opened pine cones about 10.
- Florist wire.
- Table knife and peanut butter.
- A tree with branches that has few to no leaves left on it.
Instructions
- Wrap the florist wire around the pine cones tightly.
- With table knife and peanut butter spread around the pine cones. Make sure you push the peanut butter inside the cracks as well as on the outside of the pine cone. Seeds and other goodies can be added to the peanut butter.
- Wrap the florist wire to the tree branch and wait for the feathered friends to show.
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Christmas Leaf Prints
Materials needed
- Leaves of any size or shape
- Paint
- Construction paper
- Plate or shallow dish
Instructions
- Place paint on plate or dish
- Dip the leaves into the paint
- Then press the leaves on to the paper
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Glitter Ornaments
Materials needed
- Wax paper.
- White glue.
- Glitter.
- Any design you wish like maybe a snowman.
Instructions
- On the wax paper use the glue to draw out your design.
- Place the glitter on the glue.
- Wait till glue dries about 48 hours.
- Then carefully pull the wax paper away from the glitter.
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Christmas Vase
Materials needed
- Jar plastic or glass.
- Yarn, ribbon, glitter, plastic flowers and any thing else you wish to use.
- White glue.
Instructions
- Place glue on jar and wrap your ribbon or yarn around the jar.
- When finished wrapping the yarn or ribbon around the jar, cut it off and
- add your plastic flowers and other things to the jar.
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Coming Soon
Santa’s Word Search
Puzzles
Dot-to-Dot
Coloring Pages
The elves and I are working as fast as we can to get these items finished.
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