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| Holiday Easy Craft Ideas for Kids |
The holidays can be a fun time for kids and parents alike although it can be stressful for parents who have children at home full time during this period. It can be hard to keep them entertained when there is so much to do yourself. One thing that you can offer them to keep them busy and to allow them to help with the holiday decorating is to offer them craft projects.
There are so many inexpensive ways the children can create timeless treasures that you can then gift them with when they are adults that it is silly not to have them help out.
Paper Bag Reindeer - All you need is some construction paper, safety scissors, glue, paper bags, bells and fuzzy dots that you can get at your local art supply store. First, have the children use their hands as a pattern for the antlers. These can be cut out and put to the side. Then cut out a collar for the bells and the eyes, two white circles with two smaller black circles. Take the paper bag and place it so the flap is facing up. Glue the hands to the back for antlers and then glue the eyes on the flap. Add a fuzzy nose, black for all the reindeers and red for Rudolph, on the flap as well. Glue the collar on with the bells and you have a homemade reindeer puppet that can be used to create a holiday play for the entire family.
Coffee Filter Angel Ornaments - Every Christmas tree can use a few more ornaments on it and this is something that is easy for children of all ages to do. For this project you need basket coffee filters, white pipe cleaners, cotton balls, silver or gold ribbon, glitter, safety scissors and glue. Put two cotton balls inside one coffee filter and then add another coffee filter underneath the cotton balls and use a pipe cleaner to create the head of the angel. Tie a piece of ribbon around this for decoration. Take a third coffee filter and fold it in half and glue to the back to make wings. Use the pipe cleaner to make a halo and then add glitter where it is wanted to create unique angels. These can be hung from the tree with an additional pipe cleaner.
These unique craft ideas are great for children of all ages who need a project to keep them busy. Have the older children help the younger ones to allow you time to take care of your responsibilities. These are crafts that can be saved and reused over the years.
Paper Bag Reindeer - All you need is some construction paper, safety scissors, glue, paper bags, bells and fuzzy dots that you can get at your local art supply store. First, have the children use their hands as a pattern for the antlers. These can be cut out and put to the side. Then cut out a collar for the bells and the eyes, two white circles with two smaller black circles. Take the paper bag and place it so the flap is facing up. Glue the hands to the back for antlers and then glue the eyes on the flap. Add a fuzzy nose, black for all the reindeers and red for Rudolph, on the flap as well. Glue the collar on with the bells and you have a homemade reindeer puppet that can be used to create a holiday play for the entire family.
Coffee Filter Angel Ornaments - Every Christmas tree can use a few more ornaments on it and this is something that is easy for children of all ages to do. For this project you need basket coffee filters, white pipe cleaners, cotton balls, silver or gold ribbon, glitter, safety scissors and glue. Put two cotton balls inside one coffee filter and then add another coffee filter underneath the cotton balls and use a pipe cleaner to create the head of the angel. Tie a piece of ribbon around this for decoration. Take a third coffee filter and fold it in half and glue to the back to make wings. Use the pipe cleaner to make a halo and then add glitter where it is wanted to create unique angels. These can be hung from the tree with an additional pipe cleaner.
These unique craft ideas are great for children of all ages who need a project to keep them busy. Have the older children help the younger ones to allow you time to take care of your responsibilities. These are crafts that can be saved and reused over the years.
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