Create this Ho Ho Ho Santa Belly Box!
You will need:
- Paper Mache Box
- Gold Paint
- Red Paint
- Black Felt
- Glue
- Gold Glitter Glue
- Black Paint
Instructions:
1. Paint lid of box with red paint and base of box with gold paint.
2. While you wait for these to dry, cut a strip of black felt wide enough to fit across the lid.
3. Glue strip of felt across middle of lid to create a belt. Add buckle detail and other accents with gold glitter glue.
4. Add 2 dots of black paint under belt, for buttons.
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Try paper curling to create this simple Christmas decoration!
You will need:
- Double Sided Tape
- Coloured Card
- Scissors
- Ruler
Instructions:
1. Cut 8 strips of 2cm x approx 42cm (A3 length). You can make these strips wider/longer to create a larger size snowflake.
2. Fold each strip in half lengthways. Use scissors or a pencil to create a
large curl on one half and a small curl on the half of each strip.
3. Use double sided tape to keep the curls in place.
4. When you have completed all 8 lengths join these together with double
sided tape to form snowflake.
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Scrapstore.
Try this Glittering Wreath idea this year for Christmas!
You will need:
- Gold/Silver Card – scrap
- Polyring
- Masking Tape
- Black Acrylic Paint
- Silver Glitter
- Gold Glitter
- Double Sided Tape
- PVA Glue
Instructions:
1. Paint polyring with black acrylic and leave to dry.
2. Paint the polyring with glue, where you want the silver glitter to be and
shake on the silver glitter.
3. Repeat this process with the gold glitter.
4. Cut small squares from the gold/silver card. Place these around the
edge of the wreath alternating between gold and silver. Attach with
double sided tape and masking tape.
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Scrapstore.
Scrap Christmas decorations made from scrap are a bargain!
You will need:
- Plastic Bottle – scrap
- Double Sided Tape
- Glitter Dots
- Gold String
Instructions:
1. Cut end and spout from plastic drinks bottle. You will be cutting rings from the centre section, mark 4 of these, each approx 1cm wide.
2. Cut out the rings from the plastic bottle and decorate them using self
adhesive glitter dots.
3. Place each ring inside each other to form a sphere shape. Secure with
double sided tape.
4. Tie on, or glue a metallic string to hang.
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Scrapstore.
Ho Ho Ho Create this Santa Head!
You will need:
- Red & White Felt
- Poster Paint
- Google Eyes
- Double Sided Tape
- Masking Tape
- White Pom Poms
- Pink Pom Pom
- Plastic Tub – scrap
Instructions:
1. Cover plastic tub with masking tape, this will make it easier to paint.
You could also try adding a small amount of PVA glue to the poster
paint to make it adhere better. Leave to dry.
2. Attach white pom poms for beard and hair using double sided tape.
3. Cut a triangle of red felt and glue together to form hat. Trim with a band
of white felt. Add pink pom pom for nose and stick on some google eyes.
4. Poke a hole through top of head and thread through some string to hang.
All items (or similar) are available from Play Resource Shop &
Scrapstore.
Create perfect Christmas fairy using a wooden spoon!
You will need:
- Wooden Spoons
- White Pipecleaners
- Glitter Pipecleaners
- Google Eyes
- Gold/Silver Doilies
- White Doilies
- Pink Poster Paint
- Feathers
Instructions:
1. Paint wooden spoon pink and leave to dry. Attach white pipecleaners
for hair and twist around pencil to curl. Add a glitter pipecleaner for halo.
2. Make a small hole through the centre of doilies and push up handle of
wooden spoon. Secure this by wrapping a glitter pipecleaner over.
3. Tuck some feathers into this glitter pipecleaner to create wings. Stick
on some google eyes and draw on mouth.
All items (or similar) are available from Play Resource Shop &
Scrapstore.
Createthis Christmas character – Mrs Claus!
You will need:
- Poster Paint
- Acrylic Paint
- Pipecleaners
- Google Eyes
- PVA Glue
- Polyball 70mm
- Paper Balls
- Glue Gun
- Flower Pot
- Microfine Glitter
- Glitter Pom Poms
Instructions:
1. Paint flower pot and also 4 paper balls, using poster paint. Paint polyball
in a skintone colour using acrylic paint. Leave to dry.
2. Glue gun paper balls together to form hat, add pom pom to top. Also
glue polyball head into flower pot and attach pipecleaners to it for hair.
3. Glue on hat to head, add eyes and draw on mouth. Add glitter using
PVA glue and Christmas ribbon around rim.
All items (or similar) are available from Play Resource Shop &
Scrapstore.
