You will need: Paper mache letter Wooden snowflakes Acrylic paint Glue gun/glue String Glitter Instructions: Choose letters that will spell out a festive message, and use acrylic paint to paint them (this dries to a waterproof finish). You can either pierce holes in the letters prior to painting and thread them onto string that way, OR use a glue gun to attach them to the string. Paint wooden snowflakes to match and optionally decorate with glitt…

You will need: Glitter Strips Poly Cone Acrylic Paint Pins Glitter Funky Foam Snowflakes Instructions: 1. Paint poly cone with acrylic paint and leave to dry. 2. Meanwhile cut glitter strips into six pieces and fold each piece in half. 3. Push pins through glitter strips and press into tree in rows. 4. Use two self adhesive snowflakes, put back to back, to create a star on the top of the tree. All items (or similar) are available from Play Resour…

…no particular order …. Just in Large spools – stack ’em up to create scrap Christmas tree! Orange plastic bottle tops – great for Christmas character noses and hats! Rolls beer tubing Green wax paper folds – great for Christmas decorations and displays! Sparkly foil on a roll – various colours Purple stretchy tubing Strips white card – idea for Christmas card making Gold foil – on a roll Gold card A1 sheets Silver card A1 sheets Silver shred – for…

…Mini Letters Christmas Ribbon Micro-fine Glitter PVA Glue Chalk Funky Foam Christmas Tub Instructions: 1. Paint wooden edge of chalkboard + leave to dry. Use glue to add some glitter onto front of the mini letters to spell out “sleeps ‘til Santa”. 2. Cut a piece of ribbon appox 50cm long. Tie a bow in the middle, or off centre. Glue this across the top of chalk board. Peel backing of the self adhesive mini letters + stick to bottom of chalkboard….

…Make this wonderful Christmas Blazing Fire & Chorus of Angels the centre piece of your Christmas display!…

…Decorating a window for Christmas is easy and fun to do. Our examples, painted by staff at Play Resource, filled the shop window adding warmth and festive cheer to our building. Use this step-by-step Christmas Festive Window Craft Sheet to have a go yourself!…

You will need: Air drying clay Christmas cutters Rolling Pin Paint (any type) Glitter/glitter glue Ribbon Instructions: 1. Roll out the clay to around 0.5cm thick with a rolling pin. Press the cutters into the clay to make the shapes .With a pencil make a hole just big enough to thread the ribbon. 2. The clay shapes can be painted on an hour later. Use bright colours and use glitter to add some Christmas sparkle. 3. When the paint has dried threa…

…, foam, paper and fabric. Make some into pockets so you can fill them with Christmas treats later. Use glitter, glitter glue, pens and paint to write the numbers on their backgrounds. Experiment with your materials and make each number look unique! Hang the numbers on the string with mini wooden pegs. Alternatively use tinsel pipecleaners or ribbons to make a bow. Fill the pockets with Christmas treats and look forward to counting down the days! A…

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 flowe…

…-put here is amazing,’ commented McDonough, after watching children making Christmas sculptures with reclaimed materials. ‘They do astonishing work, and I think there is no child or no school in Northern Ireland that hasn’t availed of the services of Play Resource.’ Finished results of their Art from Scrap! Follow the link to see the Culture Northern Ireland video clip of the event showcasing the workshop and artwork produced for pupils Creative C…

…Create your own displays for Christmas like this cosy Festive Fireside Display!…

…Pipecleaners Alphabet Beads Instructions: 1. Twist 3 pipecleaners together in middle to create 6 spokes. 2. Thread various sizes of pom poms onto pipecleaner spokes. 3. Thread alphabet beads onto pipecleaner to create Christmas message. 4. Attach another pipecleaner to top 2 spokes to hang. All items, or similar, are available from Play Resource Shop & Scrapstore. To collect more Ideas & Inspiration visit www.playresource.org…