Christmas Crafts

Christmas Collage

Gather together an assortment of shiny materials, some glue and a crafty child, and see what they can put together!

 

You will need:

Assortment of card, papers, craft foam, fabric, felt, stickers, glitter – get out the contents of the craft cupboard! PVA or white glue and glue stick Felt tip pens

A Christmas collage is an excellent craft for a group of kids, as they can share materials between them and often become even more creative when they see what the other children are doing. I have also found that it is a wonderful activity for children who are not overly confident of their drawing / painting abilities. Any child is capable of putting together a stunning collage even if they really can’t draw! Sometimes providing simple shapes for them to fill in can help. For Christmas you could draw a tree, a star, bells or holly – or print out one of our Christmas templates.

Cup And Ball Santa Craft

Made using simple craft cupboard materials, this delightful Santa Christmas craft is sure to delight kids of all ages!

You will need:

Polystyrene ball
Paper cup
Pink paint
Red paint
Red and white felt
Small red pompom
White pompom
Wiggle eyes
Red, black and pink craft foam
Pink pen
Glue

 

Instructions:

Paint the ball pink and the cup red and leave to dry.Glue the ball to the bottom of the cup.

Cut two arms from red foam and two hands from pink. Glue one hand to the end of each arm and the other ends of the arms to the body.

Cut a strip of black foam and glue it around the middle of the cup as a belt.

Make a hat by rolling some fed felt into a cone. Glue the edge of the cone and glue the hat to the top of the ball. Cut a band of white felt and glue it around the edge of the hat. Add a pompom at the end of the hat.

Cut a beard from white felt and glue to the front of the face. Add a red pompom nose.

Finally, add two eyes and draw on a mouth.