hey everyone,
i was looking threw the internet and came across alot of crafts forchirstmas and i said id share them with you as i no money is tight this christmas and im sure alot of you's will agree every little does help :) photo's are attached hope the details are ok please leave feedback many thanks :)
paper craft santa, just follow the link print him off and fold him together, kids love this,
http://familyfun.go.com/printables/s...-craft-704339/
Glass Rim Place Cards for Christmas
follow the link and print same as above :) pics below hope this helps
http://familyfun.go.com/assets/cms/p...table-1109.pdf
Penguin Ornament
same as above instrucstions are on the link :)
http://familyfun.go.com/assets/cms/p...table-1109.pdf
Silly-Legs Santa
Here's a curly Santa ornament with a real spring in his step.
Materials
* Egg carton
* Masking tape
* White paint
* Skin-tone paint
* Red paint
* Googly eyes
* Red puffy paint
* Red felt
* Glue
* White pom-pom
* White cotton
* Red pipe cleaners
* Pencil
* Black felt
* Pushpin
* Gold elastic cord
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Instructions
1.
To make one, start with the basic body shape, as described for the Petite Penguin, but omit the rice. Paint the top half of the body white, with a small skin-tone face area, then paint the bottom half red. Glue on googly eyes and add a dot of red puffy paint for a nose.
2.
For a hat, glue a 4 1/2- by 1 1/2-inch piece of red felt around the top of the head. Glue closed the top, then add a white pom-pom. Glue on white cotton for Santa's beard and the trim on his hat.
3.
Silly-Legs Santa Step 3 For arms and legs, coil red pipe cleaners (1 for each leg, 1/2 for each arm) by winding them around a pencil. Glue one end of each leg between 2 black felt boot shapes, and bend one end of each arm into a round hand shape. Use a pushpin to create small arm- and legholes in the body, then push through one end of each curled pipe cleaner.
4.
Finally, glue a loop of gold elastic cord to the back of Santa's hat for hanging.
Cardboard Candlesticks
Total Time Needed:
1 Hour
Turn paper tubes into candlesticks complete with shimmery flames.
Materials
* Paper towel and tissue tubes
* Glue
* Acrylic paints
* Gold foil wrapping paper
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Instructions
1.
Cardboard Candlesticks Set the tubes on end, then (here's the fun part) squirt blobs of white glue right from the bottle around the top of each one.
2.
Allow the glue to run down the sides to create a dripped-wax effect. Let the glue dry thorougly (it should look clear when it has.)
3.
Brush on a coat or two of paint over the dried glue, and again let the candlesticks dry completely.
4.
Cut a flame shape for each candle from a sheet of gold foil wrapping paper. Attach each flame to its candlestick by gluing or taping the lower edge to the inside of the painted tube.
Recycled Gift Tags
Dress up your presents--and give new life to last year's cards--with these easy gift tags. To make one, choose an image that offers enough blank space for your to's and from's (or you can write them on the tag's back). Use card stock for the tag base, then cut around the image so it's slightly smaller than the base (for a more interesting look, we used pinking shears). Glue the image to the base with white craft glue or glue stick. When it's dry, write "To" and "From" on the tag with permanent marker (gold and silver look especially festive). Punch a hole at the top of the tag, thread a length of ribbon through the hole, and tie a knot to secure it.
Shimmering Shelfsicles
Total Time Needed:
1 Hour
Even if the temperature where you live never drops below freezing, you can still have a row of frosty icicles -- inside, no less!
Materials
* White glitter felt
* Paper
* Glue stick
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Instructions
1.
Cut white glitter felt into a strip 6 1/2 inches wide and as long as your shelf. On the non-glittery side, draw long, pointy icicles with a pencil and cut them out, leaving a border of 1 1/2 inches on the top edge.
2.
Shimmering Shelfsicles - Step 2 Cut a strip of white paper about 4 inches wide and as long as your shelf (tape multiple pieces of paper together as needed). Fold over 1/2-inch of one edge, then join the felt piece and the folded paper with a glue stick as shown.
3.
Clear a shelf, lay the paper on it so that the icicles hang down, and replace the objects to keep the shelfsicles in place.
Emoticon Magnets
Materials
* Computer and printer
* Colored markers
* Scissors
* Clear, flat decorative gems (available at craft stores)
* Glue
* Small, round self-adhesive magnets
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Instructions
1.
Use a computer to create a variety of emoticons slightly smaller than the gems. Leave plenty of space between them. Print them out.
2.
Use the markers to decorate and color the different faces. Then cut out the faces, trimming them into ovals or circles slightly smaller than the gems.
3.
Glue each cutout (facedown) to the back of a glass pebble and then affix a magnet. Make sure the glue dries completely before you wrap the magnets as a gift.
Tips:
The magnets shown here were made with some of the more familiar emoticons, or "smileys." Encourage your child to see what other expressions she can create.