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With the Christmas holidays approaching, there are more and more urgent matters day by day, but there is not enough time to cope with all of them. In the pre-holiday bustle, it is more difficult to set aside personal time in order to distract from all the things that are on the agenda and spend time with family and children.
That is why we are pleased to offer you a universal solution in the form of Christmas crafts. Such activity will not only allow you to spend time with your child, but also help to save the family budget on buying decorations!
Christmas tree decorations
You will need:
Enjoy creating simple Christmas crafts! To make these cute toys is a very simple task:
Tip! You can use a compass instead of a glass. Since you will need 4 identical circles for the craft, you can fold the colored paper in four to cut them out at the same time.
- Fold the cut out colored circles in half
- Glue the halves of 2 circles together
- Place the cord inside the craft to hang it on the tree
- Glue the remaining 2 circles to the main part of the craft in the same way as in step 4
- Draw an original ornament on the craft using colored markers
Deer and Snowman DIY Christmas projects
You will need:
The process:
- Tint the surface of the light bulb with acrylic paint and wait until it dries.
- Glue a piece of fabric to the lamp base with double-sided tape and tie it with thread to form a hat.
- Draw the character's face with black marker
- Add accents with white marker
Tip! Make congratulation lettering on the character's nape to get both a Christmas tree decoration and a greeting card at the same time!
Wait for the markers to dry completely and the stunning Christmas crafts, DIY Deer and Snowman, are ready to decorate your Christmas tree!
Here are a few more exciting, yet simple crafts to make for Сhristmas
Wood slice crafts for Christmas
Creating cute wood slice craft for Christmas is a great choice to engaging children in the creative process. To create such a craft, you need a piece of wood, a rope for fastening, acrylic paint, a brush, and colored markers. After tinting the wood surface with paint, wait for it to dry. Then you can start creating a colorful New Year's drawing.
Eco-friendly ornaments for Christmas
Making eco-friendly ornaments out of used cardboard packaging is an easy Christmas craft idea that will not only decorate your home, but also teach kids to be environmentally conscious since childhood. Just cut out pieces of cardboard in the shape of a sock, a mitten, a star, or a house, and then color the crafts with vibrant markers.
Pop up greeting card for Christmas
The wonderful pop up greeting card is a project for the most hardworking and creative kids. First, create the drawing itself on a separate sheet of paper and fold it according to the instructions. And then you need to cut the cover out of colored paper and glue the folded drawing to the cover itself properly. It will take a little time to figure out the instruction video, but the final result is worth the effort.
These were 5 the most interesting and favorite crafts for children according to the editorial board and artists of Artistro. We were happy to share our projects with you, and hope that your kids will like them too, and this article will inspire you to new creative daring.
Which of Christmas homemade crafts we offered do you like the best and why?
