One of the great things about Christmas is that kids of all ages can get away with getting covered in glue, glitter, paint etc.... GREAT fun. We're all able to do it to make cards, decorations, decorate paper and make sweets.
I thought I'd try to list some ideas of some easy and effective decorations to make.....
Snowflakes
Take a white sheet of paper, fold it in half, turn 90 degrees and in half again. Then fold it diagonally so that you have a triangle. Cut shapes out of the folded edges and then open it up.
This is where the fun begins....
Take the glue, the paint and the glitter and just have fun decorating it. You can always put it onto a disc of silver or gold card if you want to and then it's easier to hang it up on the tree.
Chains of snowmen, angels or Christmas trees
Again, take plain paper (but this time it can be coloured) that is probably about 12 cm high (makes it a reasonable size) and fold it into concertinas.....
Then fold it all in half and draw half of the tree etc on the paper ensuring that the image goes right to the edge as this is how it will all join together.
Unfold the concertina and have fun decorating - see how many different things you can use for buttons on the snowmen or tinsel on the trees. Just have fun. (Kids can be really creative here)
Glitter shapes
I came across this on in an Usbourne book the other day....
Take some slices of bread
Cut them into shapes with standard paper cutters
Put a hole in the top (potentially with a skewer) of each shape
Leave them to dry over night (it may take a bit longer if the bread is fresh. make sure they are left in an open space so that they can dry out)
Using poster paint, paint the edges
Then mix a bit of glue with the paint and paint one face, cover it in glitter (or whatever you want to use)... let it dry then do the other side.
Then all you need to do is thread some ribbon or string through the hole to hang it on the tree.
These are just a starter... have fun
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This year's big make in our house (including a hundred or so for the school fair!) is dough shapes.
Nice and easy to make - 2 cups of plain flour, 1 of salt, 1 of water, some food colouring and a teaspoon of oil.
Mix the dry ingredients (add some glitter for added sparkle of you fancy), add the food colouring and oil to the water (green is popular in our house) and slowly add to the flour etc until you've got a good dough.
Leave the dough for 20 mins, then roll between lightly floured sheets of grease proof paper (easier to handle and clean up) to about 4mm, then cut to shape, remembering the holes for the ribbon / string.
Then leave to dry (takes a few days) or "bake" on about 80 degrees C for 3-4 hours, cool and decorate.
Have fun!
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