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Easy Candy Cane and other Candy Inspired Crafts

These ideas are so simple that you can make as many as you like in no time at all. Chenille Candy Canes All you need is some red and white chenille stems (I grew up calling them pipe cleaners). Twist the ends of one red stem and one white stem together to secure them. Then, simply keep twisting them around each other until you reach the other end. Secure it, and then bend the top until you make it into the shape of candy cane. What could be easier? Hang your candy canes on the tree or decorate gift packages … Continue reading →

Winter Craft Ideas with Mittens

Brrrrrrr! Is it cold where you live? It’s been pretty cold around here! We even need our gloves, and that gives me an idea. We can make some cute mitten crafts. We can make ornaments that look like mittens, greeting cards that look like mittens, and all kinds of other stuff. It’s pretty easy, and these projects turn out cute. For these projects, you can use the simple mitten pattern found in the article, “Make a Snowman even if You don’t have Snow!” You can make the pattern small, medium, or large, for the different projects, or you can just … Continue reading →

My Kids’ Latest Craft: Christmas Jewelry

I was feeling a little guilty writing about craft ideas but not really spending a lot of time working on crafts with my own children. I decided to do something about it, and slipped out to do a little shopping. About a week or so ago, I brought home some stuff for us to work on. We made a big advent calendar which was not only fun and cool for the kids, but also helps keep me on track. Every time I walk past it hanging on the kitchen wall, I can see exactly how close Christmas is. It’s getting … Continue reading →

Giant Ornament Decoration

This idea can be used to make a charming table topper or to make a fun decoration for your child’s room. This holiday decoration will look adorable on top of your child’s dresser or desk, and it’s fun to make! What you will need: Rubber ball Glue Ribbon Glitter Picks, pinecones, or other decorative items Artificial spruce or pine boughs (or a small wreath) Paint (gold or silver) Paintbrush Large jar lid Gold or silver chenille stems (pipe cleaners) What you will need to do: Spread out some newspaper or other protective material over your work surface. Crumple some paper … Continue reading →

Kids’ Crafts: Week in Review November 27 – December 2

Hey! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here! It’s only a few weeks away, so we’ll squeeze in a few more weeks of crafts, but it’s going to be here before we know it. If you missed anything this week, take a quick peek below for a rundown of this week’s articles: Let’s Make Christmas Stockings! This article includes an image that can be used to make a pattern for making your own simple stocking. There is also a link to eight great patterns for fun stockings that you and your family can make together. It’s Time … Continue reading →

Make a Snowman even if You don’t have Snow!

Some areas don’t get much snow, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make an adorable snowman (or woman) or a whole bunch of different ones to decorate your home inside. A snowman is perfect just for winter or even for Christmas. Paper Bag Snowman You can use paper lunch sacks to make a cute snowman. If you can only find the brown ones, you’ll need to paint them white and let them dry first. If you can find white ones, even better! Stuff three bags with crumpled up newspaper. You obviously want one real fat one, one medium one, and … Continue reading →

Let’s Make Christmas Ornaments!

There are lots of ideas for fun Christmas ornaments that you and your family members can make. Custom Christmas ornaments are great for decorating your tree, decorating different areas of the home, and giving as gifts. They are terrific keepsakes that will bring back memories for years to come, so get started making some right away! Simple Strings of Beads This is a super easy idea for ornaments. Form pipe cleaners or “chenille stems” into the shapes you want and then just string some beads onto them. Bend the ends to keep the beads in place. Then, add an ornament … Continue reading →

It’s Time to Make Advent Calendars!

Do you know what an advent calendar is? Basically, it is a cool calendar that helps you mark off the days until Christmas. Now, let’s get on to making one so you can start marking off the days! Paper Advent Calendar Here’s what you need: The December page from a calendar or a blank calendar Markers Decorative stamps, stickers, or trinkets Glue Individually wrapped candy Tape Stapler Ribbon Here’s what you need to do: If your calendar page isn’t printed, look at a calendar and write down the days and dates appropriately within each square using brightly colored markers. Decorate … Continue reading →

Let’s Make Christmas Stockings!

Christmas stockings are fun to make and decorate. You can buy the ready-made ones and simply decorate them as desired, or you can make your own to decorate. Use the pattern below and enlarge it for any size stockings you like. You can make large ones to hang up for Santa to fill and you can also make small or medium ones. They make great gift bags for small gifts and they also make really cute Christmas ornaments. Just glue (or have a grown up sew) some ribbon to the top corner for hanging. One you have the pattern the … Continue reading →

Kids’ Crafts Week in Review: November 19-25

This week there weren’t many crafts and projects, since it was Thanksgiving. I was busy getting things ready for my family for the holiday. I also needed to spend some time with kids. They like crafts too, and they wanted me to take some time off to work on some projects with them instead of just writing about crafts. I hope you liked the ideas that were offered this week. Most of these can be used for other holidays besides the ones they’re listed for with just a few changes, so try some of them at other times throughout the … Continue reading →