Make this Santa Star ornament or Christmas decoration
from a piece of construction paper. This type of 5-pointed
star was used by Betsy Ross when she made the sewed of
the United States of America.

For each Santa Star Ornament you will need:
  •   a piece of paper (red construction paper works well)
  •   scissors
  •   a glue stick
  •   cotton balls or polyester filling
  •   markers or crayons
  •   a hole punch
                     Fold a piece of paper in half. Write the
                     letters "A", "B", and "C" on it as shown
                     in the picture. "B" is at the mid-point of
                     the folded paper.
                     Fold corner "A" to point "B". Mark this
                     new-formed corner "D."
                       •   Fold corner "C" over the paper edge
                           running from "B" to "D."
                       •   Fold along the dotted line.

                     Cut the paper along the dotted line.
•   Unfold the star.
                              •   Decorate the star with markers,
                                  giving Santa his eyes, nose, face,
                                  and boots.
                              •   Glue on cotton fluff to look like
                                  Santa's beard and his coat and hat
                                  trim.
                              •   Punch a hole in the top for hanging.
Supplies:

  •   A large piece of red construction paper (one large, one
      regular size) [If you only have regular-size paper, you can
      use these hats as great decorations, but they will be too
      small to wear. You can also use a brown paper bag to make
      the hat, coloring it with tempera paint.]
  •   Small scraps of black, yellow, and pink paper
  •   A pencil
  •   Scissors
  •   Hole punch
  •   Red crayon or marker
  •   Stapler
  •   Glue

  •   Cotton balls




                              Draw and cut out a half circle from a
                              large piece of construction paper.
Twirl the half circle into a cone-shaped hat. Staple along the
             seams.




             Cut a small circle of pink paper for Santa's face. Glue it to the
             cone.

             Cut a strip of black paper and glue it to the cone as Santa's belt.
             Cut a small yellow rectangle for a belt buckle. Glue it to the belt.



             Glue a cotton ball at the top of the cone (the top of Santa's hat).

             Glue some cotton balls around the cone just above Santa's face
             (this is the bottom of his hat).

             Glue cotton balls around the face for Santa's beard.


                                        Cut out 2 tiny black paper circles using
                                        a hole punch (these will be his eyes).
                                        Glue the eyes to Santa. Draw a mouth.

                                        Now you can wear your Santa hat for
                                        Christmas!


       This 3-dimensional star decoration is
          made from 2 paper stars that are
          interlaced. These stars stand by
      themselves on a table, and make a great
         patriotic or Christmas decoration.
                                                     More Christmas Crafts

Supplies:
•   Printer (optional)
•   Stiff paper (like card stock, oaktag or thin cardboard) or
    styrofoam meat trays
•   Scissors

•   Crayons or markers (optional)

             Two paper stars are needed to make one 3-
             dimensional star. Either draw two identical stars
             on a piece of stiff paper or print out the star
             template. To go to the template, click here.

                                Decorate the two stars (if you like)
                                on both sides, then cut them out.

                               Make one slit in each star. On one
                               star, the slit goes from an inner
                               corner to the center point of the star;
                               on the other star, the slit goes from an
                               outer corner to the center point.

              Slip the two stars together through the slits you
              just cut. For stability, you may have to tape the
              stars a bit where they meet at the slits.


               You now have a great three-dimensional star
               decoration that stands by itself on a table.

       Make a snowman that you can
       wear as a necklace or use as an
ornament.
SUPPLIES NEEDED:

  •   White glue (like Elmer's glue)
  •   Paper clip
  •   Waxed paper
  •   Scraps of construction paper: black, and orange
  •   A hole punch (for cutting eyes, and buttons)
  •   Scissors
  •   Googly eyes (from a craft store) - optional
  •   Tiny buttons - optional
  •   2 very tiny twigs (for arms)
  •   String or yarn (for hanging it)


                                Working on waxed paper, spread 2
                                or 3 blobs of white glue in the
                                shape of a snowman. Unfold a
                                paper clip into a V-shape (to use
                                as a hanger).

                                Cut a tiny hat from black
                                construction paper and put it on
                                the snowman on top of the paper
                                clip hanger. Put the ends of the
                                paper clip into the glue at the top
                                of the snowman. For the
                                snowman's eyes, use black paper
                                circles cut with a hole punch, or
                                use googly eyes. Put the eyes on
                                the snowman. Add a tiny orange
                                (carrot-shaped) nose. Add a few
                                paper buttons (or small real
                                buttons) down the front of the
body.
                          Let the glue dry - it will take a few
                          days. When it dries, the glue will
                          become transparent. When it is
                          completely dry, peel it gently off the
                          waxed paper. String the snowman on
                          some yarn for a cool necklace or use
                          a shorter string to use as an
                          ornament.
            Make a simple 3-
               dimensional
          Christmas tree from
           construction paper.
         These trees look great
          sitting on the mantle
          or on a windowsill.
Supplies needed:
   • Green construction paper
   • Crayons, markers, glitter glue, or tempera paint
   • Scissors
   • Clear tape

   •   Optional: Other colors of construction paper, glue, hole
       punch, stickers



             Fold a piece of green construction paper in half,
             then cut it in half.
Put the two pieces together, and fold them in half
again.




  Draw half a Christmas tree opposite the fold.


              Cut along the line - you
              should get two identical
              trees.
              Fold the trees in half, just
              barely creasing the center
              line (this is to mark the
              center of the tree).

              Cut a slit along the bottom half of the
              center of one tree and along the top half
              of the center of the other tree.

    Slip the two trees together along the
    slits.
    Using clear tape, tape the bottoms and
    tops together (pieces of tape on the
    bottom and at the top make the tree
    stand up well and stop the slit ends
    from flopping over).
Decorate your tree with crayons, markers,
            glitter glue, or tempera paint. Or you can glue
            on tiny construction paper decorations or use
            star stickers. You can cut out tiny paper balls
            using a hole punch.
            Now you have a really nice 3-dimensional
            Christmas decoration.

   Optional: cut out a small construction
   paper star and cut a tiny slit in it. Put
   the star on the top of the tree (and
   secure it with some tape).

           For a bigger tree: Start with two pieces of
           green construction paper, and fold them so
           they make a long, thin rectangle. Draw a tree
           opposite the fold. The rest of the instructions
           are the same.
  Make a Paper
      Tree
from Little Hand
     Prints
     More Kinder Crafts



   Make an adorable
Christmas tree from your
 child's handprints. This
makes a nice decoration
   to put on a door or a great
       bulletin board in a
           classroom.
Supplies needed:

   •   A lot of green construction paper
   •   A piece of brown construction paper (for the tree trunk)
   •   A piece of yellow construction paper (for the star)
   •   A large piece of brown paper (or use another color)
   •   Pencil
   •   Scissors
   •   Glue

   •   Optional: Glitter, glitter glue, or paper ornaments to glue on
       the tree

               Trace the child's hand on a piece of
               green construction paper.
               Cut out the hand print. Fold the wrist
               over.
               Make a lot of paper paper hands (the
               number you'll need depends on the size
               of your tree). If this is a class project,
               you may want to put each child's name
               on his or her hand print.
               A nice touch, suggested by Peter
               Hesselmann, is to have each child write
               a Christmas wish for themselves on one
               paper hand, and a Christmas wish for
               the world on the other. Peter also did
               not tell his students why they were
making the hands; he put the tree up,
which surprised and delighted them.
Peter also had the teachers and staff
each write a wish for the world on a
circular piece of construction paper -
these were used for baubles on the tree.



 Draw a tree shape on a large piece of paper.



Cut out a small rectangle of dark brown paper
(this will be the tree trunk).
Glue the rectangle below the tree.

Glue the hand prints together in a tree
shape, gluing the folded part of the
wrist to the background. Start at the
bottom of the tree. Starting with the
second row, make the fingers overlap
the next hand a little bit.
Cut out a yellow star for the top of the tree. Glue
              it on the tree.
              Write a Christmas message around the tree.


               Optional: Decorate your tree with
               glitter, glitter glue, or paper
               ornaments.
               You can also make the tree on a
               triangle shape (so there is no
               background showing).


      Paper Box Craft
                 More Crafts

      You can make a nice little box
             out of paper.


Supplies:

  •   Printer
  •   Paper (thick paper, like card stock, works best)
  •   Scissors
  •   Glue

  •   Crayons or markers



               Print out a copy of the box template. To go to
               the template, click here.
Decorate the box and cut it out.




               Fold all the interior lines of the box. Glue the
               one tab that is marked to glue, and attach it to
               the other end of the template, forming a box.




                   Fold over the tabs on each end and close the
                   ends.


                     Make a Snowman
                     from Paper Plates
                           More Kinder Crafts



 Make a cute snowman decoration using two paper plates.
 This makes a nice decoration to put on a door or hang in a
                         window
Supplies needed:
•   2 white paper plates
•   Construction paper (black, red) or wrapping paper
•   An orange pipe cleaner (for the nose)
•   A short length of yearn or ribbon
•   Hole punch
•   Marker or crayons
•   Scissors
•   Glue

•   Optional: googly eyes, large buttons


                   On one of the paper plates, cut off the outer
                   rim, making a smaller plate.




                          Punch a hole near the rim on both plates.




          Tie the two plates together, using the yarn (or
          ribbon).


                         On black construction paper, draw and
                         then cut out a top hat and two boots. On
                         colored construction paper (or gift wrap
                         paper), draw and then cut out two
                         mittens.
Glue the hat, boots and mittens on the
snowman.



         Either glue on googly eyes or draw
         eyes. Draw a mouth. For the nose, cut
         a short length from an orange pipe
         cleaner. Stick the pipe cleaner through
         the plate to secure it (if the plate is too
         tough, make a tiny hole with the tip of
         the scissors).
         For the buttons, you can cut out shapes
         from construction paper, use round
         stickers, glue on real buttons, or
         simply draw them.
         You now have a cute snowman
         decoration!
Pine Cone
        Christmas Tree
             More Kinder Crafts

         A easy-to-make pine
        cone Christmas Tree.
        Use it as a Christmas
        decoration or as a tree
         ornament. This is a
        simple craft that even
       young children can help
                make.

For each Pine Cone Christmas Tree you will need:

  •   a large, open pine cone (pick
      one that is tree-shaped and
      stands upright easily)
  •   Glitter
  •   A few cotton balls
  •   White glue (like Elmer's)
  •   Dental floss and a needle        Thanks to Debbie Blick for the
  •   Small beads                      great pine cone christmas tree
                                                    idea!

  •   A small bow or star to top off
      your little tree
Glue a few cotton balls to the bottom of the
    pine cone. These look like snow and help the
    "tree" stand upright.



    Put a little dab of glue at the tips of the pine
    cone and then sprinkle on glitter.


String some small beads onto
dental floss (about 1 to 1 1/2 ft or
more, depending on the size of the
pine cone). To string the beads
easily, tie one bead securely to the
string. Then give the floss to the
child for stringing. Older children
can use a needle to help with the
stringing. When the stringing is
done, tie off the last bead with a
knot.

Wrap the beads around the pine
cone and glue them to the tree.
Top off your tree with a small
                                        bow or other decoration.


       Snowman Card
            More Kinder Crafts



 Make a great snowman card
  from construction paper.                                 More Cards
Supplies needed:
   • A piece of card stock or construction paper for the card
   • Some thick white paper and scraps of black, orange, and red
       paper
   • Glue
   • Scissors
   • A holepunch
   • A pipe cleaner or two twist ties (the type you get from the
       grocery store to close produce bags)
   • Markers or crayons

   •   Optional: salt


          Fold a piece of card stock or construction paper in
          half.

          Carefully tear three white circles for the snowman's
          body and head.
          Glue the paper to the front of the card, putting a pipe
          cleaner (or two twist ties) under the middle circle to
          be the snowman's arms.
Use a hole punch to make two tiny, black eyes.
                 Cut out a tiny red mouth (or use the hole punch)
                 and a tiny orange, carrot-shaped nose. Cut a
                 small, black paper hat for the snowman. Glue
                 them to the snowman's head.
                 Optional: Spread a thin layer of glue on the
                 snowman and sprinkle with salt. After the glue
                 sets, the salt looks like snow!
       Christmas
       Tree Card
            More Crafts

      You can make a simple
      tree card for Christmas
      made from construction
               paper.                                 More Crafts

Supplies needed:

  •   Printer
  •   Cardstock or other thick paper for the card
      Construction paper for the tree and trunk (brown, green, and
      yellow)
  •   Scissors

  •   A marker or pen




                 Fold a piece of cardstock or construction paper
                 in half to form the card.
You will need to cut out a four
green triangles (the boughs of
the tree), a small brown
rectangle (the tree trunk) and a
yellow star (for the top of the
tree).
To print out the tree template,
                                     Tree template
click here



  Glue the brown rectangular to the lower front
  of your card - this will be the tree trunk.




  Glue the green triangles above the tree trunk.
  Glue the yellow star atop the tree.



  Write a Christmas greeting on
  your card. If you'd like, draw
  some ornaments on your tree (or
  use stickers).
  You now have a festive
  Christmas card!
Pop-up Tree
                Card
                 More Kinder Crafts



            Make a great (but
           simple) pop-up card
            from construction
                 paper.
Supplies needed:
   • 3 pieces of construction paper
   • Scissors
   • Pencil
   • Glue

   •   Optional: Markers, glitter or glitter glue

                     Fold two pieces of construction paper in half.
                     One piece will be the outside of the card; one
                     piece will be the inside.
              On the inner card, make four short, parallel cuts
              along the fold line. The cuts should be in two
              pairs.
         Fold over the flaps that were formed by
         the cuts.
         Unfold the folds you just made and open
         up the card.
                 Push up the flaps made by the cuts.
                 These will be the tree trunks.
                 Close the card so that the flaps are
inside the card.
    Cut out 2 tree shapes from green paper. Make
    sure that they will fit inside the card when it is
    closed.
    Glue them to the paper trunks. Close the card.
   Glue the other folded piece of
   construction paper onto the
   outside of the card. Make sure
   you don't glue the place where the
   trees are.
   Optional: Decorate with glitter
   glue or markers.
                              Variation: Instead of trees,
                              have stars, snowmen,
                              gingerbread people, or candy
                              canes pop up out of your card.
    Make a Paper
   Snowflake or a
   Snowflake Card
         More Kinder Crafts



Make simple snowflakes from
   paper. You can tape these
 snowflakes to a window for a
nice winter decoration or paste
them onto a piece of folded
            construction paper for a great
                    winter card.
Supplies needed:
   • White paper
   • Scissors
   • Optional: A protractor
   • Optional: Glitter or glitter glue

   •   For a card: A piece of colored construction paper and glue

Real snowflakes all have six sides, so the first part of this project involves folding a piece
of paper into sixths.




                     Fold a piece of paper in half.


                   Fold over one side, then the other,
                   to make two 60 degree folds. You
                   can do this by eye, or you can use a
                   protractor. This is a good exercise
                   in geometry and measuring angles.

                   Cut off the edges of the paper in an
                   arc - this makes a circle (if you were
                   to unfold the paper).

                       Cut a lot of the paper away.
Unfold your snowflake
                    carefully.
                    Optional: Decorate your
                    snowflake with glitter or
                    glitter glue.


                                    Glue your snowflake onto a folded
                                    piece of construction paper for a
                                    great winter card.


      Gingerbread House
            Card
                    More Crafts

       You can make a cute gingerbread
      house card for Christmas made from
              construction paper.
                                                             More Crafts

Supplies needed:

  •   Printer
  •   Brown cardstock or construction paper for the card
  •   Scissors

  •   A white marker, crayon, or gel pen (a silver Sharpie works
      well)
Using brown cardstock or
                             construction paper, print out the
                             gingerbread house template, click
                             here -- or for a pdf version, click
                             here - (templates for site members
                             only). Or draw it yourself on the
Gingerbread house template
  pdf version, click here    card.



              Fold the piece of brown cardstock or
              construction paper in half to form the card.




                   Cut off the excess paper over
                   the roof. Also cut two sides
                   of the door (the right side and
                   the top) so that it opens.




              Using a white marker or crayon, decorate the
              door, windows, chimney, and edges of the
              gingerbread house.
Write a Christmas greeting on your card.
                    You now have a cute gingerbread house
                    Christmas card!


           Snowman Necklace or
               Ornament
                       More Kinder Crafts

        Make a snowman that you can wear
        as a necklace or use as an ornament.
SUPPLIES NEEDED:

  •   White glue (like Elmer's glue)
  •   Paper clip
  •   Waxed paper
  •   Scraps of construction paper: black, and orange
  •   A hole punch (for cutting eyes, and buttons)
  •   Scissors
  •   Googly eyes (from a craft store) - optional
  •   Tiny buttons - optional
  •   2 very tiny twigs (for arms)
  •   String or yarn (for hanging it)


                                Working on waxed paper, spread 2
                                or 3 blobs of white glue in the
                                shape of a snowman. Unfold a
                                paper clip into a V-shape (to use
                                as a hanger).

                                Cut a tiny hat from black
construction paper and put it on
                                 the snowman on top of the paper
                                 clip hanger. Put the ends of the
                                 paper clip into the glue at the top
                                 of the snowman. For the
                                 snowman's eyes, use black paper
                                 circles cut with a hole punch, or
                                 use googly eyes. Put the eyes on
                                 the snowman. Add a tiny orange
                                 (carrot-shaped) nose. Add a few
                                 paper buttons (or small real
                                 buttons) down the front of the
                                 body.
                   Let the glue dry - it will take a few days.
                   When it dries, the glue will become
                   transparent. When it is completely dry, peel it
                   gently off the waxed paper. String the
                   snowman on some yarn for a cool necklace or
                   use a shorter string to use as an ornament.
                   Real Crystal
                    Snowflake
                     More Kinder Crafts



           Make an amazing snowflake
         from real crystal (borax). This is
            a beautiful project (and also
              demonstrates some basic
             principles of chemistry).
Supplies needed:
•   Wide mouthed jar
•   3 white pipe cleaners
•   String
•   Scissors
•   Pencil
•   Boiling water (have an adult do this part)
•   Spoon
•   Borax (called 20 Mule Team Borax Laundry Booster -
    the product called Boraxo will NOT work)

•   Optional: blue food coloring

           Make a giant snowflake frame from 3 white pipe
           cleaners and string. Twist the 3 pipe cleaners
           together in the center to make a 6-sided, spiky
           figure.
           Make sure this figure fits inside the wide-mouthed
           jar.

           Tie the string around the pipe cleaners to look like
           a snowflake shape. Trim the excess string.

      Tie a few inches of string to one of the pipe cleaners.
      Tie the other end of the string to a pencil, so that the
      snowflake will hang from the pencil and dangle
      inside the jar.
      Take the snowflake out of the jar.
    Pour boiling water into the jar (have an adult do this
    part).
    Add the 20 Mule Team Borax Laundry Booster to the
    hot water in the jar.
    Keep adding the Borax until you have a supersaturated
solution (you will see undissolved Borax at the bottom
  of the jar). You'll have to add about 3 tablespoonfuls
  of the 20 Mule Team Borax Laundry Booster to each
  cup of hot water in the jar.
  Optional: Add a few drops of blue food coloring for a
  bluish snowflake.
        Hang the snowflake in the jar and wait at least
        overnight.
        In the morning, your snowflake will be covered
        with beautiful crystals.
        As the supersaturated solution cools, the borax
        comes out of solution (less of the borax can
        dissolve in cool water) and forms crystals on the
        pipe cleaners and string.
        You can do the same type of project using
        supersaturated sugar-water and a string, making
        edible rock candy (but the crystals take longer to
        form).
Paper Plate
  Angel
 More Kinder Crafts


 Turn a paper
  plate into a
beautiful angel.
Supplies
           needed:
       •   a paper plate
       •   pencil
       •   scissors
       •   tape or stapler

       •   crayons, paint,
           and/or markers
           for decoration

                     •   Draw a pattern like this on the underside of
                         a paper plate.
                     •   Cut along the lines, discarding the dark
                         section.


                                Decorate the angel.


                   Overlap the edges of the angel's skirt slightly
                   and tape or staple it into place.

            Brown Paper Christmas
                  Stocking
                             More Kinder Crafts



       Make a great Christmas stocking from a
      brown paper grocery bag. You can hang it
         from your mantle and stuff it with
                Christmas goodies.
Supplies needed:
•   Thick brown paper (like grocery bag paper) or brown felt
   •   Pencil
   •   Scissors
   •   Glue
   •   A holepunch
   •   Yarn

   •   Markers or crayons



                 Draw a large stocking on thick
                 brown paper (or brown felt).
                 Cut out two copies of this stocking.


              Glue the two stockings together around the edges
              (make sure you don't put any glue along the top
              opening).

              Punch holes around the edges of the
              stocking.
              Weave yarn in and out of the holes.
              Leave a loop of yarn at one end, and
              tie it in a knot.


                 Decorate your stocking with crayons, markers,
                 stickers, construction paper cut-outs, or glitter.

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  • 1. Make this Santa Star ornament or Christmas decoration from a piece of construction paper. This type of 5-pointed star was used by Betsy Ross when she made the sewed of the United States of America. For each Santa Star Ornament you will need: • a piece of paper (red construction paper works well) • scissors • a glue stick • cotton balls or polyester filling • markers or crayons • a hole punch Fold a piece of paper in half. Write the letters "A", "B", and "C" on it as shown in the picture. "B" is at the mid-point of the folded paper. Fold corner "A" to point "B". Mark this new-formed corner "D." • Fold corner "C" over the paper edge running from "B" to "D." • Fold along the dotted line. Cut the paper along the dotted line.
  • 2. Unfold the star. • Decorate the star with markers, giving Santa his eyes, nose, face, and boots. • Glue on cotton fluff to look like Santa's beard and his coat and hat trim. • Punch a hole in the top for hanging. Supplies: • A large piece of red construction paper (one large, one regular size) [If you only have regular-size paper, you can use these hats as great decorations, but they will be too small to wear. You can also use a brown paper bag to make the hat, coloring it with tempera paint.] • Small scraps of black, yellow, and pink paper • A pencil • Scissors • Hole punch • Red crayon or marker • Stapler • Glue • Cotton balls Draw and cut out a half circle from a large piece of construction paper.
  • 3. Twirl the half circle into a cone-shaped hat. Staple along the seams. Cut a small circle of pink paper for Santa's face. Glue it to the cone. Cut a strip of black paper and glue it to the cone as Santa's belt. Cut a small yellow rectangle for a belt buckle. Glue it to the belt. Glue a cotton ball at the top of the cone (the top of Santa's hat). Glue some cotton balls around the cone just above Santa's face (this is the bottom of his hat). Glue cotton balls around the face for Santa's beard. Cut out 2 tiny black paper circles using a hole punch (these will be his eyes). Glue the eyes to Santa. Draw a mouth. Now you can wear your Santa hat for Christmas! This 3-dimensional star decoration is made from 2 paper stars that are interlaced. These stars stand by themselves on a table, and make a great patriotic or Christmas decoration. More Christmas Crafts Supplies:
  • 4. Printer (optional) • Stiff paper (like card stock, oaktag or thin cardboard) or styrofoam meat trays • Scissors • Crayons or markers (optional) Two paper stars are needed to make one 3- dimensional star. Either draw two identical stars on a piece of stiff paper or print out the star template. To go to the template, click here. Decorate the two stars (if you like) on both sides, then cut them out. Make one slit in each star. On one star, the slit goes from an inner corner to the center point of the star; on the other star, the slit goes from an outer corner to the center point. Slip the two stars together through the slits you just cut. For stability, you may have to tape the stars a bit where they meet at the slits. You now have a great three-dimensional star decoration that stands by itself on a table. Make a snowman that you can wear as a necklace or use as an
  • 5. ornament. SUPPLIES NEEDED: • White glue (like Elmer's glue) • Paper clip • Waxed paper • Scraps of construction paper: black, and orange • A hole punch (for cutting eyes, and buttons) • Scissors • Googly eyes (from a craft store) - optional • Tiny buttons - optional • 2 very tiny twigs (for arms) • String or yarn (for hanging it) Working on waxed paper, spread 2 or 3 blobs of white glue in the shape of a snowman. Unfold a paper clip into a V-shape (to use as a hanger). Cut a tiny hat from black construction paper and put it on the snowman on top of the paper clip hanger. Put the ends of the paper clip into the glue at the top of the snowman. For the snowman's eyes, use black paper circles cut with a hole punch, or use googly eyes. Put the eyes on the snowman. Add a tiny orange (carrot-shaped) nose. Add a few paper buttons (or small real buttons) down the front of the
  • 6. body. Let the glue dry - it will take a few days. When it dries, the glue will become transparent. When it is completely dry, peel it gently off the waxed paper. String the snowman on some yarn for a cool necklace or use a shorter string to use as an ornament. Make a simple 3- dimensional Christmas tree from construction paper. These trees look great sitting on the mantle or on a windowsill. Supplies needed: • Green construction paper • Crayons, markers, glitter glue, or tempera paint • Scissors • Clear tape • Optional: Other colors of construction paper, glue, hole punch, stickers Fold a piece of green construction paper in half, then cut it in half.
  • 7. Put the two pieces together, and fold them in half again. Draw half a Christmas tree opposite the fold. Cut along the line - you should get two identical trees. Fold the trees in half, just barely creasing the center line (this is to mark the center of the tree). Cut a slit along the bottom half of the center of one tree and along the top half of the center of the other tree. Slip the two trees together along the slits. Using clear tape, tape the bottoms and tops together (pieces of tape on the bottom and at the top make the tree stand up well and stop the slit ends from flopping over).
  • 8. Decorate your tree with crayons, markers, glitter glue, or tempera paint. Or you can glue on tiny construction paper decorations or use star stickers. You can cut out tiny paper balls using a hole punch. Now you have a really nice 3-dimensional Christmas decoration. Optional: cut out a small construction paper star and cut a tiny slit in it. Put the star on the top of the tree (and secure it with some tape). For a bigger tree: Start with two pieces of green construction paper, and fold them so they make a long, thin rectangle. Draw a tree opposite the fold. The rest of the instructions are the same. Make a Paper Tree from Little Hand Prints More Kinder Crafts Make an adorable Christmas tree from your child's handprints. This
  • 9. makes a nice decoration to put on a door or a great bulletin board in a classroom. Supplies needed: • A lot of green construction paper • A piece of brown construction paper (for the tree trunk) • A piece of yellow construction paper (for the star) • A large piece of brown paper (or use another color) • Pencil • Scissors • Glue • Optional: Glitter, glitter glue, or paper ornaments to glue on the tree Trace the child's hand on a piece of green construction paper. Cut out the hand print. Fold the wrist over. Make a lot of paper paper hands (the number you'll need depends on the size of your tree). If this is a class project, you may want to put each child's name on his or her hand print. A nice touch, suggested by Peter Hesselmann, is to have each child write a Christmas wish for themselves on one paper hand, and a Christmas wish for the world on the other. Peter also did not tell his students why they were
  • 10. making the hands; he put the tree up, which surprised and delighted them. Peter also had the teachers and staff each write a wish for the world on a circular piece of construction paper - these were used for baubles on the tree. Draw a tree shape on a large piece of paper. Cut out a small rectangle of dark brown paper (this will be the tree trunk). Glue the rectangle below the tree. Glue the hand prints together in a tree shape, gluing the folded part of the wrist to the background. Start at the bottom of the tree. Starting with the second row, make the fingers overlap the next hand a little bit.
  • 11. Cut out a yellow star for the top of the tree. Glue it on the tree. Write a Christmas message around the tree. Optional: Decorate your tree with glitter, glitter glue, or paper ornaments. You can also make the tree on a triangle shape (so there is no background showing). Paper Box Craft More Crafts You can make a nice little box out of paper. Supplies: • Printer • Paper (thick paper, like card stock, works best) • Scissors • Glue • Crayons or markers Print out a copy of the box template. To go to the template, click here.
  • 12. Decorate the box and cut it out. Fold all the interior lines of the box. Glue the one tab that is marked to glue, and attach it to the other end of the template, forming a box. Fold over the tabs on each end and close the ends. Make a Snowman from Paper Plates More Kinder Crafts Make a cute snowman decoration using two paper plates. This makes a nice decoration to put on a door or hang in a window Supplies needed:
  • 13. 2 white paper plates • Construction paper (black, red) or wrapping paper • An orange pipe cleaner (for the nose) • A short length of yearn or ribbon • Hole punch • Marker or crayons • Scissors • Glue • Optional: googly eyes, large buttons On one of the paper plates, cut off the outer rim, making a smaller plate. Punch a hole near the rim on both plates. Tie the two plates together, using the yarn (or ribbon). On black construction paper, draw and then cut out a top hat and two boots. On colored construction paper (or gift wrap paper), draw and then cut out two mittens.
  • 14. Glue the hat, boots and mittens on the snowman. Either glue on googly eyes or draw eyes. Draw a mouth. For the nose, cut a short length from an orange pipe cleaner. Stick the pipe cleaner through the plate to secure it (if the plate is too tough, make a tiny hole with the tip of the scissors). For the buttons, you can cut out shapes from construction paper, use round stickers, glue on real buttons, or simply draw them. You now have a cute snowman decoration!
  • 15. Pine Cone Christmas Tree More Kinder Crafts A easy-to-make pine cone Christmas Tree. Use it as a Christmas decoration or as a tree ornament. This is a simple craft that even young children can help make. For each Pine Cone Christmas Tree you will need: • a large, open pine cone (pick one that is tree-shaped and stands upright easily) • Glitter • A few cotton balls • White glue (like Elmer's) • Dental floss and a needle Thanks to Debbie Blick for the • Small beads great pine cone christmas tree idea! • A small bow or star to top off your little tree
  • 16. Glue a few cotton balls to the bottom of the pine cone. These look like snow and help the "tree" stand upright. Put a little dab of glue at the tips of the pine cone and then sprinkle on glitter. String some small beads onto dental floss (about 1 to 1 1/2 ft or more, depending on the size of the pine cone). To string the beads easily, tie one bead securely to the string. Then give the floss to the child for stringing. Older children can use a needle to help with the stringing. When the stringing is done, tie off the last bead with a knot. Wrap the beads around the pine cone and glue them to the tree.
  • 17. Top off your tree with a small bow or other decoration. Snowman Card More Kinder Crafts Make a great snowman card from construction paper. More Cards Supplies needed: • A piece of card stock or construction paper for the card • Some thick white paper and scraps of black, orange, and red paper • Glue • Scissors • A holepunch • A pipe cleaner or two twist ties (the type you get from the grocery store to close produce bags) • Markers or crayons • Optional: salt Fold a piece of card stock or construction paper in half. Carefully tear three white circles for the snowman's body and head. Glue the paper to the front of the card, putting a pipe cleaner (or two twist ties) under the middle circle to be the snowman's arms.
  • 18. Use a hole punch to make two tiny, black eyes. Cut out a tiny red mouth (or use the hole punch) and a tiny orange, carrot-shaped nose. Cut a small, black paper hat for the snowman. Glue them to the snowman's head. Optional: Spread a thin layer of glue on the snowman and sprinkle with salt. After the glue sets, the salt looks like snow! Christmas Tree Card More Crafts You can make a simple tree card for Christmas made from construction paper. More Crafts Supplies needed: • Printer • Cardstock or other thick paper for the card Construction paper for the tree and trunk (brown, green, and yellow) • Scissors • A marker or pen Fold a piece of cardstock or construction paper in half to form the card.
  • 19. You will need to cut out a four green triangles (the boughs of the tree), a small brown rectangle (the tree trunk) and a yellow star (for the top of the tree). To print out the tree template, Tree template click here Glue the brown rectangular to the lower front of your card - this will be the tree trunk. Glue the green triangles above the tree trunk. Glue the yellow star atop the tree. Write a Christmas greeting on your card. If you'd like, draw some ornaments on your tree (or use stickers). You now have a festive Christmas card!
  • 20. Pop-up Tree Card More Kinder Crafts Make a great (but simple) pop-up card from construction paper. Supplies needed: • 3 pieces of construction paper • Scissors • Pencil • Glue • Optional: Markers, glitter or glitter glue Fold two pieces of construction paper in half. One piece will be the outside of the card; one piece will be the inside. On the inner card, make four short, parallel cuts along the fold line. The cuts should be in two pairs. Fold over the flaps that were formed by the cuts. Unfold the folds you just made and open up the card. Push up the flaps made by the cuts. These will be the tree trunks. Close the card so that the flaps are
  • 21. inside the card. Cut out 2 tree shapes from green paper. Make sure that they will fit inside the card when it is closed. Glue them to the paper trunks. Close the card. Glue the other folded piece of construction paper onto the outside of the card. Make sure you don't glue the place where the trees are. Optional: Decorate with glitter glue or markers. Variation: Instead of trees, have stars, snowmen, gingerbread people, or candy canes pop up out of your card. Make a Paper Snowflake or a Snowflake Card More Kinder Crafts Make simple snowflakes from paper. You can tape these snowflakes to a window for a nice winter decoration or paste
  • 22. them onto a piece of folded construction paper for a great winter card. Supplies needed: • White paper • Scissors • Optional: A protractor • Optional: Glitter or glitter glue • For a card: A piece of colored construction paper and glue Real snowflakes all have six sides, so the first part of this project involves folding a piece of paper into sixths. Fold a piece of paper in half. Fold over one side, then the other, to make two 60 degree folds. You can do this by eye, or you can use a protractor. This is a good exercise in geometry and measuring angles. Cut off the edges of the paper in an arc - this makes a circle (if you were to unfold the paper). Cut a lot of the paper away.
  • 23. Unfold your snowflake carefully. Optional: Decorate your snowflake with glitter or glitter glue. Glue your snowflake onto a folded piece of construction paper for a great winter card. Gingerbread House Card More Crafts You can make a cute gingerbread house card for Christmas made from construction paper. More Crafts Supplies needed: • Printer • Brown cardstock or construction paper for the card • Scissors • A white marker, crayon, or gel pen (a silver Sharpie works well)
  • 24. Using brown cardstock or construction paper, print out the gingerbread house template, click here -- or for a pdf version, click here - (templates for site members only). Or draw it yourself on the Gingerbread house template pdf version, click here card. Fold the piece of brown cardstock or construction paper in half to form the card. Cut off the excess paper over the roof. Also cut two sides of the door (the right side and the top) so that it opens. Using a white marker or crayon, decorate the door, windows, chimney, and edges of the gingerbread house.
  • 25. Write a Christmas greeting on your card. You now have a cute gingerbread house Christmas card! Snowman Necklace or Ornament More Kinder Crafts Make a snowman that you can wear as a necklace or use as an ornament. SUPPLIES NEEDED: • White glue (like Elmer's glue) • Paper clip • Waxed paper • Scraps of construction paper: black, and orange • A hole punch (for cutting eyes, and buttons) • Scissors • Googly eyes (from a craft store) - optional • Tiny buttons - optional • 2 very tiny twigs (for arms) • String or yarn (for hanging it) Working on waxed paper, spread 2 or 3 blobs of white glue in the shape of a snowman. Unfold a paper clip into a V-shape (to use as a hanger). Cut a tiny hat from black
  • 26. construction paper and put it on the snowman on top of the paper clip hanger. Put the ends of the paper clip into the glue at the top of the snowman. For the snowman's eyes, use black paper circles cut with a hole punch, or use googly eyes. Put the eyes on the snowman. Add a tiny orange (carrot-shaped) nose. Add a few paper buttons (or small real buttons) down the front of the body. Let the glue dry - it will take a few days. When it dries, the glue will become transparent. When it is completely dry, peel it gently off the waxed paper. String the snowman on some yarn for a cool necklace or use a shorter string to use as an ornament. Real Crystal Snowflake More Kinder Crafts Make an amazing snowflake from real crystal (borax). This is a beautiful project (and also demonstrates some basic principles of chemistry). Supplies needed:
  • 27. Wide mouthed jar • 3 white pipe cleaners • String • Scissors • Pencil • Boiling water (have an adult do this part) • Spoon • Borax (called 20 Mule Team Borax Laundry Booster - the product called Boraxo will NOT work) • Optional: blue food coloring Make a giant snowflake frame from 3 white pipe cleaners and string. Twist the 3 pipe cleaners together in the center to make a 6-sided, spiky figure. Make sure this figure fits inside the wide-mouthed jar. Tie the string around the pipe cleaners to look like a snowflake shape. Trim the excess string. Tie a few inches of string to one of the pipe cleaners. Tie the other end of the string to a pencil, so that the snowflake will hang from the pencil and dangle inside the jar. Take the snowflake out of the jar. Pour boiling water into the jar (have an adult do this part). Add the 20 Mule Team Borax Laundry Booster to the hot water in the jar. Keep adding the Borax until you have a supersaturated
  • 28. solution (you will see undissolved Borax at the bottom of the jar). You'll have to add about 3 tablespoonfuls of the 20 Mule Team Borax Laundry Booster to each cup of hot water in the jar. Optional: Add a few drops of blue food coloring for a bluish snowflake. Hang the snowflake in the jar and wait at least overnight. In the morning, your snowflake will be covered with beautiful crystals. As the supersaturated solution cools, the borax comes out of solution (less of the borax can dissolve in cool water) and forms crystals on the pipe cleaners and string. You can do the same type of project using supersaturated sugar-water and a string, making edible rock candy (but the crystals take longer to form). Paper Plate Angel More Kinder Crafts Turn a paper plate into a beautiful angel.
  • 29. Supplies needed: • a paper plate • pencil • scissors • tape or stapler • crayons, paint, and/or markers for decoration • Draw a pattern like this on the underside of a paper plate. • Cut along the lines, discarding the dark section. Decorate the angel. Overlap the edges of the angel's skirt slightly and tape or staple it into place. Brown Paper Christmas Stocking More Kinder Crafts Make a great Christmas stocking from a brown paper grocery bag. You can hang it from your mantle and stuff it with Christmas goodies. Supplies needed:
  • 30. Thick brown paper (like grocery bag paper) or brown felt • Pencil • Scissors • Glue • A holepunch • Yarn • Markers or crayons Draw a large stocking on thick brown paper (or brown felt). Cut out two copies of this stocking. Glue the two stockings together around the edges (make sure you don't put any glue along the top opening). Punch holes around the edges of the stocking. Weave yarn in and out of the holes. Leave a loop of yarn at one end, and tie it in a knot. Decorate your stocking with crayons, markers, stickers, construction paper cut-outs, or glitter. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html http://www.usborne-quicklinks.com