Toddler Inspired Gingerbread Play Dough

Sweet Sugar Belle has a fun recipe for gingerbread play dough.  Since it pretty much is real dough (uses flour, nutmeg, sugar and such) it might be only good for a one time use.  However, it is a very cleaver idea and your little ones will have fun making their very own gingerbread men.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/2011/12/gingerbread-playdough/

Cocoa Bar Roundup

Celebrations at home offers a creative twist with a candy cane cocoa bar.  Accompaniments include cookies, color coded m&ms, dark and white chocolate chip, red and pink sprinkles, mini marshmallows, and of course candy canes. 

Fete Fanatic takes a more adult themed approach with liquor including Baileys, Kahlua, Grand Marnier, Creme de Menthe and Amaretto.  To keep the party kid friendly just substitute flavored syrups for the liquor.

Brandy's crafts has a nightly cocoa bar she uses with her kids using homemade cocoa mix, chocolate chips, candy canes and marshmallows and chocolate covered spoons.

Bridgey widgey shares peppermint, marshmallow, and white chocolate stirrer sticks for her hot cocoa bar.

Jelly fish jelly shares her invention of cocoa spoons.  She dips spoons into chocolate and decorates them with cookies and candy.

Dukes and duchesses has an adorable hot cocoa party complete with peppermint candy rimmed cups, snowman marshmallow kabobs, and a hot chocolate mix take home favor.

Shredded Paper Animals

Make and takes has a cute craft involving glue and shredded paper making winter animals. The shredded paper gives the creatures a really nice texture.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.makeandtakes.com/crafting-winter-animals-that-shred

Snowmen Cups

Blue cricket designs shows how to turn a paper cup into a snowman by adding a face using markers, orange paper and glue.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/2011/12/snowman-cups.html

Shedding Snowmen

Baby center shares a shedding snowman using construction paper, glue and shredded white paper.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://blogs.babycenter.com/life_and_home/make-a-paper-snowman-that-shreds/

Gift of curiosity has the shredded paper sensory bin and has the kids form piles to make the snowmen adding pipe cleaner eyes and nose.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.giftofcuriosity.com/shredded-paper-snowman-craft/

Popsickle Stick Snowflake

The diary of daves wife makes a popsicle snowflake wreath for her front door using just popsicle sticks and glue.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thediaryofdaveswife.com/2011/11/my-christmas-y-front-door.html

Titinas art room makes a simple version with glitter.

Get the instructions here:
http://titinasartroom.blogspot.gr/2013/12/4_7.html 

We made that adds gem stickers, buttons and sparkly stickers.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/craft-stick-snowflake/ 

Ballard bunch hangs her version from a ribbon.

Get the instructions here:
http://ballardbunch.blogspot.com/2010/11/let-it-snow.html

Paper Card Snow Globes

Giddy giddy has a wonderfully cute idea making snow globe post cards.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://blog.giddygiddy.com/giddygiddy/2010/01/diy-snow-globe-postcards.html