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Thursday, December 31, 2015

New Year's Eve Resolutions


Make a New Year's Eve resolution hand magnet counting what kids will resolve to do for the new year.  Activity village shares the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/resolutions-magnet

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Memory Garlands


Kids cut draw and cut out pictures of memories they want to remember from the past year and tape them onto long strings to decorate the home for New Year's Eve.  Art yowza share the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/artyowza/sets/72157623073146165/with/4269975028/

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

New Year's Eve Bubbles



Make New Year's Eve fun with these special decorated bubbles complete with a wishing wand and star garland.  Pretty little things shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://prettylittlethings.typepad.com/lori_marie/2010/12/a-little-bubbly.html

Monday, December 28, 2015

New Year's Eve Bingo


Keep kids entertained as they count down the hours with this fun New Year's Eve Bingo printable from hip hip hooray blog.  Make sure to update the year.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.hiphiphoorayblog.com/2010/12/happy-new-year/

Sunday, December 27, 2015

New Year's Eve Ball


A styrofoam ball is transformed for New Year's Eve with mirror stickers of many sizes so kids can drop the ball themselves. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

The website is no longer available. 

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Wishing Tree


Create a wishing tree for New Year's Eve.  Kids first cut out stars, decorate with glitter and write what they wish for before placing them on tree branches.  This could also be done with resolutions.  No time for flash cards shares the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2010/01/new-years-craft.html

Friday, December 25, 2015

Nativity Finger Puppets


Felt is cut into finger puppets to make a nativity Christmas play with xoxo grandma.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://xoxograndma.blogspot.com/2014/11/nativity-finger-puppets-free-pattern.html

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Hand Print Santas


Hand prints are stamped into salt dough, cut out, baked and painted to look like a Santa for a fun ornament with meaningful mama.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://meaningfulmama.com/2012/12/day-337-salt-dough-santa-hand-print.html

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Pipe Cleaner Candy Canes


Pipe cleaners are twisted together and bent into a candy cane shape with kids craft room to make a fun ornament.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidscraftroom.com/easy-christmas-crafts-kids-candy-cane-tree-decorations/

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Gingerbread Puppet


A gingerbread man is cut out of brown paper, given brown icing trim, two buttons, googly eyes and a smile with accucut education.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.accucuteducation.com/IdeasProjectPage.aspx?IdeaId=4198

Monday, December 21, 2015

Santa Chocolate Bars


Turn a candy bar into a Santa animal by wrapping it in red paper and giving it a white beard and Santa belt with kerrys paper crafts.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kerryspapercrafts.com/craft-fair-goodies-santa-hershey-bars/

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Christmas Pipe Cleaner Finger Puppets


Pipe cleaners are twirled around to make finger puppets for Xmas with woo jr.  She makes a snowman, santa, reindeer, elf and other Christmas characters.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.woojr.com/christmas-kids-crafts-easy-finger-puppets/ 

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Xmas Snowball Game


Shaving cream and ping pong balls make for messy fun with inspired by family mag.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://inspiredbyfamilymag.com/2012/12/14/christmas-family-game-snowball-toss/

Friday, December 18, 2015

Christmas Chimes


Silver garland is wrapped around a paper cup to make the base of an Xmas bell ornament with parents.  A colorful jingle bell is added to the middle to make it ring. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.parents.com/holiday/christmas/crafts/adorable-chime-ornament/

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Garland Xmas Tree


Green garland is wrapped around a styrofoam cone to make a fun and shiny Xmas tree with sew woodsy.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://sewwoodsy.com/2011/11/video-tutorial-gift-wrap-garland-christmas-tree.html

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Paper Bag Gingerbread House


A brown paper bag is colored to look like a gingerbread house using a white paint marker.  Dollar store crafts then stuffs it with yummies.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2011/12/tutorial-lunchsack-gingerbread-house/

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Paper Cup Bells


Paper cups are painted red and gold and given bells and matching ribbons to make jingle bells for the holidays with first palette.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Music/Paper_Cup_Bell/Paper_Cup_Bell.html

Monday, December 14, 2015

Felt Dreidels


Blue felt is cut into a dreidel shape and decorated with glittery sparkles.  Creative jewish mom shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativejewishmom.com/2009/12/felt-dreidel-ornaments-for-chanukah.html

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Hanukkah Luminaries


Luminaries are lit for Hanukkah with make and takes.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.makeandtakes.com/hanukkah-luminaries-to-light-up-the-night

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Candy Cane Soap


Crushed candy canes are actually sprinkled into this red and white soap to make Christmas cleaning extra fun with glue sticks blog.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://gluesticksblog.com/2011/12/candy-cane-soap.html

Friday, December 11, 2015

Mice Santas


A walnut is cut in half, given googly eyes and a red and white felt santa hat to make a santa mouse for Christmas.  Mom on timeout shares the details.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momontimeout.com/2011/12/santa-mouse-craft/

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Burlap Reindeer


A rectangle of burlap is cut out, given a red pompom nose, brown pipe cleaner antlers and googly eyes to make a cute reindeer with kissed by a frog.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kissedbyafrog.blogspot.com/2011/12/reindeer-games-gp-from-miss-mindie.html

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Candy Cane Reindeer

Two candy canes are wrapped in brown ribbon, given red pompom noses and googly eyes to become reindeer with kim mccrary.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kimmccrary.blogspot.com/2010/12/craft-for-little-girls.html

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Candy Cane Sugar Scrub


Make a sugar scrub with layers of food colored crystals to make a sweet gift for the holidays.  Jacolyn murphy then ties a candy cane to the jar.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.jacolynmurphy.com/2011/12/oh-sugar-secrets-of-scrub.html

Monday, December 7, 2015

Fingerprint Reindeer


Reindeer are created with a simple brown thumbprint.  Halleujahs by holly then adds a pompom nose and draws on eyes and antlers.

Good fo rages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://hallelujahsbyholly.blogspot.com/2011/12/advent-day-14-thumbprint-reindeer-gift.html

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Popsicle Stick Menorahs


Popsicles sticks are colored and glued into a menorah shape with creative jewish mom.  She then adds paper flames.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativejewishmom.com/2009/11/make-cute-chanukah-decorations-from-popsicle-sticks.html

Saturday, December 5, 2015

Pasta Menorahs


Pasta and dried lentils are glued onto paper to make a fun menorah craft for Hanukkah with she knows.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/812076/macaroni-menorah-for-hanukkah

Friday, December 4, 2015

Beaded Stars


Beads are placed onto jewelry pins, which are then wrapped into stars to make pretty ornaments with the crafty mummy.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://thecraftymummy.com/2010/11/christmas-beaded-stars/

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Candy Wrapped Coins


Rolls of coins are wrapped in white paper and then colorful ribbon is twisted on the diagonal to make them into candy canes with Martha Stewart.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/270417/candy-coins

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Gingerbread Jars


Glass jars are transformed into gingerbread men bu gluing on buttons, ribbons and pompoms with hooplapalooza.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://hooplapalooza.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-in-jar-part-2-visions-of.html