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Craft activities are a wonderful way to keep children entertained these school holidays, while also honing in on fine motor skills.
Check out these creative Christmas crafting ideas for hours of holiday fun, without having to leave home.
All you need for this one is a foam wreath base, a packet of popsicle sticks and green and white craft paint which can be mixed to create different shades of green. Paint the sticks, leave them to dry, and then glue them in an overlapping fashion.
Add a red ribbon and you’ve created a unique wreath to decorate your front door, wall or bedroom.
*activity and image courtesy of Good Housekeeping
Do you have any old plant pots lying around the house? You can easily repurpose them into cute table decorations using pipe cleaners, googly eyes and pom poms.
Give them a thorough clean first, decorate them, then fill them with your favourite treats.
*activity and image courtesy of Good Housekeeping
Roam your backyard or local park to collect a pile of twigs, then glue them into holiday-shaped ornaments, like stars or Christmas trees. You can then wrap them in festive-coloured thread or wool to turn them into the perfect decorations for your tree or home.
*activity and image courtesy of Good Housekeeping
Using your favourite play dough, you can add cinnamon and ginger to make your crafts smell like Christmas. Use Christmas-themed cookie cutters to cut out shapes of your choice.
Let the children show off their creativity by designing their own brightly coloured Christmas tree decorations using paper and whatever craft materials you have around the house – from pipe cleaners and glitter to felt and ribbon. You can even print templates from the internet, cut out the shapes, and use these as the basis.
To create these fun Christmas masks, which the children would definitely love to wear on Christmas Day, all you need is paper plates and a box of basic craft supplies.
Trim the plate as pictured, and the let children use their imagination to decorate away.
*activity and image courtesy of Design Approved.
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