Kid’s Crafts

Sandpaper Gingerbread Men

You can decorate your tree with gingerbread boys and girls made out of sandpaper. You’ll need brown sandpaper, a pencil, scissors, a liquid paper pen and ribbon.

1) Draw the outlines of gingerbread boys and girls on the back of the sand paper (smooth side). Cut them out.
2) Use a liquid paper pen to draw their faces and clothes on the rough side of the sand paper.
3) Tape a loop of ribbon to their backs so you can hang them on your tree.

 

Stamp Your Own Christmas Cards

You can make your own Christmas card stamps out of potatoes, a knife, paint, a paintbrush and matching paper and envelopes. Have an adult help you with steps 1 and 2:

1) Cut a potato in half.
2) Use the knife to cut away the potato to make Christmas-shaped stamps e.g. a tree, star, circle (for an ornament), etc.
3) Spread paint on a piece of scrap paper and dip the potato stamps in the paint. Decorate your own Christmas cards and envelopes with the stamps.

 

More Christmas Tree Decorations

These small decorations are very easy to make and add color to your Christmas tree.
Materials: stiff white paper, ribbon, scissors, pencil, eraser, paint and a paintbrush or felt tip pens.

1) Draw different shapes on a piece of paper and cut them out.
2) Use paint or pens to decorate and color in your shapes as shown.
3) Punch a hole in one corner and thread a piece of ribbon through the hole. Tie each decoration to your Christmas tree.