These super cute Christmas wreath tree ornaments look amazing hung on the Christmas tree and only require 3 basic materials to make too. They’re perfect for at home crafting and for group crafting too!
Here’s what we used
Pipe cleaner
Christmas beads
String or ribbon
How to make our Christmas tree wreath ornaments
Start by taking a selection of beads and threading them onto your pipe cleaner until they cover just over half the length. My daughter has been learning patterns at school so we threaded ours in a repeating pattern!
Once you’re happy with your design, pull the ends around into a circle and twist them together
Fold each length of pipe cleaner into a loop and then twist them together in the middle to make a bow.
Take a length of string, thread it through the first bead on either side of the twisted pipe cleaner and then tie it into a loop. Your super cute Christmas tree wreath ornaments are ready to hang on the tree!
This cute paper turkey craft is so cute and easy to make! They are great for thanksgiving as cute handmade napkin holders – simply thread your rolled napkin through the center. They’re also super sweet as a fun farmyard themed craft too, we glue a little rock in the base of ours to help it stand and they look amazing sat on our windowsill!
Here’s what we used
Coloured paper/card
Sticker eyes
Scissors
glue
How to make this cute paper turkey craft
Cut out a strip of brown paper and glue the ends together to make a tube.
Add two eyes, a triangle beak and a red wattle (yes, that really is what it’s called!) to one side of the tube to make the turkeys face.
Next cut out several colourful leaves and stick them together in the shape of a fan, this will be the turkeys tail Feathers.
Glue the tail onto the back of the turkey. Finally, cut out two little feet and glue them onto the bottom and your cute little paper turkey craft is finished!
After the success of our gorgeous little paper roll elves we wanted to follow up with another paper roll craft and who better than the big guy himself! Today marks the first day of opening the advent calendars and for my kids the countdown to Christmas has now officially began.
My little girl is too young to really understand, she just knows that something fun is happening with all the decorations and crafts. My son though is super excited. Every morning when he wakes up and every night before he goes to sleep he asks how many days it is until Christmas. Every day we make a new decoration to display around the house. Our house is pretty small so I image that by the time Christmas arrives it will look like Santa’s grotto! It’s a shame that we won’t be able to have our family around this Christmas but it’s a decision that we have made as a family and we will still do everything possible to ensure the kids have a great day. What are your plans this Christmas?
Here’s what we used
Empty toilet paper roll
Coloured crafting paper (red, white, black, yellow)
Scissors
Glue
Eye stickers (optional)
Markers
How to make our paper roll Santa
First you’ll want to start by colouring the paper roll, you could use paints, pens or cut out and glue paper strips around the roll like we did – whatever is easiest for your little one! make 1/3 of the paper roll skin colour and the other 2/3rds Santa red!
Next it’s time to make the cone shaped Santa hat. Cut out a triangle with a rounded bottom edge, roll it around into a cone and glue. Cut off any excess.
Now we need to give the paper roll Santa a face! Cut out a u shaped beard and a moustache – this part can be a bit fiddly and might need a grown up to help. Once you have these pieces glue them down in place on the Santa’s face. Then add two eyes, a nose and a mouth.
Add some decoration bits to your Santa. We added a white Pom Pom to the top of the hat and a white rim around the bottom of the hat. We then added a long black strip for the belt and a hollow square for the belt buckle.
To make the Santa’s legs and arms you will need to make four paper springs. To make a spring take two thin strips of paper and glue them together at a right angle. Take turns folding each paper strip over the other one, once you reach the end glue the loose ends down together. Repeat this process until you have four paper springs.
Nearly finished! Take some black card and cut out two boots and two mitten shapes. Glue a spring onto the back of each of the mittens and boots. Then glue the other ends of the spring in place as arms and legs on the paper roll.
Pop the hat in place on the top of the Santa’s head and the paper roll Santa is finished! I just love these!
With my children being 4 and 1 the difference in their crafting abilities is pretty wide. For example my eldest has mastered using scissors now but the idea of my little girl anywhere near a pair of scissors makes me very, very nervous! Though as they have got older and started to really play together they always want to make the same things as the other. With that in mind we usually leave the more difficult crafts for when my girl is napping and keep the simpler ones to do together so that no one is left out.
This cute little paper plate Christmas pudding craft was just perfect to do together! My son was able to make his independently whilst I sat nearby and my daughter was able to use it as a fun Painting and sticking craft with me doing the cutting out for her and don’t they just look adorable?!
Here’s what we used
Paper plates
Light and dark brown paints
Green paper
Red pom poms
Scissors
Glue
How to make our paper plate Christmas pudding
Start by colouring In your Christmas pudding! Coat the paper plate in brown paint and then help little one to make light brown splodges by either using a brush or fingerprinting.
Take the second paper plate and near the halfway line cut out the wavy shape of the icing. Glue the icing plate down matched up with the edge of the pudding plate.
Cut out two green holly leaves and glue them in place at the top of the icing.
Take some pom poms and glue them down in place at the centre of the leaves to make the holly berries.
Add any extra optional decorations and the adorable paper plate Christmas pudding is finished!
Don’t you just love this little toilet roll Christmas elf craft? I know that we certainly love these little guys and so did our family when we sent them some pictures! Infact, they’ve even asked my little one if he’ll make some more to send to them. My son and i had so much fun making these together, my little girl had gone down for a nap and I think my son was really pleased to have some one on one time together. Our little elves are currently perched up in the top of our Christmas tree, my son says they’re watching us all for father Christmas – to make sure we’re all good so that we can go on the nice list!
My kids are starting to get really excited for Christmas now and tonight we’re settling down and watching home alone 2 together. We really love the first two movies! Whats your favorite Christmas movie?
Start by colouring your toilet roll, you’ll want to make the bottom 2/3rds of the toilet roll the body colour and the top 1/3rd skin colour. To make ours we cut out strips of green and skin tone paper and glued them around the toilet roll but you could always use paint or good markers!
Cut out a pie slice shape and roll it around to make a cone for the elf’s Christmas hat. Glue the hat onto the top of the cone.
Give the little tp roll elf a face by adding two eyes, a mouth and a nose.
Now its time to bring the little elf to life by giving him two pointy ears. Add any decorations, we gave this little guy a zig zag collar and a pom pom on his hat. You could also add some hair!
To make the arms and legs you will need to make four springs. To make a spring, cut out two thin paper strips, glue them together at a right angle and then take turns folding one strip over the other. Once you reach the end glue the two loose ends together. Once you have your four springs made, cut out two mitten shapes and two boot shapes.
Glue two springs at the bottom of the toilet roll to make two legs. Then glue the other two at collar level. Stick a mitten on the end of each arm and a boot at the end of each leg. Leave until dry and your adorable toilet roll Christmas elf is finished!
