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!
These Christmas lollipop ornaments are so simple and easy to make and they look fab too! Willy wonka and the chocolate factory starring gene wilder was one of my favourite family movies to watch at Christmas and I just love sweet themed christmas decorations because of it. I’ve also purchased Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the chocolate factory book to read with my son this Christmas so these decorations are extra special to us! They can be a little tricky to master at first but they’re quick to learn and once you know how they’re easy to mass produce which makes them a winner for groups such as our after school club too!
Here’s what we used
Coloured card
White card
Lollipop sticks
Ribbon
White marker
Scissors
Glue
How to make our Christmas lollipop ornaments
Start by cutting out several identical circles, to make them urs we used a glue lid to draw around first. You’ll need four of each colour per lollipop but to be safe we cut out an extra two of each incase of any mistakes.
Glue the circles around in a circular shape following an under, over pattern. Each circle should underlap the previous one and overlap the following one.
Take your plain lollipop stick and coat it using your white marker. Pop the stick aside to try.
Tie your length of festive ribbon into a secure bow and trim the edges into a pretty triangle. Glue the popsicle stick down in place on the back of the lollipop and then stick the ribbon down in place where the lollipop and the stick meet.
Using another length of your festive ribbons tie a loop that you can use to hang your ornament and glue it onto the back of the ornament. Pop it aside to dry and once finished your ornament is ready to hang. We just love these!
These simple penguin heart cards are just adorable! Each card only uses a small amount of resources which makes them the perfect craft for groups as well as to make at home to gift to family and friends.
Here’s what we used
Black card
White/yellow paper
Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue
How to make our penguin heart cards
Start by taking your black piece of card and folding it in half. Cut the card down into into a circular shape ensuring that part of the fold of the card is left intact. Cut across the bottom of the card to create a flat edge so that it can stand freely.
Cut out a heart shape to make the penguin’s white belly and glue it down in place towards the bottom of the penguins body.
Cut out a diamond shape from your yellow paper and fold it in half to make the penguin’s beak. Glue the beak in place just above the belly.
Finally add two Googly eyes to complete your card and once it’s fully dry you’re ready to add your special festive message inside!
How cute is this simple paper snowman craft? My nephew and I made these way back before Christmas to go on our seasons wall and i completely forgot to share them, so here they are now – a bit late for Christmas but still in time for some fun winter crafting!
How to make this adorable and simple paper snowman craft
take your piece of white card and cut out a large circle to make the snowman’s body and a slightly smaller one to make its head.
Cut out some circular coal buttons, two stick arms and a scarf then glue them onto the snowman’s body.
Next take the smaller circle that will be the snowman’s head and cut out and glue on two circular eyes, a triangle carrot nose and a hat/bow/earmuffs. Finish off the face by taking a black marker and adding a dotty coal mouth.
Glue the head circle in place on top of the body and your simple paper snowman is finished and ready to display!
I just love this adorable paper plate umbrella craft. With all the wet and windy weather that we’ve been having lately this was the perfect craft for us to gather around the Kitchen table and do! My kids had loads of fun making these and it was a great way to burn half an hour too.
First we started with the fun part – finger painting! Take a piece of paper and using finger paints design a backdrop, for example my kids made lots of spotty raindrops and some squiggly clouds! Once finished pop your backdrop aside to dry.
Take the paper plate and cut it in half . Cut a wiggly line into the bottom to make the shape of the umbrella. Now it’s time for decorating the umbrellas! My kids used Tissue paper squares with glue but you can use anything you like.
Once the back drop and umbrella are dry take a piece of coloured paper and cut out the shape of the umbrella handle. Glue the handle onto the umbrella and then the umbrella on to the backdrop! Aren’t these just adorable? They’re great as a supporting activity when learning about seasons or weather.
