Crafts for Christian Holidays

Your children can learn how to make a handmade Angel Christmas Ornament for your Christmas Tree. This craft for kids is to help kids to celebrate Christmas by making their very own Craft Stick Angel Ornament for Christmas - Make a cute little angel from craft sticks, buttons, and more. This also makes a great gift for family members on Christmas or a great keepsake.

ARTS AND CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS WILL NEED:

# Craft stick or tongue depressor
# corrugated cardboard
# white felt
# cream or light yellow felt
# beige or light yellow yarn
# gold cord
# small rope or raffia
# 2 small round buttons, any color
# small scrap of material, trimmed with pinking shears
# black fine tip marker

Your kids can make this really cool star that can be used for a Chistmas tree star or a Christmas Ornament, or a decoration for your rooms' wall, or even something else. This kids' arts and crafts project is called the Paddle Pop Star crafts. This childrens' crafts star activity is to create a star made using paddle pop sticks and decorated with colored paint to suit the occasion, (Christmas) or with glow in the dark paint to light up a bedroom.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS WILL NEED FOR THIS FUN CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY

# 10 Popsicle sticks, coloured or plain
# Hot glue gun or ordinary glue
# Length of fishing line
# Paint or textas (felt tip pens), glitter, etc.

Paper Mache Easter Eggs -

A great craft of kids! An easy to make craft that even the younger children can get excited about! You can make them egg size of If you make it extra big you can use it as a pinata!This egg is hollow inside. You could put all sorts of goodies in and give it as a gift to a friend. A versatile and fun arts and crafts project!

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:

balloon
newspaper
ONE OF: white glue, mod podge OR paper mache paste (1 part flour to 4 parts water... boil about 3 minutes stirring constantly, add 2 ice cubes and let cool) -- See our "How to Mache" section
scissors
poster or tempra paint
paintbrush
glitter or sparkle glue



Prepare your paper mache paste right away so it has time to cool (if using the boil method). I like boiled paste as it's smoother and takes a lot less flour (the REDUCE part of the three R's!).

Blow up a balloon. You should use one that's blown up all the way to get a good egg shape, but we always end up playing with ours until they're somewhat deflated which makes the egg a bit rounder than it likely should be.

Tear strips of newspaper about 1 " wide and as long as you want.

Dip in the paper mache paste, but then remove excess paste (I run it through my fingers to do this)

Cover the balloon in no more than 4 layers of paper mache (I always tell the kids no more than 2 as they always put on too much *grin*). If you put on more than 4 it will likely mold before it dries.

If you want to fill your egg with something, leave a space where the tied end is.

Scrunch newspaper up and line a bowl with it. Set the egg in that to dry.

Let dry COMPLETELY. It goes faster in a warm breezy place. If it's a nice day, just stick it outside (just don't forget it if it starts to rain). It takes a day or so to dry.

Put whatever goodies you want into your egg. Put them in a plastic baggie first so that they don't get any paper mache goop on them.

Apply a second layer of mache. This time covering the opening. The more layers you add, the sturdier it will be. We applied a second layer, but we only did two layers, not 4 this time.

OPTIONAL: we always use scrap white computer paper or toilet paper (don't laugh) for the final layer of all of our paper mache projects.
It takes less paint to cover.
I find newspaper needs two coats of paint, whereas the white paper only needs one.
Toilet paper gives a rough texture which is nice for some animals.
We used computer paper for our egg.

Paint the whole thing a base color (we used pink and mixed the red and white together ourselves) Kaitlyn LOVES mixing her own paint.

Use paint or markers to add easter egg decorations like stripes, dots or flowers. We used a carrot cut in half to stamp on our purple dots and then circled them with sparkle glue.

Let dry.

Chennille Candy Canes - Chenille stems make the easiest candy canes crafts and you will be amazed and how happy your child will be after making these easy ornaments. Perfect for any age, this is a wonderful holiday craft for kids .

Note: This wonderful arts and craft idea forkids could become Christmas gifts from a younger child. Not only could the craft project decorate your family's tree, but the child could make these crafts for grandparents, aunts, uncles, and others.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:

White and red chenille stems
Ribbon (optional)
Scissors

How to make it:
Hold one white and one red chenille stem side by side (they should be of equal length). Twist one end together and then twist together working your way down to the bottom.
Twist the bottom end together to secure. One chenille stem makes two nice sized candy canes.

Tips:
For a shiny look, use glittery chenille stems instead of the standard red and white. We used glittery red and silver.
Try different sizes and shapes of chenille, including bumpy chenille, for a different look.
You can buy chenille stems in large packages of multiple colors to save money.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Rabbit Mask Craft -
Supplies needed: Two plain, white paper plates
Pink construction paper or pink paint
Scissors
Stapler
Glue
Crayons, markers, or paint
Optional: small pink pompom
Optional: elastic

Making the rabbit's ears: Either paint the center of a paper plate pink or cut a circle from pink construction paper (it should be the same size as the inside of a paper plate); then glue the pink paper circle to the center of a paper plate.
Cut the paper plate in half (the two halves will be the rabbit's ears).
Making the rabbit's face:Using a new paper plate, cut a wedge (about 1/4 of the plate) out of the paper plate (the large part of the plate will be the rabbit's face).
Staple the ears to the face.
Cut two eye holes in the face.
Optional: glue a small pink pompom to the center of the face (this is the rabbit's nose).
Optional: staple a piece of elastic (about a foot long) to the mask to keep it in place.

Decorate your mask with crayons, markers, or paint. Don't forget to draw whiskers!

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Valentine Heart Wreath -
Supplies:

Red and pink construction paper
A paper plate
Scissors
Glue
Optional - glitter

Cut a large hole in the paper plate.
Cut out a lot of hearts from red and pink paper.
Glue the hearts to the paper plate.

Optional: Decorate the hearts with the names of the children. Also, glitter is a nice touch.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ATIVITY:
Celluclay Eggs -

Celluclay Instant Paper Mache
Styrofoam goose eggs
Watercolors
Acrylic paints
Markers
Gems
Glitter
Ribbon
Paintbrushes
Cup of water
Paper towels
Plastic mixing bowl
Measuring cup
Resealable sandwich bags
Cost of each project will vary depending on materials used.

Due to the seasonal nature of some merchandise, actual availability of some products pictured may vary.






Mix one cup dry paper mache with cup warm water in a sandwich bag. Knead mixture like bread dough until well mixed. If mixture is too dry add a little water; if too wet, add a little dry paper.



Cover mixed paper mache with damp paper towel while working.



Form Celluclay around styrofoam eggs.



Set aside and allow to dry until no longer sticky.



Use watercolors, markers, acrylic paint or even food coloring to decorate eggs. Add gems, glitter, or other embellishments or accessorize with ribbons and bows - you're only limited by your imagination!

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Paper Mache Baskets -


Fill these bright baskets with eggs
and other Easter goodies. What You Need:
Balloons
Liquid starch
Old newspapers
Old cake or pie tin
String
Paper or plastic cup
Colored tissue paper
Can of flat white spray paint
Jar of gloss medium and varnish
Paintbrush




Step 1. Instructions:
1. Tear newspapers into 1-inch-wide strips that are 2 to 3 inches long. Blow up the balloon and tie the end with an overhand knot.





Step 2. 2. Pour starch into the pie tin. Cover the balloon with newspaper strips that have been dipped into the starch. After the balloon is covered with this layer, add a second layer. Overlap the strips and completely cover the balloon, except for the knotted end. Tie a string above the knot of the balloon. Hang the balloon in a cool, dry area to dry overnight. Add more strips, if necessary, and let these strips dry.





Step 3. 3. Snip the knotted end from the balloon, let the air escape, and remove the balloon. Let the paper ball dry for a few more hours.

4. Cut 1 inch off the top of the plastic cup to use for the base. Cover the base with paper strips. Fasten the wide end of the base to the wide end of the ball with more strips. Cover the hole where you removed the balloon with strips. Let the ball dry.





Step 5. 5. Draw a zigzag line around the ball's middle to mark the top of the basket, and a pair of parallel lines over the top (the narrow end) to mark the handle. Cut out the enclosed areas to form the basket. Spray-paint the basket white. When completely dry, apply tissue paper.

TIP: Paint small areas of the basket with the gloss medium and varnish. Lay cut strips of tissue paper over the medium. Paint the medium over the top of the tissue paper. Cover all sides of the basket with the tissue paper. Let dry.

Who would have thought a simple office item could become a beautiful Christmas tree ornament!

You'll need:

Plastic Push pins - white or clear
Small Styrofoam ball
Satin ribbon
Glitter spray (optional)