Arts & Crafts

Arts & Crafts time.....  Roll up your sleeves and cover your tables and lets get stuck into it!!!

Christmas Arts & Crafts;

Cork Christmas Trees

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Quick, the perfect excuse to tuck into those bottles of wine. And who can moan? After all who can say anything once you've made such great decorations and got the kiddies occupied for a few hours? Right!

But the drinking side of it apart, I really like the look of these and would encourage everyone to have a go.

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Crocheted Christmas Ball Covers

I really like this idea.

Yes, so we can all easily buy some shiny, lovely decorated traditional balls for the Christmas tree. However, these just give such a personal and warm touch that they are too good to miss.

I have no skills within this department, but hey I do have a grandmother!

Christmas Characters

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I seen this and my imagination went into overdrive.

Wrap a ball with foil and add the extras to make your very own Christmas characters. Great stuff. You could create the whole eight reindeer's, Santa and add a sleigh and hey presto.... What a lovely decorative piece. The children will love this.

Or, you could just hang them up on the Christmas tree.

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A Personalised Christmas Tree Picture

Grab a canvas,  some paint and of course the kiddies (with aprons at the ready) and get creating.

A really fun idea that will become a decorations for years to come.

What I like about this Idea is that, you can have fun, get the children involved, have a great art piece, but above all a great way to keep all the memories of your children being young and at home with you for when they grow up. Love this one!

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Snowman Paper Plates

This one is so simple to make, yet really fun and look good too.

The children will really enjoy this one and you can let the imagination take over and create Santa, gingerbread men, reindeer and so on.

Obviously our friend frosty is the easiest and quickest, as the plates are already white. However, whatever characters you create, they shouldn't be too difficult to make.

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  Recycled Tin Robots

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I must say that I really liked this idea. Not only are you recycling. You can create something practical as well as decorative.

This idea ticks all the boxes!!!

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Bird Feeders

I really like this idea. Add a bit of colour to your garden with these cool looking bird feeders.

Great to get the children involved and watch the birds eat from their creations. - Great all round!

     

Paper Plate Bag

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A really good idea to get your children creating something they can use.

Although the picture shows a rabbit, there are so many different bags you could create... How about a Halloween themed bag?

I Love this idea!