Christmas Wreath Craft Cut the middle out of a paper plate or make a circle out of paper
(or a brown grocery bag) and cut the middle out of it. Have the
child fingerpaint or tear pieces of green construction paper, tissue
paper, etc. and glue it onto the circle. Paint or glue red (or
other colors) pieces around the wreath. Hole punch two holes on
the wreath. Tie a bow using ribbon or yarn.) If you like,
you can glue a picture of the child on the wreath.
Christmas Tree Craft
(Math: Ask the child/ren how many sides and points a triangle has.)
Cut out a Christmas tree using green construction paper or go to Christmas Tree at
abcteach.com
and use the pattern. Hole punch a hole in the
top of the tree to hang it. On the back, you can put the year,
child's
name, Merry Christmas: ..., and Love, ... You can
glue a
picture of the child on the front. Have the child fingerpaint,
make
some small ornaments or tear pieces of construction paper. Glue
the
paper on the tree. Place ribbon or yarn in the hole and tie a
knot.
Pasta Picture
Christmas
Tree
In a zip lock bag, use enough rubbing alcohol to cover the amount of
pasta you need (bow ties, macaroni noodles, or shells or mix some if
you desire) and add lots of green food coloring to it to make it the
color you want. Shake until everything is colored. Let dry
on some wax paper. Repeat the same with a small amount of dry
pasta and/or rice and place it in the bag. Add enough to cover it
and add some red food coloring. Shake until mixed. Let dry
on wax paper.
After pasta and/or
rice
are dried, cut out a Christmas tree using
green construction paper. Glue the tree onto cardboard (if
desired). Glue a small picture of the child onto the tree.
Glue the green pasta around the picture. Glue some ribbon or rick
rack on the top if you would like to hang it on the wall. Let
dry. Date it and put the child's name on it.
Note: You can
use
pasta that is comes in different colors or
shapes. You can dye the pasta any color you want or plain pasta
and other things to decorate the tree. Use your imagination.
Christmas
Ornaments and Wall Hanging
Christmas Ornament
On a piece of felt, trace a yogurt, raisin, or other lids.
Cut the felt out. Glue the felt on the front of the lid.
Place rick rack through the hole of the a darner's needle and place it
carefully through the top of the lid to go through the back (an adult
must do this). Decorate it using fabric paint that comes in a
tube, glitter, etc. With a small tip permanent tip marker, put
the year and the child's name on the back.
Christmas Ornament #2
Cut a circle using construction paper. Decorate with crayons, markers,
small decorations, sea shells, stickers, etc. Hole punch a hole
and place a piece of yarn through the hole.
Picture Christmas
Ornament
On a piece of felt, trace a yogurt, raisin, or other lids.
Cut the felt out. Glue the felt on the front of the lid.
Place rick rack through the hole of the a darner's needle and place it
carefully through the top of the lid to go through the back (an adult
must do this). Glue a picture of your child on the felt (make it
smaller than the felt). If you don't have felt, you can use
construction paper. Glue lace, ribbon, rick rack, etc. around the
edge. With a small tip permanent tip marker, put the year and the
child's name on the back.
Christmas Tree
Picture
Ornament or Wall Hanging
Take a free CD that come in the mail and trace that onto poster
board. Cut it out. If you don't have any free CD's, make a circle
that is about 5 inches in diameter on to a piece of poster board or
cardboard and cut it out. Paint it or use crayons (red, green,
etc. or just leave it white). Cut out a picture about 3 5/8 inches in
diameter of your child or your children or yourself and the children.
Glue that picture onto the poster board. Let it dry. Write on the
top of the poster board the year and on the bottom To Daddy: (or
whoever else you are giving it to) From: (child's name) Merry
Christmas! (or any other holiday) "I love you Daddy! (or anyone
else)". Glue lace, rick rack, etc. around the edge of the
ornament or wall hanging but still on the felt. Glue a piece of
ribbon or rick rack on the top so it can hang. You can also hole
punch a hole but you will need to write the year on the bottom in the
middle if you do this. Put the ribbon or rick rack through the
hole and make a knot. Let dry. You can make this for
grandparents, father's, mother's, or any other relative.
Felt Christmas Tree
Picture Ornament or Wall Hanging
Take a free CD that come in the mail and trace that onto poster
board. Cut it out. If you don't have any free CD's, make a
circle that is about 5 inches in diameter on to a piece of poster board
or cardboard and cut it out to make a pattern. Cut a piece of
felt using the pattern. Cut out a picture that is about 3 5/8 inches in
diameter or cut a picture out (any shape) of your child/children or
yourself and the children. Glue that picture onto the piece of
felt. Glue lace, rick rack, etc. around the edge of the
photo. Let it dry. On the back, write the year and To
Daddy: (or whoever else you are giving it to) From: (child's name)
Merry
Christmas! (or any other holiday) "I love you Daddy! (or anyone
else)". Hole punch a hole at the top of the ornament and place
the ribbon or rick rack through the hole and tie it off. You can
make this for grandparents, father's, mother's, or any other relative.
Felt Christmas Picture Frame or Ornament
If using the entire photo, place it on a piece of felt and cut off to
be 1/4 or 1/2 inch around all the sides. If using only part of
the picture, cut it down to the size you want it. (You can use a
lid as a pattern for the felt.) Hole punch a hole in the middle
on the top as far down as you can. Put some small ribbon or rick
rack through the hole and make a knot. Glue rick rack or lace
around the photo. Let dry. Glue the photo on the
felt. On the back, take a small tip permanent tip marker and
write the year and the child's name on the back.
Toilet Roll Reindeer
Take an empty toilet paper roll and place a piece of paper colored
brown or painted by the child (or use brown construction paper)
around it. Using a hole puncher and punch two holes next to each
other. Place a brown pipe cleaner through each hole and twist it
to for the antlers. (If you don't have any pipe cleaner, use
brown
construction paper.) For the eyes, cut two small circles.
Draw eyes using e a black
crayon. For the nose, cut a circle and color or paint it red or
black. Glue it below the eyes. (You can use a
small red or black pom pom.) For the mouth, use a black
crayon or paint or glue a small piece of black yarn below the
nose. Date
it and put the child's name on it.
Poinsettia
Crafts
Construction Paper
Poinsettia #1
Take a green piece of
construction paper. Fold it in half
widthwise into 3 - 2 x 9 inch strips. Fold each piece in half
lengthwise and then widthwise. Make leaves. Take a red 9 x
12 inch piece of construction paper. Fold it in half and then in
thirds. (You will need 6 - 9 x 12 inch pieces). Cut them
into strips. Fold each piece in half. Keep the strip
folded, in the middle at the end, cut toward the folded end to the
middle of the paper and then cut some off at the folded end of the
paper. With a paper plate, back end facing down, glue each
leaf on. Continue to do this with the flower petals. Glue a
yellow part to the middle of the poinsettia (see the options listed
below). If you like, have the child put some glue on each flower
petal and then sprinkle some silver or gold glitter onto the glue.
Middle of the Flower
Options:
1. Glue a yellow circle and have the child tear some yellow
construction paper and glue it on the yellow circle.
2. Glue a yellow piece of yarn to form a circle. Have the child
glue some pre-cut yarn in the circle.
3. Place some 2 inch pieces of tissue paper on the end of a
pencil and then place some glue on the end. Glue it onto the
poinsettia to form a circle.
Hole punch a hole at the top of the paper plate and place some yarn,
ribbon, or whatever to hang it and tie it into a knot. On the
back, have the name of the child and the year it was made.
Construction Paper
Poinsettia #2
Do the above except
cut
strips using white construction paper.
Make the leaves. Have the child paint 6 strips red using tempera
paint and the 3 leaves green using tempera, kids, or poster board
paint.
For pre-school aged children:
Do this ahead of time, trace or print a poinsettia pattern onto a piece
of
white paper and then using a black small tipped permanent marker trace
over it.
(You can use a real poinsettia instead of a picture, draw a picture,
and use that instead.)
Have the children
paint
the poinsettia red or color it with a red
crayon. Let it dry if using paint. Have them put pre-cut
2x2 inch tissue yellow paper over the end of a pencil, then put some
glue on it, and place it in the middle of the poinsettia. With pre-torn
green pieces of construction paper, glue them onto the leaves.
Put some glue in the middle of the flower pedals and place some silver
or gold glitter on it. Let dry. Cut the poinsettia out
leaving some white showing. Glue a black piece of construction
paper on the back on the flower. Cut it to the shape of the
flower. To hang it, hole punch two holes on the top of the
poinsettia and tie some ribbon, rick rack, yarn or something else in a
bow. On the back, date it and put the child's name on it.
For older children:
Use a poinsettia coloring page or
use a real poinsettia instead of a picture, draw a picture,
and use that instead.
Give a picture of a
poinsettia to the children. With a pencil, have
the children copy their own poinsettia on a piece of white paper while
looking at the printed poinsettia. Trace around their poinsettia
using a black small tipped permanent marker. Paint the poinsettia
red or color it with a red crayon. Let it dry if using paint. Put
pre-cut 2x2 inch yellow tissue paper over the end of an unsharpened
pencil, then put some glue on it, and place it in the middle of the
poinsettia. With pre-torn green pieces of construction paper,
glue them onto the leaves. Put some glue in the middle of the
flower pedals and place some silver or gold glitter on it. Let
dry. Cut the poinsettia out leaving some white showing.
Glue a black piece of construction paper on the back on the
flower. Cut it to the shape of the flower. To hang it, hole
punch two holes on the top of the poinsettia and tie some ribbon, rick
rack, yarn or something else in a bow. On the back, date it and
put the child's name on it.
Poinsettia Ornament
Use a poinsettia coloring page.
Follow
the
above directions depending on the age
of the children and don't make leaves on the bottom of the
picture. Tie a knot in the ribbon, rick rack, or yarn to hang on
the tree.
Five Little Ornaments
on the Tree Five Little Ornaments on the Tree
Said to the Rhyme of: "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed"
Five little ornaments
on
the tree, one fell off and broke in three.
Mama called Santa and Santa said, "No more ornaments falling off the
tree!".
Four little ornaments
on
the tree, one fell off and broke in three.
Mama called Santa and Santa said, "No more ornaments falling off the
tree!".
Three little ornaments
on
the tree, one fell off and broke in three.
Mama called Santa and Santa said, "No more ornaments falling off the
tree!".
Two little ornaments
on
the tree, one fell off and broke in three.
Mama called Santa and Santa said, "No more ornaments falling off the
tree!".
One little ornaments
on
the tree, it fell off and broke in three.
Mama called Santa and Santa said, "No more ornaments falling off the
tree!".
No more ornaments fell
off
the tree, so Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.
Place the Christmas
tree
on some green felt. Pin it to the
felt and cut it out. Place the star pattern on some white felt,
pin it to the felt and cut it out or a trace a small cookie cutter star
on the felt with a pen and cut it out . Make 5 round felt bulbs
(red, green, yellow, white, blue or whatever color you would
like). You can use the links listed below for different
ornaments. Place them on the color of felt you want, pin them to
the felt and cut it out.
If you are using the
second Christmas tree link, place the tree
trunk on some brown felt (leaving a little extra to glue under the tree
and under the tree stand). Place the tree stand on some red felt
and cut it out. Glue the tree trunk under the bottom of the tree
and under the top of the tree stand.
Place the tree on the
flannel board. Have the children place
the white star on the top of the tree. As the rhyme is said, have
a child place a different ornament on to the Christmas tree.
Save these links and
then
open them back up on the web to print it
correctly (without the extra things on them). Christmas Tree at
abcteach.com You might have to print this a little smaller to fit
the page. Christy's
Christmas Clipart She has a star and a round bulb that you could
use.
Frosty the Snowman
Take three different sizes of cans and trace it onto some white
felt. (You can also use a yogurt lid, margarine spread lid, etc.
for one of the sizes of
Frosty's body.) Cut them out. Glue them together starting
with the large one on the bottom and the small one on the top.
Sew a button for "a button nose". Glue the following on
Frosty: a piece of yellow felt to make a "corncob pipe" (you can put
this in his hand), 2 small square eyes for "two eyes made out of coal",
a hat using the felt color of your choice, and brown felt for the
broomstick. Use the words and music located at Christmas
Carol
Lyrics
and Midi's: Frosty the
Snowman to sing the song if you don't know it.
Twelve Days of Christmas
Color the pictures found at DLTK Twelve
Days of Christmas. Insert them into clear plastic
pages. Put masking tape in the middle on the back. Sing the
song and place them on the flannel board each time it says that
object. Place them in a folder to store them.
