Hi guys!!!!!!!!!! So am back after a bit of a hiatus. Christmas and the holidays are around the corner. There is festivities everywhere and everyone is getting ready for the new year.
We do not really celebrate Christmas but this year my daughter kind of understood the concept of Christmas and mainly Santa Claus. It was explained in school in detail. I think all she heard was how Santa would keep presents under the Christmas tree on 24th at midnight if she was a good girl.
She wrote a letter highlighting all the "good deeds" of the year and told me to send it to the north pole. So we were kind of forced to buy a Christmas tree and she is being very careful not to be put on the naughty list. In all the excitement i thought it would be a good idea to make some very simple projects related to Christmas.
So i have just randomly picked out 3 very simple activities that i did with my daughter. We made a Christmas tree with popsicle sticks, a pop-up christmas card and a christmas ornament.
1. Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree
Items required:
- Popsicle Sticks
- Glue Gun
- Embellishment of any kind
The red Popsicle will be the base and the green ones will be the branches. To make the triangle shape cut the green Popsicle sticks as shown below to make the desired shape.
Hot glue the green Popsicle sticks to the red one as shown below.
Hot glue a star embellishment at the top. You can use any kind you want.
As simple as that!!!!!
2. Pop-up Christmas Card
Items required:
- Any size base card (i chose the color red)
- A4 size green color card to make Christmas tree
- Glue
- Scissors
-Pencil
Take the A4 size green card and fold it twice. If you open it you get 4 parts. Keep the card folded. Fold the card one more time to mark the middle. Draw the Christmas tree on one part of the card as shown below.
Fold the card again and cut along the pencil line. This ensures that you get a Christmas tree that is symmetrical. Once done you should get 4 Christmas tree cut outs.
Stick one half side of each Christmas tree cut out to each other. Repeat the process for all cut outs. Do not stick the last cut out to the first. We will stick that part to the base card.
Take the base card and fold it in half. Put glue in the middle and stick the Christmas tree cut out there.
Once its stuck fold the card. Now if you open the card you should get a pop-up Christmas tree. Decorate the card further as you want.
If you stick the last cut out to the first you will get a 3-D Christmas tree
3. Christmas ornament
Items required:
- Small balloon
-Glue
-String
Blow the balloon and tie the string around it. Make sure its tightly wound around the balloon. If you can find a small balloon which would form a circle shape that would be good. I did not have that so just had to use the oval one. A used a normal string for this since i did not have bakers twine and all. Turned out fine.
Once the string is tightly wound apply glue all over the string and the balloon. Apply a generous amount of glue. Keep it to dry for atleast a day. I used a plastic cup to hold the balloon. Make sure to turn the balloon so that it dries all the way.
Once its dry pop the balloon and you should be able to remove it from the ornament. If the string has dried properly you will get a round or oval shaped ornament.
Looks like an egg!! My daughter had lot of fun making this craft. For this craft use a balloon since it is easy to remove once popped. Make ornaments of different colors and you could also decorate with glitter and then just hang them on your tree.
Happy holidays to all and do let me know your feedback on the crafts.
We do not really celebrate Christmas but this year my daughter kind of understood the concept of Christmas and mainly Santa Claus. It was explained in school in detail. I think all she heard was how Santa would keep presents under the Christmas tree on 24th at midnight if she was a good girl.
She wrote a letter highlighting all the "good deeds" of the year and told me to send it to the north pole. So we were kind of forced to buy a Christmas tree and she is being very careful not to be put on the naughty list. In all the excitement i thought it would be a good idea to make some very simple projects related to Christmas.
So i have just randomly picked out 3 very simple activities that i did with my daughter. We made a Christmas tree with popsicle sticks, a pop-up christmas card and a christmas ornament.
1. Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree
Items required:
- Popsicle Sticks
- Glue Gun
- Embellishment of any kind
The red Popsicle will be the base and the green ones will be the branches. To make the triangle shape cut the green Popsicle sticks as shown below to make the desired shape.
Hot glue the green Popsicle sticks to the red one as shown below.
Hot glue a star embellishment at the top. You can use any kind you want.
As simple as that!!!!!
2. Pop-up Christmas Card
Items required:
- Any size base card (i chose the color red)
- A4 size green color card to make Christmas tree
- Glue
- Scissors
-Pencil
Take the A4 size green card and fold it twice. If you open it you get 4 parts. Keep the card folded. Fold the card one more time to mark the middle. Draw the Christmas tree on one part of the card as shown below.
Fold the card again and cut along the pencil line. This ensures that you get a Christmas tree that is symmetrical. Once done you should get 4 Christmas tree cut outs.
Stick one half side of each Christmas tree cut out to each other. Repeat the process for all cut outs. Do not stick the last cut out to the first. We will stick that part to the base card.
Take the base card and fold it in half. Put glue in the middle and stick the Christmas tree cut out there.
Once its stuck fold the card. Now if you open the card you should get a pop-up Christmas tree. Decorate the card further as you want.
If you stick the last cut out to the first you will get a 3-D Christmas tree
3. Christmas ornament
Items required:
- Small balloon
-Glue
-String
Blow the balloon and tie the string around it. Make sure its tightly wound around the balloon. If you can find a small balloon which would form a circle shape that would be good. I did not have that so just had to use the oval one. A used a normal string for this since i did not have bakers twine and all. Turned out fine.
Once the string is tightly wound apply glue all over the string and the balloon. Apply a generous amount of glue. Keep it to dry for atleast a day. I used a plastic cup to hold the balloon. Make sure to turn the balloon so that it dries all the way.
Once its dry pop the balloon and you should be able to remove it from the ornament. If the string has dried properly you will get a round or oval shaped ornament.
Looks like an egg!! My daughter had lot of fun making this craft. For this craft use a balloon since it is easy to remove once popped. Make ornaments of different colors and you could also decorate with glitter and then just hang them on your tree.
Happy holidays to all and do let me know your feedback on the crafts.
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