hoopla's "12 Crafts of Christmas" Activity Book

Crafts of Christmas

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1

Grinch Ornament

Directions 1. Cut brown paper into a

3”x5” rectangle. Draw a brick pattern on the paper and roll up to make a cylinder slightly smaller than the large green pom pom and glue.

2. Pull apart cotton ball and

glue around brown paper to look like snow.

3. Glue ribbon on the inside

of the paper cylinder.

4. Glue large green pom

pom to the inside of the paper cylinder, leaving it half sticking out.

Supplies Large green pom pom (2”) Cotton ball Ribbon Green pipe cleaner Brown paper Black marker Scissors Glue

5. Cut the pipe cleaner in half

and glue the halves to the top of the pom pom about ½” apart.

6. Bend the top of the pipe

cleaners about 1” down to make them look like the Grinch’s feet.

7. Hang on your tree!

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2

Candy Train

Directions 1. Glue the lifesaver roll to

the side of the gum pack.

2. Turn Rolo upside down and

glue to the top of one end of the lifesaver roll.

3. Glue small candy bar to the

top of upside down Rolo.

4. Turn chocolate kiss upside

down and glue on the other end of the lifesaver roll.

Supplies Lifesaver roll Small pack of gum Rolo Chocolate kiss

5. Glue the peppermints to all

four sides of the gum pack for the wheels.

6. Pull the cotton ball apart to

look like smoke and glue it to the chocolate kiss.

Small candy bar 4 peppermints Cotton ball Glue (hot glue gun works best)

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3

Directions 1. Paint popsicle sticks white

on one side and let dry.

2. Glue the sticks together

in the middle, making a snowflake shape.

3. Glue ribbon on one end to

hang.

4. Decorate!

Supplies 3 popsicle sticks Ribbon White paint Paintbrush Glue Decorations (jewels, glitter, sequins)

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4

Fingerpaint Christmas Lights Card

Directions 1 Draw a swirly line across the

folded paper for the string for the lights.

2. Have the child dip their

pointer finger in different color paints and push them along the blank line. You can do the colors in patterns or have the kids do it randomly!

Supplies

You can also make other projects with fingerpaint Christmas lights! Like gift tags, wrapping paper, and this cute picture frame!

Paint: green, red, blue, orange, yellow Paper folded in half Black pen

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5

Candy Cane Mouse

Directions 1. Trace mouse shape

provided onto a foam sheet and cut out. Make slits on the foam sheets where it is marked on the template.

2. Trace the mouse ear shape

provided onto another color of foam sheet and cut out.

3. Insert the ears into the slits

on the mouse and insert the candy cane under the mouse.

4. Glue on googly eyes and

Supplies

pom pom nose.

Foam sheets Goggly eyes ear templ ate

Small pom pom Candy cane Scissors

mouse template

ear slit

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Glue Pen/pencil

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6

Reindeer Paper Bag Puppet

Directions 1. Trace your child’s hand

prints and cut out.

2. Glue the hand prints to the

bottom of the bag, opposite the side that the flap is on.

3. Glue googly eyes and pom

pom on and decorate!

Supplies Brown paper lunch bag Brown paper Large pom pom Large googly eyes Decorations (glitter paper, jingle bells, ribbon, etc.)

Scissors Glue

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7

Lollipop Ornament

Directions 1. Paint one side of the

popsicle stick white and let dry.

2. Cut two ½” x 12” strips of

the felt for each color.

3. Put one strip of each color

together and roll until you need to add the second two strips. Glue the strips onto the end and continue to roll the felt. Then glue the end down and glue to the front of the popsicle stick.

Supplies Two colors of felt (9”x12” sheets) Popsicle stick

4. Glue a ribbon to the

back of the lollipop to hang, and make a bow and glue underneath the lollipop on the stick for a cute finish.

White paint Ribbon Paint brush Glue

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8

Santa Jingle Bell Ornament

Directions 1. Tie the ribbon around

jingle bell. Make sure your ribbon is longer than the length of the hat with enough at the end to hang.

2. Cut the red foam sheet/

construction paper into a quarter circle to make the hat.

Roll your quarter circle into a cone and glue with hot glue.

Attach to the jingle bell with hot glue. Make sure to pull ribbon through the opening at the top of hat before you glue it.

Supplies Large jingle bell (2�)

Cotton balls Red foam sheets or paper Pom pom Ribbon Small goggly eyes Scissors Hot glue gun

3. Pull apart some cotton

balls to make the beard and trim around hat. Glue onto jingle bell.

4. Glue pom pom to the top

of the hat, making sure not to block the ribbon opening for hanging.

5. Glue on googly eyes, then

hang your Santa ornament on the tree!

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9

Sock Snowman

Directions 1. Cut sock at the heel.

2. Turn the top of the cut sock

inside out and rubber band one side. Turn right side out again.

3. Fill with about 2 cups of

rice and rubber band to make bottom of snowman body.

4. Fill with remaing 1 cup of

rice and rubber band the top.

5. Take the toe of the sock

and roll a few times to make a hat for the snowman.

Supplies Adult-size white sock Rice (approx. 3 cups) Buttons Rubber bands Orange pipe cleaner Jingle bell

6. Glue or sew a jingle bell to

the end of the hat.

7. Cut the orange pipe cleaner

to make a carrot nose and glue on snowman’s face. Also glue on the buttons.

8. Use a piece of fabric to

make a scarf.

Fabric Glue and scissors

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10

Tree Ornament

Directions 1. Paint one of the large sticks

brown about 1� at one end and the rest green. Then paint all the other sticks green.

2. Take the large stick with

the brown end and place it vertically as a base for the other sticks.

3. Starting with the large

Supplies Craft sticks: two large, three medium, and two small Green and brown paint Paintbrush Ribbon

green stick, glue it horizontally on the vertical stick. Then glue the medium sticks, and finally the small sticks at the top.

4. Once the sticks are dry,

decorate with pom poms, glitter, or whatever you would like.

5. Glue a ribbon to the back

on top to hang.

Decorations (pom poms, jewels, glitter) Glue

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11

Reindeer Hand Print Ornaments

Directions 1. Trace your child’s hand

print and cut out.

2. Make 2 holes, one at the

top to tie the ribbon, and another just above the thumb to tie on the antlers.

3. Glue a pom pom at the

end of the thumb for a nose.

4. Cut the pipe cleaner into

Supplies Brown paper Pipe cleaner

three pieces (6”, 3”, 3”). Put larger piece through hole above the thumb and twist around to secure. Twist the shorter pieces around both ends of the longer piece to make an antler shape.

5. Tie ribbon at the top so

Googly eyes

you can hang it on the tree.

Pom poms

6. Decorate to finish reindeer!

Ribbon Decorations (jingle bells, jewels, glitter, etc.)

Scissors Glue Hole punch

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Directions

12

Elf Yourself

1. Take a picture of your

child’s face and print it about 8” X 10”. Cut out.

2. Draw an elf-shaped hat

that will fit the size of the picture head. Cut out.

3. Cut out a rectangle for the

body.

4. Cut 4 stripes that are

approx. 1 1/2” and the length of the paper. Then accordian fold all four stripes of paper.

5. Fold two pieces of paper in

Supplies Construction paper Cotton balls Child’s picture (8” X 10”) Decorations (glitter, stickers, jingle bells) Scissors Glue

half to make the mittens and elf shoes. Draw the mittens and shoes to match the size of the stripes of paper that are for the arms and legs.

6. Glue all the pieces

together.

7. Decorate hat with cotton

balls and the rest of the body with decorations of your choice.

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