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About Ready-Ed Publications Ready-Ed Publications was established in 1984 with the purpose of creating practical classroom blackline master activities. At the time, the role of the teacher was becoming ever more diverse with an increasing range of duties and responsibilities within the school and school community. Since then, the role of the teacher has continued to evolve with an escalating range of tasks and obligations, ensuring a reduction in time available to prepare work for the daily instructional program.

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Throughout these past 24 years, Ready-Ed Publications has built a reputation as publishers of Australian made, high quality, innovative, timesaving materials for teachers of primary and lower secondary levels. In addition, all materials are based on state or national curriculum guidelines or specific age-related interest areas and subjects.

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Ready-Ed Publications aims to assist busy professionals by making available contemporary classroom materials that contain relevant and stimulating work to support the requirements of the curriculum. Christmas Crafts First Published ©1994 © 2008 (revised) Ready-Ed Publications Printed in Australia Illustrated by Annette Edgar

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Ready-Ed Publications PO Box 276 Greenwood WA 6024 www.readyed.com.au info@readyed.com.au

ISBN: 978 1 875 268 269

COPYRIGHT NOTICE Permission is granted for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for noncommercial educational purposes. However, this permission is not transferable and applies only to the purchasing individual or institution.

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r o e t s Bo r e p of Christmas hasouniversal The u celebration k Sappeal for all ages. This book provides high

a wide range of practical activities and worksheets ideal for individual and group participation based on the Christmas theme.

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There is a wide variety of craft topics ©presented Ready Eteachers dPub l i c at i on s and can choose those most appropriate tou their students’skill level, •f o rr evi ew p r po sesonl y • materials available and the final appeal of the products being created. As with most crafts, instructions can become complex, however as we feel all activities are . tvirtually e self explanatory, we have provided o c . guidance only. The individual teacher can che e r o easily adapt,r alter ande create many different st sup r versions of the craft ideas being presented.

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Contents Background Informationt Gifts or e to Give

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Advent Calendars.......................................11 Trinket Tree...................................................12 Create-A-Tree...............................................14 Present Tree..................................................14 Christmas Mobile.......................................15 Hanging Stars..............................................15 Christmas Lantern......................................16 Noel Candle..................................................16

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Greeting Cards (4 types)..........................27 Greeting Card Templates...................28-29 Christmas Place Mats..........................30-31 Monthly Calendars.....................................32 Yearly Calendars..........................................32 Calendar Templates.............................33-35 Desk Tidies....................................................36 Hang-it-all.....................................................37 Card Photos Holder...................................38 Wooden Photo Holder..............................38 Photo Holder Template............................39

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Universal Symbols........................................ 6 People of Christmas..................................... 7 Days of the Festive Season........................ 8

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Cylinder Hats................................................42 Conical Hats..................................................42 Room Chains................................................43 Shape Lines..................................................43 Stained Glass . .............................................44 Snowflakes....................................................44 Rainbow Sticks............................................45

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Christmas Search........................................19 Dear Santa.....................................................20 Jumbled Words...........................................21 Toys for Sale (Maths)..................................22 Christmas Differences...............................23 Christmas Lists.............................................24

Universal Symbols r o e t s Bo r e p ok Christmas Tree u Mistletoe and Holly S

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• These hardy plants were used to decorate homes in the northern hemisphere winters when greenery was scarce. The idea of kissing under the mistletoe was derived from an early fertility rite.

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• In pre-Christian times in the northern hemisphere bonfires were lit to represent the hidden sun, which was often obscured by clouds during the northern winter season. The pine tree, which was originally covered in candles, and in modern times is decorated with sparkling lights, evolved from the bonfire tradition. The first tree decorated in Britain was supposedly created by Prince Albert.

• One explanation of tinsel’s origin is that spider webs spun during the night glistened like tinsel in the early morning dew. Children may observe this on trees in the school yard, although the effect is dependent on the climate.

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Bon Bons or Crackers • These started as a wrapped gift of sugared almonds, given as a sign of peace. An Englishman later added messages, riddles and trinkets, and saltpeter strips create the excitement of an explosion.

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• Traditionally carols were danced, to the accompaniment of flutes. Human voices gradually replaced the flute and ‘wassailing’ began. This tradition of going from house to house singing hymns and carols is still carried on today as a sign of friendship and goodwill to all neighbours.

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• Saint Nicholas was believed to be a fourth century Bishop who (as tradition goes) secretly threw coins down the chimney of poor unmarried girls to use as their dowry. Often the coins would land in their stockings hanging drying near the fire. This is why some people still hang a traditional Christmas stocking near the fireplace.

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times, gifts represented those given to Jesus at the time of his birth, by the three wise men.

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• The children could research different country’s traditions regarding the Christmas gift-bringings. E.g. The Christ-Child: depicted as a young girl with long fair hair and a white gown. She had wings and a crown of lighted candles. She was later represented by the angel on top of the Christmas tree.

Words of Greeting

• Children could research books or . te do an oral survey to o learn other languages’ Christmas greetings: c Kris Kringlec . e • English – Merry Christmas helfe r • (Norway) a modern day who o r st • French – Joyeux Noël supe r supposedly created Santa’s sleigh and the magic dust that enables it to glide silently over the rooftops.

• Japanese- Meri Kurisumasu • Maori – He mere Kirihimete • Chinese – Kang Hsi Hsin Nien

Days of the Festive Season Advent Sunday

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• A European tradition where cherry branches bought from the local markets were placed in warm water. Good fortune was assured if they blossomed on Christmas Eve.

• The time when Santa visits every home to leave presents. Primarily western tradition.

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• Basically a German tradition where an evergreen wreath with four candles marks the countdown to Christmas. The first candle is lit on Advent Sunday, the fourth on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day

• Celebrated bya the giving and © ReadyEdP u b l i c t i o n s receiving of presents and feasting. Children could compare how their •f orr evi ew pur p o s e s o n l y • family celebrates this day, e.g.

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• (Holland) A ceremony from Amsterdam where SinterKlaas is greeted by the mayor and a traditional exchange of presents is carried out.

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Sweity Mikolaj’s feast • (Poland) Small surprise gifts are left under children’s pillows.

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• Italian families receive their gifts from La Bejana on the 12th Day, symbolizing the arrival of the Three Wise Men at the stable in Bethlehem.

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Trinket Tree Christmas Collage Create-A-Tree Present Tree Christmas Mobile Hanging Stars Christmas Lantern Noël Candle

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Advent Calendars

A special way of building the excitement of Christmas approaching. The countdown to Christmas is marked by small gifts or sweets.

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• Children collect 24 empty matchboxes or similar small sized boxes. • These are arranged and wrapped into a compact shape (e.g. 6x4). • Each box is numbered, and one is opened every day in order to reveal the surprise.

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well shaped pyramid. • It should then be glued or wrapped to maintain the shape. • Each day a cylinder is opened to reveal the surprise. (Hint – surprises are best placed in daily to avoid the disappearing surprise syndrome.)

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che e r If the class numbers are limited each o t r s supe box can be individually named and the r gift or surprise be chosen to suit the

individual (i.e. a mini Christmas present).

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Christmas Collage (Group or individual activity)

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(Group or individual activity) Create a small 3-D Christmas tree for display and decoration.

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• A large sheet of paper or card is pinned on to the wall to form the collage base. • This can then be ‘washed’ with paints to create an impression of ground or sky. • Children decide on the theme and approach (e.g. the nativity scene or an abstract collection of Christmas images). • Children then use templates or original artwork to create the result. • Encourage wide use of materials, i.e. Christmas wrapping paper, bells, cotton wool, wood, plants … whatever can create a 3-D effect and is able to be glued.

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• Ice cream stick stem • Craft glue • Glitter • Pencils • Paper • Cotton wool • Template (page 13)

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Template: Trinket Tree

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• Cut • fold • decorate • glue together

Create-A-Tree (Group activity) Materials:

One way of displaying children’s Christmas decorations is a present tree.

• Create a large, coloured, cone shaped tree from cardboard. • Securely attach the central stem and plant it firmly into a sand and brick filled bucket or pot plant. • Children trace around their hands, cutting out and gluing them onto the tree. • If they leave a ‘wrist’ for gluing and overlap the hands an attractive fluttering effect is created. • Decorate the hands with tinsel, glitter, etc.

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• Cardboard tube (central stem) • Cone tree cut from circle • Paper Cut out • Glue • Scissors Cone tree cut from circle • Pencils • Decorative Large piece of cardboard materials

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• Use a dead branch or bush and securely plant it into a bucket of damp sand and bricks. • Paint and decorate the branch with tinsel and Christmas theme objects. • Decorate the bucket with gift wrap.

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This idea can also be extended to become the ‘secret friend’ approach for gift giving. This is where everybody is given a secret friend and they purchase and give this friend a gift. These are labelled and are placed under the tree for the end of term party. (Hint: Set limits of the expense of gifts, e.g. $2) Some monitoring of ‘friends’ may be required to make sure the gifts are non-offensive.

Christmas Mobile

An idea that combines maths (weight), science (balance) and Christmas (decorations) via a mobile activity.

Hanging Stars This star mobile uses the idea of different sized templates of a simple star.

r o e t s B r Materials: e o • Light string or fishing p line for hanging o • Stiff cardboard u k • Dowel • Light cardboard S • Straws • String/fishing line • Satay sticks or light twigs for the cross arms • Paper punch • Glue or paper clips • Small templates (see pages 47-56) • Decorations • Material • Tinsel • Glitter. • Cotton wool

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• Punch • Decorating materials

• The mobile centres around a large, strong star which supports a number of smaller stars. • Children brightly decorate their stars and attach them with light string or fishing line. • Assistance with punching may be necessary to avoid being too close to the edge. • Stiff cardboard is needed for the main star, graduating to lighter card for the ‘supplementary’ stars. • Avoid too many stars as they will easily tangle and create frustration.

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• Children make different Christmas decorations. • They then experiment with different compositions to create a visual effect that is well balanced.

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Christmas Lanterns

These easy to make, colourful lanterns quickly add atmosphere to room decorations. Children may need practice and assistance in the cutting and gluing process. For variation try different size papers and different paper patterns.

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Noel Candle

A colourful novelty for children to carry during Christmas assemblies, parents’ night or while ‘wassailing’ (carol singing) other school groups.

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• Cardboard cylinder (candle) • Scissors • Glue • Yellow/orange cellophane • Cotton wool

• Create a base from a small box . • Fold paper int half and or egg carton. Use a cardboard e o cut as indicated. cylinder as the candle. c . • Open out and createc cylinder shape e • Firmly glue or tape the cylinder h r er o(you may have to split by gluing along entire length. into the base t s s r u e p and bend out part of the base). • Make and attach a handle. • Use yellow and orange cellophane as the flame. • The cellophane can be glued or firmly pushed into a tube with cotton wool to represent snow or wax. 16

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Christmas Order

Can you put these ten people in order?

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Eight people went shopping at the toy store, but the shop keeper couldn’t remember what everyone bought. Can you help by filling in what they could have bought?

Customer 1 spent $18 and bought 1 present. It was:

Customer 5 spent $53 and bought 3 presents. They were:

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Customer 6 bought the bear and the remote control car. How much money did he spend?

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Customer 7 bought all the sports gear. She spent:

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Customer 4 spent $18 and bought 2 presents. They were:

Customer 8 bought one of everything in the store. How much would he or she have spent?

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Christmas Differences 1. Colour the 1st and 5th bears with brown heads and yellow bodies. 2. Colour the 2nd and 7th bears with yellow heads and brown bodies. 3. Colour the 3rd and 6th bears light green. 4. Colour the 4th and 8th bears with pink heads and brown bodies.

5. Colour the 9th and 10th bears with yellow heads and green bodies. 6. Draw a bow tie on the even numbered bears. 7. Draw a red ribbon on the odd numbered bears. 8. Draw six red belts and four blue belts on the bears.

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Santa’s Elves always try to make toys which are slightly different. Can you help them finish these cuddly bears.

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Santa is all confused. He has mixed up the name cards and the toys. Match them correctly by drawing lines between the toys and the name cards.

Now they are all matched can you deliver them to the correct homes?

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Greeting Cards Christmas Place Mats Monthly Calendars Yearly Calendars Desk Tidies Wall Hangings Photo Holders

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Greeting Cards Traditional handmade cards prove a worthwhile and lasting gift.

Shape Cards

Fancy cards can be created by children from strong light card. • Children can trace over, draw, or trace around the Christmas shapes. • Supervise the student in choosing the shape to ensure the end result has sufficient spine joinage.

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• Craft glue • Drawing materials • Scissors

• Children cut out the card and fold. • Decorations and messages can be added from the templates. (Reduce and photocopy designs for students’ use.)

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Children create new cards from old. • Using a folded sheet of light card children cut and paste Christmas symbols, borders and words from old cards to create a composite new card.

• Using the template provided (page 29) children cut and fold the card. Decorate and write Christmas messages ready for delivery.

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Christmas Place Mats

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( Individual activity ) Children can create place mats especially for Christmas Day.

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Fabulous Fabric Mats

• Provide children with fabric, approximately 35 x 35cms. • Pre-cut with pinking shears to create a border. • The children create a picture they would like preserved. Often this might require a pencil sketch initially. • Using puff paint or fabric pens apply the artistic finish. • Lightly ironing the completed dry fabric picture will extend its life. Avoid time consuming hemming by purchasing material that won’t fray easily.

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Garments such as handkerchiefs (plain) or T-shirts can be used. • If teachers intend to use clothing they may decide to go into a screen printing process in conjunction with the art and craft programme.

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• Clear cellophane inlay with cardboard outer border • Stiff plastic • Hessian • Cloth

o c . che Print Worksr e oand because these t r s As many children claim they “can’t draw” s r u e p gifts are intended as long term memorabilia, teachers may allow students to create ‘prints’ rather than draw. However before this option is offered remember all parents love their own children’s creative effort. • Prints can include hand prints, potato prints, apple prints, onion prints, spatter work and leaf prints.

Yearly Calendars

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Monthly Calendars

• Using a large card and commercial calendars (readily available at newsagents) create a calendar for an ideal Christmas gift.

• Spiral bound sketch book • Glue • Individual artwork • Photocopy template on page 33

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• Each child purchases, or is provided with, a spiral bound sketch book. • Turn the book to create a flipover effect. • Cover the front with children’s artwork. • Using the calendar masters on page 33, children fill in the month by month information for the coming year. • This is a difficult task and should be black-boarded or supervised each month at a time. • Glue a month onto each page and complete by adding artwork or collage of templates.

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• These pictures can be coloured in, cut out and used to decorate the calendars.

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Desk Tidies

This attractive gift will always find a useful place on kitchen shelves and work desks.

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• Use small plastic containers (i.e. yoghurt, cream or fruit juice). • Remove the top half with a cutting blade (teacher’s task). • Students can cover and decorate the container imaginatively using a variety of materials.

• This is a painted surface with suitable glued materials, e.g.: • Macaroni for kitchen use: • Small shells and sand for children’s bedrooms; • Paper clips for office use; • Tinsel and ribbons, tartan for general use; • Buttons and beads for laundry use.

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• Containers • Glue • Scissors • Paint • Buttons/beads • Coloured contact

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• Painted in a single colour. • Glue braid or band onto plain colour. • Put coloured contact cut into bands onto container.

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Hang-it-all

Using white fabric or hessian create a wonderful wall hanging as a Christmas gift.

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• Tassels • Fabric paint • Pen

• Provide a 30cm wide x 50cm long hemmed piece of material for each child. • Print details of name, age and year. • Print the child’s handprints onto material and allow to dry. • Stitch or hem the top wide enough for the dowel to be pushed through. • Add tassels and hanging string. • Hem the bottom up 3 to 4cms and fray this out, creating a fringe look.

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Other ideas to pin on the wall hanging include: •Original art; •Poems; •Creative writing; •Work results; •Merit certificates. If pinned on they can be regularly changed and the wall hanging serves as a highlight board.

Card Photo Holder

Simple photo holders are a great personalized gift from children.

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Children enjoy creating ice cream stick models, and photo holders are a useable present.

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• Card • Glue • Colouring materials • Photographs • Template on page 39

• Make an ice cream stick base at least 3cms larger than the photo to be used. • Paste photo onto front. Conceal the edge of the photo with an ice cream stick border. • Create a triangular stand and glue onto a central ice cream stick. • The border can be decorated with paint or felt tip pens, or with glued on materials.

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Children enjoy dressing up, and for the end of year Christmas party they can create hats to add atmosphere.

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Shape Lines Materials:

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A simple yet colourful decoration that can add a Christmas feel to the classroom.

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• Use alternate coloured paper or rings cut from Christmas wrap. • Cut strips approx. 4cms wide and 20cms long. • Staple ends together (quicker than gluing), linking the rings as you go. • String across windows and doorways.

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Add a Christmas touch to the paper chain idea by linking Christmas designs together. • Photocopy Various Christmas designs from the templates on pages 48-56. • Children select designs of similar size and colour in. • Glue onto cardboard and cut around design. • Punch holes in the templates, and thread them together. • To avoid them clustering together tie knots to keep them 10 – 15 cms apart. (Straws can also be threaded onto the line in between each item.)

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Stained Glass

Coloured Snow Flakes Materials:

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• Using white art paper children paint bright Christmas scenes. • They could also trace over or around the Christmas templates provided. • Allow the paint to dry completely. • Lightly brush salad oil over the face of the painting. • Allow to dry thoroughly. • Stick onto windows to achieve a stained glass appearance.

• Using squared paper, fold in half point to point. • Repeat the fold twice, always retaining a central point to cut from. • Select a simple shape and draw onto the outside of the triangle. • Cut away the outside of the shape and open in carefully to reveal a snow flake effect. • These can be backed with coloured cellophane and attached to the windows for a lovely stained glass appearance.

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• Every time we take craft lessons we evolve as to what we’d do next time; materials to use, problems, variations, etc. • Use this space for next year’s program ideas.

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• Spray ice cream sticks or twigs with metallic spray paint and allow to dry. • Cross two sticks at 90 degrees. • Carefully bind them at the centre with crisscrossed wool. • Using a variety of colours continue around the circle, making a wrap around on each arm. • When complete hang tassels on the ends and suspend as decoration.

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Shrink and photocopy for individual activities.

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Border tapes (page 56) can be coloured and cut into strips to decorate craft items.

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