Holiday Craft Ideas
One of the most widely and wildly celebrated holidays in the United States in New Years Eve, and many people have huge parties or attend national parties that rave on long into the night and early hours of the following morning. When you are having a party, there is no better way to prepare with decorations and get into the mood than to create themed crafts as decorations for the party.
Making Christmas arts & crafts as giftsThe most meaningful gifts you can give are those that are homemade. This can be helpful during the holiday season, when extra cash can be tight and the stores are swarming with shoppers. Also, make some arts & crafts ahead of time and keep them handy in case of unexpected guests. Popular arts & crafts during the Christmas season include photo books & scrapbooks, beaded ornaments, decorated candle jars, brooches & other handmade jewelry.
Valentine’s Day Crafts:For Valentine’s Day, have your kids to make lovely cards for their classmates or family members. The cards can be made from construction paper in the shape of hearts or even words such as “Love” or “Be Mine.” Buy some small candies to attach to the cards for an added touch.
Paper snowflakes are always a favorite and all you need is white paper, scissors and possibly glue and glitter. Fold the paper in half, half again and again, until you have a triangle. Cut small shapes, unfold carefully, you have beautiful one of a kind snowflakes. If you have glue and glitter, the kids may want to make them a bit fancier. They also make wonderful decorations to hang from the ceiling and windows for the holidays.
Ornaments/gift tags – by cutting out the pictures from the cards in different shapes (stars, circles, etc), maybe even using scrap booking edging scissors, some ribbon and glitter, they can make cute ornaments for the tree that can also be used as gift tags.
The most popular holiday arts and crafts for children and families to make together at Christmas include cotton ball snowmen, construction paper reindeer antlers, candy cane reindeers, and of course the timeless edible gingerbread house. Another fun idea for children is to make Christmas countdown calendars.
Styrofoam ball snowmen are an easy project. Stack and glue together (use toothpicks to support the pieces) different sizes, and decorate with buttons, or scrap pieces of felt for the eyes and mouth and buttons. To make a cute hat for the snowman, place a standard size styrofoam coffee cup upside down on a foil lined baking pan. Place in the oven at a low temperature (adult supervision). Watch carefully as the cup begins to melt, shrink and reshape itself into a funny top hat. Remove carefully, let them cool, and they can be painted and decorated and glued onto the snowman’s head.
Halloween Crafts:Create “spooky” crafts with your kids during Halloween. These might include wreaths decorated with bats and ghosts, ghouly party favors, spider webs, treat bags, Halloween ornaments, witch dolls, Jack-O-Lanterns, pumpkin decorations, or even Halloween masks.