When excitement levels are high and school holidays feel long, Christmas crafts are the perfect way to keep kids entertained – and give you a little break too.
1. Handprint wreaths: Handprint wreaths are a classic and heartwarming Christmas craft idea that young kids will love.
- You need: Green construction paper, red paint, and a lot of little hands.
- Method: Have the children dip their hands in red paint and stamp them in a circular pattern on the green paper to create a wreath. Once it’s dry, they can add bows, glitter, or even tiny ornaments.
2. Salt dough decorations: Salt dough is an easy-to-make and versatile material for crafting cute, personalised Christmas decorations.
- You need: Flour, salt, water, cookie cutters, paint and string or ribbon.
- Method: Mix all the dough ingredients together, roll it out and use cookie cutters to make stars, bells, or Christmas trees. After baking, the children can paint and decorate their creations as they wish.
3. Proudly local Christmas cards: Encourage kids to create unique Christmas cards with a South African twist.
- You need: Vibrant fabric scraps, beads, images of African animals or patterns, scissors, glue and cardboard.
- Method: Let the children cut, glue, and design their cards, incorporating the fabric scraps, images and beads. Encourage them to get creative and embrace what they love about their home country while creating Christmas cards for their family and friends.
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