Contents Christmas 4 Felt stocking 6 Sleigh candy dish 8 Paper ribbon wreath 10 Toilet paper tube reindeer 12 Pinecone elf 14 Santa tree decoration 16 Candy cane Christmas card 18 Christmas tree advent calendar 20 Rocking robin ornament 22 Websites Glossary and Index 24
Christmas T is no better time to get crafty than at Christmas You can use the projects in this book to make special handmade gifts for your friends and family or to create festive decorations Each craft will take you only about 10 minutes but don’t feel the need to rush You can build up some festive excitement by making and creating your way through December 15 pages 14 Elf Christmas is a great time to recycle too There will be lots of things that you might otherwise throw away that make great craft materials Before you chuck it check it Can any packaging or boxes be flattened into pieces of card stock that you could use to make the stocking templates on pages 6 7 Is there any leftover Christmas wrapping paper that you can use to decorate the wreath on pages 10 11 Or can you save bits of ribbons from presents to make the elf’s present on pages 14 15 There are lots more possibilities so if you think something may be useful save it and keep it in a safe place ready for the next time you get creative 4
Crafting can be Messy especially if you are using glitter or glue so make sure you cover all your work surfaces with old newspaper or a plastic tablecloth before you begin Always wash your hands after you have used glue to keep your works of art from being ruined by sticky fingers and always ask an adult to help you with scissors or sharp compasses Santa pages 16 17 Robin pages 22 23 So put on a Christmas sweater and get messy A note about measurements Measurements are given in U S form with metric in parentheses The metric conversion is rounded to make it easier to measure
