Christmas Crafts

What you'll need:All your holiday cards that were about to go in the trash.Scissors (If you have specially scissors that cut zigzags or waves, like pinking shears)Hole PuncherGlue or TapeLeft over Ribbon from opened giftsUsed wrapping paper and gift bags

Go green and save paper by reusing your Christmas cards and making them into labels for your gifts next year.Store your gift tags in Tupperware containers or Zip Lock bags to keep them pretty for next year.

Make a sweet snowman out of marshmallows! This cute idea is from the new book Kids in the Holiday Kitchen by Jessica Strand and Tammy Massman-Johnson. Also, in the book are recipes and craft instructions for Incredible Edible Ornaments, Ice Cream Treewitches and more to inspire kids of all ages to get into the kitchen and get creative!

Not only is this craft useful as gift-wrap, it makes great use of brown paper grocery store bags.   The design on the bag is made using a kitchen sponge, which you cut into the shape of a Christmas tree. Or mix it up a bit and cut sponges into a variety of holiday shapes.

Did you know that a five-point star can easily be transformed into a Santa craft? All you need is a little red, white and black paint and any accents you can find at the craft store, such as googly eyes or white furry trim, to create a St. Nick star.

Baking a batch of cookie ornaments is a popular Christmas craft. You can hang your cookie ornaments from a pretty ribbon on the Christmas tree and designate them as "décor only."Or keep the cookies fresh by wrapping them with clear cellophane and then dangling them from the tree. Give the wrapped cookies to guests that visit your home during the holiday season. Keep cookies on the tree for a maximum of 1 week and then discard them.

The magic of Christmas under one little dome! Snow domes are a fabulous holiday craft with many types of kits available for purchase.Most of these kits are plastic making them very affordable so every one in the family can create their own holiday keepsake.

Even though we may have sung "The Little Drummer Boy" for years, the exact lyrics may escape us. Provide songbooks for guests to refer to when caroling.

 

 

 

Re-purpose all those empty baby food jars lying around into pretty candle holders. Tie them up in cellophane and give them away as party favors or last-minute gifts.

Got a bunch of mismatched tea cups lying around? Transform them into elegant candleholders!

All it takes to transform ordinary drinking glasses into pretty candle holders is a bit of tissue paper and glue.