Holiday Crafts for Kids
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Hands and Feet Turkey
What You Need:
Construction paper -- brown, tan, orange, red, yellow and white
Scissors
Glue
Wiggle eyes, optional
What to Do:
1. Trace the child's hands and feet -- two feet (with shoes on) on brown construction paper; two hands on tan construction paper; two hands on red construction paper; two hands on orange construction paper; and one hand on yellow construction paper.
2. Cut out all the pieces.
3. Put the two feet tracings together to make the turkey body and head, matching the heels together, and spreading the bottoms apart. Glue.
4. Cut two feet out of the orange scraps, and cut a diamond shape for the beak. Draw the eyes on white paper and cut them out, or use wiggle eyes. Make the wattle out of red construction paper. Glue them onto the body.
5. Glue the red, orange, and yellow construction paper hands behind the brown body to make the tail.
6. Position the two tan hands to either side to make the turkey's wings and glue them in place.
Make a 'Hand'some Reindeer
What You Need:
Brown construction paper (you can use craft foam or felt too)
Tan construction paper (you can use craft foam or felt too)
White paper or wiggle eyes
Black or red construction paper or a black or red pom-pom
Glue or tape
Crayon or marker
What to Do:
1. Trace two hands on the tan construction paper. Trace one foot (with a shoe on) on the brown construction paper.
2. Cut out the shapes, and arrange as illustrated - with the two hand shapes making the antlers on the deer, glue or tape into place.
3. Turn the project over to the back and write the child's name and date.
4. Draw and cut out eyes and a nose (or use wiggle eyes, and a pom-pom for the nose).
5. Glue on the eyes and nose.
For painting, I recommend that you make the foot pattern from craft foam, then put the paint on it, and stamp it onto the shirt. For the antlers, you could put paint directly on the child's hands or (especially with a very young child) make patterns like for the foot/face from craft foam and use it to stamp the hand antlers on. You might want to reverse the color choices, and make the face lighter brown and the antlers dark.
Decorate A Snowman
Click on the picture below to get a full-size version then print it out. Decorate it and hang your snowman up for everyone to see. To make your snowmen last from season to season, cover them with clear contact paper.
Cone Christmas Tree
What You Need:
Sugar Cone
Paper plate
Green frosting
Small candies (red hots, mini M&M's, chocolate chips, etc.)
Colored sprinkles
Confectioners sugar
What to Do:
1. Place the sugar cone upside down on a paper plate and cover it with the green frosting.
2. Decorate with the small candies and colored sprinkles.
3. Cover with confectioners sugar to make it look like your tree is covered with snow.
