| Christmas is a wonderful time of year to indulge | | | | food jars with paint and glitter. For older children |
| in a bit of "hands-on" action with your kids, | | | | who can use tools like glue guns, you can make |
| whether it is baking cookies, trimming the tree or | | | | candle rings out of a wire form that you glue pine |
| creating Christmas crafts for the home or gifts. | | | | cones and greens to. Or you can try your hand |
| Arts and crafts are a wonderful way to teach | | | | and a festive centerpiece with silk flowers, |
| children about creativity and the spirit of giving, | | | | greenery and candy canes. For an easy Christmas |
| and it can be lots of fun to do together. The key | | | | craft, you can make a vase out of an old can and |
| in successful Christmas crafts is to give yourself | | | | candy canes, by gluing the sticks all the way |
| enough time to complete them and to make sure | | | | around the outside of the can. Fill with pine boughs |
| that you have all of the necessary supplies before | | | | or fresh flowers, and you have a festive focal |
| you begin. This way, you and your kids can get | | | | point for any holiday table. |
| messy and crafty to your hearts' content! | | | | Food Crafts |
| Christmas Ornaments | | | | Take your love of Christmas baking a step |
| One of the favorite types of Christmas crafts for | | | | further by creating edible Christmas crafts with |
| families is creating handmade ornaments for the | | | | your family. Gingerbread and sugar cookies can |
| tree. One reason that this type of craft is so | | | | make wonderful tree ornaments, as long as you |
| popular is because there is a plethora of | | | | poke a hole in the top of the cookie before it is |
| possibilities. You can make reindeer out of candy | | | | baked. Or you can decorate a gingerbread house |
| canes, wreaths out of Fruit Loops or simply | | | | together that will adorn your holiday buffet table. |
| purchase an ornament kit from your local craft | | | | And if you are looking for gifts in the form of |
| store and follow the instructions inside. There are | | | | Christmas crafts, let your kids help you create |
| numerous books and websites that you can | | | | trail mix, cookies or Christmas candies, and find a |
| research to get ideas for your Christmas crafts | | | | creative way to package them for your |
| or you can make it easy on yourself and | | | | neighbors. You are guaranteed to be the most |
| recreate some of the masterpieces that you | | | | popular house on the block when your goodies |
| made as a child. | | | | are delivered! |
| Table Decorations | | | | Christmas is the perfect time to put your heads |
| Every holiday table needs plenty of embellishment, | | | | together and get creative as a family. Who |
| and Christmas crafts can fit the bill here as well. | | | | knows? traditional crafts may become the most |
| You can make napkin rings out of felt and | | | | popular tradition of the season. |
| baubles, or a candle holder by decorating baby | | | | |