| One special Christmas craft idea for your children | | | | can be used as great refrigerator art, or you |
| is to have them make their own individualized | | | | could frame and hang it somewhere the child can |
| Christmas ornaments. You can encourage them | | | | see it often. Christmas craft projects are ideal for |
| to think up their own decoration ideas. Virtually | | | | children of all ages and usually cost next to |
| any type of material, including regular paper, can | | | | nothing, as you may already have most of the |
| be used to make Christmas ornaments. Your local | | | | necessary supplies in the house. |
| craft store should have Christmas craft kits with | | | | Another craft project for the kids to make is a |
| cutouts and stencils. Often these cutouts are in | | | | Christmas centerpiece for the dinner table. A |
| plain shapes, such as a star or cross. Your child | | | | special decoration like that can be used on the |
| gets to decide how to decorate each ornament. | | | | table during Christmas dinner. And if you prefer a |
| Most families have many Christmas decorations | | | | more elegant look for your centerpiece, the |
| around the house, such as figures, signs and | | | | children can still create something to suit your |
| pictures, and of course, a Christmas tree. The | | | | taste. Buy some artificial flowers and other |
| signs and pictures usually carry a favorite | | | | decorative Christmas-themed items, along with a |
| Christmas message or saying, or feature a | | | | large bowl or vase. Then let the kids arrange the |
| likeness of Santa. Pictures like this can easily be | | | | flowers and other decorations to make their own |
| made by your kids, using supplies that are already | | | | fancy centerpiece. It's a good idea to let kids use |
| available in the house. A child's Christmas picture | | | | their imaginations in making crafts. |