| The story of the Nutcracker Prince is an | | | | once the paint is dry. And give him some buttons. |
| enchanting Christmas classic written by E.T.A | | | | To make his hat cut a long thin strip of black card |
| Hoffman. It's a story of adventure, romance and | | | | and roll it up tight to make a solid cylinder. Glue |
| bravery. | | | | the end down. Cut out a 'D' shape of black card |
| The story is about a young girl called Clara, who | | | | to make a peak for the hat. Stick the 'D' on the |
| dreams of becoming a ballerina. Her uncle gives | | | | nutcracker's head, and stick the roll of card on |
| her a small nutcracker doll. He told her the tail of | | | | top of that and leave to one side to dry. |
| the doll and how he had once been a real boy, | | | | To make Clara the ballerina, paint the body of the |
| but the wicked mouse queen had transformed | | | | peg the colour of Clara's ballerina dress. Paint the |
| him into a Nutcracker - Prince of the dolls. During | | | | tips of the peg the colour of Clara's ballerina shoes |
| the night all Clara's dolls come to life and she finds | | | | and add some 'X' up the peg legs for the ballet |
| herself in the middle of an adventure and a war | | | | shoe ribbons. Paint some brown hair on the peg |
| between her toys and the Mouse King. Read the | | | | head and draw on a face with felt tip pens when |
| book or watch the film of the Nutcracker Prince, | | | | the paint is dry. |
| and see what happens. | | | | Use a piece of ribbon or lace to Finnish the |
| To make the Nutcracker Prince and Clara you will | | | | ballerina dress. You will need the ribbon or lace to |
| need... | | | | be the same length as the peg. Sew a row of |
| Two dolly pegs, felt tip pens, paint, PVA glue, | | | | small running stitches up one of the long edges. |
| black card and a small amount of ribbon and lace. | | | | Draw up the thread so that the fabric ruffles to |
| To make the Nutcracker price doll, paint the main | | | | form a skirt. Wrap it around the peg and tack the |
| body red but leave a triangle at the top to look | | | | two ends of fabric together. Hold the skirt in place |
| like he's wearing a jacket. Paint the tips of the | | | | on the peg with a small amount of glue. |
| peg black to represent his shoes. Paint the head | | | | Peg the decorations on the branches of the |
| of the peg with short hair. | | | | Christmas tree. But be careful, they might come |
| Draw on the Nutcrackers face with felt tip pens | | | | to life in the middle of the night! |