Christmas Decorations

Making your own Christmas Decorations

Fun things to do with the kids at Christmas time

Christmas Decorations don't have to come from the shop. Why not see what you can make yourself, or get the kids involved and make decorations that you'll treasure for years to come. Unpacking the box of decorations the kids made with you when they were little will bring the memories flooding back. All you need is a little glitter and glue and imagination!

There are lots of easy to make christmas decorations you can make yourself.

Table Decorations for Christmas

Pine Cone Christmas - You'll need to collect some pine cones, holly, bit of modelling clay and a candle plus get some gold and silver spray and some fine wire or string. Ask at the florist for a single piece of wire and they might give it you free.

Tie the wire round the Bottom of the cones and fix them together - arrange them so they all face out. Add some holly if you have some.

Make a small base for a candle and fix the cones to this soi that the candle will site in the middle. You'll know how much space to leave depending on the candles you have.Once you've got it how you want it then spray gold or silver - or even leave it plain if you like.

You can obviosuly add ribbons and other christmas bits to this. Using florist wire helps things stay fixed easily as it is flexible yet stiff.

Three tier cake stand filled with themed christmas baubels.

Find an ornamental cake stand with a couple of tiers. Make sure it's clean and then place in lots of baubels and ribbons in a themed colour to match your table settings and table cloth (and/or room theme!) It sounds very simple but can be really pretty!

Christmas Log - you'll need a small piece of log - an outside bit with a bit of a branch sticking out might look great, its got to be steady so get a flat bottomed piece or trim the bit you have.

You need plaster of paris, holly, sprays, candle (red looks particularly festive)

Mix the plaster to a thick consistency and pour it over the log to give the look of snow - as its sets press in the candle and holly and other items.

The Christmas Pictures

Find some nice scenic Christmas scenes and cut them out to make a montage of pictures with lots of different images. Glue them to a big piece of stiff card (Think cereal box packet cut up) and arrange nicely. Apply glitter to any edges you're not happy with and frame! Give it pride of place somewhere people can see it!

Get the kids to make one each!

Chains - cut strips of coloured paper stick the ends to make loops and build themtogether to make a chain.

Save old christmas cards to cut up for making things with -

Christmas Balls - cut circles from old christmas cards and mark out a triangle inside

Cut out lots of circles and fold the edges to make this shape. Then glue sides together to make a ball. Hang with glittery string. You can vary the size of the ball by cutting bigger circles.

You could cut out of plain coloured card if you don't have old christmas cards.

Candle display for centrepiece.

One red candle, a lot of those posh bows. Arrange bows around base of cardboard and stick down.

Peg Doll Fairy - you'll need an old fashioned wooden peg, some pens and silver/white materials. Make a twirly fairy skirt, paint or draw a face on, add yellow wool for hair and cut some white wings out!

To keep everything you need for Christmas crafts you need to keep and not recycle your old christmas cards! You'll need some glitter, gluer, coloured card and other bits and bobs!

Glitter - use a clean piece of newspaper underneath to catch all the excess you shake off. Put the clean dry stuff back in the bottle.

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