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We made a Christmas tree from cardboard. This one happens to be a mini Christmas tree but it can be made on whatever scale you like. A Christmas tree from cardboard can be made by children of any age. Here we have used a ruler to measure out the tree shape to make it symmetrical, but a younger child might like to draw free hand. After making a template from paper, we cut out the tree from cardboard. To make the inner tree shape we used kitchen foil. We decorated with white snowflake sequins and made a base from a strip of cardboard, formed into a triangle. The lovely thing about working with cardboard is that it is strong and ridged but also can be manipulated. To go one step further:  Use hook and loop dots instead of snowflake sequins. Attach embellishments such as coloured pom poms , pony beads or buttons to the other half of the dots - great fun for a preschool child to decorate the cardboard tree ...over and over again

Favourite Children's Craft Supplies for Christmas Activities Tinsel Pom Poms  Metallic Pipe Cleaners  Metallic Pony Beads Snowflake Sequins Felt Ribbons Glitter glue Glitter Stars Polystyrene Balls Star Stickers Children can make so many decorations, cards, simple gifts from these few items.  For our full range - Children's Christmas Craft Supplies For ideas using these materials and more, we have a Pinterest board with all kinds of festive creations Children's Christmas Craft Ideas

Coloured buttons of different sizes, shapes and colours can provide hours of fun for a child. Today we made a simple button tree picture with brown paint, white pva glue and buttons. Choosing the buttons, and in this case sorting into colours, I think was the most exciting part - enjoyed by all. Rainbow Creations - Button Tree Rainbow Creations are now supplying  bulk bags of buttons which are sufficient for several projects , even for a group of children.   Have you seen our Pinterest Button board? Lots of craft ideas for using buttons with children Art and Craft using Buttons

Will you and the children be making calendars this year? Calendars are a simple gift children can give to their parents, grandparents, relatives and friends.  Using a calendar pad glued on to coloured A4 card, they can be hung with thread taped to the back or by punching holes and ribbon threaded through and knotted.  Something to make as a personalised gift, children can be as creative as they like by decorating the card surrounding the calendar in several different ways. It can be as simple or elaborate as you wish. Calendar ideas for children to make A hand print calendar - have fun printing hand prints with paint, especially suitable for toddlers to do It's me! Im' going to be a drummer! Weaving Calendar Learn to photo edit   Sticker Calendar   Collage Calendar Button Tree Calendar Calendars are a great method of using children's artwork for a purpose. The child will enjoy the pleasure of making something for someone el...

For children to be given the chance to be creative they need space, opportunity, encouragement and assistance. Some adults might shy away from offering this to the children in their care as they feel that they are not creative themselves.  As Henri Matisse said Creativity Takes Courage Rather than fear creativity, see it as a challenge -  a challenge which will benefit both adult and child. If you are feeling I've never been good at making things I wouldn't know where to start I have no imagination I am useless with my hands.......  Some points to think about You can learn together - good for emotional bonding It doesn't have to 'look 'right - there is no right and wrong Experiment - different materials, different approaches, even different moods It is just for fun - no pressure Things you could do to inspire and build your confidence in your own creativity Examine art and design in the small world that you live - look in your home, in catalo...

What better time than Christmas for encouraging children to get busy with their arts and crafts. Not only can children enjoy making their own Christmas presents to give to others, cards, gift tags, decorations for the tree and home, they can make puppets to inspire their imagination for story telling and puppet shows. Based around Christmas characters, their favourite Christmas story book or the Nativity story, a group of children can have have great fun at Christmas time with lolly stick puppets.  To make   Start with the head, adapting to suit the shape of the character's head  (drawing round a jar lid initially might help to get the circle shape, then modify as desired). Using plain foam craft sheets , cut out the shapes and glue together by laying each piece on top of another. Tip - draw and cut out the shapes from paper first, then draw round the paper onto the foam before cutting out the shapes in foam - it might be easier and less wasteful if shap...

Simple printmaking can be done at a very young age. Children can print with any objects that has a shape and a relatively flat surface. Potato printing is a traditional method of printing for young children, where by a shape is cut into the surface of half a potato. Other vegetables can be use for their difference in shape. Painting on half of a sheet of paper and then folding the paper over is another method of printing by mirroring the applied paint on the opposite side of the paper. Finger paintings also can be printed - a pool of paint on a slippery surface, such as a tray, can be swirled around and drawn in with the fingers then printed by placing paper over the top and rubbing firmly.   Household objects can be printed with or any thing which had an interesting texture, such as cotton reels, potato mashers, toy cards, cups etc.   Printing with sponge shapes Printing sponges Foam dabbers Foam dabbers make wonderful prints which can be join...