Christmas activites for kids and families

Reindeer Cookies
Items needed : Chocolate Cake Mix , Butter Softened (1/2 cup) , 1 Egg , Frosting , Small Pretzels , Edible Eyes & Red Candy ( nose)
Description : Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine cake mix, butter and egg until it forms a soft dough. Roll into small 1 inch balls and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Once cooled , grab your favorite frosting and frost one cookie. Sand witch the second cookie from top. Gently press your pretzels in between the two cookies , far enough that they are in the frosting . Using a tiny bit of frosting add your eyes and nose. And your Reindeer Cookie is done !

Christmas Mason Jars - Snowman
Items needed : Jar , Glitter (White) ,Decoupage, Black Beads , Orange Paper, & Googly Eyes
Description : Start by covering your Snowman jar with Decoupage. Pour white glitter all over it , covering it . Set aside to dry . Glue two small googly eyes on it and cut out a carrot like nose from the orange paper and glue that as well in place. Grab your small black beads and glue them on to create a smile. Your Snowman Mason Jar is now ready !

Egg Carton Reindeer Craft
Items needed : Egg Carton , Red Pom Pom , Googly Eyes , Brown Paint , Hot Glue Gun & Brown Card Stock Paper
Description : Start by cutting individual cups from an egg carton. Have the kids paint them brown and let them dry . Glue on some googly eyes and red pom pom for the nose. Cut out some Reindeer ears / antlers with stock paper and glue them onto Rudolph ! Your Reindeer is now ready !

Bottle Cap Penguin Craft (Ornament Idea)
Items needed : 2 Bottle Caps , Paint , Orange Ribbon & Glue
Description : Start by painting the bottle caps with white paint and outlining the sides with black. On the second bottle cap , leave room for some orange feet. Using black paint draw the eyes and using orange paint draw the nose as shown in the picture. Once they are dry , glue your orange ribbon to the back , so they stay together. Loop the top to have it hang on your Christmas tree or cut it off. Your Penguin Bottle Cap Craft is now ready !

Fingerprint Frozen Olaf (Christmas Ornament)
Items needed : Paint , Paintbrush , Mason Jar Lid, Glue,Blue Paper , Scissors & Ribbon
Description : Start by taking apart the top of the mason jar and tracing the inner lid with a blue piece of paper. Have the kids first dip their thumb in white paint and stamp it sideways. Do the middle snowball with the tip of their pointer finger and then have them make the top one a little longer. Glue the blue circle inside the mason jar lid. Once the paint is dry add Olaf

Santa Gift Tags using Soda Tabs
Items needed : Soda Can Tabs, Glue/Scissors , Glitter, Red and White Twine, Red & Black Craft Paper
Description : Cut out rectangle and circle shapes using the red craft paper, Punch a hole at the top of the rectangle and circle shapes. Next cut out thin black strips from the black craft paper and put it through the soda can tabs as shown in the picture . This forms the belt. Now glue Santa

Stuffed Gingerbread ( Boy & Girl )
Items needed : 2 Pieces of Brown Paper, Glue, Scissors, Stuffing (Tissues), Stapler, Black Marker, Glitter, Pom Poms, Bows & White Glue
Description : Start by tracing a gingerbread boy/girl onto two pieces of brown paper and cut it out. Staple one side of the gingerbread man together and stuff it with tissue paper. To not have any stuffing show, use a pointy pencil to push it back in . Using white glue, make the frosting lines on the arms and legs and then sprinkle some tinsel glitter on top . Add a face, bows , pom poms and more glitter. Your Stuffed Gingerbread boy and girl are now ready !

Paper Plate Santa
Items needed : Paper Plate, Paint (Red, Black, White,Orange) , Glue , Cotton Wool & White Pom - Pom
Description : Paint half of the paper plate a skin tone ( by mixing white with a small amount of orange or pink ) and the other half a vibrant red , with a curve around the edge of the paper plate to create a "hat" shape. Add a big red nose using red paint. Between the border of the skin colored paint and red, add plenty of glue. Now separate and thin out the cotton wool and spread along the trail of glue, leaving some space to create the appearance of a hanging Santa Hat. Add some glue to the bottom of the paper plate . Add more cotton wool and this time fluff it up a little to create a nice fluffy beard . Finish off by adding a pair of eyes using black paint and a white pom pom at the tip of the hat. Your super cute , super adorable paper plate Santa is now ready !

Reindeer Handprint Card
Items needed : Light Brown , Red, Yellow , Green and Blue Chart Paper , White Paint , Large Red Pom Pom , Googly Eyes & a Black Marker
Description : Fold a piece of Brown chart paper in half . Trace your hand print so that the folded part is as the pinky finger. Glue on two googly eyes and a red pom pom nose. Draw a light bulb shape on Blue chart paper and use that to trace 3 more light bulbs on Yellow , Red and Green chart paper. Using a marker, trace around the light bulb and then add a small white line on the right with white paint . Glue on the light bulbs and then use a marker to draw the other light strings. Write a Christmas message inside your card. Your Reindeer Hand Print Card is now ready !

Clothespin Snowman Craft
Items needed : Natural Wood Clothespins , Yarn in various colours, Glue, Orange Mini Pom Poms , White Paint, Paint Brush, Black Marker & Scissors
Description : Start by painting the clothespins with White paint. Depending on the wood and paint , you might need to do more than one layer . Be careful as the paint can "glue" the clothespin, open it up a few times while it dries. Once the paint dries completely , it

Footprint Reindeer Christmas Card
Items needed : Red Chart Paper , Paint (Brown) , A Marker , Googly Eyes & Red Pom Pom (Nose)
Description : Apply Brown paint onto your foot and press it on a sheet of white paper to get the impression of your foot . Once dry cut it out. It is now time to give your Reindeer a face. Stick on a Red Pom Pom nose , draw two antlers using the marker and then stick on the googly eyes . The last step is to stick the Footprint Reindeer onto a Red chart paper card. This is a very special Christmas card idea !

Popsicle Stick Snowflake Ornament
Items needed : Popsicle Sticks ( coloured or plain) , Hot Glue , Christmas Bells , Glitter Stickers , Silver Glitter , Small Pom Poms , Fabric Snowflakes & Twine for hanging
Description : Firstly you need to paint your Popsicle Sticks if you are not already using colored ones . Next you have to hot glue your Popsicle sticks together . Forming the shape of the snowflake , put a small bit of hot glue in between each Popsicle stick . Once done , add a bit of hot glue to the back and add a twine for hanging . Adults can do the sticking part and then get the kids to decorate them . Next comes the fun part , its time to decorate your snowflakes ! You can use your imagination and decorate the snowflakes using Glitters , Christmas Bells , Pom Poms or even use Fabric Snowflakes and then just pour glitter over the final one ! Your Popsicle Snowflake Ornament is now ready for you to hang on your Christmas Tree !

DIY Christmas Stocking
Items needed : Yarn , Scissors , Print out of Stocking , Colored Chart paper , Punching machine , Marker & Small treats to fill up the stocking
Description : Firstly place a print out of a stocking of your desired size on a chart paper and holding them together cut out the shape of the stocking . Now that you have a back and a front of the stocking , hold them together and start punching holes on the ends of each line . Now get a long piece of yarn and tape the end of it . You may need scissor to make the end sharp . Use the yarn to connect the back and front of the stocking together . When you are done tie both ends of the yarn to the front . You can even write the name of the person you are giving the stocking to right on it. Finally fill up the stocking with little gifts, candy or gift cards and give it to the person whose name is written on it to brighten up their day !

Snow Globes
Items needed : Small Jars with Lid ( Baby food jars would do ) , A little toy to put inside , Glycerin , Fine Glitter , Heavy Duty Glue & Needle Nose Pliers
Description : With your hot glue gun , put a little hot glue on the bottom of your toy. Using the needle nose pliers , put it down into your jar where you want it . Press it down a little to get it firmly in place. Let the glue dry for ten minutes . Fill your jar with water . Put one small squirt of glycerin in it ( this is going to make your "snow" float better ) . Add a pinch of glitter . If you add too much it makes the snow look too hazy . Finally hot glue the lid in place and you

Reindeer Mask
Items needed : Large Paper Plate , Cut Out of Reindeer Ears , Brown Paint , Large Red Pom Pom , Sticky Tape , Large ice cream Sticks , Scissors & Black Marker Pen
Description : Paint the paper plate and reindeer ears Brown and allow the paint to dry. Cut out small eye holes in the paper plate and draw on the mouth by using the marker . Cut out the reindeer ears and stick it with the tape to the top of the plate . Also tape the large ice cream stick at the bottom of the paper plate to hold the mask Tape the Red pop pom for the reindeer nose. Your Reindeer mask is now ready !

Snowman Lollipops
Items needed : White Chocolate (100 grams) , Baking Parchment Sheet, Lolly Sticks , Decorations - chocolate chips, Silver Balls, Mini Smarties , Icing Tubes (nose & smile ) , Milk Chocolate ( 25 gms for hat or scarf )
Description : Melt the White chocolate by breaking it into pieces and putting them in a bowl. Put that bowl inside a larger bowl filled with hot water. Leave the chocolate for few minutes to melt , stirring occasionally (You may want to do this bit for younger children ) . Place the lolly stick on the baking parchment sheet . Children can spoon out the melted chocolate onto the lolly stick in two circles to make a rough snowman shape . While the chocolate snowman is still soft add his eyes and buttons . Use icing tubes to add a nose and smile but only once the snowman has set first . Melt the milk chocolate and use it to make a hat or scarf , by adding the melted chocolate in an icing bag with the end snipped off. Alternatively you can also use a small spoon to spread the chocolate into the desired shape. Leave the snowman to set for an hour and then gently peel it from the parchment paper. Your super cute White Chocolate Snowman lolly is ready !

Tin Can Snowman
Items needed : Old Tin Cans, White Acrylic Paint , Felt , Buttons & Glue
Description : Wash and dry the tin cans and make sure that there are no sharp edges. Paint the cans with white acrylic paint and allow it to dry.You may need two layers of paint depending on the quality of your paint . Glue on eyes, nose, scarves etc using a selection of buttons and felt. Let the kids explore their creative side when it comes to decorating the Tin Can Snowman. Once dry , your Tin Can Snowman is now ready for use !