Christmas arts and crafts to do at home! Now we are entering into the festive season, it’s the perfect time to engage children in doing some quick and easy Christmas themed arts and crafts. These make a great addition to your Christmas decorations using materials you’ll have at home! Hanging snowflakes What you’ll need: - A4 plain paper - Safety scissors (these only cut paper!) - Hole puncher - String Step one- Cut the A4 sheet of paper into a square, which is roughly 20cm by 20cm. However, you can experiment with different sized squares to produce a variety of snowflakes. Step two- Fold the piece of paper diagonally in half to make a right-angle triangle. Step three- Fold the triangle in half three further times. Step four- Trim off the three points of the triangle to give it blunt edges. Step five- Cut a variety of shapes out of the sides of the triangle to achieve different patterns.Then unfold the paper to reveal your snowflake. Step six- Using a hole puncher, punch a hole into the top of the snowflake. Attach a piece of string and hang it up around the home as a Christmas decoration. Toilet roll trees What you’ll need: - A finished loo roll (or kitchen roll for a bigger tree) - Pencil - Scissors - Paint or pens to decorate your tree Step one- Flatten the toilet roll and draw the outline of a Christmas tree onto it. Leave 1cm of space at the bottom to allow room for the tree to stand up. Step two- Cut along the outline of the drawing until your toilet roll resembles the shape of a Christmas tree. Step three- Decorate the tree using any materials of your choosing. Step four- Unflatten the tree and stand it up using the space left at the bottom.The tree is now ready to use as a Christmas decoration, which would look great on the mantel piece or dotted somewhere else around the home! Written by Alice Murphy, a second-year undergraduate student studying English Literature at the University of Warwick 22 raring2go.co.uk Raring2go! CHRISTMAS CRAFTS
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