Cool Confetti Balloons

Today's Craft: Cool Confetti Balloons

Celebrate the New Year with a Bang!

Craft Project Directions: To make this festive balloons, all you need is the balloons themselves, some confetti, a small funnel or thick paper roll, and materials to decorate the outside of your confetti balloon. Select a bright balloon and using a small funnel or thick paper roll to stretch the opening of the balloon, insert sparkling confetti. Add glitter or sequins for some extra sparkle! Now blow up your balloon and decorate the outside with Happy New Year!, the year, all sorts of colors and designs, or anything you wish. When the countdown on New Year's Eve reaches Happy New Year pop your balloon and let the confetti fly!

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Reindeer Handprint Puppet

Today's Craft: Reindeer Handprint Puppet

Craft Project Directions:

To make this great reindeer craft you will need a small brown paper bag, some brown construction paper,tape or glue, a red circle (cut from red construction paper or just use a red pom pom) and some crayons.First trace both of your hands on the brown construction paper and cut them out. Your handprints willbe your antlers.Create your reindeer's face on the bag's bottom, add the antlers and tail to the back side of the bag and the legs with hooves to the front. Decorate your reindeer further with spots, paper shreds, crayons, or other materials.
Happy Holidays! Enjoy Crafting!

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Christmas Lights

Christmas Lights

Create a string of paper Christmas lights.

To make this craft project you will need colored construction paper, scissors, glue, tape, ribbon, and markers or crayons. To begin, take your scissors and cut out a large number of Christmas bulbs using the templates provided. Next cut a long length of ribbon and glue or tape the bulbs you just cut out of the colored construction paper. Let dry and decorate the lights further with your markers or crayons. Hang someplace special. Happy Holidays! Enjoy Crafting!

Christmas Light Template

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Candy Cane Rudolph Ornament

Today's Craft: Candy Cane Rudolph Ornament

Craft Project Directions: To make this ornament you will need two candy canes, 2 pipe cleaner, a piece of ribbon, and some construction paper. First create a heart shape with the two candy canes- placing the bended ends together. Tape them in place. This is the head of your reindeer. Next take a pipe cleaner and cut it into 2 and 3 inch lengths. Now take another pipe cleaner and bend it into a V. Twist the smaller pieces of pipe cleaner you cut before around the pipe cleaner V you made to make reindeer antlers. When you are finished making your antlers, tape or twist them around the corners of your candy cane reindeer head. Now decorate your reindeer's face by adding a red construction paper ball (or use a red hershey's kiss) to the V at the base of the candy canes for a bright shining nose and glue construction paper eyes (or googly eyes) on either side. Loop a piece of ribbon through the top of the heart and hang on your tree.

Happy Holidays! Enjoy Crafting!

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Colorful Thanksgiving Cornucopias

Today's Craft: Colorful Cornucopias

Craft Project Directions: To make a colorful cornucopia, first you will need to cut out a cornucopia from a piece of brown paper and arrange it on a background piece of construction paper. Next cut out a variety of fruits to fill it up using the templates provided. Add leaves around your design to add a fall flair and decorate! Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy Crafting!

Cornucopia Template 1
Cornucopia Template 2

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Terrific Turkey Table Placeholders

Today's Craft:

Terrific Turkey Table Placeholders

A easy and fun way to decorate your Thanksgiving table!

Craft Project Directions: To make this project you will need a pinecone for each person at the table, pipecleaners of all colors, scissors, and mailing labels. First clean the pine cones and then take the pipe cleaners and cut them in half. Make a loop and twist the ends of the pipe cleaners to make feathers for your turkey. Use all different colors. Insert them into the pine cone turkey. Twist a brown or black pipecleaner for the head and neck and secure it in the front of the pine cone. Next take a mailing label and write the name of a guest on it. Now take a pipe cleaner and stick the label you wrote the name on to another mailing label keeping the pipe cleaner in between. Place the guest's name on the turkey. Place around the table when you are ready and you will have some fun table decorations for your feast! Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy Crafting!

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