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Holiday Crafts
Try out these easy holiday crafts and explore the many craft sites online.

Christmas Magnets

Materials:

Magnetic tape
Various colors felt
Light weight cardboard
Glue
Various accessories optional

Instructions:

Cut a 3" diameter circle of cardboard to the shape of something you want to make. Example: Christmas tree, circle for faces, candy cane.

Glue felt pieces to the cardboard. Use colors depending on what you are making. Green for a tree with various color bulbs - red and white pieces if making a Santa face.

Once dry, glue a piece of Magnetic tape to back of cardboard. You now have your own Christmas magnet to put on the fridge!
You can use googly eyes for faces or add holiday decorations or ribbon!

Christmas Mice

Materials:

Walnut shells
Goodly eyes
Glue
Brown pipe cleaners
Brown felt

Instructions:

Use a half of a whole walnut shell for body of mouse. Glue eyes on top of walnut to one side (pointy side of walnut can be nose). Cut small pieces of felt for ears and attach with glue where appropriate on your mouse.

Carefully poke a small hole in back end of nut to insert pipe cleaner for tail. Push pipe cleaner through hole and twist to secure inside shell.

You can hang from Christmas tree by attaching ornament hooks or string or make a bunch and leave on your window sills or book shelves. You can also add ribbons or holiday decorations to dress up your Christmas mouse!

Candy Cane Candle

Materials:

Candy canes
Piller candle
Hot glue gun
Ribbon or raffia

Parental Supervision Required

Instructions:

Glue one candy cane to side of piller candle with hook part of candy can facing down and out. Glue second candy cane directly opposite first candy cane. You want to have the hooked part of the candy cane as a support base so be careful to glue on a flat surface to assure balance.

Continue by gluing third candy cane to candle at a right angle to the two glued (similar to a compass at North, South, East and West). Glue fourth candy cane opposite to third.

Continue filling in areas with candy canes. Remember to assure balance when doing this.

Once done gluing candy canes on tie a ribbon or raffia around bottom of candy canes and it is complete! Note: Keep plastic on candy canes. Canes should not be sticking above candle when complete so make sure the candle is tall enough. Never leave candles unattended when burning.

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