Christmas Craft.

With Christmas coming up fast, holiday craft need not be expensive!

Making little wreaths for the tree, like displayed here by Martha Stewart is great for children, even toddlers! It engages them in something fun, something that they can personalise with their own color scheme, and also helps develop their hand /eye coordination.

Photo Source: Martha Stewart.

Deck the doorknobs with jolly kid-made bells. It's a great activity for days when it's too wet or chilly to play outside and -- between your craft bin and the refrigerator -- you probably have all the supplies on hand: an egg carton, paint, glitter, glue, and yarn.

Bell How-To

1. Cut the cone-shape pieces that separate the eggs out of a cardboard carton (one egg carton will produce five bells).

2. Paint each divider, using acrylic or poster paint. Let dry; apply glue along the edge of the divider, all over the outside, or wherever you like, and sprinkle with glitter.

3. Thread an embroidery needle with yarn, poke a hole through a bell's crown, and pull yarn through partway. For a clapper, slip a jingle bell onto the end of the yarn; tie a knot above the jingle bell. Tie several bells around a doorknob, staggering the lengths of the yarn.

Keep Happy

The Imagination Team