I am hosting a Christmas party for 15 girls aged 5 to 7 and would love to have something for them to make that would be simple and inexpensive. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
2006-12-06 03:05:02 · 10 answers · asked by ncmom 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Decorate Cookies, make a gingerbread house and eat the leftovers. They have kits for gingerbread houses or you can use a box and glue the grahm crackers to it with icing.
Get styrofoam ball and make ornaments. (or other cheap balls or even a box of cheap plastic ornament - not slick or glass ones) Hot glue a little loop of ribbon on the top of each one to hang from tree before the party. At the party let the girls decorate with glitter, glue, beads, pictures (can make pics of the girls of cut out angles and trees from a magazine), fabric scraps, or whatever.
2006-12-06 03:12:02 · answer #1 · answered by G's Random Thoughts 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's how to make a simple, cute reindeer:
Have the girls trace one foot onto brown construction paper. Then have them trace both hands onto lighter brown/tan construction paper (or red and green). Cut out the foot and hands. The foot becomes the head, the hands are the antlers. Glue the hands to the top of the foot for the antlers. Add a nose at the bottom of the foot and eyes where the ball of the foot would be. You could even use pom-pons for the nose and googly eyes for the eyes if you wanted.
It's simple, cute, and cheap!
2006-12-06 03:19:31 · answer #2 · answered by toaster_71 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make Santas
Ingredients:
Paper Plates
Red Markers or Paint or Crayons
Red paper
Glue
Cotton balls
Use the paper plate as Satan's 'big belly' and body.
cut arms and legs out of another plate (use small scissors or you can cut these ahead of time.)
Cut the outside edges off another plate for Santa's head
use red paper and cotton balls to make Santa hat
Use glitter and other fancy things from a craft store for more 'pizazz'
2006-12-06 03:15:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can make reindeer ornaments...
You take a paint stick and color it brown.
Glue two squiggly eyes on it. Glue a red pompom on it for the nose. Tie a thin ribbon around its neck for a bow. Use brown pipe cleaners 2 to make antlers ... bend them to make them look like it. Attach with glue to the back of the stick. Draw a smile on.
2006-12-06 06:06:32 · answer #4 · answered by Cameron721 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make the "baking powder" play dough (receipt is on the side of the container). Have the girls use miniature cookie cutters or free form objects to create pens, pendents, tie clips ect. Bake them in the oven, then they can decorate them with paints, glitter, etc. Purchase pin backs, tie clips, ect. from you local craft store and hot glue to the back of their creation. Make sure you have them sign and date the back if they are going to give them as gifts to their parents.
2006-12-06 03:27:53 · answer #5 · answered by Patricia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make some magic reindeer food
mix some porridge oats, and glitter together, scoop 5 tsps into a bag, and then seal with a xmas sticker, and stick on a verse in front like
sparking oats to guide the way
for reindeers and santa with his magic sleigh
the twinkling dust helps santa know
where to bring your gifts down below.
2006-12-06 03:15:37 · answer #6 · answered by sue 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. you can make bird feeders by cutting shapes out of fun foam -- punch a hole in top, string with curling ribbon--have girls spread with peanut butter and then dip in bird seed--they can do one side or two -- have a clear plastic bag with each girl's name on it to put the bird feeder in
2. reindeer candy canes are easy and fun -- just need pipe cleaners and candy canes and you can even glue on wiggly eyes and a red pom pom for a nose
3. have the girls make paper chains from strips of construction paper to decorate a tree in your yard
4. or theme the party and have the girls watch (or have playing in background -- or better yet have it near the end of the party to calm everyone down) the Princess Bride -- make crowns, magic wands and capes from colored netting with long shoe laces threaded through the tops with large darning needles. you could use spray glue and sprinkle glitter on netting. magic wands can be made with dowelling and fun foam shaped stars. Have then decorate their own cup cake castle cooked in a flat bottomed ice cream cone. send each girl home with a small frog/prince!
5. have the girls cut snowflakes out of origami paper that is colored on both sides. use tape and light string to hang snowflakes from a small plastic coathanger . The coathanger could be sprayed with paint or with spray glue and then sprinkled with glitter --again have a bag with each girls name on it to put her mobile in. some links for snowflake patterns are listed
6. if you can get a supply of dead CDs you can make fish out of them with fun foam glued between 2 CDs -- just draw templates of fins, tails, etc and have moms help do cutting and gluing
2006-12-06 03:49:52 · answer #7 · answered by tikitorte 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids and I are planning to make snow globes out of baby food jars this weekend. They are really looking forward to it.
2006-12-06 08:33:07 · answer #8 · answered by adrian9402 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/specialfeature/christmas-crafts-ms/?CP=KNC-FFGoog100705
2006-12-06 03:13:03 · answer #9 · answered by *Pooka* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try diynetwork.com...they have great, easy idea's...
2006-12-06 04:51:08 · answer #10 · answered by Steph 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋