Christmas Crafts

Christmas Crafts for the Kids

If you are anything like me - Christmas time is my absolute most favourite time of the year - I love putting up the Christmas tree and hanging all the decorations. For me it's "family time" and whether you are going away or not, I think it's the perfect time to "get creative" with your children.

So instead of letting them sit in front of the TV or Ipad, Playstation or XBox.....get creative and stimulate their fine motor co-ordination while at the same time spending quality time together.

Here is a wonderful craft idea - where you can make presents or decorations for the tree or table. It's quick and easy.

Salt Dough Recipe:
1 Cup Salt
1 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup Water

Mix all the ingredients together into a bowl (you may need to add a bit more water to get the right consistency) - then once you are able to get it into a ball (you can use a fork to help mix together) - roll it out into the shape/shapes you want to create (you can use cookie cutters). You can also add different food colouring to give it a colour (or paint yourself at the end). Remember if you are making Christmas decorations that need to hang on the tree, you need to make holes at the top before your bake them.

Once you have your moulds / shapes - you can do finger, hand foot prints. It is then time to bake. Bake in the oven at 100 C (200F) for about 3 hours.

Once the decorations are done - let them cool. You can then paint them if you have not done the food colouring. Thread with pretty ribbon and "VOILA" - your creations are ready!