DIY Gifts: Welcome to Santa's Workshop!
What makes waiting for Santa Claus fly by? A crafting afternoon! Together with your kids, you can create wonderful DIY gifts – and build up even more excitement for the holidays. Here are a few tips for festive crafting fun this season.
Creative and active: Why crafting is so wonderful
When scissors, paper, and craft supplies come together to make a artwork, children feel empowered. They can build their motor skills, practice their language and social skills, and have a lot of fun in the process. A finished craft project is an achievement that kids can be genuinely proud of—especially when the recipient is thrilled to receive it!
Off to the woods!
Even when nature is in winter sleep, you can find plenty of crafting materials on a walk through the forest. With branches and twigs, remaining nuts and chestnuts, or even moss and dried leaves, you can create beautiful Christmas ideas – like garlands or a lovely door wreath. To get started with crafting, safety scissors, paints, paper, decorations, and age-appropriate craft sets should naturally not be missing.
Beautiful Christmas Tree
Everyone loves Christmas decorations – especially when they have a personal touch. Shatterproof plastic Christmas ornaments are super easy to paint. Younger kids should use finger paints, while older ones can get creative with water-based acrylics. To make sure the artwork stays on the ornament, prime it with a plastic primer before your crafting afternoon and seal it with a clear coat after painting. Want to get even more creative? Try airbrush sets for easy paint application.
Festive Decorative Hangers
Yarn is a perfect crafting material. Together with cardboard, craft glue, and beads, you can transform it into lovely hanging ornaments. Cut Christmas trees or stars out of thick cardboard and glue the end of a ball of yarn onto the cardboard. Next, let the kids wrap the yarn tightly around the shape – crisscross, however they like. Secure the end of the thread with glue and decorate the unique creation with beads or other pretty little details. Thread a thin string through the top with a needle, and your decoration is ready to hang.
A Nut Above
A real wooden nutcracker is quite complicated to make. Decorative nutcrackers made from toilet paper rolls, on the other hand, are no problem at all. All you need are empty toilet paper rolls, craft paint, paper, and glue. Online you can find numerous templates and inspiration for the traditional nutcracker look—or you can let your creativity run wild! Santa, reindeer, angels, and many other Christmas friends can be made yourself in no time.
