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Tree Decorations the Kids Can Make |
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Tree Decorations the Kids Can Make |
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In so many homes Christmas decorating is
taken entirely away from the children. Some parents may set up a
small tree hidden away in the child's room or basement and
allow the child to decorate it.
I find this very sad. What kind of
memory does this leave the child with-one of feeling that their
contribution to the festivities does not matter or that their
ornaments are not "good enough" in turn making them feel
bad about themselves or maybe one that lets them believe that store
bought decorations are better than homemade ones which in turn just
drives home the commercialization of Christmas.
In my home we have an Angel on top of
the tree that my son made and colored in kindergarten and other
decorations he has made and this year we will add more from him and
my 2 year old daughter. We do have store bought lights and some ball
ornaments but we also plan to string cranberries and popcorn and
make more decorations.
Our tree may not look perfect to those who are set on perfection but our tree is perfect in the fact that it is decorated with love as a family.
Here are some ideas if you and
your children would like to make some decorations (and memories) for
your tree.
Salt Dough Ornaments
The recipe is as follows:
2 cups All -Purpose Flour
1 Cup Salt
1 Cup cold Water
Mix together slowly until you get the
mixture the consistency you want it (like a cookie dough) You may
need to add more water/flour as needed.
Then roll out thin, like a cookie dough
and cut shapes with cookie cutters and paint .Be sure to make a hole
for hanging by using a straw before letting them harden.
Let them air dry. You may need to turn
them over occasionally.
Paper Chain Garland
Simply cut strips of red and green
construction paper and fold in a circle and tape or staple and then
add another strip through that loop and keep going until you have
the length you prefer.
Sandpaper Ornaments
Cut sandpaper into a holiday shape and
then let your children rub cinnamon sticks over the sandpaper shape. Punch
a hole for adding ribbon to hang on the tree.
Cinnamon Sticks
This is really simple. Just tie ribbon
around cinnamon sticks and tie on your tree branches.
Felt Gingerbread People
Another simple one is make a gingerbread
man template and make outlines on brown felt and cut them out and
let the kids decorate with paints, glitter, markers, buttons, rick
rack, etc.
So many more fun tree decorations can be found
by doing a search for "kids easy Christmas crafts"
on your favorite search engine.
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