14 Christmas Sewing Projects for Kids
Do you have a Pinterest board dedicated to Christmas sewing projects for kids?
You might need one after this post!
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11 Ways to Keep the Kids Entertained on Christmas Day
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It’s Christmas Day. Lunch still has another 40 minutes to go in the oven. The kids have had way too much sugar. Tempers are fraying. Sound familiar?
How do you a) avoid meltdowns from everybody? and b) keep the kids entertained until lunch hits the table?
Christmas Craft for Kids: Felt Christmas Baubles
I’m feeling a little bit proud. I just taught my 27 students how to do a running stitch so that they could design their own felt Christmas baubles.
I’ve mentioned previously that High School Home Economics class left my sewing confidence bruised and battered.
Enter my Sewing Yoda, Trixi.
She gave me the confidence to sew a zombie rabbit softie. True story.
And now look at me! Being all cocky because I let 27 Grade 3 students loose with needles as a part of Trixi’s Sew a Softie for Christmas campaign.
Here’s how it went down…
DIY Christmas Crackers Using Kids’ Artwork
It’s that time of the year when kiddy artwork comes flooding in from school and day care.
What do you do with all the piles and piles of masterpieces?
I’ve written previously about 7 ways to repurpose your kids’ artworks.
Christmas time is the perfect time to repurpose kiddy artwork into a variety of festive bits and bobs. Cards, garlands, gift tags, wrapping paper….
Or my personal fave- DIY Christmas crackers. Or Bon Bons. What do you call them?
It’s ridiculously simple.
This is also a great project for making use of the paper tube collection.
(Please tell me everybody has an epic paper tube collection?!)
Grab a paper tube and fill it with loot. Candy, handwritten jokes, little toys….
To give your crackers some pop, grab some Christmas cracker snaps at your craft shop.
Slide the snap into the tube.
Wrap some tissue paper around the tube. Twist the tissue paper at the ends of the paper tube.
Cut artwork into strips of paper that can be wrapped around the paper tube.
Hold the artwork in place with washi tape. Embellish as you please!
And there you have it. DIY Christmas crackers from kiddy artwork.
Loads of fun to make and each one is completely unique.
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Christmas Craft for Kids: Painted Reindeers
This little Christmas craft project kept the kids entertained for a few painting sessions.
I found myself muttering “process, not product” on a number of occasions and had to remind myself of these tips on how to prevent everything turning khaki green.