Ben Macgregor - Crafts for Christmas

Craft s F New Y ork Chr tm

Published in 2023 b y The Rosen Publishing Gro up, Inc. 29 East 21st Str eet, New Y ork, NY 10010 Copyright 2023 Alix Wo od Books All rights reserved. No part of this book may be r eproduced in any fo rm without permission in writing from the publisher , except by a reviewer . Written by Ben Macgregor Designed by Alix Wo od Projects devised by Ben Macgregor All photographs Alix Wood Books Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Macgregor , Ben. Title: Crafts fo r Christmas / Ben Macgregor . | Series: Holiday makers | Includes index. | Series: Holiday makers | Includes index.

Identiers: ISBN 9781725337770 (pbk. ) | ISBN 9781725337794 (library bound) | ISBN 9781725337787 (6pack) | ISBN 9781725337800 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Christmas decora tions--J uvenile literatur e. | Handicraft --J uvenile literature. Classication: L CC T T900.C4 M33 2023 | DDC 745.59412--dc23 Manufactu red in the Unit ed State s of America CPSIA Compl iance Inf ormation : Ba tch # CSPK23 . For furthe r infor mation contact R osen Publ ishing, New Y or k, New Yo rk at 1- 800-2 - 9932.

Contents Get Holida y Making! .............................

Stick Ange ls ........................................... Sock Snowman ....................................... Tube Santa ............................................ Countdown Clock ................................. Stick Puzzle Muddle ............................ Edible Log Cabin ..................................

Make a Crack er .................................... Stained Glass Cookies ......................... Pom-Pom Bauble .................................. Silver Tw ig Star ................................... Cupcake Liner Tree ............................. Fingerprint Gift Wra p .........................

Handprint Wr eath ............................... Index .....................................................

Get Holiday Making! Christmas is so ex citing! Wai ting for Christmas can seem to take fo rever , though. Make the time f l y by making some Christmas decorations and gift s. It is so much fun to prepare for Christmas. Each pr o ject has a list of things youll need.

Most pr o jects use some car d stock, PV A glue, a pencil, markers, acrylic paint, and a paintbrush. Scissors, string, thr ead, and tape ar e needed too. What will you need? Wh y Acrylic Pa int? A crylic paint is g reat because it is weatherproof, works on most surfaces, and dries fast. If you dont hav e acryl ic paint you can use poster paint. BEWA RE! Acrylic paint and PV A g lue will stain once it has dried. Cover yourself and all your surfaces befo re you paint.

If it gets on your clothes, wash it off right aw ay .

Tips and Tricks If you don t have the right color car d stock, paint your own. Mix up a big puddle of the right color paint. Pa int acr oss the car d stock first and leave it to dry . Then brush up and down to cover any gaps. Don t have any popsicle sticks? No pr oblem.

Cut some strips of thick car dboar d and r ound off the edges. Sadly , silver and gold ar e impossible to mix. F or pr o jects that use silver , use white. F or gold, use yellow . Color Mixing Y ou can mix all the colors you need with just red, blue, yellow , and white paint! Orange - Mix a little red into some ye llow . Green - Mix a little blue into some yellow .

Brown - Mix red and yello w. Add a little blue. Pink - Add a little red to some white. No toilet paper tubes to spar e? Just r oll up a piece of car d stock and tape it.

popsicle st icks acryli c paint paintbrush card sto ck scisso rs markers PVA glue string You will need... Stick Angels There are so man y different wa ys you can decorate these cute angels.

Tr y using wrapping paper , g litter , beads, or markers. Yo u need seven popsicle sticks for each angel. Pa int one side of the sticks white. Let them dry . Cut two sticks in half. Y ou may need adult help for this.

Pain t little hands and feet on the four tips of the two cut popsicle sticks. T o make the body , lay thr ee popsicle sticks in a line, painted side down. Glue two mor e sticks on at an angle, as shown. Then glue on the legs, painted side down. Adult help needed

If you hav e a pipe cleaner and large bead, make this head and halo! Wr ap a pipe cleaner around the paintbr ush. T wist it, then poke the ends through the bead.

Glue the arms onto the fr ont of the body . Cut some wing shapes out of car d stock. Lastly , glue on the head, wings, and string.

a sock a black marker string scisso rs some buttons a pipe clean er or twigs plasticine some rice PVA glue You will need... Sock Sno wman This cute sno wman makes a great Christmas ornament. Its ver y simple to mak e.

A white f lu ffy sports sock works best.Y o u can use a lonely colored soc k to make a contrasting hat and scarf too. Cut off the sock s toe, ar ound 2 inches (5 cm) fr om the end. Fold up the bottom of the cut socks toe to make the snowmans hat. Tie the cut end of the sock tightly using a piece of string. Fill the sock with uncooked rice until thr ee-quarters full. Tie the end of the filled sock into a loose knot.

Then, to make the head, tie some string two-thir ds of the way up the filled sock.

Stick on the buttons and button eyes using PV A glue. Draw a mouth using a marker . T o make arms, poke pipe cleaners or twigs into the sock. Tie a piece of string tightly , just below the loose knot you made in the sock. Cut the top of the sock off , below the loose knot, but a little way above your new string knot.

Form a carr ot nose out of modeling clay wrapped around the end of a pipe cleaner . Push the wire end into the snowman.

toilet pape r tube s colored card sto ck a black ballpo int pen scisso rs PVA glue tape T ube Santa These easy-to-mak e toilet tube characters will brighten up the house or make a cute gift ! Tr ace these simple shapes onto car d stock. P aint or color on white car d stock if you don t have these colors. Cut out your shapes. Glue the r ed coat onto the toilet tube.

Then glue on the bear d. Next, add the eyes, mustache, and belt. Color the eyes and inside the belt buckle with the black ballpoint pen. hat coat bear d mustache pom-pom buckle eyes belt You will need... band