Apply glue to the back of the jewels and apply to the ornament. You may need to hold in place for a minute or two depending on the type of glue used. Let dry. NOTE: You can use sparkle glue or glitter fabric paint to attach the jewels. Use lots of glue to make sure the jewels will stay put.

• Unbend the hanger and cut it in half (this will be enough for 2 kids). Bend the 1/2 hanger into a circle leaving about 4″ at the top to make a hook. Twist the end to make it look like a circle with a hook on it.
• Cut your curling ribbon into 8″ pieces. Fold your ribbon in half. In the middle of that ribbon tie one piece of candy. Tie it on the end of the candy where the paper twists. Now tie the candy with 2 knots tightly on to the hanger. Tie the candy right next to the wire to help cover it up. Use the scissors to curl the ribbon on each end. Repeat the process for all your candy pieces.
• It might take a few more or less than 30 depending on the size of each candy. Suckers should be tied close to the head. You may add a ribbon on the top to cover the hook if you want. Tip: Tie on a pair of small scissors so people can eat the candy when they visit.

1. Cut out a square of cardboard 2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″ - this will be your stencil pick out a favorite Christmas Card and position your stencil over the area you want to cut out.
2. Trace around the stencil cut out on the lines put a small amount of glue around the edges of the cutout Christmas card begin placing toothpicks by 3’s or 2’s, first on one edge then the next until all 4 sides make a frame. Place a “roof” at the top of the frame.

   Allow the glue to dry when glue is dry take a length of thread, double it and tie it to the top of the roof.

3. Make the loop long enough to fit on the branch of a Christmas tree.

Use sturdy scrap material sewn double, preferably a solid color. Provide each child with the materials above and let them go to it.

Trace child’s open hand onto paper. (8-10 tracings for a small child) Cut out tracings. Glue tracings together at wrists with fingers pointed out. Decorate with glitter, sequins, ribbons. Write your name, age, and date made on back.

1. Draw two eyes and a mouth on the top of the clothespin.
2. Bend the tips of the pipe cleaner into small hands (a pair of flat tweezers is good for this).
3. Wrap the pipe cleaner around the body of the pin just above the legs (the pins I’m using have a natural spot for this
4. Glue the pipe cleaner to the clothespin.
5. If you use teardrops, position the tear drops so that they form wings by placing the two points together and glue them. Skip this step if you are using hearts
6. Take the yellow circle and glue it to the back of the clothes pin at the top to form a halo
7. Now glue the clothespin to the teardrop shapes or the heart so that they form wings.
8. Once the glue has dried, take the lace pieces and glue them to the legs to form a three layer skirt
9. Take the 1-inch pipe cleaner and form a small circle at one end. Glue this to the back to form a hanger.

Get a package of ready-to-bake breadsticks at the supermarket. Open the package and separate the breadsticks, form them into the shape of hearts and pinch the ends to seal. Brush lightly beaten egg or egg white over the surface and sprinkle on birdseed. Bake as directed on package. When cool, tie a festive ribbon around them and hang them from the trees outside.

Use three clothespin pieces: two pointing down (4 legs); the third pointing up (ears). Add “eyes”, a small red pompom nose, a ribbon on the neck, and a pompom tail.

Personalizing Christmas cards is a great family project. With stamps, kids and parents can make individual cards for everyone on their card list and use the same stamps to match the envelope to the card and make their greetings stand-out from the rest of the mail in the box.

Cut paper towel tube into widths to match the width of Christmas ribbon. Wrap ribbon (or felt) around tube and glue in place. Add smaller ribbon trim (strung sequins or ¼” solid ribbon) to outside edges, or a Christmas card cutout to center of felt.