Scissors Brown felt Fabric glue Uncooked rice Lentils or beans White and colored puffy paints For each beanbag, help your child cut two matching gingerbread shapes from the brown felt. Use the fabric glue to seal the two shapes together at the edges, leaving an inch-wide opening along the seam. Fill the beanbag with the […]
 To make the ornament I buy a glass ball for each of the children. Then I paint the palm of their hand white with acrylic paint. I place the ball in their hand and ever so gently they close their hand around the ball. When the white paint dries they use paint pens and […]
 Using a cookie cutter as a template I cut out a tree (any seasonal shape would look great) and then cut out the middle to leave a tree frame.  I cut out 2 pieces of contact paper approximately the shape of the tree. We sprinkled holiday confetti and then glitter on the contact […]
Cardboard tubes Pipe cleaners Ruler Pencil Scissors Hole punch Thread or string  For each ornament, flatten a 7 1/2-inch length of cardboard tube. Mark and cut it into 3/4-inch-wide rings; you’ll need 10 for this project. On each flattened ring, mark dots 3/4 inches in from each folded edge. With a hole punch, make […]
Balloon (smaller,round ones) Paper Mache Paste Newspapers (cut in little pieces) Seeds Glue Paint Matches Lace Blow up balloons (at a size to fit your palm). Cover the balloon with paper mache paste. Put the pieces of newspapers all over the paste – Let dry. Repeat this procedure three times. When you get the newspaper […]
