Crafts: Christmas Ball Paper Plates

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Materials 

• Paper plates
• Tissue paper
• Glue 
• Construction paper
• Scissors 
• Tape 

Steps 

1. Gather all materials.

2. Either with the help of your children or before gathering everyone for the craft, cut circles out of the tissue paper.


3.  Glue the tissue paper circles onto the paper plates.

4.  Attach the top of the Christmas Ball to the back of the paper plate with glue or tape.

5. Hang in your house. My kids wanted them on the front door.

Resources

Crafty Morning's Paper Plate Christmas Ornament for Kids
Artsy Momma's Simple Tissue Paper Christmas Tree Shaped Ornament Craft 
Arty Crafty Kid's Paper Plate Baubles 

Crafts: Veggie Tales: Stained Glass

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Since our toddlers are really enjoying the Veggies Tales series, we decided to create both Bob and Larry as stained glass art for the windows. They also looked great for our birthday party.

There are several examples online but I wanted to use the materials we had in the house so our creations are modified.  

Materials

• red tissue paper
• green tissue paper 
• glue 
• permanent markers (black) 
• overhead transparencies 
• scissors 
• tape 

Steps 

1. Draw or trace your characters onto one sheet of the transparency paper. (I recommend just tracing them all in black.  The tissue paper will add the necessary color to your creations.) 

2. Tear or cut the tissue paper into small pieces.  Your children can help you with this step if you wish. 

3. Spread glue onto the reverse side of the transparencies.  (You want your image to be opposite.)

4. Attach the appropriate color tissue paper onto the transparency.

5. After it is dry, you can cut it out. Trim it to cut off the excess paper.

6.  Attach a second blank sheet onto the back to create more stability. 

Resources 

I Can Teach My Child's Bob and Larry (Stained Glass)

Veggie Tale's Official page had a link to templates on their page (I used their stained glass activity and their coloring pages as templates. They change what free activities are available, so check back often.) 

   

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