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December 23, 2007

Christmas-y Door Hangers are The Perfect Kids' Christmas Craft!

Need a Christmas craft to keep kids busy? Try these fun foam door hangers!

It's the holidays, and you need a Christmas craft to keep the kids from driving you crazy! It has to be fun, inexpensive, and good for all ages -- a Christmas craft to divert them for a while without breaking the bank or involving you in an all-day project.

Well, search no further: a fun foam door hanger is the perfect Christmas craft to keep them busy. Start them off making hangers for their own bedrooms, but let them branch out. Who knows? Maybe Santa needs a Christmas welcome on the front door, or the bathroom entrance isn't looking too Christmas-y. Let imaginations go wild!

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December 22, 2007

Make Christian Christmas Crafts to Keep Christ in Mind!

Remind kids of the reason for the season with these Christian Christmas crafts!

A combination of fun foam and imagination make this Christian Christmas craft a huge hit with kids and adults alike! Make a whole series of Christian Christmas crafts to hang on the tree to keep Jesus firmly in mind throughout the season, or just make a few for the kids to hang in their rooms. Either way, these Christian Christmas crafts are inexpensive, thought-provoking, and surprisingly easy to make!

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December 21, 2007

Melting Christmas Crafts for Children!

Melting snowman ornaments make great Christmas crafts for children!

Are you looking for unique Christmas crafts for children? These melting snowman decorations are fun, easy, and inexpensive Christmas crafts for children of all ages! In fact, you'll probably have as much fun with them as the kids do. Christmas crafts for children or not, these snowmen bring out the kid in all of us.

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December 20, 2007

Send Mother Earth a Christmas Present With Christmas Paper Crafts!

Recycle shipping paper to make cute, environmentally friendly Christmas paper crafts!

This year, find Christmas paper crafts that help with the piles of wrapping paper heaped in landfills! The Christmas season shouldn't be a burden on the planet, and these Christmas paper crafts let you recycle old shipping papers while making endearingly old-fashioned gift wrap for all your Christmas needs.

With these Christmas paper crafts, Mother Earth wins twice: you recycle the shipping paper and save on costly, useless gift wrap. What could be better than a craft that lets you exercise your creativity, personalize your gifts, and save the planet, all in one shot?

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December 18, 2007

Christmas Wood Crafts for Kids of All Ages!

Christmas wood crafts are easy, fun activities to do with children!

If you're looking for a simple, fun craft for your kids, think about trying some Christmas wood crafts! Depending on the age of your children, Christmas wood crafts can range from very simple to very difficult, and you're sure to find something that fits your child's abilities. Christmas wood crafts are surprisingly inexpensive, look great no matter what you do to them (well, almost no matter what you do to them!), and are fun for kids and adults alike!

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December 17, 2007

Make Your Own Christmas Tree Decorations With Baking Soda Clay!

Baking soda and cornstarch create the perfect clay for Christmas tree decorations!

It might sound a little strange, but you can make great Christmas tree decorations out of baking soda and cornstarch! Use this recipe to whip up a dough for all your Christmas tree decorations and crafts. It's easy, quick, inexpensive, and great for crafters of all ages. The result is Christmas tree decorations with a shiny look to them: perfect for decorating or giving as gifts!

This dough is great for kids as it's easy to handle, but make sure it's cooled enough before you let them dig their little hands in there. Also, make sure you knead it to get a really good doughy consistency!

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December 16, 2007

Great Christmas Ornament Ideas: Homemade Window Clings!

If you're on the hunt for Christmas ornament ideas, these window clings are the perfect crafty solution!

We've all seen those window clings in our search for Christmas ornament ideas, but they're overpriced and often kind of -- how should I put this? -- ugly. Crafters on the search for Christmas ornament ideas can bypass that whole problem, though, and make their own beautiful window clings out of saran wrap!

This project uses colored PVC glue (which is basically white glue). You should be able to find this in the arts and crafts section, but if you can't, you can make your own. Mix a small amount of brightly colored acrylic or poster paint with a fairly large amount of white glue. Use it quickly, before it has a chance to dry!

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December 15, 2007

Pretzels and Ribbon Become Perfect Christmas Ornament Crafts!

Make quick and easy Christmas ornament crafts for all your friends and family!

Wreaths are classic Christmas ornaments, and these pretzel wreaths are unique, cute Christmas ornament crafts: a new spin on an old classic! They're quick and easy to make, but they do require a bit of precision, so they're not the best Christmas ornament crafts for young children. Have fun and get creative with these! You can use your imagination and branch out beyond the original Christmas ornament crafts to try all kinds of new things.

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December 14, 2007

Make Gooey Kids Christmas Crafts for the Holidays!

Marshmallows turn into snowmen in these great kids Christmas crafts, perfect for all ages!

Marshmallow snowmen make gooey, messy, sticky kids Christmas crafts -- which is precisely why they love them! Don't worry about the mess (there's always going to be some with any kids Christmas crafts, and this one isn't bad). Just have a bowl of warm water on hand for rinsing sticky fingers. You'll probably want extra marshmallows, too. Kids love to munch on them, but once you've ripped them apart, mixed them with craft supplies, and had ten kids handle them, it's probably better if they don't.

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December 13, 2007

Handprint Wreaths: Free Christmas Crafts That Are Easy and Quick!

These free Christmas crafts are great for young children on a budget!

Are you looking for free Christmas crafts to do with groups of young children? Not only are the instructions for this craft free, but the materials are dirt cheap -- the perfect free Christmas crafts when you're working on a budget!

Because they involve cutting and tracing, very small children may not have the fine motor skills to finish these off without help. It's a great craft for teamwork, though: get older children to help out with the cutting and tracing!

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December 12, 2007

Felt Crafts and Stockings: A Perfect Holiday Mix!

With these felt crafts, kids can make stockings all their own!

Children love to make things, and felt crafts are always great ways to get creative without spending a fortune! Felt is dirt cheap, so if felt crafts are ruined you can always run out and buy another piece -- a great thing if you're going to have kids chopping and sewing (yes, sewing). These felt crafts will keep kids busy for hours, and they'll have beautiful stockings they can treasure for years!

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December 11, 2007

These Easy Crafts Make Beautiful Christmas Ornaments!

These are quick, easy crafts that children of any age will enjoy putting together!

Often easy crafts wind up looking like precisely that! But these Christmas ornaments are quick, easy crafts that actually make attractive and interesting ornaments. Younger children will enjoy making them, and older children will be able to turn out a whole bunch of these easy crafts in an afternoon -- probably enough to decorate a tree of their own! If you don't happen to have an extra tree kicking around, consider stringing a piece of yarn across the ceiling and hanging the ornaments from that. You'll be surprised how nice they look!

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December 10, 2007

Looking for Crafty Christmas Presents? Try a Warm Hug in a Bag!

This delicious gingerbread hot chocolate makes perfect crafty Christmas presents!

It's a lot of fun to make crafty Christmas presents, and it's even more fun to get them. Unfortunately, the Christmas season takes its toll, and a lot of us don't have time to make all the crafty Christmas presents we'd like to. This gingerbread hot chocolate is a great antidote to that problem! It's fast, easy, and inexpensive. Best of all, you can make a whole bunch of crafty Christmas presents in a single sitting -- and presents everyone's guaranteed to love!

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December 9, 2007

Make a homey Christmas with these special Christmas tree decorations!

Combine toothpicks and old Christmas cards with a little patience to create homemade Christmas tree decorations!

These Christmas tree decorations require a steady hand and a bit of patience, but the end result is well worth the effort. And in spite of that, they really are quite simple. It’s just that little hands might need a bit of assistance to finish up!

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December 8, 2007

Popcorn Garlands: Perfect Christmas Projects for the Entire Family!

Have an old-fashioned Christmas with these nostalgic Christmas projects.

Nothing conjures up the image of Christmas gone by than strings of popcorn adorning a tree. These Christmas projects are easy and fun for the entire family. They do take a while to make, but that's okay: Christmas projects are called projects for a reason! You can leave them out for everyone to work at when they have a moment, or stick them together while you watch TV. And when you're finished, you can hang your Christmas projects from the tree so everyone can admire their hard work!

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December 7, 2007

Glass Candle Holders: Easy Christmas Craft Gifts!

These glass candle holders make beautiful, inexpensive, and easy Christmas craft gifts!

If you're searching for Christmas craft gifts to do yourself or with the kids, these pretty candle holders are perfect. You can make them as simple or complicated as you like, making them great Christmas craft gifts for any age or skill level. Do an intricate design for your best friend while the kids whip one up for Grandma. Whatever you decide, you'll love these Christmas craft gifts!

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December 6, 2007

Bring Rudolph to Town with these Preschool Christmas Crafts!

With a little help from an adult, any child can make these preschool Christmas crafts.

Children love brightly colored paper, puppets, and all things Christmas, and these preschool Christmas crafts combine all three! A simple paper bag becomes a puppet of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for your little ones' enjoyment. You'll be amazed at how their imaginations make these simple preschool Christmas crafts come to life!

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December 5, 2007

Transform Pinecones Into Christmas Crafts for Preschool!

These easy Christmas crafts for preschool turn simple pinecones into magical little elves!

It can be difficult to find Christmas crafts for preschool. Those little hands sometimes have trouble with complicated tasks, and there are only so many adults available to help out. But these cute elves make great Christmas crafts for preschool! The kids will be able to complete them with a minimum of help, and the result is an ornament to make any preschooler light up with Christmas spirit.

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December 4, 2007

Beautiful Christmas Gifts to Make!

These stained glass works of art are perfect Christmas gifts to make for family and friends!

If you're searching for Christmas gifts to make and don't mind putting a little effort into the process, this stained glass artwork will knock your socks off! They're relatively inexpensive Christmas gifts to make (especially if you do more than one at a time), but the result is stunning. This is a great project for older kids, although they might require a little supervision, and adult crafters.

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December 3, 2007

Recipe Magnets Make Cute and Personal Homemade Christmas Gifts!

Use shrink art and a little imagination to create these homemade Christmas gifts for the special people in your life.

Are you looking for homemade Christmas gifts that are a bit different? We all love receiving something personalized, but homemade Christmas gifts tend to fall into three categories: stuff you eat (chocolates and candies), stuff you'll eventually eat (jars of muffin mix), and stuff you'll never use. Why not combine shrink art and a little ingenuity to create homemade Christmas gifts that are practical, fun, and a blast to make?

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December 2, 2007

Christmas Crafts: The Perfect Homemade Gift!

When you're stuck for that personal touch, turn to Christmas crafts for the answer!

Christmas crafts are fun, readily available, and turn out remarkable results. Some people don't associate Christmas crafts with gift giving, but that's because they aren't using their imaginations! Here are three spectacular Christmas crafts that will make perfect gifts!

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December 1, 2007

Rainsticks make Fun Christmas Crafts for Kids!

If you're looking for fun Christmas crafts, try turning a snowy winter day into a tropical rainstorm!

Rain sticks might not sound like fun Christmas crafts, but they're a great way to use up wrapping paper tubes. If you've ever seen kids play with rain sticks, you know how they're drawn to that trickle trick trickle sound! Rain sticks can take hours of time and be completed with minimal adult assistance. You probably already have the materials to make one, and when they're finished, the kids can turn these fun Christmas crafts into a Christmas concert all their own!

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