CHRISTMAS
ART and CRAFT ADVENT CALLENDAR
Christmas is finally here and we can't wait to show you all those amazing Christmas-themed activities.
Here you will find Christmas activities for children, kindergartens, preschoolers and schoolchildren.
We will glue, cut, draw and enjoy a lot of Christmas creative fun together.
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13. December
"Mummy, can we make Christmas for birds, too?" What a great idea! And so the Christmas decorations appeared on our birdhouse.
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19. December
We save wine corks and we like to invent creative pieces from them.
Today we will make these cute wine cork angels.
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20. December
We'll skip this one.
We enjoyed Christmas time with the kids :)
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6. December
Today we are making zig zag Christmas Tree :)
It's really fun, you will see.
Printable template inside
CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES
from the advent calendar
1. December: SNOWFLAKE
With the arrival of winter, children are eagerly awaiting the first snow. The sledge is ready, the carrot for the snowman in a backpack and the dry gloves in the pockets of the jackets. But the snow still doesn't and doesn't come. What about that? All you need is a little paper, scissors and it's already snowing right in our living room. And so, while my little kids carefully cut out the paper snowflakes, I cook cocoa cause it's always perfect in winter :)
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Prepare a few sheets of square paper.
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Carefully fold the paper square diagonally so that the paper corner is exactly on the opposite corner. Bend the resulting triangle in half again so that the opposite corners meet each other. And do it again :)
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Draw the parts you will cut out on the paper triangle. And now it's time to take the baby's scissors and carefully cut out the holes. Cut slowly. Be sure to cut through all layers of paper.
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Carefully unfold the paper gradually until a beautiful snowflake appears in front of you. And do you know that each snowflake is completely different and unique. Just like the snowflakes behind the window :).
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Cut out a cloud from a larger paper. Then cut different lengths of white thread. Stick one end to the back of the snowflake and the other to the back of the cloud.
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You can hang the finished cloud with flakes on the window. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow: :).
2. December: CHRISTMAS TREE
Finally Christmas! The most beautiful time of the year. We always make various Christmas decorations with the children. We try to conjure up a cozy festive atmosphere at home. We bake honey cakes, drink hot cocoa, read and draw. Christmas decorations appear very soon in our home. Wondering why? Well, because we just love Christmas with the kids. The perfect time to enjoy family well-being. This activity is suitable for little kids, preschoolers and school kids.
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Paint the leaf from the bottom with green paint. This way, the veins in the leaf creates a nice pattern.
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Place the leaf the painted side down on top of the paper. Repeat the process until you create a triangular shape of a coniferous tree
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Use a hole punch and colored papers to create multi-colored paper confetti.
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We will train fine children's motor skills a little. Apply small drops of glue to the tree and place paper confetti on them. Your Christmas tree decoration is ready :)
3. December: CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
Let's make some more Christmas decorations. This time we will use cardboard. Christmas ornaments is a super fun activity for little kids and preschoolers. Creativity has no limits, so let's get to it :)
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Cut out circle ornaments from cardboard.
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Use a hole punch and colored papers to create multi-colored paper decorations.
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Apply adhesive tape from the back of the circle ornament so that the adhesive side is facing up.
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Attach the embossed ornaments to the adhesive tape. Let the children get creative and make different combinations. And then decorate the apartment together.
4. December: ORANGE ORNAMENTS
From this Christmas activity, your whole house will get the Christmas scent :).
Today we make decorations from fruit peels
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Peel a tangerine or an orange. Try to get the largest possible pieces of skin.
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Use the cutters to cut out the individual decorations
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Put them between baking papers for some hours and load them so that they do not twist when drying.
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Decorate them with snowflakes, glitters, ribbons, everything you love :)
5. December: POSTCARDS
Today we are making Christmas postcards so that they can reach the people we care about and bring the Christmas spirit to their homes.
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Cut out the shape you want for your postcard from the hard paper. It can be a square, a rectangle, or even a Christmas tree or a star.
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Use the stamps to create an image
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To add a little color to the postcard, take watercolors and color some parts of your picture.
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For a little winter atmosphere, you can add glitters or stickers
6. December: ZIG ZAG CHRISTMAS TREE
Today we are making zig zag Christmas Tree. It's really fun, you will see :)
Free printable template here: ZIG ZAG CHRISTMAS TREE
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Print free template ZIG ZAG CHRISTMAS TREE or draw the template on square paper.
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Cut along the lines. Stop a little bit before the diagonal line.
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Glue each strip to the diagonal line.
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Decorate the tree with paper ornaments.
7. December: MOSS CHRISTMAS TREE
We love spending time together with the kids in the nature. So we brought some natural materials.
Today we are making moss Christmas trees :)
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Cut out the shape of the Christmas tree from hard paper or cardboard.
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Cut out about 2 cm thick strips and stick them on the edges of the tree.
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Line the inside of the Christmas tree with moss.
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Decorate the tree with natural materials, cones, leaves and lights.
8. December: CHRISTMAS STONES
The children always bring home the stones they found outside. They have their cams full.
And what about so many stones? Today we will paint on them.
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Take a nice walk and collect some flat stones.
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Prepare markers, paints, colored pencils and go paint.
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You can put the painted stones in pots or wrap them as gifts for grandparents.
9. December: CHRISTMAS TIC-TAC-TOE
We love to play board games with children. Especially before Christmas. We will make hot cocoa and play.
Tic-Tac-Toe Time! We will make a Christmas version :) Free printable version of the Christmas tic-tac-toe HERE.
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Print the free template of Christmas tic-tac-toe. We prepared full-colored version and non-colored version :)
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Cut out all the circle pieces and color them if you choose the non-colored version.
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Set up the table with the game pad and prepare 5 circles with the same symbol for each player.
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Whoever gets 3 in a row wins. Have fun :)
10. December: CHRISTMAS DIORAMA
Christmas diorama. Perfect paper craft activity for little children. And a nice gift for grandparents.
Free printable version of the Christmas Diorama HERE.
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Print the free template of Christmas Diorama.
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Cut out all the pieces.
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Prepare little pieces of cardboard paper.
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Glue every piece of diorama onto the pile of carboard tiles adding a piece each time.
11. December: ADVENT CANDLESTICK
On Advent Sunday, we will light another candle on the Advent candlestick with the children.
And so they can try it, we will also make a children's candlestick with safe candles :)
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Cut out 4 boxes from the egg pack. Carefully cut the oblong holes in them. Now paint the whole base.
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Let the children decorate the candlestick. Use twigs, moss, cones, or Christmas decorations. You can also add the tangerine decorations we made on the 4th day in our art and craft minicreativity advent calendar.
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Cut out the fires from the paper and stick them on popsicle sticks. And the candles are lit :)
12. December: SNOWMAN EMBROIDERY
Snowman embroidery today.
We will embroider a beautiful white snowman made of cardboard. The pattern is up to you!
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Cut out a snowman from the piece of cardboard.
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Cut out holes.
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Thread the white wool into the baby needle.
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Thread the needle through the holes in any order. Let the children create a unique pattern on their own.
13. December: CHRISTMAS BIRDHOUSE
"Mummy, can we make Christmas for birds, too?" What a great idea! And so the natural Christmas decorations appeared on our birdhouse and the kids volunteered to regularly replenishing sunflower seeds.
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Go out into nature and collect beautiful things such as cones, twigs, mistletoe or moss.
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Complement the collected treasures with small Christmas decorations such as jingle bells.
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Ask your parents for help and attach all pieces with a hot glue gun.
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Put the decorated birdhouse outside and regularly add seeds :)
14. December: CHRISTMAS CARP
A Christmas carp that will stay with you even after Christmas dinner.
And don't forget to put one scale away for good luck
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Cut out the shape of a fish from paper.
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Color the carps head and tail. It's up to the children what color this Christmas carp will be.
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Cut the scales out of the tin foil and don't forget to put one away for good luck
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Stick the scales on the body of the carp. Start from the tail so that the scales overlap nicely.
15. December: CHRISTMAS SNOWBALL
Children are thrilled when it snows.
And when the snow doesn't fall outside, it can fall in the home decoration. Handmade of course :)
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Prepare a small jam jar and little figurine (for example from Kinder Surprise).
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Glue the figurine to the lid with a hot glue gun or glue. It's good when it's on a small stand. You can paint it.
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Pour water and glycerol (available at the pharmacy) into a glass in a 1:1 ratio.
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Pour in the glitter and close the cup well.
16. December: CHRISTMAS BELL
There are only a few days left until Christmas and the children are looking forward to the bell,
which means that presents are under the tree.
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Fold the sheet of paper in half and again in half.
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Draw a picture on the top so that it touches the edges on both sides.
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Carefully cut out all free areas.
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Open a sheet of paper :)
17. December: PAPER FOREST
We love winter walks in the woods.
And children like to create such landscapes as decorations on the window sill.
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Cut out of paper 2 identical trees.
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Cut a groove in the middle. To one from the top to the middle and to the other from the middle to the bottom.
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Decorate the trees.
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Insert one into the other.
18. December: PINE CONE ANGELS
We will get creative using natural materials, again.
There are bunch of cones on the ground, so we will make cone angels.
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Find the cones on the walk. If they are not open, warm them to the radiator.
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Cut out the angel wings from the paper and insert them into the cone.
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Draw a face on the bead.
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Thread it on top of the cone.
19. December: CORK ANGELS
We save corks and we like to invent creative pieces from them.
Today we make cork angels
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Glue snowflakes or other little decorations on the wine corks.
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Attach the twine to the top with the hot glue gun or glue.
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Draw an angel's face on the bead and thread it on a string.
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Glue the angel's wings and the decoration is ready.
21. December: CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
Who is already looking forward to decorating the tree.
And what would you say to children's ornate ornaments?
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Prepare balls (you can also make them from old newspapers).
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Cut the pieces of wool.
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Coat the ball with liquid glue.
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Wrap the wool around the ball.
22. December: MR and MRS SANTA
Do you have a secret Christmas wish?
Today we will make a cup looking like Santa and Mrs. Santa and you can hide your wishes inside.
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Cut out a strip of red paper and wrap it around a small cup.
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Draw a face on the circle and stick it on the cup.
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Add wool braid and cotton wool chin.
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Place the cap on top as a lid.
23. December: FIREPLACE
The Christmas atmosphere includes a fireplace. But what if you live in a small apartment without a fireplace?
No problem. We make it out of cardboard with children
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Cut out a fireplace model from the cardboard.
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Glue it together with children.
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Cut out paper rectangles and "brick" the fireplace.
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Decorate it with Christmas decorations from twigs and hang stockings.
24. December: GINGERBREAD COOKIES
We like to cook and bake together. And especially during Christmas.
Today, we are making gingerbread cookies.
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Make the dough for honeysuckle and leave it in the fridge for 2 hours.
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Prepare a great deal of patience, because flour will be everywhere :).
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Let the children to cut ginger bread cookies.
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Bake the cookies and decorate the with children.