Skiing Snowpeople

Directions:

Purchase pinecones (or gather them outside) and 1 ½- inch wooden beads at a crafts store. Your child can paint cones and beads white, along with small twigs or bamboo skewers that have been snapped into thirds. Let dry. Help him dot eyes onto the bead with a black marker and adhere the tip of an orange toothpick for a carrot nose.

Attach head to pinecone by slipping the top point of the pinecone into the bead's hole; secure with glue. If your crafts store doesn't carry colored Popsicle sticks, have your child paint a few light blue. When dry, help him glue 2 of them to the bottom of each pinecone for the skis. Glue on twigs or skewer pieces for arms and ski poles, then adhere a large sequin to the bottom of each pole. Have your child cut a wee scarf and hat from felt and glue them on. Trim the hat with sequins and a pom-pom on top.

Twig Stars

Terrific Twig Stars
Directions:
Ask your child to gather small, dry sticks from outdoors, then paint them white. When dry, lay 5 twigs on a flat surface, and help him arrange them into a 5-point star. Tie points together with silver string or ribbon; loop one 6-inch piece around a point and hang.

Garland

Stellar Garland
Directions:
This strand of snowflakes is a gem-dandy way to deck the halls.
Help your child cut flakes by folding pastel paper (heavy stock works best) in half or quarters and cutting along the open sides. Unfold paper. Have him glue a plastic gem in the center of each snowflake. Then, you can punch a small hole in the top of each and string them all onto thin ribbon or cord.

Snow globes

Glittery Snow Globes
Directions:
Wash and dry a small jar. Using white Sculpey III modeling clay, have your child mold an iceberg to fit inside the bottom of the jar's lid, with ¼- inch of space between it and the lid's edge. Follow Sculpey directions to bake the iceberg till hard. When cool, hot-glue a small figure to top of iceberg; hot-glue iceberg to inside of jar lid (you should do the hot-gluing for her). Let dry. Let your child fill the jar almost to the top with water and adds a teaspoon each of glycerine and glitter. Seal lid to jar with hot glue; let dry. Then, have her paint the lid with acrylic paint.

Igloos

Home Sweet Home
Directions:
Your child can use large sugar cubes and white icing to assemble a 4-inch ring. Stack successively smaller rings on top of the first, and stick a few sugar cubes on top with icing to make a roof. Have your child construct an arched doorway for the igloo's front. For a finishing touch, let her put gummy penguins and crystal sugar in the frosty backyard.

Sparkly ornaments

Sparkly Ornaments
Directions:
Purchase clear glass or plastic globes. Let your child place silver stickers of a seasonal shape, such as a star, bell, or leaf all over them. Then, hang the shimmering spheres with thin blue ribbon.

Candy canes

Silver-Capped Candy Canes
Directions:
Help your child coat one end of a candy cane with royal icing or melted white chocolate. She then can dip the tips in edible silver dragées ($6 per package, www.kitchenkrafts.com.

Snowflakes

Sun-Catching Snowflakes
Directions:
Have your child twist 1 pipe cleaner around the middle of another to form an X, then wrap one more around the X's center, to make a 6-point flake. Then, string clear beads onto pipe cleaners. Bend the sharp ends for him, then hang snowflakes with monofilament string.

Snowflakes

Stamped With Style
Directions:
Buy large sheets of light blue and silver matte paper. Have your child decorate the sheets with rubber stamps (we chose a snowflake and a mitten) pressed in a white ink pad.

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Christmas Creations By Sara Anderson, Parenting Skiing Snowpeople Directions: Purchase pinecones (or gather them outside) and 1 ½- inch wooden beads at a crafts store. Your child can paint cones and beads white, along with small twigs or bamboo skewers that have been snapped into thirds. Let dry. Help him dot eyes onto the bead with a black marker and adhere the tip of an orange toothpick for a carrot nose. Attach head to pinecone by slipping the top point of the pinecone into the bead's hole; secure with glue. If your crafts store doesn't carry colored Popsicle sticks, have your child paint a few light blue. When dry, help him glue 2 of them to the bottom of each pinecone for the skis. Glue on twigs or skewer pieces for arms and ski poles, then adhere a large sequin to the bottom of each pole. Have your child cut a wee scarf and hat from felt and glue them on. Trim the hat with sequins and a pom-pom on top. Twig Stars Terrific Twig Stars Directions: Ask your child to gather small, dry sticks from outdoors, then paint them white. When dry, lay 5 twigs on a flat surface, and help him arrange them into a 5-point star. Tie points together with silver string or ribbon; loop one 6-inch piece around a point and hang. Garland Stellar Garland Directions: This strand of snowflakes is a gem-dandy way to deck the halls. Help your child cut flakes by folding pastel paper (heavy stock works best) in half or quarters and cutting along the open sides. Unfold paper. Have him glue a plastic gem in the center of each snowflake. Then, you can punch a small hole in the top of each and string them all onto thin ribbon or cord. Snow globes Glittery Snow Globes Directions: Wash and dry a small jar. Using white Sculpey III modeling clay, have your child mold an iceberg to fit inside the bottom of the jar's lid, with ¼- inch of space between it and the lid's edge. Follow Sculpey directions to bake the iceberg till hard. When cool, hot-glue a small figure to top of iceberg; hot-glue iceberg to inside of jar lid (you should do the hot-gluing for her). Let dry. Let your child fill the jar almost to the top with water and adds a teaspoon each of glycerine and glitter. Seal lid to jar with hot glue; let dry. Then, have her paint the lid with acrylic paint. Igloos Home Sweet Home Directions: Your child can use large sugar cubes and white icing to assemble a 4-inch ring. Stack successively smaller rings on top of the first, and stick a few sugar cubes on top with icing to make a roof. Have your child construct an arched doorway for the igloo's front. For a finishing touch, let her put gummy penguins and crystal sugar in the frosty backyard. Sparkly ornaments Sparkly Ornaments Directions: Purchase clear glass or plastic globes. Let your child place silver stickers of a seasonal shape, such as a star, bell, or leaf all over them. Then, hang the shimmering spheres with thin blue ribbon. Candy canes Silver-Capped Candy Canes Directions: Help your child coat one end of a candy cane with royal icing or melted white chocolate. She then can dip the tips in edible silver dragées ($6 per package, www.kitchenkrafts.com. Snowflakes Sun-Catching Snowflakes Directions: Have your child twist 1 pipe cleaner around the middle of another to form an X, then wrap one more around the X's center, to make a 6-point flake. Then, string clear beads onto pipe cleaners. Bend the sharp ends for him, then hang snowflakes with monofilament string. Snowflakes Stamped With Style Directions: Buy large sheets of light blue and silver matte paper. Have your child decorate the sheets with rubber stamps (we chose a snowflake and a mitten) pressed in a white ink pad.