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Embrace the Christmas spirit with these fun and easy craft projects as featured on Channel 9’s Christmas with The Australian Women’s Weekly TV special.

Embrace the Christmas spirit with these fun and easy craft projects as featured on Channel 9’s Christmas with The Australian Women’s Weekly TV special.

Getting the kids involved in making Christmas craft is a great way to involve them in all the excitement of the season.

It’s also a way of creating the much-loved family heirlooms of future Christmases – the special baubles and decoration that only come out at this magical time of year.

Felt tree garland

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Viscose wool felt sheets

  • Fine jute twine roll

  • Scissors

  • Pencil

  • Tree template

  • Hot glue gun

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Reindeer thumbprint card

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Stamp pad

  • Red and black felt tip pens

  • Cardstock

  • Scissors

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Honeycomb place card

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Teeny tiny 5cm honeycomb balls

  • Double-sided tape

  • Place cards

  • Calligraphy pen or marker

  • Scissors

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Fuzzy pipe-cleaner angels

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • 20 pipe-cleaners, 12mm wide x 30cm long (1 pipe-cleaner for each angel)

  • Scissors

  • Ruler

  • Yarn, 25cm long

  • Bead

  • Button with two holes

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Ribbon wreath

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Ribbons in various colours

  • Wooden ring

  • Scissors

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Pipe cleaner snowflakes

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • 15 white pipe-cleaners, cut to these lengths: 3 x 15cm, 6 x 7cm, 6 x 5cm

  • Scissors

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Paddle-pop Christmas tree decoration

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Green mini craft sticks

  • Hot glue gun

  • Fine jute twine roll

  • Scissors

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Washi tape Christmas card

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Cardstock, various colours

  • Scissors

  • Washi tape in various colours and patterns

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Gold spray-painted bottle

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Mixed clear glass bottles or vessels

  • Gold spray paint

  • Newspaper

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Glitter cone centrepiece

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Craft deco foam cone, 250mm

  • Craft deco foam cone, 350mm

  • Craft deco foam cone, 450mm

  • Foam glue

  • Paintbrush

  • Glass glitter

  • Newspaper

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