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About the projects

This series features craft projects for Christmas-time fun. The series starts out with gift boxes specially designed for Christmas, a tutorial for making new cards by recycling old one, and a special milk and cookie placemat for Santa. Come back in the weeks to come for more holiday crafting fun!

The projects range in difficulty from VERY EASY to DIFFICULT.

Browse down this page for descriptions and illustrations of the projects, then select a project and have some crafting fun!

Paper Medallions - Make paper medallions to decorate gift packages. The medallions are a nice alternative to bows and ribbon, and when made from foil add extra elegance to your present. There are three different medallion designs with two sizes each. Use each size alone or make them with contrasting colors and layer the two sizes together.

EASY
Conical Tree Ornament Friday Fun - Paper in a simple cone shape can be made into an ornament that everyone will enjoy. With just a few simple supplies, you and your children can make these miniature Christmas tree ornaments.

EASY
Shaped Cards for Christmas - Make simple and fun holiday cards in the shape of a pine tree, Santa, or an angel. These cards are easy enough for younger children and people with special needs to make. While the cards are very simple to make, they are easily enhanced with glitter, cotton balls, sequins, and other creative touches. Let your imagination soar!

VERY EASY
Candy Cane Reindeer Friday Fun - Children will enjoy transforming a candy cane into a reindeer using a few craft supplies and a bit of glue. It is a great decoration for the tree or a fun party favor. It's a craft that has long been a holiday favorite for kids and teachers alike.

EASY
Festive Window Stencils - Decorate your windows in festive and colorful holiday designs with simple paper stencils. Make snowman, bell, angel, star, candle or Christmas tree stencils to use with Aunt Annie's special paint mix. The stencils are easy to make and use, and the paint will wash off the windows with ease at the end of the holiday season.

EASY
Gift Tag Fun Friday Fun - Recycle greeting cards and paper scraps into fun and unique gift tags. The whole family can join in on the cutting and pasting to make these special additions to your holiday gifts. The tags can even be grouped into packages for sale at a Christmas bazaar or for a fundraiser.

VERY EASY
Christmas Tree Shaped Box - Make a novelty box in the shape of a pine tree for Christmas in either of two sizes. This is a cute gift box for small gifts that adds some Christmas cheer wherever it is displayed. The project includes instructions for making your own patterns for novelty-shaped boxes.

DIFFICULT
Milk and Cookie Placemats Friday Fun - Kids of all ages will have fun making these placemats that are sized for a snack of milk and cookies. Just cut out images from old greeting cards, calendars or magazines that relate to the theme for the placemat and cover with clear contact paper. That's it! Simple as eating a chocolate chip cookie. Yum!

VERY EASY
Recycled Cards - In this tutorial learn how to make new greeting cards by recycling old cards. A variety of techniques are presented that make it easy to create a card you will be proud to give. Making recycled cards is a terrific group activity and is fun for people of all ages.

EASY
Little Gift Boxes - An easy to make cube shaped box with three choices of printable patterns - quick to make in full color, a black and white version for kids to color, or a plain template to unleash your creativity.

EASY