Some festive baking! Yum! Christmas is a great time of year to make biscuits. There are loads of cookie cutter shapes to choose from, I chose Christmas trees. I used a favourite recipe that never fails. This is a very easy recipe called 1-2-3 biscuits from ‘Cakes and Cake Decorating’ by Rosemary Wadey. The recipe for some… Continue reading Some festive baking! Yum!
Category: family Christmas ideas
Star Christmas decoration to make – using lollipop sticks
Star Christmas decoration to make to hang on the tree! Lots of sequins are needed for this simple star shaped decoration for the Christmas Tree. It's a fun craft to make and looks lovely as a special home made decoration. The printable banner, 'Joy to the World' is a reminder of the great news of… Continue reading Star Christmas decoration to make – using lollipop sticks
How to make a shepherd
How to make a shepherd printable instructions. You can make a shepherd to add to a Nativity display or use when telling the Christmas Story. Below is a photo of a nativity to give you an idea of how you can use paper plate Christmas characters to build a Christmas scene. In the picture we… Continue reading How to make a shepherd
Make a Paper Plate Christingle for 7-11 year olds
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Angel!
There are lots of Bible stories that include angels so this craft isn't just for Christmas! But obviously we often make angel crafts at Christmas so here is a paper plate angel that stands up and could be used as a tree topper. All you need - paper plates (cheap and quite thin as you… Continue reading Angel!
Make Your Own Advent Calendar
All you need to make an advent calendar with Bible verses that help us to prepare for Christmas
The Angel visits Mary
The Angel visits Mary Bible story - from Luke 1:26-38. (Include actions in the story if you can - ask the children and adults to join in) 'One day Mary was at home. It was just an ordinary day. Mary was cleaning the house (some actions here - maybe dusting or sweeping). But then something… Continue reading The Angel visits Mary
Jesus is born – craft
We made these last year and in a couple of weeks time will make them again at our Holiday Bible Club Christmas Special. The paper plate is cut to form a simple manger shape and then the plate is decorated using coloured tissue paper, a star and some shredded tissue paper. Once this is all… Continue reading Jesus is born – craft
Paper Plate Christingle
I so wanted to make something like this last year but just ran out of time. So this year I was determined to make a craft focusing on Christingle. This is not necessarily instead of making the real thing. This craft could be done as an extra activity or used for very young children that… Continue reading Paper Plate Christingle
Super-easy icicle Christmas tree decoration
I found this decoration idea on Pinterest. Take a look at the original by Happy Hooligans here. It is so simple and easy to make but also looks great. There is no need for glue or paint either! All you need are some glittery pipe cleaners, beads - I used circular and star shaped and… Continue reading Super-easy icicle Christmas tree decoration