While you’ll likely be doing a lot of shopping during the holidays, you can balance out all that spending with some homemade crafts that the whole family can make together. Here are four great ideas for your next holiday-themed craft night.
No-Sew Holiday Aprons [marthastewart.com]
Create pretty and protective aprons just in time to decorate cookies with this fun DIY project. New sewing is required to make these cute aprons, which makes this project ideal for tiny hands and delicate fingers. You can even make them in larger sizes to give to Grandma as a gift!
String Tree [bhg.com]
Display all of those holiday cards in style with this modern craft idea. Simply stretch multicolored string in the shape of a Christmas tree across a sturdy cork board, then tuck the cards under the string as they start rolling in.
Thanksgiving Menu [realsimple.com]
Get your crafting started early with this cute DIY Thanksgiving menu in the shape of a pumpkin pie. All it takes is some standard construction paper and seasonal decorations like wheat or berries to go around the edges. Have the little ones write the names of each dish on the center and this craft will even play double duty as a writing assignment.
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