Any ideas for Xmas room party craft?

[allie&mattsmom]

I got a wonderful idea from this board for decorating pillowcases for our Halloween room party. I'm now trying to think of a fun craft for 5th graders for our Christmas party. Anybody have any ideas they care to share? TIA!

[pattyT]

hmmm...
how about the clear glass ornaments that they can fill with ' stuff
like these:
http://66.170.6.50/layout_images/456906.jpg
where it is just strips of paper twisted around a pensil pushed into the ornament!

You can also put Rob ons on the outside of the ornament too!

[allie&mattsmom]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you pattyT!!! I love that idea! I'll suggest it to the other room moms. Those are really pretty!

[grlpwrd]

Thank you, Patty.

I hope you don't mind, but I'd like to share and make this at our Holiday Craft Workshop I am hosting with our Cadet Girl Scouts. Perfect!

[pattyT]

Welcome -
DD made a bunch as christmas gifts last year -
and we are now making some to donate to the Cheerleading Comp in Dec - using the different team colors - and even punchies in them!

[sk8bug72]

Gingerbead houses- break 3 graham crackers in half (so you will have 6 peices) to use as the walls and roof. Use frosting to put the houses together and attach them to a small plate. Let the kids decorate the houses with candy. (Put the houses together the ngiht before)

Cinnamon ornaments- (makes about 15 ornaments) Mix 3/4 cup of apple sauce with one bottle of ground cinnamon to form dough. Roll dough out so it is about 1/4 inch thick (you might want to put the dough in between wax paper). Use cookie cutters to cut out the ornaments, then use a toothpick or a straw to make a hole in the top. Lay ornaments on a flat rack to dry for 1-2 days, turning occasionally. Once dry, you can use puff paint to decorate them. String ribbon through the hole.

Candycanes- string red and white beads on a pipe cleaner (i think we use half of a pipe cleaner). Bend into a candycane shape, bend ends so that beads stay on. You can also add a ribbon bow.

Candycane Reindeer- tie a pipe cleaner on a candycane for the antlers, glue on eyes and a red nose.

Candy Trees- I saw this in a magazine- get a foam cone and use 1 1/2 in. peices of pipe cleaner to stick candy (still in wrappers) to the cone. Add a star or bow to the top