Wednesday 17 December 2014

Christmas Crafts

This term I have taught children in Reception, Year 1, Year 6, and a group of teenage girls. The year 6 pupils have worked hard at maths and literacy, but with the others there has been opportunity for some craftwork and creativity. My students have made a castle collage, and various Christmas decorations [spinners, giftbags, peg angels, and baubles] It has been lovely to see their work on display

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Most of these were relatively simple ideas, but the students have added their own touches to make them special. I shall certainly miss teaching them next term.

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The classroom tree is decorated with peg angels, spinners, and card baubles.

I had 100 dolly pegs in the loft [I’d been collecting them over the years for a Holiday Club Craft which never happened]

And the spinners use old CDs [we had around 500 of them – old recordings, freebies, advertising ones] A simple picture, coloured and stuck on the printed side is a quick, easy and effective decoration.

The baubles were made from strips cut from old Christmas cards [2 shoeboxes full]

Everyone else sees this as a Christmas Tree – I regard it as a triumph of decluttering!

If you have some bored children, here is the instruction sheet for making the baubles. Old greetings cards, or coloured card, and a box of paper fasteners are all that you need [and some thread or cord for suspension]

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The snowflakes and rocking horses were inexpensive felt shapes [from The Range, and Tiger, respectively] which were easily decorated with beads and sequins.

My own home may be minimally decorated this year, but I suspect that I have left a trail of glitter and sequins across the educational establishments of the county!

5 comments:

  1. Just how a Christmas tree should be decorated! I am sure you will find more children to teach in Dorset and that by next December there will be another tree decorated with their handiwork!

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  2. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, glitter!!!! One of my main loathings. As is papier mache!
    But bravo on the cool recycling ideas!x

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  3. It looks lovely..... just how a tree should look in a school. Jx

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  4. Ha Ha! Crafty in more than one way! xx
    I've got some more boxes and bubble wrap and those 'Air bag' type packaging if you still need more packing material?

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  5. This globe of yours has now been used at many reflective Advent events across Northern Ireland- we're thinking of writing a resource in the New Year and will be asking you to participate! Instead of your name inside we write prayers for the Advent season. I know women who keep them on their kitchen window sills all year long xx

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