Crafting with kids: 3 simple Christmas card ideas

Homemade Christmas cards are always nice. For this month’s #BostikBlogger craft, Sophie and I have had fun making a few Christmas cards. We’ve used three different designs for our cards, each of which are simple for children to make.

 

 

Ribbon Christmas trees

You will need:

• Folded card
• Ribbon in two contrasting colours
• Glue (we used Bostik White Glu)
• Scissors
• White card
• Patterned paper
• Marker pen

 

1) Glue horizontal strips of ribbon on a piece of card, alternating between the two colours. Leave to dry.

 

 

2) Cut two triangle shapes from the ribbon-coloured card and glue on to the front of the folded card.

 

 

3) Write your chosen Christmas greeting on a small piece of white card and cut out. Glue on to a piece of patterned paper and cut out to leave a small border around the white card. Glue to the front of the folded card.

 

 

 

 

Sparkly glitter Christmas trees

You will need:

• Folded card
• Sparkly green craft foam
• Sparkly pipe cleaners in silver and gold
• Glue (we used Bostik White Glu)
• Glitter glue pens (we used Bostik glitter pens)
• Star sticker
• Scissors
• Marker pen

 

1) Cut a triangle shape from sparkly green craft foam. This will be your Christmas tree.

 

 

2) Cut up pieces of sparkly pipe cleaner and glue across the sparkly green triangle to make tinsel. Leave to dry.

 

 

3) Add coloured dots to the front of the craft foam Christmas tree using glitter glue pens. Leave to dry.

 

 

4) Glue the sparkly foam Christmas tree to the front of a folded card. Add a star sticker to the top of the tree and write your Christmas greeting underneath.

 

 

 

Christmas stickers

You will need:

• Folded card
• White card
• Christmas-themed stickers
• Patterned paper
• Glue (we used Bostik White Glu)
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Scissors
• Marker pen

 

1) Use a ruler and pencil to draw three squares on a piece of white card. Cut out.

 

2) Stick one Christmas-themed sticker in the middle of each square.

 

 

3) Glue each square on to a piece of patterned paper and cut around to leave a narrow border around the square.

 

 

4) Glue the squares to the front of a folded card.

 

 

5) Write your chosen Christmas greeting on a small piece of white card and cut out. Glue on to a piece of patterned paper and cut out to leave a small border around the white card. Glue to the front of the folded card.

 

 

Younger children may need some help with cutting and writing out a Christmas greeting.

 

 

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