Holiday Craft Sale Donated items can be dropped off in the school office between December 10-14, 2018. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAMPLE IDEAS Snack size bags Marshmallows Folded topper label Stapler Snowman poop 1. Create your own topper label 2. Place marshmallows in bag 3. Staple topper over bag opening Reindeer poop Snack size bags Whoppers or chocolate covered raisins Folded topper label Stapler 1. Create your own topper label 2. Whoppers or chocolate covered raisins in bag 3. Staple topper over bag opening
Elf Kisses Snack size bags Hershey kisses Twist tie Label 1. Create your own label 2. Place Hershey Kisses in bag 3. Secure label Snack size bags Red and green M&Ms Folded topper label Stapler Grinch pills 1. Create your own topper label 2. Place M&Ms in bag 3. Staple topper over bag opening Reindeer food Snack size bags Oatmeal Glitter (choice of red, green, silver, gold) Folded topper label Stapler 1. Create your own topper label 2. Place M&Ms in bag 3. Staple topper over bag opening
Reindeer Candy Cane Candy canes Goodly eyes Red pom poms Pipe cleaners Glue 1. Place dots of glue where you want eyes and nose and place googly eyes and pom pom on top 2. Twist the pipe cleaner around the top of the candy cane once or twice to secure. Then bend them in an antler shape Bags Hot chocolate powder Chocolate chips Marshmallows Glue Googly eyes Pomp om Pipe cleaner Label Ribbon or string Reindeer hot chocolate 1. Create your own label 2. Place hot chocolate in bottom of bag 3. Add chocolate chips 4. Add marshmallows 5. Twist pipe cleaner around top of bag to close and bend them in an antler shape 6. Place dots of glue where you want eyes and nose and place googly eyes and pom pom on top 7. Secure label with string or ribbon
Crayons oven safe baking mold Crayon hearts 1. Use an oven safe baking mold and fill them up with the crayon pieces 2. Bake at 300 degree for 15 minutes or until they are completely liquid 3. Allow to cool in mold for 2 hours 4. Carefully remove from mold Wooden letter Paint brush Hot glue gun Paint (red, white, black, gold) Mini hat ornament (options) Ribbon Santa letters 1. Paint letter and hat adding details such as the black belt and gold buckle 2. Secure option mini hat with hot glue 3. Cut 2 of ribbon and secure with hot glue on the back of the letter What you need wood clothespins yarn in various colors glue orange mini pom poms white paint paint brush black marker Clothespin Snowman 1. Paint clothes pin white 2. Using yarn tie a scarf on the clothes pin 3. Using a black marker and draw two black eyes, mouth and black buttons on the snowman body. 4. Add a drop of glue between the eyes and mouth and stick on an orange mini pom pom.
Tea Light Snowman Ornaments Battery operated tea lights 1 Black and 1 Orange Sharpie Red Ribbon (like this and this) Red Pipe Cleaners Red Pom Poms Glue Gun 1. Using a black Sharpie draw a simple face onto the tea light 2. Cut a 2.5 piece of red pipe cleaner, curve it around the tea light. Use glue on both ends to hold it 3. Add hot glue where the ears are and add the pom poms 4. Cut out a 4.5 piece of ribbon. Cross it over itself and add a small dab of hot glue to hold it together 5. Add a small line of glue to the back of the scarf and then glue it to the back of the tea light like in this picture 6. Cut a piece of the thinner red ribbon to be approximately 11 long and then slide it under the pipe cleaner. Then tie a tiny knot in the ribbon to keep it together. 7. Colour the nose orange using a marker Popsicle Stick Christmas Trees : 3 popsicle sticks (one with about 1 cut from the end of it) 1 x 1 square of brown card stock A star from card stock 6 piece of twine Hot glue gun Scissors and a craft/utility knife Tiny pom poms, pipe cleaners, bells, rhinestones, buttons, glitter 1. Cut a star out of card stock 2. Trim off about 3/4 to 1 of the popsicle stick by cutting it with a craft (or utility) knife 3. Glue the sticks together like a triangle 4. Decorate!
Ribbon Bookmarks Decorative Ribbon at least 1/2 in. wide Elastic hair Bands Decorative Buttons Scissors Needle & Thread or Sewing machine 1. Cut the ribbon into 18 inch strips 2. Fold one end of the ribbon over 1/4 inch, fold it over another 1/4 inch and stitch across (by hand or sewing machine) 3. Repeat for the other end of ribbon, adding the elastic hair band before you start folding to attach it to the ribbon 4. Use your needle and thread to attach a button to the other end of the ribbon Ribbon Tree Thread Needle Ribbon Beads 1. Cut a 6 piece of ribbon 2. Thread the needle 3. Thread through one end of the ribbon and fold it over 4. Thread a bead and thread back through the ribbon 5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 until you have reached the end of the ribbon and top with bead 6. Loop left over thread to create a hanging loop Peppermint Sugar Scrub 1. 2 cup Sugar 2. ¼ cup Coconut Oil 3. Red Food Coloring 4. Peppermint Essentials Oil 1. Pour sugar into medium sized bowl 2. Mix coconut oil & a few drops of Peppermint Essentials Oil 3. Divide your sugar mixture into two equal sized portions 4. Mix in a few drops of red food coloring to one portion 5. Add your sugars to the jar in layers. Press your Sugar down with a spoon or I use a can to compact 6. Alternate between your pink and white layers 7. Add a Label to the front and maybe a ribbon to gift
Popsicle stick bookmark or ornament Popsicle sticks Paint (various colours) Paint brushes Felt (various colours), optional Ribbon (optional) Hot glue gun 1. Paint the popsicle stick according to your design 2. After paint has dried, add details such as eyes, nose, buttons 3. Add details as such hat, scarf, etc. and secure with hot glue 4. If making a bookmark you are done! 5. If making an ornament, cut 2 of ribbon and glue onto back of stick in a loop shape Pipe cleaner ornament Pipe cleaners Beads 1. Knot 1 end of a pipe cleaner 2. String beads onto pipe cleaner according to desired pattern 3. Bend pipe cleaner as required based on desired shape 4. Once complete, twist loose end around to knot closed Clothes pin wreath Clothes pins Metal clothes hanger Green paint Red beads Ribbon Scissors 1. Paint clothes pin green 2. Cut rounded hanger off and discard; shape hanger into circle 3. Thread a red bead 4. Beside the bead clip a clothes pin so the clip faces the outside of the wreath - repeat around the circumference of the wreath 5. Knot the ends together when complete 6. Loop the ribbon around to create a hanger 7. Take a second piece of ribbon and create a bow tying it into the hanging ribbon
Glass Magnets decorative glass gems 3/4" round ceramic magnets magazines, photos or pretty paper Mod Podge paintbrush hot glue gun 1. Cut the paper to match the size of your gem 2. Apply a thin coat of Mod Podge to the flat size of the gem and press it firmly onto the cut paper. Let dry for 20min 3. Cut off any excess paper if required 4. Using a hot glue gun, apply a dot of glue to the magnet and adhere it to the back of the papered gem String Art Wooden blocks Nails Hammer String of various colours 1. Hammer nails into the wooden block in the design you wish to create 2. Loop the strong through the nails to create the look you wish to achieve Canvas artwork Printed artwork (holiday theme, word clouds, family, etc) Canvas of any size Paint brush Modpodge Old gift card 1. Google artwork you are looking for and print the number of copies you need 2. Cut the artwork to match the size of your canvas 3. Brush the canvas quickly with a light layer of Modpodge 4. Stick the artwork on the canvas and brush another light layer of Modpodge on top 5. Using the old gift card, lightly scrape down the artwork to remove any bubbles and seal the edges. Let dry for 1 hour.
Bath Bombs (makes 2 2.5 bath bombs) ½ cup baking soda ¼ cups corn starch ¼ cup Epsom salt 14 cup citric acid 3-4 tsp coconut oil 1-2 tsp water 1 tsp essential oil Bath bomb mold Bowl Wisk Optional adds: confetti, food colouring, small trinket, etc 1. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl and gradually add wet ingredients, stirring with a whisk until thoroughly mixed 2. When mix is wet enough to stick together in clumps, press mix into molds until filled. Remove excess from sides 3. Let the mix sit in the molds for 5 minutes and remove the bath bombs from the mold; let dry 24hrs Crayon Candles Old crayons Glass votives of any shape or size Wax Wicks Dixie cups (or any paper cup) Popsicle sticks (for stirring) Microwave X-acto knife 1. Peel the paper off your crayons. You can either use an x-acto knife or soak the crayons in water for easy peeling. Place a wick into the container. 2. Fill a dixie cup with wax and microwave for 1 minute, stir and microwave again in 30-second intervals until wax is completely melted. Pour a thin layer of wax into the bottom of each votive and place the candlewick in the center. Let harden. 3. Using one crayon per color, fill a dixie cup with wax and top with a broken up crayon. Microwave for 2 minutes and then in 30 second intervals until completely liquefied. Let cool for 30 seconds or so and pour colored wax into the votive. Let the first layer dry for 20-30 minutes.
Felt Superhero Masks felt (red, blue, white, yellow, green, black, gray, and ivory) thread 3/4 inch elastic free superhero mask patterns 1. Create superhero mask templates on spare paper. Cut two of the overall shape in the main color. Next, cut out any details (letter, hair, etc.) then sew them to just the top layer. 2. Cut your elastic to be about 14. Pin the two layers together, sandwiching (and pinning) about an inch or so of the elastic in the middle on each side. 3. Sew around the whole outer edge of the mask and eyes with thread that matches the fabric. Trim it up and you are done. Duct Tape Pencil Roll Duct Tape sheet (8.25 x 10 ) Coordinating fabric (at least 9 x 11 ) Additional coordinating Duck tape rolls Rotary cutter, mat and straight-edged ruler Scissors Large needle and coordinating embroidery thread Large button Hair band 1. Adhere Duct tape sheet onto the fabric side you DON T want facing out. Using the sheet as a guide, trim off the excess 2. To create pencil roll pockets, fold up one side about 3 1/2 inches up. Before securing the sides with more Duct tape, secure the hair band in the middle with a piece of Duct tape. 3. For the edge with the hair band, cut a little slit first and then tape it down. Finish off with a smaller piece of Duct tape to size over the cut edge. 4. To create the single pencil pockets, measure every 2 along the top of the pocket sleeve and marked it off with a Sharpie dot, making 5 sections/4 dots. With a large needle and embroidery thread, stitched a straight stitch from the top of the pocket all the way down to the bottom. 5. Each pocket will use 18 of thread, folded it in half after threading it through the needle (knotted the end.) Start at top of each Sharpie dot and stitch through both layers of the pocket, leaving the knot in the center of the pocket. At the end of the pencil pocket, tie another knot, and cut off the thread leaving about an inch of thread creating a fringe. 6. On the back side of your pencil roll, on the stitched line closest to your hair band hook, attach a large coordinating button with your thread and needle.