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Rudolph Clothespin Ornaments
Description: Fun holiday craft--how to make Rudolph clothespin Christmas tree ornaments.
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There is no better time of year than now to grab your kids away from
the computer, game console, or TV and get their hands and minds working.
With looming thoughts of a stingy Santa, kids can be persuaded to sit
down with you at the craft table and will likely even find themselves
having fun. You can involve your kids in Christmas crafts that will
create both well spent time and a proudly hung ornament or wreath when the
decorating begins.
What you need:
- Flat-Slotted Wooden Clothespins (not spring, not doll bodied)
- Non-toxic white craft glue
- Non-toxic craft (tempera) paints
- Brushes
- Scissors
- Various ribbons, pieces of felt, buttons, googley eyes, etc
(whatever you have lying around or what makes you smile at the craft store.)
You and your child can work together on each aspect of this craft, or
you can show your child how to make these and let them do whatever they
choose.
- Cover your table with newspaper.
- Place a small amount of glue on the flat, solid top part of two
clothespins and glue to a second. The two should be placed so they are
matched perfectly (the slots line up, the top round parts line up).
- Place a small amount of glue on the same part of a third clothespin
and press against the two already glued together, but upside-down. The
end result should look like a reindeer: four ‘legs’ pointing down and
two ‘antlers’ pointing up.
- Let dry. While you are waiting, make more!
- When the reindeer seem dry, you can choose to paint them and let
dry or leave them wood colored and start adding the details. Glue eyes to
the front, put ribbons on the antlers, cut some felt into leaf shapes
and glue to the sides of the head for the ears, add buttons as eyes.
Add a pig tail instead of a fluffy reindeer tail. Give Rudolf a purple
nose instead of a red nose. Be creative and let your kid be creative too!
- The finished reindeer
ornaments can be attached directly to the tree by the clothespin legs,
or if you rather, glue a piece of ribbon to the back of the head and
attach that way.
- Admire your reindeer covered Christmas tree!
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