Hands on Kids Activities for Hands on Moms.
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Wrapping Paper Snowflakes

 

Henry and I made some cool snowflakes from wrapping paper!

See how we did it over on Kiwi Crate’s The Studio!

Cutting snowflakes are great cutting practice for a preschooler and work their fine motor skills.

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DIY Wrapping Paper: 10 Designs

Homemade wrapping paper designs: [above from top-left]

Simple sticker art with office dots! By Red Ted Art
Sponge and scooter art turned into gift wrap! By Taming the Goblin
Tape resist scribble art the name of the gift’s receiver!

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Toddler Craft: Wrapping Paper Stocking

This is another activity that I did a couple of years ago with Henry after Christmas with wrapping paper scraps. The idea for the activity came from No Time For Flash Cards, once again.

 

After

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Christmas Tree & Presents Matching

 

I did this activity a couple years ago at Christmas with Henry. I found it on No Time for Flash Cards.

I reused some scrap wrapping paper pieces and cut out a Christmas tree shape in four different wrapping paper patterns. I

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Countdown to Christmas: Wrapping Paper Chain

The boys are super excited for Christmas this year. So to keep their excitement contained and still keep them excited… we created one of the most timeless, old-fashioned, activity countdowns that there is… the paper chain.

Instead of the usual paper or card

Activity: Snowman Fridge

A very large snowman for your kitchen! This is so easy to do!

I made ours an interactive snowman.

I cut out the following pieces from craft foam sheets.

2 large black circles [eyes]
3 medium black circles [buttons]
5 small black circles [mouth]
1 orange triangle [nose]

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Art: DIY Wrapping Paper from Tissue Paper

George is turning 1…tomorrow!

 

Henry and I got creative by making some of our own wrapping paper for George’s present.

A simple art technique with tissue paper and water, that I learned about from The Little Red Hen.

Henry started with ripping different colors of