Maker Studio - Countdown Calendar — Countdown Calendar 2022

Santa Gnome Ornament How adorable is this little Santa Gnome? With just a few materials and a few steps you'll have your own little Santa Gnome!   Instructions: 1. Before we get started, you'll need an empty toilet paper tube and a plastic card like a library card or credit/debit card.   2. Cut pieces of red yarn to about 6" in length.   3. Cut the toilet paper tube so you're left with a 1" tube.   4. Now, you're going to make Lark's Head Knots the whole way around the toilet paper tube. To make this knot you're going...

Gingerbread House Reminder! You will need an empty toilet paper tube for our project tomorrow! Today you are making a Gingerbread House out of your gable box from project #12. It might be easier to flatten the box to work on this project.   First, decide if you would like to cut doors or windows in your house. You'll want to make any cuts to your box before you move on to the details.   Then use crayons, colored pencils, or makers to draw some details. It's fun to use a white crayon or white colored pencil on the kraft paper...

Wood Ornaments Today you're going to color or paint a wood ornament! This is a great time to also catch up on any projects you might have missed so far. Remember! Share your pictures on Instagram of Facebook so I can see your pieces of art.

Snowman Snowglobe Can you believe we're half way through the Countdown Calendar! I hope you're having so much fun! I love seeing your posts with your finished projects. Thank you so much for sharing them with me!   Important Note! Keep your box from this project. You will need it for project #15.   Instructions: 1. Start by twisting your two pipe cleaners together. Then, fold them in half and twist them again. Now, either glue or tape your pipe cleaners to your plastic container. (You can either put the black part at the top or the bottom, I like that...

String Art Ornament String art projects are so fun because you get to use tools like hammers and nails to make art! It's also so cool to be able to incorporate natural wood into your art project. Instructions 1. Use a pencil to mark where you want your nails to go. We're going to make a triangle and this is how I placed my dots. 2. Start with the base of the triangle and make spots for the 4 nails at the bottom. They're in a straight, horizontal line at the bottom and just make sure to space them evenly....