Maker Studio - Countdown Calendar

Let It Snow - Polar Bear Garland Today you’re making a winter garland that can be hung all winter long!    Instructions: First you can color your polar bears. Then decide if you want to cut them out along the lines or if you want to cut them into a shape like a circle or a square.  Now you can glue the polar bears to the dark blue pieces of paper. Next, glue the letters that say “LET IT SNOW” to the light blue pieces of paper. Punch two holes at the top corners of each blue square.  String your...

Scrapbook Gift Tags You're going to be making gift tags today! They're pretty simple, all you have to do is decide which paper you want to go with each design. You can even add multiple papers to one cut out (like the 3rd tag in the picture) or you could cut out shapes and add them to the front of the tag, too! I just used tape to attach everything but a glue stick would work great for this project. Once you're finished with the papers, you can punch a hole in the top and add your string!

Gingerbread Man Stuffie Click Here For Instructions To Make The Gingerbread Man Stuffie   We are using a Whip Stitch for this Stuffie but if you know a different stitch (sometimes we use Blanket Stitch or Back Stitch) then you can use that instead. You can make so many fun crafts with a simple stitch! Don't worry about getting things perfect. Remember, we're Making Things + Having Fun! It's all about spending time with the ones you love.

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...