Easy Christmas crafts for decorating the classroom

Here are some easy Christmas crafts I’ve tried over the years. They are not meant to be taken home by the kids, but to decorate the classroom for the holidays. That takes some of the pressure off as they don’t have to be perfect, and it’s nice collaborative work as all the kids contribute to one final product.

Christmas tree:

Christmas lights:

Snowman:

Seasons pyramid craft

Here’s a great craft I tried last week: the seasons pyramid.

      

I did this with my 4-year-olds because we needed visual support to learn the seasons, but I recommend this craft for ages 5 and up, as their drawing skills will be more developed. As it is, we had to use stamps (snowflake, flower, sun and leaf) to make sure everyone knew what season it was.  

Here’s how you make it:

We used A3 sheets and made it a collaborative activity. We had 4 groups (one for each season), and every kid drew one thing typical of that season. Then I glued the four parts together, and now we have our seasons pyramid for the classroom.

With older students, you can also use normal (A4) sheets and have each kid make their own pyramid.

Also, this is the song we sing to learn the seasons:

Let me know what you think of the craft and of the song!

How do you teach the seasons?

Simple autumn collage

Autumn is just around the corner! School is about to start here in Spain, and I’m looking for some inspiration for my English class.

Look at this art project! I just love it! Beauty + simplicity. You can ask kids to bring some autumn goodies to class, and then create their collage. I think this is a great opportunity to practise cooperation: a group of students can make a collage together.

Click on the picture to read the original post. It’s in Catalan but the photos are self-explanatory. The things you’ll need are few:

• autumn goods
• sheets of paper
• some cardboard to glue the paper on
• glue

Use this activity to practise autumn vocabulary and understanding simple instructions. Have fun!

EASY WITCH HANDPRINT CRAFT

Last week I made this witch craft with my 5-year-olds. Easy and fun!

WINTER CRAFTS

Here are some cute and “doable” winter related crafts I found on Pinterest:

Footprint snowmen:

 

Winter tree collage:

 

Handprint snowmen craft:

 

Puzzle piece snowflake:

 

Plastic bottle penguins:

 

Snowflake making patterns:

AUTUMN MURAL

Here’s a beautiful and super simple idea for your autumn mural: handprint autumn trees.

WITCH PAPER DOLL FOR HALLOWEEN

Your kids can make this cute witch paper doll when Halloween is just around the corner:

SPIDER HAT FOR HALLOWEEN

I love this spider craft for Halloween!

ORANGE PEEL DECOR

Here’s a beautiful idea for your autumn-themed classroom decoration. It will surely have a nice aroma about it too, for some time at least.

STUFF TO DO FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

Here’s a game for Valentine’s Day:

You can make this lovely heart garland:

Click on the picture is you want to know how to create these glowing hearts:

Or you can make this hear crown out of a paper plate:

CHRISTMAS TREE CRAFTS

Here are some Christrmas tree crafts. I especially like those with handprints.

SANTA CRAFTS

Here are some Santa crafts for fun and/or decorating your classroom:

GLUE SNOWMAN

I love this idea for a Christmas gift! Make a snowman out of glue, beads, paper, twigs…

http://www.crafts-for-all-seasons.com/snowman-glue-craft.html

FACE ON A PLATE

If you have time to cut out some eyes, ears, mouths and noses from old magazines, you can have this great activity on body parts. I’ve done this with my 3-year-olds.

First, we separated and classified the different parts.

Then we glued them to a round plastic plate to make a funny face. Everyone got theirs! You can play games and sing songs with them, and children can take them home and show their parents what they’ve learnt.

OWL AND MONSTER MASKS FOR HALLOWEEN

Here are two owl masks your kids can make for Halloween:

 

And a monster mask (from SuperSimpleLearning):

EASTER EGG AND EASTER BUNNY HEADBAND

Here’s a lovely Easter egg kids will love painting with finger paint, and a template to make their own Easter Bunny ears. Colour the insides and cover the rest with cotton. Make small cuts where indicated and assemble the head band. Have fun!

           

VALENTINE’S DAY CRAFTS

Here are some simple crafts you can do with your kids for Valentine’s Day.

Heart finger puppets:

Valentine’s hat:

As simple as it gets:

CHRISTMAS CARDS CRAFT

Here’s an idea for a simple Christmas craft: making Christmas cards.

You can use these shapes:

 

Then I used these perforators es to make little hearts, stars and snowflakes. You can buy them HERE.

Apply some glitter, cotton, write “Merry Christmas!”on the back and here you go!