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New Year Color Sheets & Decorations

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Here are some coloring sheets your family can print our, color and use as decorations to help you bring in the new year! Try using them as a competition between all members of your family with the winner winning a specially embellished blow horn and hat!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right click and save to your computer, then print as large as you want from any publishing program or click on image, select print and choose what size you want to print it as! Have fun!!! Happy New Years!

Turn The Tables: Let Them Draw

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TURN THE TABLES Just this once, encourage the younger set to draw on the table. Instead of a table runner, use a long sheet of paper that kids can doodle on before, during, and even after dinner.

 

Kwanzaa Greeting Card

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Materials:

  • Creatology™ Chenille Stems – Multi; Red, Green, Brown, Black and Yellow
  • Cards – White
  • Creatology™ Construction Paper
  • Creatology™ Foam Stickers – Alphabet Dotty
  • Scissors
  • Ruler
  • Pencil
  • Aleene’s “Tacky” Glue®
  • Paper Envelope

Instructions:

  1. For Card:
    Cut brown construction paper to fit card front leaving ¼ inch white card border.
  2. Use ruler to tear a ½” width of orange construction paper the length of the card, glue in place.
  3. Use foam letters to personalize card on orange paper strip.
  4. Cut chenille stems as shown on card and glue in place.
  5. Use small roll of yellow chenille as light on candles, glue in place.
  6. Use photo as your guide to make envelope and personalizing with foam letters.
  7. For Envelope:
    Cut strip of orange construction paper to 3/4″ x 3-1/2″ and tear off ends as shown. Glue strip to front of envelope.
  8. Cut three green, one black and three red chenille stems to 1/14″ pieces. Glue over construction paper as shown.
  9. Add name using foam letter stickers.

Thanksgiving Turkey Place Setting

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Materials:

  • DecoArt® Patio Paint – Pinecone Brown
  • DecoArt® Patio Paint – Tuscan Red
  • Clay Pot
  • Container of Water
  • Disposable Plate for Paint Palette
  • Paper Towels
  • Craft Smart® Paint Brush
  • Creatology™ Foam Sheet – Red
  • Creatology™ Foam Sheet – Brown
  • Creatology™ Foam Sheet – Orange
  • Creatology™ Foam Sheet – Yellow
  • Blunt Scissors
  • Tracing and Transfer Paper
  • Creatology™ Wiggle Eyes
Instructions:
  1. Print patterns. Trace and transfer patterns onto foam sheets (refer to photo for colors) and cut out shapes with scissors.
  2. Use brush and Tuscan Red to paint pot.
  3. Use brush and Pinecone Brown to paint Styrofoam® ball.
  4. Push Styrofoam® Ball down over rim of pot to form head as shown.
  5. ADULT: Position and glue in place the eyes, beak, waddle, wings, feet and tail feathers.
  6. Add a persons name on the pot or add a “sign” that the turkey can hold with a persons name on it for a place setting.

Thanksgiving Turkey Centerpiece

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Materials:

  • Creatology™ Wiggle Eyes
  • Craft Smart® Acrylic Paint – Brown
  • Scissors
  • Craft Smart® All Purpose Glue
  • Paper Towels
  • Paper Plate
  • Felt
  • Wood Spoon
  • Craft Pumpkin
  • Feathers
  • Raffia
  • Paint Brush
Instructions:
  1. Paint wooden spoon brown, let dry.
  2. Adults Only: use end of scissors to make holes in the pumpkin for feathers. Then make a hole for the spoon in front of feather holes.
  3. Insert feathers into holes as shown.
  4. Cut beak and waddle from felt and glue to front of spoon as shown. Glue wiggle eyes to spoon.
  5. Insert spoon into pumpkin.
  6. Tie small raffia bow around neck of spoon.