DIY Christmas decorations

DIY Christmas decorations, sparkly silver baubles, put those old CDs to good use.

Materials

• Plain baubles ornament (white or clear work best)
• old or scratched CDs (choose ones that are silver, or combine blue/purple as well. It takes about 1½ CDs to make 1 ornament)
• Scissors
• Glue

Instructions

Cut CDs into small shapes and sizes, basically creating mosaic tiles.

Glue a small dot onto the ornament and press a piece of mosaic on top with the shiny side facing up.

Continue gluing CD pieces until the entire ornament is covered.

Reindeer thumbprint baubles

Get the kids involved.

Materials

• Matt baubles in colour of your choice
• Brown paint
• Red paint
• A black marker
• Little thumbs

Instructions

Start off by writing your child’s initials and the date on the bauble.

Paint your child’s thumb brown and stamp it on the bauble.

Wait for it to dry.

Paint on a red nose and draw on antlers and eyes using the black marker.

Ice-cream cones

Celebrate our Christmas climate with these cool cones.

Materials

• Brown cardboard
• Glue
• Tissue paper in bright colours
• Needle
• Thread

Instructions

To make the cones, cut circles from the brown cardboard. (use a small glass or mug as a stencil.)

Cut each circle in half. Shape the semicircles into cones, cutting off any extra cardboard you don’t need.

Secure the cone with glue.

Fold a small piece of tissue paper into a ball and crumple it up to make an ice-cream scoop. Choose another colour of tissue paper and repeat to make a second ice-cream scoop.

Thread a needle with a doubled piece of thread through the top of the ice-cream scoop that will be the top of the cone, so that a loop of thread sticks out of the top.

Line the inside rim of the cone with glue and push the bottom ice-cream scoop into the cone (the scoop without the thread).

Spread glue on the underside of the top scoop and add it to the cone.

Glitter bow garlands

Add some sparkly flair to your tree!

Materials

• Bow tie pasta
• Metallic spray paint
• Glitter
• Decorative baker’s twine, wool or string

Instructions

Spray paint the pasta, and sprinkle with glitter.

Allow to dry before tying each paste bow onto the length of twine.