The best things in life are free (well, almost!) (Homemade Decorations)

Member Name: Krystal

Product:	Homemade Decorations
Date:	16/11/00 (54 review reads)
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Advantages: Minimal cost, fun to do

Disadvantages: None

Making paper chains as a child was always one of the highlights of Christmas for me. Now I'm a mum myself I want to let my children have fun and make their own decorations too.

You can make simple, effective decorations at very little cost, and it will keep your children amused for ages.

Some basic things you will need are: glitter, glue, coloured card and empty toilet roll tubes. These things should be essentials for every Blue Peter mum!

To make an angel for the top of the tree, stick a ping pong ball on to one end of a toilet roll and draw features on it using different coloured felt tip pens. Stick some wool on for hair, and cut out some wings from white card. Attach these to the back of the toilet roll. Cut out a triangle of card and cover it with white tisssue paper and glitter, then stick it on the front of the toilet roll for the angel's dress.

To make tree decorations, an idea I've used in the past is to cover small empty boxes (ie. matchboxes or snack size raisin boxes) with shiny wrapping paper - red, silver or gold works best. Then add a tiny piece of tinsel and tie them on the tree branches with cotton - voila, miniature parcels.

Snowflake decorations are easy to make, simply paste doilies on to pieces of card, cut into snowflake shapes and attach pieces of cotton to hang. You can make smaller ones for the tree, or larger ones to hang from the ceiling.

With a little thought you can make some lovely decorations that will be used year after year, and won't break the bank.

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