Snowman / Snowball Christmas Cookies

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Festive Crafts, Snowman, YouTube tutorial | Posted on 09-12-2020 | 1,813 views

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DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?

Christmas is fast approaching. Due to the pandemic that is affecting everyone globally, some of us would not be able to get a white Christmas where we are at. Desperate times call for desperate measures. If we can’t go to a white Christmas, let’s MAKE a white Christmas!

Here’s an easy recipe to get our kids in the mood. Let them build a snowman with some snowballs and eat it too.

This is one of the simplest and delicious cookies to make for Christmas. No mixer required.

Ingredients:
1 cup plain flour
1 cup assorted nuts (Pecan, Walnut, Almond)
1/2 cup salted butter
3 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered sugar

Method:

Combine flour, nuts, butter, sugar and vanilla extract
Press them together and knead until it they form a soft dough
Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes
Shape into balls and bake at 170C for 20 minutes
Roll the balls in powdered sugar while they are still warm
Let them cool for 15 minutes and roll in sugar again
To make a snowman, use condensed milk to stick chocolate chips as the eyes, carrot as the nose and chocolate rice as the mouth

Watch this tutorial video to see how simple it is to make a Snowman and Snowballs cookies:

Christmas Craft: Handprint Mitten

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Hand and Footprint Art | Posted on 05-11-2016 | 9,822 views

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Christmas is near and I am getting the kids to make some crafts to decorate our house.

We will be making this simple craft we did back in 2010 – Handprint Christmas Mitten.

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My 3 year old did a tutorial video for this Handprint Mitten. Watch it here:

Handprint Christmas Tree Art for Kids

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Hand and Footprint Art | Posted on 10-12-2015 | 6,273 views

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Christmas is near so let’s make a handprint Christmas tree today!

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It’s very simple and fun!ย 

Footprint Christmas Tree Art

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Hand and Footprint Art | Posted on 11-11-2014 | 8,173 views

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Christmas is just a month away so let us start making some Christmas art.
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Footprint Christmas Tree Art

Footprint Christmas Tree art for kids

My toddler is too young to paint his own foot so the elder brother helped him with it. Make sure to have a damp cloth nearby so you can wipe the paint off your little kid’s foot or you’ll have a lot of mess to clean up later.

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I helped to stamp his painted foot on a piece of paper and wipe clean his foot.

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The elder brother proceeded to paint the other foot.

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And I helped to stamp it next to the previous footprint.

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The elder brother completed the artwork by painting a star at the top and some dots as the Christmas tree ornaments while the little boy played with the paintbrush.

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As simple as that, our footprint Christmas tree art is ready ๐Ÿ˜€

DIY : Soft Glow Light

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Bottles, Christmas Ideas | Posted on 18-12-2011 | 5,734 views

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We were privileged to be invited to dine at The Speakeasy Restaurant and Bar yesterday. The food is awesome but what caught my eyes the moment we were seated is their glow lights! I was at awe with their decor. It is all hand-made and I am telling you, this is really awesome! I finally found someone who loves craft as much as I do!

Just place a tea light candle in an empty bottle.

Stick a tape along creep paper and turn it inside out.

Place the creep paper over the bottle and there – a beautiful soft glow to illuminate the night.

I am truly amazed at Soraya’s creativity. This is only ONE out of her many craft work that I found that night. Shall share more with you as we countdown to Christmas! ๐Ÿ˜€

Silver Bird Christmas Tree Ornament

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Christmas tree ornaments | Posted on 04-12-2011 | 10,500 views

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Christmas is just around the corner. Decorating for Christmas can be fun but often burns a big hole in our pocket. Let’s not burn our pockets any further and DIY our very own ornaments instead.

DIYย Silver Bird Christmas Tree Ornament.

I drew the bird template on a drawing block. We recycled the hardboard that comes on the back of every drawing block.


We used that hard board to make the bird. I got the kids to use the template to draw the outline on the hard board and cut for them. The older kids cut out their own bird.

Get them to paint the bird using silver poster colour.

I cut silver paper and fold them accordion style. Read here if you don’t know what is accordion fold.

Use the folded paper as a guide to how long you’ll need to cut a slit on the bird.

Slip the paper through and spread open the wings.

Poke a tiny hole for the thread and the Silver Bird Christmas Tree Ornament is done! ๐Ÿ™‚

Cardboard Christmas Tree

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Christmas tree ornaments, Crafty Crafted Friends | Posted on 02-12-2011 | 8,938 views

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Victoria of Reuse Craft shared with us this her kids’ lovely Cardboard Christmas Tree using painted cardboard, recycled beads,ย toilet paper roll covered with fabric scraps and a star made out of an empty coffee capsule.

Thank you Victoria for the lovely Christmas craft. Click here to check out Victoria’s entry.

You too can share your art and craft work with us. Just clickย hereย to submit. Thank you

Craft Tips – Beautifying a simple bowl

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Animal Crafts, Bear, Christmas Ideas, Craft Tips and Tricks, Party Craft | Posted on 17-02-2011 | 8,363 views

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When I do grocery shopping, I often get bowls as free gifts for some of my purchases. Today, I feel like doing something to beautify the bowl and make it the center of attraction ๐Ÿ˜€

All we need is the bowl and a bear. I use the bear I got from being a loyal member of a supermarket chain ๐Ÿ™‚

Glue the hands and feet to the bowl. Tie a golden ribbon around the neck and your guest will never know that the bowl and bear are made up of cheap stuff ๐Ÿ˜€

Toilet Paper Roll Snowman

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Craft from Recycled Materials, Festive Crafts, Snowman, Toilet Paper Roll | Posted on 22-12-2010 | 33,825 views

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We are making a toilet paper roll snowman today ๐Ÿ˜€

Toilet Paper Roll Snowman

Cut a strip of white paper

Wrap and paste the toilet paper roll. You may opt to paint the whole roll white instead of wrapping it with paper.

Cut another toilet paper roll at 1/3 of the length and paint black as the snowman’s hat

Cut a circle and paste the top of the hat. Cut a bigger circle for the bottom of the hat.

Paste the hat on the white toilet roll.

Add details such as eyes and all.

Your toilet paper roll snowman is done ๐Ÿ™‚

Handprint Christmas Mitten

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Christmas tree ornaments, Cotton Craft, Festive Crafts, Hand and Footprint Art | Posted on 21-12-2010 | 14,892 views

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Let’s make a handprint Christmas mitten today ๐Ÿ™‚

Handprint Christmas mitten

Paint your palm white

Stamp your painted palm on red construction paper

Draw the shape of a mitten and cut

Paste some cotton on the mitten and you are done ๐Ÿ˜€

Pyssla beads

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Christmas tree ornaments, Insect crafts, Ladybug, Pyssla Beads | Posted on 17-12-2010 | 39,784 views

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I love Pyssla beads. We can make almost anything out of it!

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The kids hard at work ๐Ÿ˜€

Arrange the beads according to what you want it to be

Place parchment paper on the beads

Iron the beads, moving the iron about for 10 seconds or so

The beads will be attached to each other once ironed

Let it cool before removing the parchment paper

A beautiful ladybug ๐Ÿ˜€

Now.. let’s see what else the kids did!

Smiley Face ๐Ÿ™‚

Snowflake and Christmas tree ๐Ÿ˜€

Craft Stick Christmas Tree

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Christmas tree ornaments, Craft Stick, Crafts by Materials, Festive Crafts | Posted on 15-12-2010 | 8,776 views

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Let’s make a Christmas tree out of craft sticks today ๐Ÿ˜€

Craft stick Christmas tree

Glue 3 craft sticks to form a triangle. Let dry.

Paint it green. Once dried, decorate as you wish.

Tie a silver / golden thread if you wish to hang it as a Christmas tree ornament.

Toilet Paper Roll Reindeer

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Animal Crafts, Christmas Ideas, Cotton Craft, Craft from Recycled Materials, Festive Crafts, Pipe Cleaner, Reindeer, Toilet Paper Roll | Posted on 13-12-2010 | 44,357 views

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Let’s make a reindeer out of toilet paper roll today ๐Ÿ˜€

Toilet Paper Roll Reindeer

Cut four legs out of a toilet paper roll

Paint the reindeer brown

Paint the feet black

Paint a cotton ball red. Just dip the brush in red paint and dab the brush all over on the cotton.

Paint your thumb white

Stamp onto the reindeer as eyes. Glue the red cotton ball as nose.

Twist several short pipe cleaners and glue as the antlers.

Your toilet paper roll reindeer is done ๐Ÿ˜€

Cotton ball snowman

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Cotton, Festive Crafts, Snowman | Posted on 10-12-2010 | 10,049 views

Today we are just going to put cotton balls together to make a snowman ๐Ÿ˜€

Just paste the cottonball and decorate as you wish. Your snowman is done ๐Ÿ˜€

Giant Handprint Christmas Tree

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Christmas tree ornaments, Festive Crafts, Fingerprint Art, Hand and Footprint Art | Posted on 08-12-2010 | 11,473 views

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We are making a giant Handprint Christmas tree today. Well, you determine how GIANT you want it to be ๐Ÿ˜›

Giant Handprint Christmas Tree

Get the kids to paint their palm green or yellow

How GIANT the Christmas tree will depend on how BIG your paper is.

Lightly draw a large triangle on the paper and get the kids to stamp their painted palm within the triangle area.

Repeat until the whole area is stamped.

Paint your palm yellow and stamp on the top of the Christmas tree as the star.

Let it dry

Once dried, paint your thumb and decorate.

You may also use sponge and rollers. Just have fun and decorate! ๐Ÿ˜€

Handprint Paper Plate Reindeer Card Holder

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Animal Crafts, Christmas Ideas, Festive Crafts, Hand and Footprint Art, Paper Plate Crafts, Reindeer | Posted on 06-12-2010 | 17,977 views

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Wow.. that’s a pretty long name for the craft we are making today ๐Ÿ˜€

Handprint Paper Plate Reindeer Card Holder

Paint 2 paper plates brown

Cut one plate in half

Glue the circular edge

Fold the other paper plate and cut both edges. Do not throw away the edges as you’ll need it for the ears, legs and tail.

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Draw the outline of your palm and cut out

Glue the handprint cut-outs

Like this

Cut out ears, legs and tail and paste. Paste eyes and nose and glue the head to the body.

The kids with their handprint paper plate reindeer card holder

The reindeer will make a very cute card holder for your favourite greeting cards ๐Ÿ˜€

Footprint Christmas Tree

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Christmas tree ornaments, Festive Crafts, Hand and Footprint Art, Paper Plate Crafts | Posted on 03-12-2010 | 24,632 views

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It’s gonna be another round of ticklish affair ๐Ÿ˜€

Footprint Christmas Tree

Paint your foot green

Stamp your painted foot onto a paper plate

Use craft punch and punch out various shapes using different coloured papers

Paste and decorate the tree as you wish

The footprint Christmas tree is done ๐Ÿ˜€ Tie a string and hang it on your real Christmas tree ๐Ÿ™‚

Gift Box Christmas Tree Hanging Decor

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Christmas tree ornaments, Crafty Crafted Friends | Posted on 01-12-2010 | 8,986 views

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Milton of Our Little Corners did some really cute Gift Box Christmas Tree Hanging Decor.

You need not spend a fortune to decorate your Christmas tree. Click here for instructions on how to make these cute Christmas Tree decor ๐Ÿ˜€

Paper Plate Angel

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Christmas Ideas, Christmas tree ornaments, Festive Crafts, Paper Plate Crafts | Posted on 30-11-2010 | 16,805 views

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Let’s make a paper plate angel today ๐Ÿ™‚

Paper plate angel

Cut a paper plate half

Take one half and seal the ends together to form a cone

Cut hands and wings out of the other half of the plate

Paste it onto the ‘cone’

Cut a semi circle for the face and hair from coloured paper and paste together

Draw eyes on the face and glue to the body. We glued toothpick at the back to keep the head up ๐Ÿ˜€

A lovely angel as your Christmas decoration ๐Ÿ™‚

Handprint Reindeer

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Posted by Merryn | Posted in Animal Crafts, Christmas Ideas, Craft Foam, Crafts by Materials, Festive Crafts, Hand and Footprint Art, Party Craft, Pipe Cleaner, Reindeer | Posted on 26-11-2010 | 14,121 views

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Rudolph the red nose reindeer… we’ll be making one today ๐Ÿ˜€

Handprint Reindeer

Draw the outline of your handprint on a piece of paper and cut

Use that handprint template and draw on a brown craft foam

Cut a small oval and paste as the tail

Bend some pipe cleaners and paste on the reindeer’s head. Paste other small details.

Paste googly eyes and you are done ๐Ÿ™‚