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Here are some creative ways to use left-over holiday
cards for art projects. Before starting any of the following activities,
take the cards and cut off the backs of the cards and discard. |
CONFETTI
Let your children make their own confetti.
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Set out left over holiday cards and wrapping paper, plus
a hole punch. |
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Let your children take turns punching out colorful confetti. |
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Place confetti in zip-lock bags and use for
New Years fun. |
Extension: Use the confetti to make a colorful confetti collage.
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LANTERNS
Here are some fun winter lanterns to make from holiday cards.
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Show your children how to fold the card in half length-wise. |
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The give your child some safe scissors and have them
cut slits from the fold over to ½ inch from the
papers edge. Space slits every ½ inch. |
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When finished, have your child open their paper and
wrap ends around to make a lantern shape. |
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Attach ends together with tape or staple them together
at the top and bottom. |
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Hang lanterns down from doorways. |
Variation: To make larger lanterns, attach two cut cards (of
the same size) together. |
SEWING CARDS
You will need some yarn, a hole punch and some used holiday
cards for this activity. |
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Take a card and then using a hole punch, punch holes (every
½ inch) around the edge of the cards. |
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Let your child choose a card to sew, then give
her a 12 inch length of yarn. |
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Tie one end of the yarn onto one of the holes
on the card. |
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Then wrap the other end of the yarn with some
tape, to use as a needle. |
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Show your child how to sew around the card,
going in and out of the holes. |
FROSTY WINTER SCENES
For this activity look for cards with outdoor pictures. |
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First, have your child choose a card. |
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Then, set out some white glue and a glue brush. |
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Have your child brush glue across the entire picture. |
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Finally, have your child sprinkle salt across the glue. |
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Older children can use a smaller brush and just brush glue
on certain areas they want to make frosty. |
HOLIDAY RUBBINGS
Many cards today come with raised lettering or shapes. Set these
aside for doing rubbings. |
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First, have your child choose a card. |
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Set out plain white copy paper and have your child lay a
sheet on top of their picture. |
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Next, have them make a rubbing of the raised picture using
a paper-less crayon laid on it’s side. |
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