DIY Holiday Decorations, Gifts and Favors

The holidays are upon us and that means it's time to decorate. At my house there won't be any fragile heirlooms or expensive decorations sitting out. With my three children ranging from 2-5 years old... there will be a lot of construction paper turkeys, paintings and re purposed crafts strung about the house! The best part about it is spending time with my children making the decorations and creating memories. And what grandparent doesn't love homemade gifts from the heart!

I've been browsing the web and Pinterest for fun things we can do during the Holiday season. Here are some of my favorites that I think we will try:


Turkey Party Favors
These favors are such a fun idea. I found them here and decided to change it up a bit. We used empty toilet paper rolls for the bodies and stuffed them with candy. (Photo courtesy of kramercottageschool.blogspot.com)

 







Festive Keepsake Potholders

I love this idea. I think we will do some Santa faces for Christmas too. You can find out how to make them here. (photo courtesy of www.pamperedbytammie.blogspot.com)











Glowing Snowmen

We did this last year for Halloween and made jack o lanterns. We hung glow sticks inside to illuminate and set them along the walk way.  My kids will really enjoy the snowmen... especially since we are now in Texas and won't be get any snow this winter. I believe there is a hole cut in the back to place a string of mini lights in it. We will be using glow sticks again.
(Photo courtesy of www.freefunchristmas.com)

 

 







Santa Handprint Ornaments
                                                                                                                                   

 
 

I've been waiting to do this craft since I saw it floating around Facebook last year. I got my recipe here. These will make great gifts for the grandparents! (Photo courtesy of www.thekarpiuks.)

Ornaments

Over at theornamentgirl.com there are tons of DIY ideas for ornaments. Not just for Christmas either. I'm sure we will be trying out a few of these ideas. (Photo courtesy of www.theornamentgirl.com)