Stacked toy decorations
What you need
- Old toy blocks, wooden bits and bobs like old door knobs
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
- Scissors
- Cord or ribbon
- Large wooden beads
- Paints and brushes
- Markers or paint pens (optional)
- Varnish or clear glue
Tip
Painting the blocks is optional. You can leave some of the blocks as they are and use paint pens to decorate and unify the designs.
To make
1 Experiment with stacking toys until you are happy with your arrangements. Glue together with hot glue.
2 Cut a loop of cord and glue it into a large wooden bead, then attach this to your stacked decoration.
3 Paint with your favourite Christmas colours.
4 Add some special details with a smaller brush, markers, or paint pens.
5 Coat in varnish or clear glue to seal.
Curtain ring wreaths
These make great decorations for the tree, or use them as place settings on the table for Christmas lunch.
What you need
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- Glue
- Curtain rings
- Paints and brushes
- String
Tips
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