Pretty Cotton Wool Balls - 100 Colour

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All they have to do is leave a strip at the bottom of the roll as the 'stand' and draw a tree above it. Then cut it out, starting with the tip of the tree, being careful not to cut into the strip at the bottom. Be sure to praise your kids for their Christmas creations. Even if it's not a work of art, you can always congratulate them for trying so hard! In the gallery above, you'll find loads of different ways for your kids to craft their own Christmas tree pictures or models, from simple handprint paintings to more elaborate creations involving wool, playdough or buttons. Take a square of paper and fold in half to form a triangle. Then fold in half again to make a smaller triangle.

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Unfold your paper and cut out the shape of your mountain – it should get lower as it comes down, finishing in a point. You can also make other Christmas characters including reindeer, painting the loo rolls brown and using pipe cleaners for antlers. If your cotton balls did not dry as bright, or as dark of a color as you were hoping that they would, just give them another coating of color by re-spraying them with darker food coloring in the bottle and allow them to dry fully again. If you want to dip the cotton balls, then blend the color solution in the bowl. If you intend to spray the cotton balls with color, then choose the spray bottle. You can also use markers to color cotton balls. For this method, it’s best to use non-washable markers so that the color stays even when you apply glue to the cotton ball. Using markers to paint cotton balls is also a great way of recycling art materials that you barely use.

Spray your cotton balls the desired color (as evenly as you can, try spraying from different directions to get even color). If you’re painting color balls with your children, make sure to keep a close eye on them. They may spill the color solution on your furniture and other areas at home. Once the color is applied, it will be difficult to remove. Unfold the paper and you'll have a chain of snowmen holding hands. Decorate the snowmen with funny faces and outfits. Kids can paint them different colours or dip them in watered-down PVA glue and sprinkle on or dip them in biodegradable glitter for an even more Christmassy vibe.

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Just when you thought you'd seen all the possible Christmas tree variations out there, here's another cute and simple idea that requires minimal equipment.Kids can put on their own panto or Christmas show using festive puppets they've created themselves. Remember that dying cotton balls, or working with food coloring in general, can be super messy, so make sure that you are doing this where animals, and little ones, aren’t going to get into it and make a bigger, stain-causing, mess all over your house.* Just pop battery operated or LED fairy lights inside clip top jars for a sparkling Christmas decoration that brightens up any room. Just make a print of your child's hand in air-dry clay or homemade salt dough. You'll have to leave it overnight to dry or pop it in the oven according to instructions.