Winter and Holiday Crafts & Games
saveIndoor and outdoor crafts and games that are prefect for your little eskimos.
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![Antarctic Penguin Craft]( "Antarctic Penguin Craft - Image Collection")
Antarctic Auditions: Penguin Craft
Transform used soda or water bottles and your child's lone socks into playful penguins -- and turn your lawn into an eye-catching, laugh-inducing winter display.
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![Glittery Window Clings]( "Glittery Window Clings")
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![Mixed-up Mittens]( "Mixed-up Mittens")
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![Snow Mosiac]( "Snow Mosiac")
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![An Egg-citing Dreidel - Image Collection]( "An Egg-citing Dreidel - Image Collection")
An Egg-citing Dreidel
Take an egg carton for a spin this Hanukkah (December 20 to 28, 2011) with a dreidel made from kitchen castoffs.
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![Ice Stars - Image Collection]( "Ice Stars - Image Collection")
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![Snow Swabs - Image Collection]( "Snow Swabs - Image Collection")
Snow Swabs
These elegant geometric snowflakes come together with just glue, glitter, and cotton swabs.
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![Make Your Mark - Image Collection]( "Make Your Mark - Image Collection")
Make Your Mark
This personalized stamp makes it fun to sign holiday cards, thank-you notes, and artwork.
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![A New Use for an Old Scarf - Image Collection]( "A New Use for an Old Scarf - Image Collection")
A New Use for an Old Scarf
If last year's scarf doesn't match this winter's wardrobe, turn it into a bolster pillow that'll help you hibernate in comfort and style.
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![The A-Bottle-Able Snowmen - Image Collection]( "The A-Bottle-Able Snowmen - Image Collection")
The A-Bottle-Able Snowmen
This charming crew came to life when a pomegranate juice bottle reminded crafter Kimberly Stoney of a certain frosty fellow.
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![Shipping-Box Tree - Image Collection]( "Shipping-Box Tree - Image Collection")
Shipping-Box Tree
Got deliveries turning up on your doorstep? Repurpose those cardboard cartons into a truly green tannenbaum -- great for a bedroom or playroom.
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![Clamshell Candy Chain - Image Collection]( "Clamshell Candy Chain - Image Collection")
Clamshell Candy Chain
Reader Hallie Lowe of Cedar Park, Texas, sweetens her home's front entry with a string of super-sized treats, cleverly constructed from take-out containers.
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![Jar Luminarias - Image Collection]( "Jar Luminarias - Image Collection")
Jar Luminarias
This perfect-for-any-age project uses glass jars to give a warm glow to your entry or mantel. You can punch letters, a snowflake pattern, or any other festive design.
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![Tubular Advent Wreath - Image Collection]( "Tubular Advent Wreath - Image Collection")
Tubular Advent Wreath
Collect cardboard tubes to make this clever countdown calendar. It looks pretty hung on a wall and contains little surprises for each December day until Christmas.
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![Hot Cocoa Candle - Image Collection]( "Hot Cocoa Candle - Image Collection")
Hot Cocoa Candle
Get a jump on April Fool's with this yummy (looking) treat. A simple technique creates the whipped cream; brown dye gives the cocoa its luscious color.
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![Star Stacks - Image Collection]( "Star Stacks - Image Collection")
Star Stacks
Even the youngest kids can help make these twinkling beauties. Cookie cutters are pressed into warm wax, then the cooled shapes are strung on wicks.
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![Holiday Trees - Image Collection]( "Holiday Trees - Image Collection")
Holiday Trees
Making these mini trees is easily a family affair. Parents and older kids can build the mold and pour the wax. Younger kids can add decorations with acrylic paint, which is safe to burn.
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![Snuggly Fleece Scarves]( "Snuggly Fleece Scarves")
Snuggly Fleece Scarves
This warm scarf is fun and easy to make; another great craft from Spoonful.com.
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![Critters That Keep Out the Cold]( "Critters That Keep Out the Cold")
Critters That Keep Out the Cold
Turn ordinary tights into dandy draft-blocking creatures; another great craft from Spoonful.com.
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![Rapid Snow Slide]( "Rapid Snow Slide")
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![Sugar-Cube Igloo]( "Sugar-Cube Igloo")
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![Snowball-Throwing Contest]( "Snowball-Throwing Contest")
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![Snowball Pitch]( "Snowball Pitch")
Snowball Pitch
Kids can throw "snowballs" in the house with this cool, easy-to-make target game; another great craft from Spoonful.com.
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![Clip Art]( "Clip Art")
Clip Art
A drying rack and an organizer in one, this vertical clothesline brings instant order to even the tiniest entryway.
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![Snow T-shirt]( "Snow T-shirt")
Let-It-Snow T-shirt
This creative t-shirt design is a perfect seasonal craft for sleepovers or winter break.
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![Fleece Hat]( "Fleece Hat")
Fleece Hat
This cozy cap is just the homemade gift to give for fighting brisk winter weather with easy instructions to make.
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![Sled-Pulling Competition]( "Sled-Pulling Competition")
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![Snowball Soap Surprise Image Collectio]( "Snowball Soap Surprise Image Collectio")
Snowball Soap Surprise
Even preschoolers can shape these soap snowballs. Part of the fun is hiding a small plastic toy in each ball as a prize for good bathers.
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![Winter Sun Catcher]( "Winter Sun Catcher")
Winter Sun Catcher
Add color to the grays of a winter landscape with an ephemeral sun catcher made of ice.
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![Stack a Snowman]( "Stack a Snowman")
Stack a Snowman
Turn 3 round boxes into a frosty-looking indoor snowman that will last long after any traces of a winter wonderland have melted away, and is easily stored at the end of the season.
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![Nevermelt Snowballs]( "Nevermelt Snowballs")
Never Melt Snowballs
You don't have to rely on Mother Nature to provide you with snow. Make snowballs that will last no matter the weather.
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![Winter Sun Catcher]( "Winter Sun Catcher")
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![Ice Sculptures]( "Ice Sculptures")
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![Fan-Tastic Snowflakes]( "Fan-Tastic Snowflakes")
Fan-Tastic Snowflakes
Simple paper snowflakes for holiday decorating; another great Christmas craft from Spoonful.com.
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![Forever Calendar]( "Forever Calendar")
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Antarctic Auditions: Penguin Craft
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Glittery Window Clings
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Mixed-up Mittens
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Snow Mosaic
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An Egg-citing Dreidel
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Ice Stars
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Snow Swabs
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Make Your Mark
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A New Use for an Old Scarf
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The A-Bottle-Able Snowmen
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Shipping-Box Tree
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Clamshell Candy Chain
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Jar Luminarias
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Tubular Advent Wreath
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Hot Cocoa Candle
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Star Stacks
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Holiday Trees
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Snuggly Fleece Scarves
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Critters That Keep Out the Cold
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Rapid Snow Slide
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Sugar-Cube Igloo
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Snowball-Throwing Contest
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Snowball Pitch
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Clip Art
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Let-It-Snow T-shirt
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Fleece Hat
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Sled-Pulling Competition
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Snowball Soap Surprise
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Winter Sun Catcher
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Stack a Snowman
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Never Melt Snowballs
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Winter Sun Catcher
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Ice Sculptures
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Fan-Tastic Snowflakes
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Forever Calendar
