Winter and Holiday Crafts & Games

Indoor and outdoor crafts and games that are prefect for your little eskimos.

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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

Celebrate the season with these decorative snowflake window clings.
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Mixed-up Mittens

This mitten game is a sure fit for winter fun.
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Snow Mosaic

Open an outdoor art gallery featuring all-natural self-potraits.
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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

This garland really shines when draped on a wreath or tree -- outside, of course.
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Snow Swabs

These elegant geometric snowflakes come together with just glue, glitter, and cotton swabs.
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Turn ordinary tights into dandy draft-blocking creatures; another great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Rapid Snow Slide

Create a curvy downhill run for a snow tube thrill ride
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Sugar-Cube Igloo

Six indoor winter projects for kids.
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Snowball-Throwing Contest

Accuracy is the name of the game in this snowball-throwing challenge.
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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

A drying rack and an organizer in one, this vertical clothesline brings instant order to even the tiniest entryway.
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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

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

Pooches get to enjoy the ride as kids pull them across the snow in sleds.
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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

Add color to the grays of a winter landscape with an ephemeral sun catcher made of ice.
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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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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

The Winter Sun Catcher is an eye-catching ornament and a great yard decoration.
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Ice Sculptures

Let out your inner artist with this snow-sculpting activity.
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Fan-Tastic Snowflakes

Simple paper snowflakes for holiday decorating; another great Christmas craft from Spoonful.com.
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Forever Calendar

Dial into the brand-new year with a personalized perpetual calendar.
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