Here's a list of everything I'll be using to create the 24 days Kiddy Creative Advent Calender.
I've put affiliate links to Amazon because we have Amazon Prime and it was simple and easy just to put everything in one basket and checkout, definitely the most time efficient way to stock up.
However there are lots of other places you can shop, eBay & The Works can be great places to have a look.
A note on eBay... I use eBay a lot of craft items but a word of caution, some things are shipped from Hong Kong/China and can take up to 60 days to arrive so double check the estimate arrival dates before you check out.
Kiddy friendly paints & Glue
are required for some crafts & I've not included Amazon links to these as I'm not sure which ones are child friendly. We get our from The Works or Wilko.
Fir Cones
We've got some that we've collected in the local park. You can buy them but keep your eyes peeled out and about and I'm sure you'll find some
Loo Rolls
Yep, the good old loo roll. I can remember wishing my mum kept more of these for Blue Peter type crafts but we never had enough.
We'll be making paper roll snowmen/Santas & Reindeers on 23rd & Paper Roll snowflakes on 14th so start saving up your rolls!
Sticky dots for eyes & other things.
I've included a few different options, if you do lots of crafts some of the bigger packs might be a better buy for you.
It can be good to have slightly larger white circles and then smaller black ones for making eyes but you can just use simple small black dots for eyes too.
You can also use the goggle eyes too!
If you'd rather use stickers than pompoms for Rudolphs nose & stickers rather than jewels & glitter to decorate the trees then a multi-colour pack might be a better buy.
1.Black Sticky Dots 8mm, 490 Dots
2. black 6mm Round Dots 10 Sheets 4000 Dots
3. Multi colour 8mm Round Dot Stickers 20 Sheets (2600 Dots)
4. Multi-colour Dot Stickers 6mm Diameter 12 Colors,14688 Dots on 36 Sheets
5.White Sticky Dots 8mm, 490 stickers
6. White 10mm Round stickers, 216 dots
7. Wiggle Eyes 15 mm Peel and Stick Sheets of 60, Pack of 240
8. 200 Assorted size Sticky Wiggle Googly Eyes
9. 400 Pcs Black & Multiple Colored Multi-Size Wiggle Googly Eyes
Jewels/Sparkles
For the Sparkly Jewel Christmas Tree card (Day 2)
My daughter loves making things with sparkly jewels. Sainsbury's has a great tub of jewels.
There's also these ones on Amazon:
8 Sheets (704pcs jewels) Rhinestone Sticker Bling Craft Jewels Self adhesive Gems Crystal Multicolor
Glitter
Another that my daughter loves! We don't use it too often or we'd go through tonnes of the stuff but Christmas seems like a lovely exception for a glittery treat.
Needed for the glitter salt dough ornaments (Day 4)
The glitter Christmas scented playdoh (Day 7)
The paper roll snowflakes (Day 14)
The Pine cone art - glitter optional (Day 21)
You can also use it one the cards and other items as you wish!
Kraft Gift Tags
For the Reindeer Gift Tags (Day 20)
You can also use them on your Christmas Presents.
Round Tags,100PCS Kraft Gift Tags,5.5CM Brown Labels with Free 30 Meters Jute Twine
Twine
for Christmas Tree/Gift Tags/Hanging Ornamens& your own Christmas gifts
Note: the gift tags above come with brown twine which you could use for some of these activities
300m Metallic Baker Twine 3 Colors, Gold, Green, Red
3Ply Jute Twine, 300m x 2 Rolls (Green, Red)
Berisfords 3 mm Gold Edge Satin Ribbon, Red
Bakers Twine Red and White candy stripe - 100m
Card Stock
For the cards you can you standard card stock and fold it yourself or you can buy card blanks which are pre folded.
The best advice I have is if you're going to do footprints/handprints take note of the height of the cards.
A6 cards are 148mm in height
A5 cards are 210mm in height.
Blank A5 cards with envelopes: Anita's A5 Card and Envelope, Pack of 25, White
Standard Card
for card making if not buying blanks, for the jewel Christmas tree (green card required) (day 2)
for the paper roll reindeer/santa(or you can paint or colour the roll) (day 23)
Brown card for the paper ball reindeer, accordian reindeer and the hand print reindeer (day 6, 13 &17)
Scrap card/paper to print on and make the scrap paper christmastree (day 3, 10 & 18)
50 Sheets coloured art paper A4, card stock, A4 in 10 different solid-colours, 300 gram
A4-100 Sheet - 20 Assorted Colour 160gm
100 sheets Tinted Drawing Paper, A4 size10 different solid colours, 130 g/m²
100 Sheets ColouredCard Stock, A5 in 10 Different Solid-Colours, 300 g/m²
Lollipop sticks
You can of course re-use real lollipop sticks but if you don't have any you can also buy them from many craft stores.
Lolipop sticks are needed for the Reindeer Tree Decoration - 3 per reindeer (Day1) - we've used natural & brown
& 4 for the woven pompom Christmas tree (Day 19) - we've used green but natural would work too
100 Lollipop Craft Sticks Colored (Natural), 114 x 10 x 2mm
Pipecleaners
Pipecleaners are needed for:
Antlers on reindeers (Day 1, 13 & 20) - Brown or gold works well.
200 Pieces Red Pom Poms and 100 Pieces Brown Pipe Cleaners Chenille Stems for Christmas Crafts
100 Chenille Craft Pipe Cleaners 30cm x 6mm Brown, White, Black, Beige
Pompoms
A red pompom is required for rudolfs nose (Day 1, 2, 6, 13, 17, 20, 23)
For the pom pom christmas tree decorations (Day 19)
You can also red dot stickers instead (see above)
600 Pom Poms multi-coloured + 100 Googly Eyes Craft
300 Pieces Assorted Pom Poms 3 Sizes, Red, Green, White
Tissue Paper
For the stained glass window (Day 16)
Paper Plates
For the paper plate santa activity (Day 9)
Also useful for putting paint onto for potato printing & cookie cutter stamping
18cm White Party Plates, Pack of 20
Cotton Wool
For the Penguin/Snowman (Day 11) &
Santa Plate (Day 9)
Cottontails 200g Cotton Wool Pleat
Craft Bells
For the Reindeer Hand Craft (Day 13)
40 Pieces Silver Jingle Bells, 25mm
200PCS 6MM 10MM Jingle Bells Craft Bells Ornament (Assorted Color)
Corks
(the wone bottle sort)
You can of course collect these and recycle them. They're also not essential.
The corks are used as a base/trunk to make Christmas Trees from but you can also just paint & glitter your cones to make ornaments or paint them and use them for printing.
PACK OF 25 NEW TAPERED CORKS FOR WINE HOME WINEMAKING BOTTLES
Cookie Cutters
Day 5: Gingerbread Snowmen - We got ours from sainsbury's and they're the classic gingerbread man shape but you can also get them here:
Day 10: Cookie cutter printing
Day 24: Christmas Cookies
Gingerbread Man Cookie Cutter SetSnowman Cookie Cutter Set
Christmas Cookie Cutters with Comfort Grip
Lurch 8-Piece Cookie Cutters Christmas, Set of 1, Red
Supplies by day
Day 1
For each Reindeer
3 brown/natural lollipop sticks
1 red pompom for the nose (ours is approx 25mm) or a red sticker
2 eye sticker (goggly or flat)
A pipe cleaner for the antlers (Brown/Gold) approx 30cm - cut into 7cm, 7cm, 8cm, 8cm pieces
A piece of twine/string/ribbon to hang it
Natural/Brown Scrap Card (old brown envelope or cardboard box will do) 10cm square
Day 2
Flat sheets of card or pre-folded card with envelopes.
Glue if you're sticking bit on.
For the Penguin Feet:
Black kiddy friendly paint
White Kiddy Frienly Paint
For the scarf you can either use washi tape or paint it on yourself.
Reindeer Feet:
Brown Kiddy Friendly Paint
A black/brown pen for the antlers
Two eyes (goggly or flat)
Red pompom or sticker for the nose
Snowman Feet:
White kiddy Friendly Paint
Black dot stickers/Pen/Paint for the eyes and coal buttons
Small piece of orange card for the nose
A pen to draw on the stick arms
A small piece of card for the hat
Washi tape/paint for the scarf
Snowman Fingers:
White Kiddy Friendly paint
White dots stickers/Paint for snow
Cut out card scraps for the hats/scarf OR use pens/paint
Pen for the stick arms
Christmas Tree Finger Prints
Tree template or Draw your own.
Coloured kiddy friendly paint for the coloured finger print baubles
Sparkly Jewel Christmas Tree
Green paper/card for your tree
Brown card/felt/foam for the trunk
Sparkly jewels/glitter/sticker to decorate the tree with.
Stick the nose on the Reindeer
Brown Pipe cleaners for the antlers
Two eyes (goggly or flat)
Red pompom or sticker for the nose
Day 3:
2 potatoes, one a bit bigger than the other
A thin carrot
Black, white & orange/red paint.
Shallow saucers/paper plates for the paint
Paper/card to print onto.
Eye stickers for the penguins (you can use them on the snowman too if you'd like)
Day 4
4 cups Flour
1 cup Salt
1.5 cups Water (maybe a little more)
Christmas Cookie Cutters
Acrylic Paint
Glitter
Clear Glue
Twine/Ribbon/String to hang them
Day 5
Gingerbread snowmen
Cookie cutters
350g plain flour
100g butter
2.5 teaspoons ground ginger
0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
175g light brown soft sugar
4 tablespoons golden syrup
1 medium egg
To decorate:
Icing sugar or white chocolate
Mini Smarties or rasins
Day 7
A box of cornflour (450g) - double to make more
Lotion (Nivea Shea Daily Moisture Body Lotion)
Liquid Food Colouring or watercolour: We use the Dr Oetker food colouring from Sainsbury's https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/dr-oetker-red-colour-gel-15g
Glitter (optional)
Choose a scent (see below)
You can split up your dough and match different scents to different food colours
Vanilla extract
Ground Cinnamon
Peppermint Extract
Gingerbread: Cinnamon & Ginger
Day 8
Chocolate Reindeer
(makes 12)
4 Tbsp. butter
1 bag miniature marshmallows
1 tsp. vanilla
6 Cups coco pops
24 Pretzel Twists (more to allow for breaking)
Red and brown mini smarties
White icing
White Chocolte Snowmen
White chocolate
Rice Krispies
Marshmallows
Rasins
Day 15
Christmas Cupcakes
Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe (makes approx 12) you can use your own recipe or buy plain cupcakes
100g butter
100g caster sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp red food colouring
1 tsp cocoa powder
200g self-raising flour
1. Bauble Topping
Pack of Rolos
Packs of mini smarties (the multi bags of mini boxes have mini smarties inside)
2. Reindeer Topping
Pretzels
Brown/Red mini smarties for the nose
Small white chocolate buttons for the eyes
Oreo's if you can separate the biscuit from the centre or thins if not. If you can think of any better biscuits for the face please do let me know
Chocolate Frosting (1 Cup butter, 1/3 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 2-3 Cups icing sugar, 2 Tbsp. milk)
Link to original (american version - I've substituted some UK ingredients)
3. Polar Bear Topping
50g butter, softened
125g (4oz) icing sugar
1 tbsp milk
500g (1Ib) white fondant icing
75g (3oz) desiccated coconut
50g black fondant icing
1 x tube white writing icing
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