Christmas with kids

In this post, I've collected some items that I made either for my kids or with them for the holidays. 

Xmas wreath from recycled materials

We received a challenge at my son's school to prepare items related to Christmas, all from rubbish. This is my nomination to the exhibition - a wreath made from platic bottles, empty pizza box, plastic wrappers and a lightbulb.

Christmas tree ornaments collection

Let me show you 3 different techniques to prepare unique ornaments to your Christmas tree - all of them natural looking and easy to prepare. You can prepare them alone or with your kids and design your own unique decorations.

Popcorn tree

In Hungary, popcorn was traditionally used to decorate Christmas trees, in the form of garlands. Now I show you a more sophisticated version of using popcorn as Christmas decoration - you can build a Christmas tree with them. The popcorn will give a warm and natural feeling to your tree, and you can add glossy and sparkling accessories to make it more elegant  and stylish.

Christmas is coming - wreaths

Since I was 18, I've always prepared the Christmas wreath myself. I think this is the first steps to get into Christmas mood. This is always the first piece of Christmas decoration in our house, and after the first Sunday, I start to decorate the rest of the house. Here I have collected my works from the past few years.

Xmas wreath from pistachio shells

Everyone in our family loves pistachios. The idea of using up the shells for a handycraft project came to my mind one day when I saw a bowl of empty shells, thinking they are too nice to be thrown away. They would serve well for natural autumn or Christmas decorations. This time, I prepared Xmas wreaths from them, decorated with red and gold ribbons - simple but elegant.

Falling leaves

This year, we were really lucky to have a long, warm autumn with beautiful weather and beautiful colours. Every autumn, I try to gather colourful fallen leaves in every possible shape and size. With the kids, we normally preserve them and create animals or trees using the leaves. This year, I tried a different technique and painted the silhouettes of the leaves on canvas.