Christmas Arts and Crafts Ideas 圣诞艺术品和工艺品

Christmas holidays are approaching and our art teacher, Ms Allison Cusato, shared some ideas for festive crafts that children can do at home.

圣诞假期即将来临，我们的美术老师Allison Cusato女士为我们分享了孩子们在家制作节日工艺品的一些想法。

Arts and crafts are a brilliant way to pass the time in the holidays and encourage your child to develop their artistic skills. The most important thing is to have a well-stocked art box. With materials such as paper, glue, clay, paint, pens, straws etc. children are able to entertain themselves for hours. But if you’re looking for some seasonal art activities, I have a few ideas.

艺术和手工艺是度过假期的绝佳方式，并且能够鼓励您的孩子发展他们的艺术技能。最重要的是拥有一个内容丰富的艺术盒。孩子可以使用纸张、胶水、粘土、颜料、画笔、吸管等素材自娱自乐数小时。但如果你正在寻找一些季节性的艺术活动，我有一些想法。

Sparkly icicle decorations

闪闪发光的冰柱装饰

These are beautiful decorations – easy to make and look great strung around the house or from the Christmas tree. Simply cut triangles of aluminium foil, crumple them into 3D icicle shapes in your hands, apply drips of glue, cover with glitter (over a receptacle to catch the excess) and add string to suspend.

这些漂亮的装饰品易于制作，悬挂在房间四周或圣诞树上非常好看。只需将铝箔剪成三角形，将它们卷成3D的冰柱形状，涂上几滴胶水，粘上小亮片，然后系上用于悬挂的吊绳。

Snowy winter artworks

雪白的冬季艺术品

Using white, watered down poster paint ask your children to apply two or three tiered circles onto the paper, then blow on them using a straw to create the effect of melting snow. Once the paint is dry, apply pom-pom buttons, googly eyes and an orange nose. Use crayons to add a background. Don’t forget to have your child sign and date their work!

让您的孩子将白色广告颜料用水稀释，在纸上画两到三个相连的圆，然后用吸管吹出雪融化的效果。晾干后，粘上绒绒的扣子、“金鱼眼”和橙色的鼻子，用蜡笔画出背景。不要忘记让您的孩子在他的作品上写上他的名字和日期！

The internet is your friend!

互联网是你的朋友！

If you’re looking for inspiration, try searching online for “winter holiday children’s arts and crafts”. Websites such as kidscraftroom.com and artfulparent.com are fantastic resources.

如果您正在寻找灵感，您可以在网上搜索“儿童寒假艺术品和手工艺品”。像kidscraftroom.com和artfulparent.com这样的网站是很棒的资源。

Click “Read more” below for Allison’s full list of art resources, and how to make characterful “pinch pot monsters”! 

点击下面的“阅读原文”，了解Allison的艺术资源清单，以及如何制作出具有特色的“捏盆怪物”！

Icicle photos from kidscraftroom.com and alittlecraftinyourday.com  

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