We all know how expensive and resource-heavy Christmas is. No matter how festive you are feeling and how many Christmas presents you’ve bought, your house looks exactly the same as it has done for the last two months, quite disheartening when you think about it. So don’t! If I can’t make it with what is in my student house right now, it isn’t on this list. Whack on the kettle, your Christmas music and your arts-and-crafts-hat and lets have some festive fun!
You’re going to need:
Lots of bottle caps sorted into threes
Tipex
Ribbon/string/dental floss
Pens
Tape
Directions:
● Tape the ribbon (or ribbon substitute) to the backs of three lined up bottle caps.
● Turn the caps over and tipex them white
● Draw Snowmen features on them
You’re going to need:
Stencil (You can just print one and then cut it out)
Light coloured paper/ that ruined white pillowcase
Glitter/paint/nail varnish/that £3.99 red wine from Co-op that you were going to keep for pre-drinks
Directions:
● Select a highly seasonal stencil
● Use stencil to stick lots of anything to anything else and VOILA Christmas!
● A good stag stencil to get you started can be found by following the link
You’re going to need:
Wine/beer/nicely shaped glass bottles
Things to decorate with
e.g. tipex, pens, glue, paper, glitter, old makeup, whatever you have to hand.
Directions:
● Clean and dry your wine bottles.
● Gratuitously decorate your wine bottles.
● Decorate some more.
● That’s better.
● Tip: If you have glitter you can make anything festive
You’re going to need:
Dental floss or thread
Cotton balls (or paper snowflakes)
A needle
Directions:
● Make your cotton balls a few different sizes by pulling them into two or three pieces and rolling each piece in your hand to smooth it out.
● Carefully sew or tie your cotton balls or snowflakes together. Don’t forget to tie a knot at the end so they stay together.
You’re going to need:
Milk cartons (made of white plastic)
A printer
Tape/glue
Directions:
● Clean and dry your milk cartons
● Print off funny faces, scarves, hats and carrot noses for your snow carton men
● Stick them on, simples!
You’re going to need:
Food colouring
Balloons (Left over from my birthday party)
REALLY cold weather or a Freezer, either one.
Directions:
● Fill the balloons with water
● Put some food colouring in each, mixing well before tying closed.
● Leave outside to freeze (or if you have lots of space in your freezer that’ll do too)
You’re going to need:
Cardboard (from the recycling that I still haven’t taken out…)
Pen
Scissors
Something to decorate it with (Wrapping paper, tinsel, glitter etc)
Follow the instructions in the link to put your reindeer together!
Edited by Caroline Chan
Image Sources:
http://tvatemywardrobe.com/2013/12/11/festive-rewind-parks-and-recreation-citizen-knope/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/318629742359880126/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/324962929337516615/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/503699539548421743/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/30962316162365539/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/160792649169641881/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/264586546829249594/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/481955597594349269/