Nature Based Christmas Craft

This one may just be our favourite Christmas craft of the year – they’re super simple to make, look gorgeous, and are a lovely keepsake for family members receiving them on their gifts. Materials Flat, long leaves (we chose gum leaves) Brightly coloured paint Glitter (optional) Permanent marker Method This one is pretty much plug […]

With just a few sticks, and scraps of wool or craft cord, you can make some gorgeous (and unique!) star creations for the Christmas tree.   Materials Sticks and twigs Hot glue gun and glue sticks, or twine/thread to join the sticks Brightly coloured yarn, wool or string Method To create your star, take five

Bust out the hot glue gun for this project! Make a Christmas tree frame from sticks, then let the kids loose outside to collect some green leaves. Sit back and watch them have fun threading the leaves through the frame to create a very cool Christmas tree weave. Materials sticks – 3 longer ones (roughly the same

What better way to reuse empty glass jars than to upcycle them into gorgeous nature snow globes! Materials Clean glass jar with water-tight lid (small ones are better) Natural elements (flowers, leaves) Glitter Water Method Step 1: Take your natural elements (we used small bottle brush blooms and leaves) and place them inside your clean

Salt dough is a great medium to work with, as it’s easy to whip up a batch, and it’s slow drying, which means small people who need a little more time with their designs don’t have to rush. We left our batch plain coloured, but you can add food colouring to add another element to

The family Christmas tree is always in need of more adornments, and what better way to trim the tree than with gorgeous home made pieces to spark conversation, and build memories to be cherished for years to come?   Materials Gum nuts Brightly coloured paint (we used Jo Sonja Acrylics, but you can use any

Putting an Aussie twist on this project, we substituted hard-to-find pinecones for good old gum nuts. Materials Gum nuts gold and silver paint (acrylic or spray paint) eyelet screws (from your local hardware store) power drill bar or craft clamps 9to safely hold the nut while drilling) natural twine Method Step 1: Wash and dry the

Have you ever seen a Christmas wreath this gigantic? It’s actually made with a hula-hoop as the base! We covered our hoop in hessian and used gumtree leaf cuttings, but you can use any type of branches/flowers/leaves you wish to. Just remember to be respectful when foraging, it’s best to stick to your own back

Let your kids add their personal touch to the present-wrapping process this year by having them create wrapping paper. There are endless ways you could approach this task to create unique, nature-based wrapping paper (you could even recycle kids’ artworks from the year). Here are a few of our favourite methods: Spray Bottle Method Materials: Spray bottles, food