Fun Christmas Crafts to Make and Bake E-Book

Catherine Woram

• Herausgeber: Ryland Peters & Small
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

Christmas is the perfect time for kids to get creative - so let them craft and bake their way to the most magical of Christmases. Catherine Woram's craft projects put busy little hands to work on perfect gifts to give, as well as great ideas for wrapping them and greetings cards to make. Kids can deck the halls with colourful garlands and make a stocking to hang up for Santa! Annie Rigg's tasty Christmas treats - from Marshmallow Snowmen to Coconut Ice - are perfect for giving as gifts, if they last that long! Irresistible edible decorations include snowflake cookies to hang on the tree and an adorable gingerbread house, while party foods will help get the festivities underway. Including over 60 exciting festive projects, which are suitable for children from ages 3 up to 11, this is the perfect guide to introducing kids to a world of exciting homemade Christmas crafts. Catherine Woram studied fashion at St Martins School of Art in London, followed by a masters in fashion at the Royal College of Art. She writes for many publications, including the Telegraph magazine, Ideal Home and Prima. Annie Rigg is an experienced freelance food stylist and writer. She has worked on numerous books and best-selling magazines, such as Sainsbury's Magazine, Olive, Delicious, Country Living and Good Food Magazine. She has worked with a number of top chefs, and used to cook for world-famous singers and bands on tour, including Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd and The Rolling Stones.

Leseprobe

fun

Christmas crafts

to make and bake

over 60 festive projects to make with your kids

Annie Rigg & Catherine Woram

photography by Lisa Linder and Polly Wreford

Senior designers Toni Kay and Megan Smith

Editors Annabel Morgan and Céline Hughes

Location research Jess Walton

Picture research Emily Westlake

Production Gary Hayes

Art director Leslie Harrington

Editorial director Julia Charles

Stylists Catherine Woram and Annie Rigg

Prop stylist Liz Belton

Indexer Hilary Bird

First published in 2012 by Ryland Peters and Small

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London, WC1R 4BW

and

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Text © Annie Rigg, Catherine Woram and Ryland Peters & Small 2012

Design and photographs © Ryland Peters & Small 2012

eISBN 978-1-84975-402-6

ISBN: 978-1-84597-273-2

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, apart from the templates on pages 154–155, for personal use only.

A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library.

US Library of Congress Cataloging-in-publication data has been applied for.

Printed and bound in China

Contents

introduction

Fun to Make!

decorations

pom pom tree decorations * cinnamon sticks * paper snowflakes * orange tree decorations * mini tree * paper lanterns * snow globes * christmas stocking * angel tree topper * paperchains * clay decorations * hanging felt stars * christmas crackers * twiggy wreath * candle centrepiece * orange pomanders

cards & wrapping

3-D christmas cards * potato print wrapping paper * stamped gift tags * découpaged tin * beaded decorations * felt motif cards * stencilled gift bag

Fun to Bake!

basic recipes

little treats & gifts

toffee apples * chocolate brownie squares * swedish saffron buns * lebkuchen * peppermint creams * ricciarelli * marshmallow snowmen * coconut ice * cranberry streusel muffins * chocolate truffles * cranberry & pear relish * iced christmas tree cookies * shortbread * cinnamon sticky buns * pecan, toffee & chocolate squares * meringue snowflakes * apple & cranberry pies

edible decorations

advent numbered cookies * popcorn garlands * popcorn marshmallow clusters * candy trees * frosted fruit * snowflake cookies

christmas baking

mini baked alaskas * bûche de noël * pain d’épices * gingerbread house * pumpkin pie * easy fruit cake * frosty the snowman

party food

scotch pancakes with smoked salmon * sausage rolls * cheesy grissini * French toast * cheese & ham scones * bagel chips * savoury dips * pesto palmiers * spiced nuts * cheese straws * christmas drinks

templates

sources

index

credits

introduction

Christmas is the perfect time for kids to get creative. When the weather gets chilly and the mood gets festive, the projects in this book are a brilliant way to keep little hands busy getting ready for the holiday season. Whether making decorations for the tree, cards to give to friends and family, or treats for a Christmas party, there is something to interest any child, and the wide variety of fun projects will appeal to younger children as well as experienced crafters and bakers right up to the age of 10 and beyond.

Fun to Make! includes many of the traditional crafting techniques – from sewing a gorgeous shaker-style stocking to using paper-cutting techniques to make decorative snowflakes and lanterns. Kids can have fun modelling and painting clay tree decorations, or using potato printing to create fun wrapping paper and cards. Let your kids go wild exploring their creativity and adding their own personal embellishments to the finished items!

Fun to Bake! will show you that Christmas is also the perfect time to get kids interested in food and cooking. Steeped in tradition and distinctive flavours, there is nothing quite like cooking up a bûche de Noël or a gingerbread house. Simple treats such as peppermint creams or coconut ice are perfect for younger children to make, and, packaged prettily in homemade gift boxes and bags, make great gifts, too. Recipes for baked treats are ideal for older children and include an easy fruitcake and iced Christmas tree cookies they can decorate using all manner of festive sprinkles and edible sparkles.

This year, make your family Christmas a homemade one with these enjoyable, creative projects that are sure to have grown-ups rolling up their sleeves and joining in the fun, too!

You will need:

paper • pencil • cardboard • scissors • assorted balls of wool • 3-D fabric pen in red • approx 10cm/4in gingham ribbon per bauble

wind the wool    Trace the disc template on page 154 onto paper and cut it out. Place it on a piece of cardboard and draw round it. Repeat. Cut out the two discs. Cut a length of wool about 2m/2yd long and wind into a small ball that will fit through the hole in the discs. Start to wind wool around the discs, binding them together. When the ball of wool is finished, tie the end to the beginning of a new one. Continue to wind wool round the discs until they are completely covered.

cut around the outside    When the winding process is complete, hold the pompom discs securely and cut around the edges of the wool using scissors. The wool will fall away from the disc and look like fringing at this point. It is important that the two discs are firmly held together.

secure the wool    Cut two lengths of wool about 20cm/8in long and thread between the two cardboard discs. Pull them together tightly and knot tightly. The loose ends of this wool will form the hanging loop for the decoration, so tie another knot about 8cm/3in from the first knot and neatly trim the ends.

finish off    Gently pull the cardboard discs away from the pompom. If it proves difficult, just cut them off. Trim any excess bits of wool, and fluff the pompom to give it a nice round shape. Use a 3-D fabric pen to draw tiny dots on the pompom and finish with a length of red gingham ribbon tied in a bow around the hanging loop.

robin tree decoration

Make a small pompom in brown wool for the head. Now wind brown wool around one half of two larger pompom discs and red wool around the other half. Snip around the edges of the disc and secure the pompom with a length of wool. Use the wool ends to tie the two pompoms together to form a robin. Add a triangle of red felt for his beak and bend brown pipe cleaners into shape for his feet.

father christmas

Make one large pompom from red wool for the body. To make the head, wind red wool around one half of two smaller pompom discs and white wool around the other half. Snip around the edges of the disc and secure the pompom with a length of wool. Use the wool ends to tie the two pompoms together to form a cuddly Father Christmas figure. Add a hat formed from a quarter-circle of red felt, and a black felt belt. Use a black 3-D fabric pen to draw on his eyes and buttons.

little tips

Remember: the more wool you manage to wind around the discs, the fatter your pompom will be.

For a really plump pompom, try winding the wool around the discs twice.

You will need (for each decoration):

five cinnamon sticks • scissors • 40cm/16in red gingham ribbon (7mm/⅜in wide) • 5cm/2in thin wire • small gold bell

bundle cinnamon together    Cut a 20cm/8in length of gingham ribbon. Lay it flat on a table and place the five cinnamon sticks on top. Wind the ribbon around the sticks once and pull the ends of the ribbon tight.

arrange ribbon on sticks    Take the remaining piece of ribbon and lay it on top of the cinnamon sticks, running in the same direction as them, so that the ribbon forms the shape of a cross.

make hanging loop    Bring the two ends of the first piece of ribbon up from beneath the cinnamon sticks, and knot them on top of the sticks. Now make another knot approx 5cm/2in further up the ribbon. This will form a loop to hang the decoration from.

finish off    Tie the ends of the second piece of ribbon into a neat bow. Now thread the jingle bell onto the piece of wire, and push the wire through the knot of the bow. Twist the ends of the wire together to secure the bell in place, and trim the wire ends to finish.

You will need:

square pieces of paper • pencil • scissors

fold paper    Take a square piece of paper. Fold it in half diagonally to form a triangle. Then fold in half again and then into quarters. You should now have a small folded triangle shape.

draw on design    Using the pencil, draw triangular or scalloped shapes on the folded edges of the paper. You can draw curved shapes on the top edges of the paper (furthest from the centre of the paper), too. Experiment with different shapes, so that all your snowflakes are slightly different.

cut out    Using scissors, carefully cut along the lines you have drawn on the paper. The more shapes you cut out, the more decorative and delicate the finished snowflake will be.

pull open    Gently unfold the paper and carefully press it flat to reveal the snowflake’s design. You can cut snowflakes from any piece of paper, but good sizes are a 20cm/8in square for a large snowflake and a 10cm/4in square for a small one.

You will need:

fresh oranges • sharp knife • dish towel • paper towels • baking sheet • wooden skewer • 15cm/6in gingham ribbon (10mm/½in wide) for each hanging loop

slice the oranges    Ask an adult to cut the orange slices approximately 5mm/¼in wide. Lay the slices on the dish towel and blot them with paper towels to remove any excess moisture. This will speed up the drying process.