Make foil decorations from mince pie cases

Making decorations from mince pie cases is a fantastic way of turning waste into something useful and beautiful.

Make your own advent calendar

This advent calendar made with little envelopes is perfect for stuffing. It’s really simple to make and the envelopes look really lovely decorated with a little bit of greenery and other winter treasures.

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Make your own evergreen wreath

An evergreen wreath makes a lovely natural winter decoration and its easier than you might think to make your own!

Dried orange peel stars

These festive orange peel stars are so easy to make and they look great strung up on a Christmas tree, tied onto gifts, added to a wreath or even just scattered across your Christmas dining table.

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Make clay nature print Christmas decorations

These decorations are made from air dry clay and decorated with leaf prints. They are really easy and fun for young people to make and look so lovely hanging from a tree!

Dried orange slice and star anise garland

This sliced orange and star anise garland looks beautiful hanging from a fireplace, or in a window where the sunlight will shine through the orange slices.

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Make nature printed Christmas cards

These Christmas tree cards, made using items from nature to print and paint with, are really simple to make and great for making a lot of!

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Make your own festive nature print wrapping paper

Making your own wrapping paper is a great way to add an extra personal touch to your gifts at Christmas and it’s a really fun festive art activity to do with young people as well!

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Roasting foraged chestnuts

Sweet chestnuts are such an autumn treat and delicious when roasted and dipped in melted butter and salt. They taste sweet and slightly nutty and are really nutritious. If you’re lucky enough to have a sweet chestnut tree nearby, then you can forage your own which is such a fun thing to do with children.

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Make a pinecone wreath

A pinecone wreath makes a great decoration, either hanging on your door or as a centerpiece on your table.

Make a giant 3D Paper snowflake

These 3D snowflakes look really impressive hanging from a ceiling but are so simple to make! They look great made from plain white paper but you could also try using patterned paper or making different sizes and they look wonderful hanging in a group.

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Make window stars

A colourful window star makes a beautiful winter decoration with the warm, low winter light shining through it. Read our blog for step by step instructions on how to make one

Felt ball pinecone decorations

Pinecones decorated with felt balls make lovely decorations at this time of year. And if you celebrate Christmas in your house they look great as miniature Christmas trees – or as decorations hung up on a real tree.