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Paper, pencils and things you have at home. Make decorations, cards and small Christmas creations together.

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Sail a paper boat between two Christmas harbours

Draw a paper sea with four stopping places. Take turns choosing the next stop with an arrow and moving a flat boat card.

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A paper Christmas ornament with its own hanging tab

Cut one broad tab as part of a paper ornament, bend it behind the picture and glue its end down. Try the loop size before gluing, then check the light decoration after the glue has set.

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Make a paper Christmas stocking with room for one drawing

Cut two matching paper shapes, join the sides and leave the top open. Test the pocket with a small drawing before decorating it.

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Make paper corners for one Christmas picture

Use four small paper triangles to hold a drawing or spare print on a page. Test the fit before fixing all four corners.

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Make a paper-cup forest for a Christmas story

Turn three clean paper cups upside down, add simple tree marks and leave a path between them. Check that your little forest can stand and pack away again.

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Make a folded-paper holly corner for a Christmas card

Fold and cut two green leaves, then arrange them with three red paper circles in one corner. Try the layout before gluing so the Christmas message still has room.

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One paper window, two Christmas views

Make a broad paper window frame and place two different drawings behind it in turn. The views can be entirely imagined: a Christmas house by day, then the same house at night.

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Cut one simple paper snowflake from a folded square

Start with two folds and a few shallow cuts. Open the paper slowly to see the repeated pattern before making another.

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Try the paper around a small box before cutting

Use one empty rectangular box for a Christmas wrapping trial. Check the paper around the sides and at both ends, then mark a cutting line while there is still room to adjust.

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Make a paper Christmas lantern that stays unlit

Fold, cut and join one sheet into a small lantern-shaped decoration. Leave the rims whole and test the shape before adding a pattern.

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Put four Christmas-card actions in an order that works

Make four picture cards about preparing and giving a Christmas greeting. Put them in a workable order, then see which steps can swap places and which need something finished first.

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Make a Christmas house with cardboard rubbings

Try a broad crayon rubbing over corrugated cardboard, then use the patterned paper for a house. Test the texture first and arrange the roof before gluing.

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