santa's elves

Christmas is the perfect time to make something, and nothing is as special as a homemade gift. So start a little workshop at your house, invite a few friends over, or set it up for the little ones and get crafty! Make Santa proud!

INSPIRATION

Craft Party
Each week we will be featuring Christmas craft projects that you can do by yourself, with friends and even your kids! Turn it into a party and not only will the kids be entertained for hours on end, but you can put a dent into your Christmas gift shopping list.

INVITATION

Calling all Elves
To get crafting with our cool cards from Maileg.

INTRODUCTION

Elves Inside
Your guests are going to be hard at work making Christmas crafts, so let them feel the part by donning on or fabric Maileg Pixie hats.

DECORATION

Bright Bunting
What do you think Santa's little Workshop looks like inside? We decided that it would be every colour of the rainbow! And the fabric pennant from Maileg gets the message across brightly. Or do something similar with some ribbon and coloured paper.

TABLE

Craft a Wreath
For a fun table, wall or door decoration, make a wreath in a craft inspired theme. Take a simple wreath of faux pine fir and add all sorts of goodies with pretty ribbons: scissors, ruler, cotton reels, felt shapes, pom poms, pipe cleaners etc.

Craft Corner
For the tablecloth lay down a Christmas themed oilcloth, this is especially great for crafting on as can be wiped down with a damp cloth. In the centre pile the table high with all the supplies one needs to make some of your chosen crafting projects:

Suggested Crafting Supplies:
Glue
Coloured paper
Scissors
Pencils
Pom poms
Pipe cleaners
Coloured Felt
Ribbons

Crafty Cones
For a fun table setting place craft items in our funky fabric coronets, and sneak in a few sweets as a surprise. Another good idea is to use to hold cutlery at a dinner table place setting.

MENU

Craft your own Cupcake
As everyone is in the "making" mood, bake a batch of cupcakes, that everyone can decorate with coloured icing and Christmas sprinkles, candy and sugar decorations. For a simple cupcake recipe see our Good News Letter Issue 2 - Pink Cupcake.

FUN AND GAMES

Get Crafty
There are countless craft projects for the festive season, as part of this party; we feature one of our favourites for gift giving. But be sure to read our In Good Hands article every week in Good NewsLetter, as we will feature more craft projects for Christmas decorations, cards, wrapping and more gifts.

FAVOURS

Put on a Show
How about some of our MAILEG fabric finger puppets!