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KIDS HOLIDAY FEATURE
SURPRISE ORNAMENT
Here is a Christmas ornament
like no other, which is inspired by
the infamous Christmas cracker.
The ornament will have a special
hidden surprise inside. Assist your
child in making one for another
family member, allowing for
pre-Christmas excitement and
guessing what special gifts are
hiding inside. Nobody will be
able to find out until Christmas
when they can remove them
from the tree and unravel them.
RECOMMENDED AGES:
From 8 years
(supervision required)
LEARNING ABILITY:
• Boosts creativity
• Assists with critical thinking
• Builds communication and
language skills
• Relaxation and mindfulness
• Making memories that will last
for a lifetime
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MATERIALS:
• Small toys
• Crepe paper streamers
• Gift paper
• Ribbon
• Wire or thread
• Sticky tape
• Scissors
LET’S GET STARTED…
Begin with the largest toy you’d
like to hide and begin wrapping
one end of the streamer around
it. Continue wrapping the
streamer around the toy, pulling
and twisting it tightly around its
shape. Wrap it in many different
directions and continue to
ensure it is securely covered. If
some parts of the toy are oddly
shaped or stick out, wind the
streamers in such a way that it
builds up around those areas
and creates a more rounded
shape. Once you are happy with
the shape and toys inside your
surprise Christmas ornament,
you can use the streamer to
hold cotton thread or wire,
which can be used to hang the
ornament on the tree. Once
you’re done, you can hold the
end of the streamer in place
with sticky tape. Take a larger
piece of gift paper and surround
your ball. Tie the ribbon at the
end and cut the excess paper
off the tip, and you’re done.
Hang it on the Christmas tree
and enjoy the excitement and
guessing in the household.