Help! Easy craft projects needed for 2 DSs

[childrenknowyourlimits]

With the snow showing no signs of disappearing & school shut probably until at least Tues, I am need of some ideas of what to do with 2 DSs. Once the sledging fun is over, I need something to keep them occupied. They are aged 4 & 6. Have checked out the Rudolph idea on another thread which looks great. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated!

[Eddas]

I made salt dough decorations with dd(6) and ds(3) today. DD's are quite good actually but ds just made a huge blob

Tomorrow we're going to decorate them

I also have paper chains to make and got dd to draw christmassy pictures for decorations for the house. I may also make snowflakes tomorrow

These might not all end up being used as decorations but it's keeping them busy

[childrenknowyourlimits]

Thanks for those ideas. Keeping their little mischievious fingers busy is the name of the game!

[lisacol]

Depending on your craft supplies (or ability to get to hobbycraft):

• all chrimbo decorations good - making "stained glass windows" from black paper cut out, and colouring in greaseproof paper, cutting out paper snowflakes
  
• christmas hama beads - can make christmas tree decorations
  
• christmas cards for their friends
  
• the same christmas stuff but as presents for adoring relatives to clutter up their house with (a tree decoration to granny will prob come out for years)
  
• letter to santa, and santa place mat for his mincepie etc.
  
• a (very crafty) friend of mine, cut out lots of 4 inch stockings from material, sewed them on her machine then got her 3 and 6 year old to stuff them then they strung up like bunting
  
• non christmasy but good fall back is just lots of coloured pipecleaners so they can make shapes etc (and no mess which is good)
  
• general cooking stuff - pasta/rice pictures/ making faces out of fruit
  

hope this helps on the inspiration