Day 5 at Beccy's Place - E is for Elf

I'm playing along with the

Ninth Annual Month Of Holiday Cards

at

Beccy's Place

I'm not colouring at the moment but I am working on Christmas craft projects for creative little hands around our neighbourhood ... the endless months of Covid-19 lockdowns has brought our community much closer and I look forward to sharing more crafty adventures with them over the coming weekends and school holidays now that restrictions have eased.

Beccy's prompt for Day 5 is the letter "E"

(Beccy's post with "E" inspiration words and

adorable Elf card to inspire is HERE)

My "E" kids Christmas activity kit is for Elf ornament.

This cutie starts out as a jumbo craft stick.

Paint the top end green (approximately 1/5th the length of the stick = 3cm) to go under his hat and the lower end green (approximately 3/5ths the length of the stick = 9cm) for his body, leaving approximately 1/5th the length of the stick (3cm) unpainted for his face.

Make a hat by winding a green pipe cleaner around the top of the stick.  Adjust the hat to a point and glue on a red pom pom to the end.  Add googly eyes and draw on a smiling mouth with a paint pen.  Make a belt by gluing a yellow ribbon around the middle of the stick and glue on a button/sequin/pom pom for the buckle.  Make a loop from ribbon/string/twine and glue to the back of the ornament so that it can be hung on the Christmas Tree.

   

What do you think?

Does he look like he's been a little bit naughty?

*** INGREDIENTS ***

jumbo craft stick

paint - green

paintbrush

pipe cleaner - green - for hat

googly eyes

pom pom - red - for the hat

yellow ribbon - for belt

red button - for belt

cord / twine / ribbon - for loop hanger

glue dot or glue or glue gun - to secure eyes, pom pom, belt & button

black paint pen - to draw on smile

*** REFERENCE ***

This project was inspired by the "Craft Stick Elf Ornament"

post on "The Resourceful Mama" blog HERE