Pioneer Christmas Crafts for Kids

Learn how to make these fun checkerboard Christmas construction paper placemats.

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6 Fast Rules For Making Bread

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Strips of old fabric and a modern-day styrofoam ball make these pioneer Christmas crafts for kids a little easier than they were in the olden days!

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The easiest DIY pioneer Christmas craft you'll see! Just bundle three or four cinnamon sticks in fabric strips and fill a bowl for a fragrant and pretty rustic Christmas centerpiece.

How easy is this? All you need is a ball of twine, a pair of scissors, and some scrap fabric.

Save that brown paper from your Amazon packages! Trace a simple pattern, fold it over a few times, cut out the shape, and then just unfold it

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