Santa Night Crafts

Our annual Santa Night event at the library took place earlier this week and was a great success. The general format was the same as last year's event, but we had two new craft projects for the kids to try:

Clothspin Rudolph


Glue two clothespins (the solid kind, not the kind with springs) together using wood or Tacky glue. Glue on two small googly eyes and a red puff ball to make Rudolph's face. Voila! This project makes a great ornament as Rudolph's legs fit nicely over the branches of your Christmas tree.

Pipe Cleaner Candy Canes


We cut our pipe cleaners in half to make smaller 3-inch projects, but you can also make larger candy canes with whole pipe cleaners. Twist a red and white pipe cleaner together. When twisting your pipe cleaners together, try your best to twist them evenly so that your candy cane looks neat. Curve the twisted pipe cleaners into a candy cane shape. Tie a length of skinny, fancy ribbon around the stem to make it festive. We also threded our ribbons with a small bell for extra pizzaz. Hang on your Christmas tree, or get creative with other holiday decorating ideas.

Just like last year, we also had lots of coloring sheets available for an easy art project. One little girl even gave one of her finished pictures to Santa to take home to his workshop!