Reduce, reuse, recycle and be creative this Christmas!

It's fun to make your own Christmas Crafts with recycled materials!

Have a pile of old Christmas cards around? Try making little mini puppets with them. Have your kids (or help your kids if they are little) cut out their favourite pictures from old cards - Santa, reindeer, animals, snowmen, etc. Spread glue on a popsicle stick and glue the picture on. Voila! A little puppet. Make up stories together using the characters. Good creative fun and a great lesson in recycling.

Another recycling idea: take the lid from a cottage cheese or yogurt container. Use a hammer and nail to poke a hole through it so you can hang it. Take an old photo of your child that you don't mind cutting. You will want a photo that has your child's face small enough to sit it the middle of the lid. Cut the photo to the shape of the lid and have your child glue it in. Then take cotton balls and glue them around the photo. Dribble glue on the cotton and sprinkle glitter on it. Voila, you have an ornament you will always treasure.

Holiday crafts are always fun and children treasure the things they made themselves the most! We'd love to hear your favourite recycled craft ideas - please feel free to leave a comment!