Paper Shape Gift Tags

crayola supplies

Erasable Colored Pencils
Art Smock
Twistables® Slick Stix™ Crayons
Crayola Cutter
Construction Paper

household supplies

recycled newspaper
hole punch
paper towels
Hallmark ribbon

Why

Get together for a fun family activity! Make easy, colorful gift tags to decorate your holiday packages.

Steps

1. See this idea demonstrated on Crayola CreaTiVe Workshop! Cover your craft area with newspaper. Wear a smock. Use your imagination or trace cookie cutters on paper with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils. Cut out the shapes with the Crayola Cutter. Children 3 years and younger can tear their shapes.
2. Outline each shape with Crayola Twistables® Slick Stix™ Crayons, marking all around the edge with thick, bright color. Holding the edges down with your fingers, use a bit of paper towel to brush color toward the center of the shape.
3. Write TO and FROM messages on each tag. Punch a hole and add ribbon. You’re ready to wrap up your holiday packages.

When & Where

"What I liked best about this project is that our 3-year-old tore out the shapes and brushed the color while our 7-year-old twins took turns with the Cutter. These tags are more than a craft--they are a fun memory of time together. "
- Kristin B., mother of ages 3 and 7.

"We used these as decorations! We displayed one tag in each pane of our living room windows. They looked so colorful. "
- Tamara J., mother of ages 11, 9, and 6.

Interesting Info

Kennedy Space Center in Florida has granted official runway access in its shuttle-landing facility for Santa Claus and his reindeer on Christmas Eve. This agreement with the North Pole has been in effect since the 1970s.

Safety Guidelines

String-Like Materials—Includes string, raffia, lacing, yarn, ribbon, and other similar material. Children 3 years and younger should not be given any string-like material that is longer than 12 inches. Close adult supervision is essential whenever children use string-like material. When crafts are to be worn around the necks of children 8 years and younger, attach the ends of the “string-like material” with clear adhesive tape, which allows easy release of the bond if the craft becomes entangled or caught on equipment. For children older than 8 years, the ends of the “string-like material” may be tied and knotted.