Winter Lights at Night

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Why

What fun it is to see how people decorate for holidays! Kids construct their own miniature scenes with twinkling lights and candles in windows.

Steps

  1. 1. Cover your work area with newspaper. Paint the inside of a recycled box to resemble night with Crayola® Washable Kid's Paint and Paint Brushes. Dry.
  2. 2. On black construction paper draw a house, church, or apartment building with Crayola Metallic Colored Pencils. Add lights, candles, and other seasonal decorations with Crayola Gel Markers. Cut out your building with Crayola Scissors. Using Crayola School Glue, attach it to the box. Dry.
  3. 3. Glue black construction paper in front of the building to resemble a street or road. Use a white marker to give the appearance of snow.
  4. 4. Draw and cut out trees and holiday ornaments. Cover them with marker dots to resemble sparkling snow and winter lights. Glue them to the front of the building.

When & Where

"Each child made a house, apartment, church, or store. Their mini-town really showed the holiday spirit!"
- Angel N., after-school program director.

"We made a beautiful holiday display in our family room. It even included our town square!"
- Margo D., home-school parent of ages 6, 7, and 9.

Interesting Info

A German, Martin Luther, was perhaps the first person to bring a tree indoors and decorate it with candles. It is believed that he wanted to show his children what stars looked like at night in the forest. This custom grew and now people light their Christmas trees, stores, and homes with thousands of electric lights.

Safety Guidelines

Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.

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