Winter Lights at Night

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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

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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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Paint Brushes
  • Metallic Colored Pencils
  • Gel Markers
  • Washable Kid's Paint
  • No-Run School Glue
  • Blunt-Tip Scissors
  • Construction Paper
household supplies
  • recycled newspaper
  • construction paper (black)
  • recycled boxes
  • paper towels
  • container(s) of water

Where & When

"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.