News Years Crafts for Kids

2008 Calendar of Scriptures - Just print out the pages below color them, and assemble them.

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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Comments about this craft from subscribers:

I used the calendar for a class project. Since I have preschoolers the picture was a little hard for them to color but it still worked out well. The kids placed birthday stickers on the birthdays of each class member and after the calendar was completed they took it home. I really like mine too! Helps me keep up with their birthdays. Pat Vines
My 4-6th graders loved the Scripture Calendar. In fact, we have one hanging in the classroom, as well as the ones the kids took home. This was a great craft idea for starting off the new year. Sandy Wilson

The kids had a great time coloring them and putting them together. They each decided to include there own birthdays on the calendars (to make it a bit more personal). They also got to decorate them anyway they wanted to. Some fancy and some just plain. It was there calendar that they could do whatever they wanted with it. Afterwards we made a cover for our calendars. I really enjoy homemade calendars and I was so glad to see I wasn't the only one. Even my youngest daughter begged me to make her very own just for her room. At first I thought of letting them do a page a month but decided to have htem do them all at once and make it into a book. We had great fun making them. I put two holes on top of the page and they tied a string on them to keep them together. They turned out great. Each one created just for them. Love Always, Jeanie

I work with children from ages 2 to 5 th Grade. I have used several of the crafts in all of my classes. One project that we have used several times now was the Lion and Lamb 2003 Poster and the 2003 Calendar of Scripture and Wise Sayings. I took a 12 x 18 sheet of construction paper and stapled the calendars on the right side of the paper and then I made the numbers smaller and the Lion and the Lamb and glued them on the left side beside the calendar. In my second grade class we had the children write down everyones birthday on their own calendar. The children have really loved the crafts that I have gotten from your web site and they are so so so much better then what they write in books. Thank you to you and your daughter for all the hard work you have done. This has been the best money I have sent. Thank You Peggy

Thank you for the 2005 Scripture Calendar.  I used it for my Sunday School class the first Sunday of 2005.  The kids loved having their own calendar.  I gave each of them the foam cutouts of different religious shapes, seasonal shapes, etc. to decorate each month’s page.  We went through the entire year and filled in each classmates birthday as well as other important events at our church.  That was a craft that they can enjoy all year long.  I love your page!  It is great! Melissa, New Liberty

Folded Desk Calendar Craft

This craft can be used any time of the year and would make great Christmas gifts. The Bible verse, "In thy name shall they rejoice all the day" is printed at the bottom of the calendar stand.

What you will need: Card stock (Heavy Paper), scissors, and colored pencils or highlighter markers.

What to do:

1. Print out calendar pages that about 2 1/2" square and cut them apart. (A pattern for the calendar pages is available to members.)

2. Cut card stock 4 1/4" wide by 10" and fold it into a triangle shape as shown in the picture. (A pattern is available to members.) Glue the triangle shape together.

3. Draw pictures to glue to the top of the calendar or use stickers, or use pictures from other sources.

4. Glue the calander pages to the triangle shape.

Celebrate the New Year with Fun Crafts - Make this cute New Years baby. All you need is paper and pretty confetti.

What you will need: Card stock (heavy paper), crayons, colored pencils, or markers, clear drying glue, and confetti. You can buy confetti at party shops for less than $2.00.

What to do:

1. Print out the picture on to card stock and write the new year date on the balloon. (Printing Problems?)

2. Color the picture.

3. Spread a clear drying glue in the areas you want confetti. Sprinkle confetti over the glue. Place the bigger pieces of confetti to make it looked spread out evenly over the picture. Put more on the bottom of the picture so that it looks like it has fallen to the floor.

Lion and Lamb New Years Poster - The lion and the lamb lying down next to each in this poster represent the wish for peace in the coming year.

What you will need: Poster board, card stock, crayons, or markers and scissors.

What to do:

1.Draw the numbers for the current year onto cardstock making each number as big as one piece of card stock. Outline them with a black marker and color the inside. Cut them out and glue them on a piece of posterboard.

2. Draw a picture of a lamb and a lion lying next to each, color them, and cut them out. Glue them onto the tops of the numbers.

A pattern for this craft available to members of Danielle's Place. Click here to print out the numbers, lamb, and lion patterns.

New Years Party Hats - These hats can be used as a craft at your New Years Party or you can print the pattern out smaller and use them on your table as place setting. Just print the name of each person who attends your party on the back of the hat.

What you will need: Bright colors of card stock, New Years confetti, glue or tape, glitter paints, and scissors.

What to do:

1. Roll your paper into a cone shape. Cut off the extras paper at the bottom of the cone shape to make it rounded. Use your first hat as a pattern to cut out more hats from different colors of paper.

2. Cut out pretty shapes to glue onto the top of the hats or use ribbon and other decorative objects.

3. Glue the hats together and then glue on sequins or use glitter paint to decorate them.

New Years Piñata Craft

What you will need: Large brown grocery bag, silver spray paint or other shiny paint, gold and silver ribbon, string, markers, tape, and things to put in the pinata.

What to do:

1. Paint or spray paint a large grocery bag with gold or silver paint.  Let it dry.
2. Print out he Happy New Year! pattern, cut it out, and color it.

1. Glue the pattern onto the front of the bag. 
2. Tape gold and silver ribbon to the bottom of the bag so that it hangs down. 
3. Fill the bag with goodies.
4. Tie the top of the bag closed. Punch a hole in the top and tie a string to the bag through the hole so that the piñata can be hung up.