Kids' crafts for New Year's eve

Looking to ring in 2013 with some fun for your family? We have some fun and easy kids' crafts ideas to help bring in the new year with a bang.

Resolution Magnet
Make this New Year's resolution magnet carft for kids they can stick with all year long. Hang it on the refrigerator so that your kids are reminded of it daily.

What you'll need:

• White and light blue construction paper
• Crayons
• Black fine tip marker
• White craft glue or glue stick
• Scissors
• Magnet strip
• Laminating paper (optional)

How to make it:

• Cut a sheet of white construction paper in half.
• Across the top write “I RESOLVE” with a crayon of your choice.
• Use a fine tip black marker to outline your crayon.
• Choose your resolution and use the fine tip black marker to write it below the title (i.e. “to keep my room clean”)
• Use crayons to draw a colorful picture depicting your resolution below the words.
• Trim the white construction paper so that all sides of your artwork are even.
• Glue your artwork to a piece of light blue construction paper. Trim the blue paper to create a nice border frame for your art.
• If you choose to laminate, do it now, before adding the magnet.
• Glue a magnet strip (or use self-stick magnet strip) to the back of your resolution art and hang on the refrigerator.

Happy New Year Garland
New Year's is a spectacular holiday that deserves a glittery greeting! Kids can help make this pretty garland to display it in your home to welcome New Year.

What you'll need:

• Felt in various colors
• Scissors
• Felt glue
• Sequins
• Glitter glue
• 2- 48" (each) long pieces of white yarn

How to make it:

• Cut felt into 8" x 2.5" rectangles. You will need a total of eleven rectangles.
• Lay one of the pieces of yarn on the work surface. Find the center of the yarn and mark with a pencil.
• Fold a piece of felt lengthwise, sandwiching it over the center of the piece of yarn. Use a generous amount of felt glue to secure the felt closed. 
• Move about 1" to the left of that felt piece, and repeat step 3 above. For the next one, move 1" to the right of the first felt rectangle. Repeat again on the left and right. The object is to have the center felt in the middle of the yarn.
• Repeat the process above for the second piece of yarn, this time your fourth piece of felt should be in the center of the yarn. This will represent the letter "Y" in YEAR. Be sure to leave an extra couple of inches to the left of "Y" so that the word "NEW" appears as a separate word.
• Once all your felt pieces are in place, use glitter glue to write the letters on the felt.
• Gently press sequins into the glitter glue, covering the entire letter.
• Allow everything to dry for several hours before hanging.

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