The Crayola product, gift card, information, and additional gift pack featured in this post have been provided by Crayola. All attempts at craftiness are my own!
Let me give a big old holiday shout out to the non-crafty mamas out there who are struggling to get through the crafting high season. I’m right there with you sisters, scissors in hands, glue in hair, and pipe cleaners wrapped around my finger, looking very VERY dazed and confused.
Crafting is seriously challenging for me. My mind just doesn’t work that way, folks! But I don’t want to assume that Darah feels exactly the same way (I know for a fact that she doesn’t) so I try to find the occasional crazy-easy crafting project for us to do together. I usually mess it up. She never minds. 🙂
So when Crayola reached out to me to see if I wanted to try out some of their products and come up with a holiday craft idea, I did two things.
1. I laughed for a really long time. It started out as a, “you must be kidding!” kind of laugh and then somehow devolved into a “run in the other direction because this lady is crazy” sort of laugh as I thought about all the great craft ideas I had swimming around in my head. And by “all” I actually mean NONE. I had NO IDEAS.
2. I said yes to the opportunity to get outside of my comfort zone, and get my craft on. With Crayola supplies on hand, it will at least be a little bit easier to come up with something cute, right?!
When the box of supplies arrived and I unpacked them, I happened to have a carton of Reynolds Pan Lining Paper on the table (it’s parchment paper on one side, foil on the other. It rocks in the kitchen, but that’s a different post…). I had a friend over at the time, and she started reading the packaging of the Crayola Slick Stix, and noted that they would color on foil.
And just like that, a craft idea was born in my head. It’s a Christmas miracle! I gathered my needed supplies to make some indoor sweet/outdoor pretty snowflakes!
So in truth, I totally forgot to use the glitter glue. But it would have been lovely, I’m sure!
Ok, now that the supplies are in hand, let’s rock this snowflake business!
Start by cutting a piece of pan lining paper, and then bringing up an edge like this to form a square.
Cut all that excess shiny stuff over on the right off. If you are ultra-awesome, use that to make another snowflake. I’m not that awesome, y’all.
Your cut product should look like this!
Now I’d say making a shiny square is great for a day’s work, but we aren’t quite finished! 🙂
Now it is time to break out your Crayola Slick Stix and color like crazy on the parchment paper side. The colors are vibrant and they will stick fairly quickly after being applied.
You can also color on the foil side of the paper, too. Below is just an example: we opted not to color that side and you’ll see why in a minute!
Once you have the parchment side decorated to your liking, it is time to turn it into a snowflake. First, this means a whole lot of folding!
Fold once:
Fold again:
And one more time:
Yeah, I know. It didn’t line up straight. I was actually having a lot of fun coloring and folding with Darah, and when I saw that the end result of the folding wasn’t perfect, I just didn’t care! It doesn’t really matter, so don’t stress out if yours looks crooked like mine.
Now, hold on to the internal corner of the snowflake. You don’t want to cut there, but feel free to cut pretty much everywhere else. Get wild and crazy. Here’s what I did!
Now slowly unfold your snowflake (careful! Sometimes the paper gets caught on itself!) and check out your colorful design!
So cool! Now for the reason why we didn’t color the aluminum foil side of the paper. I wanted to hang these in our window, and I wanted to be able to admire the art that my child did, and I also wanted to have something simple and bit less, shall we say, “colorful” on the outside. Here’s what it looks like to folks passing by!
So that’s why I’m calling these “inside sweet and outside pretty” snowflakes. And can I just say, OMG, I did a craft!
By the way, I made the stars to show you an even easier example of doing a craft like this. Just find a printable of a star and then trace it on your paper. Color, cut, then boom! Done!
Let’s celebrate my accomplishment, shall we?
Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is going to win a Crayola gift pack with the following items:
- Crayola Washable Markers
- Crayola Colored Pencils
- Crayola Glitter Glue
- Crayola Model Magic
- Crayola Slick Sticks
- $25 gift card to purchase additional Crayola items for your project
Good luck! Be sure to enter my other current giveaways, found on the sidebar of my page.
trixx says
I’d like to make a Christmas stocking out of Crayola Model Magic
AndreaH says
I’d love to try out the 3-D star ornaments.
Vikki Billings says
I also like the Christmas stocking made of Crayola Model Magic®!
Monja Blue says
I’d love to make the Crayola Glitter Glue Ornaments. They look pretty and easy, too!
Thanks for a chance to win this wonderful contest. Merry Christmas!
Jennifer R. says
I like the Crayola New Year Mobile.
Julie says
would love to make the silhouette garland
TheBargainBabe says
the new year mobile
Laurie Emerson says
I would like to try the Chanukah Menorah Centerpiece.
Lisa L says
The penguin craft is super cute!
wendy b says
I think that we would enjoy making the 3-d star ornaments….too cute.
Tanya White says
I like the snowman using Crayola Model Magic.
latanya says
Silhouette Garland
Claire says
I love the Crayola Model Magic gift tag idea. So cute! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
Lisa Garner says
I want to try the 3-D star ornaments
Holly Storm-Burge says
The penguins are so flippin’ adorable!!!!!!
shirley says
Like to make the Fun 3-D star ornaments.
Helen says
the holiday garland
Laura says
I really like the stocking made out of the crayola model magic
Darlene Owen says
I also like the craft Christmas stocking made of Crayola Model Magic®!
Dawn Monroe says
I like the holiday garland and New Years noise makers.
Jessica H. says
I love the Crayola Model Magic gift tag idea. So cute! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
Diana Hatch says
The Christmas popdown looks fun
Natalie says
The crayola keepsake ornament is cute
Diane Cooper says
My granddaughter is absolutely fascinated with penguins, so I would love to make the Antarctic Auditions : Penguin Craft with her.
ria clarke says
the snowman ornament using model magic
Jessica says
I like the 3D Star Ornaments.
Kimberly says
I like the crayon grade keepsake ornament. It’s cute and we have plenty of crayons around the house already to make it with.
Georgia Beckman says
I would like to make the 3D star ornaments with my grandchildren.
Ann Fantom says
I would like to make the ornaments using Crayola Model Magic:
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/554998354050998190/
Anonymous says
I would love to decorate our Christmas presents for family with my not quite 2 year old.
Cassidy says
The Silhouette garland
april yedinak says
I would love to try the Christmas Popdown.
Jennifer T. says
I’d like to make the 3-D Ornaments.
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Tawnya S says
I like the Gingerbread Magnet with Crayola Glitter Glue
jennifer horn says
I’d like to try the snowman ornaments out of the model magic.
Dianna Thomas says
I would love to try Dress up your doors with a beautiful Christmas stocking made of Crayola Model Magic®!–that clay looks like real fun to me
Colleen Maurina says
I love the Silhouette Garland. What a clever idea!
Melissa L. says
We would like to try the New Year’s noise makers. Would be a lot of fun. Thanks for the giveaway!
Shecki says
The crayon frame is adorable. 🙂
Sue Hull says
I just left the giveaway to go comment on a non-giveaway and when I came back I had to re-enter all my entries. I hope it doesn’t do it again. 🙁
Sue Hull says
Oh my gosh! I used to make these snowflakes when I was a kid and when my daughter was little. I totally forgot about them. I’m going to be making snowflakes with my nieces. I’d love the make a Christmas Stocking out of Crayola Model Magic, looks so fun! Thank you 🙂
Naomi says
Christmas stocking
Ashley N says
I like the Gingerbread Magnet! It looks so cute! And not too hard, as I am also craft-challenged!
MISSY MARIE says
Love the 3-D Star ornaments!!
Danielle Porter says
The 2013 Grade 2 Crayon Keepsake School Photo Ornament is super cute! I’d love to try that!
Pam H. says
I would like to make the Christmas Popdown.
Holly Mitkowski says
I like the grade school ornament!
Karen O says
I would like to make the Snowman out of Model Magic.
Gina Sandoval says
Love to try the 3D ornaments!
Kirby says
silhouette garland! I have lots of blank white wall to use up.
Dana says
The penguin one!
Donna L says
I like the New Year’s Resolution doorknob reminder!
Natasha says
The Penguin Craft looks really cute!
Kristie says
I like te Crayola School picture frame ornament.
Maria B says
Gingerbread magnet
Sunnie says
Id like to make the penguin craft.
Siawvay Teng says
Love Crayola Washable Markers. I believe my 3yo will enjoy drawing with it.
Viv says
This is pretty awesome. I think I could manage it with James! And talk about great Christmas ornaments too!
Janet W. says
I’d love to try to make the 2013 Grade 2 Crayon Keepsake School Photo Ornament and put my grandson’s photo in it!
Nancy says
From the ideas on their Pinterest page, I’d like to use Model magic to make a Snowman Ornament.
Julie says
Model Magic snowman
Geoff K says
The New Year Mobile looks really cool, so I’d love to try that craft!
susan says
I would like to try the 2013 Grade 2 Crayon Keepsake School Photo Ornament. I think we could make something similar.
Jody Sisson says
I would like to make the Holiday PoP Down