Christmas Gnome Craft



Are you looking for a simple holiday craft to decorate your classroom or hallway with? I absolutely love this Christmas Gnome Craft! It is very simple to put together, and the prep is very minimal. The finished project looks adorable, and can be customized according to what each student wants!





Step 1

Print and cut out the pieces! The students choose what shape of a body they would like. They then cut out the template pieces for the body, nose, legs, and beard. They trace the hat template on the design of scrapbook paper of their choice (this is provided by you). They then cut it out. Once the pieces are cut, they are ready to put their Gnome together. 



Step 2

We used a blue background for our Gnome, but you can choose what color works for your class.
We laid out all of our pieces to make sure they fit like we wanted them to before we pulled out those glue sticks.



Step 3

Once we knew what we wanted our gnome to look like, we glued on the legs, body, beard, hat, and nose.



The finished Gnome was simply adorable!







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Christmas Gift Ideas and Tags for the Classroom (Want, Need, Wear, Read)




I have a sweet friend who is very crafty! She created these Christmas tags with the sayings: Something You Want, Something You Need, Something to Wear, and Something to Read.
I thought that these would be perfect for the classroom during the holiday season. Each student could get 4 simple gifts labeled with these adorable tags. You can get these printable tags in her TPT store and print as many as you would like. They come in 3 sizes, and can be used year after year!




SOMETHING YOU WANT
Kids love play-doh!  Play-doh would be a perfect "Something You Want!" You could also give your students stickers or candy.


 SOMETHING YOU NEED
We all know that students, especially young students, cannot have enough pencils or glue sticks! How about giving the students a new pencil or a new glue stick. Have them place them in their desk, and when everyone returns from Winter break they will be good to go!







SOMETHING TO WEAR
You can get mittens or gloves pretty inexpensively during winter, and they would make a perfect "Something to Wear" gift. The students could leave these in their desks to wear at recess, or they could be sent home. You choose!





SOMETHING TO READ
Books are a perfect gift for students, no matter what their age. Scholastic is a great place to find inexpensive books. I love their dollar books! Make sure that you write a quick message in the cover. These will be treasured for years to come!








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