…what is a good web site for easy to make home made christmas ornaments??? I need some that arent hard and dont require alot of money
would like some fun things to do with my 5 year old son..christmas is gonna be hard this year..running low on cash..but still wanna make it fun for my son.

Paper mache. Try taking small balloons like the water ones you can get. Blow them up just a bit so there like the size of an ornament and tie it.
Then mix flour and water together in a bowl to make the mache.
Rip up newspaper into long lengthwise strips.
Take a newspaper strip and dip it into the mache and lay it down around the balloon.Keep putting strips on until the balloon is coverd at least once, maybe even twice making it all as smooth as possible.Leave the tip where you tied up the balloon out so that you can tie a loop of fishing line like string or whatever you have that will work to hang it on the tree later.
Let them dry fully.
When there dry the newspaper all around should feel hardend.
Then have fun painting them or even taking nice fabrics of your choice that you can wrap around tightly and glue/sew, etc.
Thats it.
Also try making other things with the paper mache. Like snowmen (3 balloons on top of eachother) or just see what else you can use to shape different things.Be creative and have fun.
Im sure you guys will be just fine this christmas.Remember its what you make of it and the spirit that you feel and portray.
Dont forget to see if theres any holiday events in your city that is free to the public.

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