Two cute Christmas crafts to make with your kids

If you have time off during the holiday season, make the most of it by making one—or both!—of these cute crafts with your family.

1. Appreciation garland
Show your family how much you care about them by hanging an appreciation garland where everybody can see it.

Here’s how to do it: write something you love about each family member on note cards. Attach them to a string of red and white bakers twine with clothespins, along with other seasonal decorations.

If you’re hosting this year, you can give your guests blank note cards so they can write their own notes of appreciation.

2. DIY snow globe
If you have small plastic tree ornaments that have lost their hooks, and some empty clear glass jars, use them to make snow globes.

Here’s how to do it: using waterproof superglue, adhere the ornament to the lid of the jar, and allow it to dry completely. Fill the jar with water, a couple of drops of glycerin—which can be found in most drugstores—and as much glitter as you’d like. Close the jar tightly, turn it upside down and give it a shake.

You can use any plastic object in a snow globe; if the kids have figurines they want to use, feel free to incorporate them.

Be sure to mark the date on your finished crafts. They’re almost certain to become family keepsakes that you’ll want to put on display at Christmas or keep as momentos for years to come.