11. If cold winter days have the kids longing for a day at the beach, a touch of sand may do the trick. Sit on beach towels, wear funny foam sunglasses and make creative sand art such as sand art bottles or fun fish sand pendants.

12. With winter holidays close at hand, it’s a great time to get a jump on making gifts. Kids can create keepsake frames to give as personalized, original gifts. Display cherished pictures from summer vacations, back to school activities and holiday get-togethers in one-of-a-kind frames.

13. Have a beading party! Kids over the age of three can try to make necklaces, bracelets or beaded treasures for friends and loved ones or to keep for themselves. Add a new twist to bead art with themed beads like flower beads, alphabet beads, animal beads, dinosaur beads and more.

14. Strike up the band and let children decorate their own wooden maracas, train whistles, and/or tambourine. Who needs a football field to practice marching band formations? With these easy-to-tote instruments any room, hallway or yard will do.

15. Everyone loves personalized greeting cards. Kids can decorate their own cards for different holiday celebrations, or start from scratch using Colorations® Heavy Duty Construction Paper and other decorative materials like glitter, feathers, art foam and more. They can even design original envelopes to store or mail them.

16. All-season craft wreaths are a fun craft to do on a winter day. Decorate them for display during the fall or winter holiday seasons or make a themed wreath anytime just for fun!

17. Have a dog show with kids’ inventive breeds of furry friends. Imaginary dogs can be drawn, painted or kids can decorate their own stuffed puppy and then showcase them just like at a real dog show. Ribbons or medals can be awarded for all kinds of “tricks” or features like most colorful, longest tail, biggest smile, best imaginary bark, etc.

18. What better way to celebrate harvest and holiday feasts than with a festive table? Kids can decorate and personalize sturdy canvas placemats or make their own using Colorations® Heavy Duty Construction Paper and clear cover.

19. Why buy a calendar for the New Year when kids can make their own? Blank calendars are printed with the name of each month, can be used for any year and have plenty of space for decorating and personalizing.

20. Try turning shopping and holiday errands into a scavenger hunt with a small notebook and list of things to spot while out and about. Kids can write or draw their list of items in their notebook ahead of time. For each item spotted, kids can add a check off their list or mark it with a sticker in their book.