Holiday Crafts & Ideas Blog

Construction paper is one of the best inventions ever, and very under-rated. Think back to all your school-day holiday crafts, and construction paper, I’m sure, played a huge part. If you need a quick craft idea to keep the kids busy before Sunday dinner, you can make construction paper nests for Easter eggs, some paper chains in pastel colours to decorate doorways and mantels, or some fun paper lanterns to hang over the table. Choose yellow, orange, purple and pink sheets of construction paper, and fold them in half. Cut equal strips, starting in from the folded side, all the way across. Unfold the paper and form into a tube, with the folded strips now standing vertically. Glue edges in place and top with some pretty gingham or polka-dotted ribbon. Add a strip over the top to create a handle. They’re so light you can hang them from a string or some fishing wire right over your table! Instant Easter decoration, and you’ve just kept your kids occupied for at least half an hour.

P.S. I went for Dufflet’s special Easter vanilla layer cake!

Tags: construction paper, decorations, lanterns