A World Full of Christmas Crafts: 24 ways to celebrate the festive season

By Author / Illustrator

Joy Laforme, Helen Mortimer

Genre

Seasonal

Age range(s)

Publisher

Frances Lincoln Children's Books

ISBN

9780711293502

Format

Hardback

Published

10-10-2024

Synopsis

Craft around the world this Christmas and find out how children from different cultures celebrate the festive season.

Christmas is celebrated in so many different ways around the world. This sparkling, illustrated treasury of 24 festive activities and recipes inspired by different countries keeps kids busy in the count down to Christmas, by encouraging them to create their own treats, decorations and more!

Children and adults alike will delight in the wide range of activities to choose from. Whether it's baking or making, there's something for everyone:
- Paper woven hearts originating from Denmark
- Mini lanterns from the Philippines
- Paper pine trees from Japan
- Gingerbread reindeer cookies from the US
- Maracas to shake from Trinidad and Tobago

Each craft features a little description about the tradition or celebration it's inspired by, how it may have started and the country it originated from. With simple step-by-step illustrated instructions, each activity is easy to follow for children and adults to do alone or together. It also includes stunning double-page illustrations that capture the widespread joy and magic of Christmas. Learn how Christmas is celebrated across the world and get excited for this time of the year!

Crafts/recipes from Denmark, Australia, Syria, Germany, Greece, Sweden, Peru, Philippines, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Finland, South Korea, Ukraine, United States, Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, Japan, Italy, France and Ethiopia.

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Reviews

Sue

Christmas seems to arrive earlier and earlier each year- or perhaps I’m just getting older! As children eagerly anticipate its arrival, having enjoyable and interesting things to do which keep little people engaged and content is an excellent idea. A World Full of Christmas Crafts offers just this - a wonderful selection of easy to complete activities, linked to the festive season!

Starting with a note about the origins of Christmas, the book then offers information about 24 - one for each day of December until Christmas Eve - festive customs from around the world, with an engaging activity for each. Clear instructions are given for each and, where needed, templates are included at the end of the book. Children can make a heart-shaped paper basket, inspired by the first 'julehjerte' made by Hans Christian Andersen, or a hot chocolate kit to celebrate the Peruvian tradition of the 'chocolotada', for example.

A wonderful range of customs is included, allowing children not only the opportunity to learn about places and traditions across the globe, but also the chance to make, cook and play in the run up to Christmas Day. This lovely book is sure to become an annual favourite!

68 pages / Reviewed by Sue Wilsher, teacher