Making your own outside Christmas
decorations can be a fantastic way to get your home in the Christmas spirit
without having to spend a lot of money. Luckily, many outside Christmas
decorations can be made with everyday items found around the house. Many of
these projects are also safe enough to do with kids.
One of the most basic outside Christmas decorations is the snowman. This decoration can be a lot of fun and it’s absolutely free to make. After a heavy snowfall, gather the kids and make a family of snow people in your front yard. Dress the snow family in outgrown Christmas clothing from last year. Next, find cardboard that’s durable and about one foot tall by two feet wide. Fold the cardboard in half so that you can decorate the outside to resemble song books. Position the snow family’s arms so that it appears they’re holding the playbooks. You’ll now have a semi-permanent group of Christmas carolers on your front lawn. Grouping the snow people close together in a shady spot will help them last longer if the temperature rises. You may still need to reshape your sculptures every few days, however.
Next, gather up all of the old boxes that you have lying around the house. These can be reused and turned into a couple of different outside Christmas decorations. One of the easiest decorations to make is fake presents. To create faux presents that will sit on a covered porch, just wrap a few boxes of different sizes in regular wrapping paper.
Use a large appliance-size box to create a gingerbread house. Start by spray painting the box any color of your choosing. When using paint, pick either a waterproof version of spray a sealant over the entire project once it’s done. Take the two open flaps of the box and place them at an angle to each other to form a roof. Remove the cardboard flaps from the bottom of the box. This will help the box to stand up straighter.
Next, start working on candy decorations. Use your imagination to come up with a design for your house. Simple ideas are painting paper plates to look like a peppermint candy or using plastic drinking cups for gumdrops. Keep the candy decorations large so that they can be viewed from the street. Fine details will not be noticeable. Remember to put Christmas lights on the house as a final step.
One of the most basic outside Christmas decorations is the snowman. This decoration can be a lot of fun and it’s absolutely free to make. After a heavy snowfall, gather the kids and make a family of snow people in your front yard. Dress the snow family in outgrown Christmas clothing from last year. Next, find cardboard that’s durable and about one foot tall by two feet wide. Fold the cardboard in half so that you can decorate the outside to resemble song books. Position the snow family’s arms so that it appears they’re holding the playbooks. You’ll now have a semi-permanent group of Christmas carolers on your front lawn. Grouping the snow people close together in a shady spot will help them last longer if the temperature rises. You may still need to reshape your sculptures every few days, however.
Next, gather up all of the old boxes that you have lying around the house. These can be reused and turned into a couple of different outside Christmas decorations. One of the easiest decorations to make is fake presents. To create faux presents that will sit on a covered porch, just wrap a few boxes of different sizes in regular wrapping paper.
Use a large appliance-size box to create a gingerbread house. Start by spray painting the box any color of your choosing. When using paint, pick either a waterproof version of spray a sealant over the entire project once it’s done. Take the two open flaps of the box and place them at an angle to each other to form a roof. Remove the cardboard flaps from the bottom of the box. This will help the box to stand up straighter.
Next, start working on candy decorations. Use your imagination to come up with a design for your house. Simple ideas are painting paper plates to look like a peppermint candy or using plastic drinking cups for gumdrops. Keep the candy decorations large so that they can be viewed from the street. Fine details will not be noticeable. Remember to put Christmas lights on the house as a final step.
Finally, tie the whole outside Christmas decorations display together with an outdoor Christmas tree. Use a tree that is already in your front yard, or use an old artificial tree. Artificial trees that do not look good enough for indoor use (and close-up family Christmas photos) are usually good for outdoor use for a season or two.
Decorations for the tree should be large enough to be seen from the street and waterproof. Plastic and painted metal are best. Think carefully about decorating with edible items like popcorn garland. While many people have visions of a storybook picture with colorful birds coming to eat the popcorn, the truth is that leaving out food will most likely attract stray pets. Use outdoor lights as a final touch.
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