Winter Window Decorations: Craft Templates for Winter and Christmas with Instructions

This craft activity shows step by step how to make winter window pictures from black cardstock and tissue paper. The children can trace a design and decorate it with torn pieces of tissue paper. Designs are available for Christmas and winter window pictures, from Christmas trees and reindeer to snowflakes.

What is included in the material

• Craft activity sheet with spaces for name and date, a materials list, and all the steps with photos
• Step-by-step slides showing each step individually with a large photo
• Templates for all designs as stencils for tracing
• Examples of finished window pictures

Tips for using the material

• Crafting step by step: The slides for the individual steps can be shown one after another so that the class can follow each step in the photos.
• Instructions at their desks: The activity sheet with all the steps can be handed out to the children so they can refer to it themselves while crafting.

These skills are promoted

• Fine motor skills when tracing the stencil and tearing the tissue paper
• Handling scissors and glue sticks when working with the stencil and pieces of paper
• Following instructions by completing the crafting steps in order

Organizational notes

To complete the craft activity, the children will need the template, black cardstock, tissue paper, a pencil or pen, a glue stick, and scissors.

Window pictures from the same series are also available for summer, for spring and Easter, and with Easter eggs.