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DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
 Elf Paper Craft

The large paper craft makes a very nice wall hanging decoration for Christmas time.  It also makes a nice centerpiece for a classroom bulletin board with children's Christmas poems or artwork hung around it.  

You can attach the arms and legs with brass tacks instead of glue if you want them to be movable.   

Materials:

bulleta printer, 
bulleta piece of paper
bulletsome crayons, paint, markers or pencil crayons, 
bulletscissors, and
bulletglue.

  
Instructions:

bulletPrint out the template of choice.  
bulletThere is a choice between a large Elf (3 templates) or a small Elf (1 template).  I prefer the large version, but it takes more paper and ink.
    
bulletColor (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces. 
    
bulletTo glue together:
bulletGlue the fringe to the bottom of the body
bulletGlue the legs under the fringe
bulletGlue the candy-cane under one of the hands.
bulletGlue the arms  so the shoulders line up with the top of the body piece
bulletGlue the pointy collar under the chin
bulletGlue the hat onto the head
bulletGlue the head on the body
  

Templates:

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
    
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).  

Small Template:    (color)   or   (B&W)

OR

Large Template (takes three pages):   

Body               (color)   or   (B&W)

Head/Arms    (color)   or   (B&W)

Legs/Hat        (color)   or   (B&W)

 

 

Printable Version of these instructions