Helen Mortimer 
A World Full of Christmas Crafts [PDF ebook] 
24 ways to celebrate the festive season

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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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Table of Content


DENMARK: A heart with a fairy-tale beginning

AUSTRALIA: Elf on duty

SYRIA: December Pancake Day

GERMANY: Christmas windows

GREECE: Oh, Christmas boat!

SWEDEN: Lighting up the darkness

PERU: Did someone say chocolate?

PHILIPPINES: Let it glow

CANADA: Festive place names

SPAIN: Stable scenes

MEXICO: A Christmas journey

FINLAND: Citrus and spice and all things nice!

NEW ZELAND: Blooming Christmas

PORTUGAL: Festive fritters

SOUTH KOREA: Grandpa Santa

UKRAINE: The legend of the Christmas spider

UNITED STATES: Santa track and trace

POLAND: Starry, starry night

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Let’s play some parang

UNITED KINGDOM: Walking in a winter wonderland

JAPAN: New Year’s pine

ITALY: La Befana

FRANCE: A cake fit for a king

ETHIOPIA: Win or lose, celebrate Genna

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About the author

Helen Mortimer grew up in Hertfordshire and as a child she loved the preparations for Christmas, especially searching local hedgerows for holly and ivy to make into a wreath and decorating the tree on Christmas Eve while listening to carols. Helen now lives in Oxfordshire where she works as a children’s books editor and has also had some of her own titles published including The Winter Wish (Harper Collins) and Omar, the Bees and Me (Owlet Press).

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 48 ● ISBN 9780711294431 ● File size 23.8 MB ● Age 17-9 years ● Publisher Frances Lincoln Children’s Books ● Country GB ● Published 2024 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 9466339 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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