Looking for a fun distraction for your little ones while they wait for Santa to arrive? Make some Christmas and Winter Flextangles! It’s a Christmas craft, a colouring project and a cool form of entertainment all in one.
“What is a Flextangle?”, you ask? A flextangle is a fun and fascinating homemade paper toy. It’s colourful and rather addictive to play with, and very easy to make!
If your kids love making folded paper crafts, they’ll love this project.
My friend Manja over at Hattifant has made a series of 5 Christmas and Winter Flextangles, and she’s been kind enough to give the one below to me so that I can share it with you!
You can see it in action here:
Just click the following link to download the free printable. Then, you can colour, fold, glue, and play, play, play!
>>DOWNLOAD THE FREE PRINTABLE HERE<<
For detailed instructions on how fold and glue your flextangle, visit the step-by-step photo tutorial and video over at Hattifant!
We have teamed up with some amazing craft sites this Christmas season to share the love and our flextangles with the world.
You’ll find their flextangles here:
Christmas Flextangles by Hattifant
Winter Magic Flextangles by Red Ted Art
More Holiday Flextangles by Crafty Morning
Woodland Animals Flextangles by Easy Peasy and Fun
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!
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Jackie is a mom, wife, home daycare provider, and the creative spirit behind Happy Hooligans. She specializes in kids’ crafts and activities, easy recipes, and parenting. She began blogging in 2011, and today, Happy Hooligans inspires more than 2 million parents, caregivers and Early Years Professionals all over the globe.
Emily
Wow! Great idea! I want to watch how kids are playing with them forever!