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Description

In Tanzania, many families and communities make Christmas decorations using recycled and reused materials. Children can create their own festive decoration, such as a snowman or Father Christmas, using bottles, paper, fabric scraps, buttons, and other items that might otherwise be thrown away. This activity encourages creativity, sustainability, and learning about Christmas traditions from around the world.

Resources

Empty plastic bottles (washed and dried)
Paper or card
Buttons
Fabric scraps or old clothes
Glue or sticky tape
Scissors
Paint, crayons, or felt-tip pens
Any other recycled craft materials available

Instructions

1. Introduce Tanzania's tradition of creating decorations from recycled materials.
2. Show examples or describe a recycled snowman or Father Christmas decoration.
3. Give each child a plastic bottle and access to recycled craft materials.
4. Encourage them to design and decorate their own festive character or Christmas decoration.
5. Use paper, fabric, buttons, paint, and other materials to add features and details.
6. Allow time for the decorations to dry if glue or paint is used.
7. Display the completed decorations together as a festive group display or take home.

Tags

• christmas
• craft activity
• recycling craft
• Tanzania
• Traditional Craft
• world cultures

Badge Links

• Creative - Construction
• Creative - Craft
• Creative - Imagination
• World - Foreign activity