Here We Go A-Caroling Craft

Make some snazzy holiday songbooks!

Submitted by
Kayla Chong

Nothing like the sound of Christmas carols to get you into the festive spirit ... especially when they're belted out by your own little elves. Put your Bing Crosby Christmas CD aside: These simple-to-make Christmas songbook crafts will get them in the mood to sing. And sing. And sing.

A blank miniature scrapbook or notebook:
Pick one up at your local craft, mass merchant or office supply store.
Printouts of Christmas lyrics:
Find and print most of your favorites at Caroling Corner.
Embellishments:
Stickers, ribbons, bows, pom-poms, glitter, paint, wrapping paper, scrap paper, markers, felt, lace, scrapbooking supplies, fabric
Markers:
If you can't find the whole box, a red one and a green one will do.
Rubber cement
White glue
Scissors
Garbage bags:
To protect your table (or kitchen floor) from the glittery mess that's sure to come.

Cut open the garbage bags and spread them out to shield Santa's workshop. Nothing like glitter glue on the holiday linens to put a damper on your jolly mood.
Trim the edges of the lyrics printouts to fit your book. Using rubber cement, help your kid carefully glue them into the book pages.
Have your little elves add their own Christmas cheer to each page. While they're working, why not treat yourself to a little Christmas cheer of your own. Eggnog, anyone?
Once the pages are covered in green and red merriment, it's time to start on the cover. Dump those decorating supplies on the table and let your kids take over from there.
Start caroling! Start a serenade when your partner comes home from work. Light the Christmas tree and have a sing-along in your living room. Even better, bundle the kids up in hats and mittens and give old-fashioned caroling a shot. Imagine the shock on your neighbor's faces when they see rosy-cheeked carolers on their stoop.