Holiday Disney Crafts!

Since Christmas decorations are a huge part of my life, perhaps I can change them up this year with some homemade Disney ones! On this cool Disney site there are various different Christmas crafts you can do that include making Dory wreaths, Star-Wars ornaments, Stitch tree toppers, and Kermit the Frog cards. If you scroll through maybe you can find something that you could do either with your family or for your family. They seem like easy and fun tasks that you could do with your friends before you go home for holiday break!

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