An easy, inexpensive and fun stocking stuffer that my grandchildren have enjoyed. Crack walnuts in half, clean out the nut meat and save the shells (in an empty egg carton to keep the matching sides together. You can fill them with change, small jewelry, miniature animals, I.O.U. notes (for a batch of cookies, or help with homework, etc.) Then glue the halves back together, paint them if you like and a Christmas stocking is filled with inexpensive, fun surprises.
By Sandra from Yakima, WA
Does anyone know how to make Christmas mice using walnut shells? Thanks.
By sheila from Nova Scotia, Canada
The ones I remember as a kid were more like like one:
www.kidsturncentral.com/
www.imagitek.com/
crafts.kaboose.com/
or this one but without the hat:
crafts.kaboose.com/
Here is a variation....sleeping mouse in a nutshell:
www.allfreecrafts.com/
www.pbase.com/
www.flickr.com/
www.ehow.com/
I made these for yrs. A walnut was the body. Using black acrylic paint and the end of the paintbrush dab black paint for the eyes. Using the fibers of a paint brush for the whiskers. Cut a triangle of red or green felt and sew th edges together.
I take a half shell hot glue 2 eyes on, cut 2 ears out of felt your color, a half of a rubber band for the tail, a tiny pompom for the nose. You can either put fun foam on the bottom than add a magnet or you can do everything except the fun foam & magnet. Take a yellow sponge and cut it diagonally (like a triangle) than glue mice on & a magnet on the side. Now you have a wedge of cheese with a mouse.
An easy traditional Christmas ornament. Take a walnut shell, add a loop of ribbon or other cord (to hang it) and glue the 2 halves around the cord.
