Fork Painted Fireplace – Christmas Craft Idea For Kids

Get a HEAD START on those Christmas projects by checking out our latest {and greatest!} Fork Painted Christmas Fireplace paper craft tutorial! It’s another first seen here idea for Glued To My Crafts and we are so excited to be hitting publish on it today!

It’s the perfect excuse to get messy with the kids AND make an awesome piece to show off on the fridge ALL month long.

In this post, I’ve included a printable template, so all you need to do is print the file, grab some orange craft paint and have children use a plastic fork as their paint brush, to complete the Christmas fireplace craft within minutes. It’s so simple, you have NO excuse NOT to do it!

So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and access the freebie file below & get to work on creating a one-of-a kind Fork Painted Christmas Fireplace pieces today.

Happy crafting this upcoming holiday season, my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your child’s fork painted and popsicle stick fireplace crafts with us on our Facebook page. I can’t wait to see them! #gluedtomycrafts

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Christmas Fireplace Craft Supplies:

* Free Christmas Fireplace Template Printable {GRAB IT ON BOX.COM}
* White Cardstock Paper {one sheet per fireplace craft}
* Color Printer
* Orange Craft Paint {I like using Tulip Puffy Paint – affiliate link on Amazon}
* Plastic Fork
* Small Paper Plate
* Baby Wipes
* Yellow/Orange Loose Craft Glitter
* Jumbo Popsicle Sticks {two per fireplace craft}
* Brown Craft Paint
* Small Paint Brush
* School Glue

Directions:

* First print out the Christmas Fireplace printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You need one print per Christmas craft.
* Next grab your orange craft paint, the fork and the small paper plate.
* Squirt some craft paint on the paper plate.
* Go ahead and rub the plastic fork in the orange paint.
* Next, using the plastic fork, make several “flames” inside the fireplace design on your cardstock paper. Add as much or as little as you like. Just keep dipping the plastic fork in the paint and then on the paper.
* When done with the above step, go ahead and shake on some loose craft glitter on top of the wet paint on the paper.
* Set aside the paper piece for now.
* Now grab your two jumbo popsicle sticks and the brown craft paint.
* Go ahead and paint one side of each popsicle stick completely brown. These are now your fireplace logs.
* To finish off the paper fireplace craft, glue the two painted sticks {in an “X” shape} inside the fireplace design.
* Add any other embellishments you see fit.
* Then allow your piece to dry completely before you display it proudly!

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Fork Painted Fireplace - Christmas Kid Craft

Print This Tutorial

Just print, grab some paint & use a plastic fork as your paint brush, to complete the fork painted fireplace craft within minutes.

Supplies:

• Free Christmas Fireplace Template Printable {GRAB IT ON BOX.COM}
• White Cardstock Paper {one sheet per fireplace craft}
• Color Printer
• Orange Craft Paint
• Plastic Fork
• Small Paper Plate
• Baby Wipes
• Yellow/Orange Loose Craft Glitter
• Jumbo Popsicle Sticks {two per fireplace craft}
• Brown Craft Paint
• Small Paint Brush
• School Glue

Instructions:

• First print out the Christmas Fireplace printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You need one print per Christmas craft.
• Next grab your orange craft paint, the fork and the small paper plate.
• Squirt some craft paint on the paper plate.
• Go ahead and rub the plastic fork in the orange paint.
• Next, using the plastic fork, make several "flames" inside the fireplace design on your cardstock paper. Add as much or as little as you like. Just keep dipping the plastic fork in the paint and then on the paper.
• When done with the above step, go ahead and shake on some loose craft glitter on top of the wet paint on the paper.
• Set aside the paper piece for now.
• Now grab your two jumbo popsicle sticks and the brown craft paint.
• Go ahead and paint one side of each popsicle stick completely brown. These are now your fireplace logs.
• To finish off the paper fireplace craft, glue the two painted sticks {in an "X" shape} inside the fireplace design.
• Add any other embellishments you see fit.
• Then allow your piece to dry completely before you display it proudly!

If you are looking for even MORE holiday themed kid craft ideas, be sure to check out these fun posts listed below.

And “if” you decide to make today’s fork painted fireplace craft idea, please share a picture on our Facebook page for us to see. We love seeing our inspiration come to life and can’t wait to give you a virtual high five from a far! #gluedtomycrafts

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