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Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day is the best day of the whole entire year. But it has to be the greenest. We can all do little things to make the world nicer.
Firstly, do NOT buy a brand new sweater! You can buy a secondhand Christmas jumper from our online shop, visit one of our charity shops across the country, or get crafty and upcycle an old sweater.
Make your own Christmas jumper. Just grab any old thing from the back of the cupboard and cover it with stickers, felt, tinsel, glitter, baubles, whatever. Yule look woolly wonderful!
Christmas jumpers are a perfect opportunity to upcycle as you can really make a jumper that stands out and shows your love for the festive season.
Jamie Baker / Save the Children
Stick cotton wool onto your old jumper and place it all around to create a snowy effect. Why not bunch up some cotton balls and add orange felt to create a snowman too?
Cut out a triangle out of green felt or card to make the tree top. Then cut out a smaller brown rectangle for the stump and stick it below the triangle. It's as easy as that! Or go the whole hog and hang some real baubles from your tree!
You can never have too much tinsel... or maybe you actually do have too much and need to use it up! Wrap a few pieces around a green jumper and stick it on with fabric glue. You can even stick on some coloured felt circles, cotton balls or pom-poms to make baubles for an ultra-festive jumper.
This is a really simple but effective design. Do you have a plain white jumper which is a little old and worn out? Add an orange triangle for a carrot nose and black spots or buttons for eyes and mouth and you have a cute and festive snowman jumper!
Tie a huge ribbon around your waist and turn yourself into a Christmas present! You can even stick some Christmas wrapping bows to the front of your jumper and add a little name tag. Why not finish off the look by wearing a little bow on your head?
You might be struggling with the crafty side of upcycling but a dab hand at drawing or art. Take a plain-coloured jumper and simply use fabric pens to write a festive message or draw festive art directly on to the jumper. This will be a jumper that’s personal to you - the essence of upcycling!
Christmas Jumper Day is the best day of the whole entire year, so it’s super-important that not one single person misses it. Let’s get every single person totally involved.
You could also order a donation bag to re-sell old jumpers at our charity shops - win win!
Got questions about your fundraising page or team text code? Email help@justgiving.com. Got questions about Christmas Jumper Day? Email christmasjumper@savethechildren.org.uk or call 0207 012 6400.
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