Clarenville kids get crafty with ugly Christmas sweaters

It's not hard to find an ugly Christmas sweater on store shelves this year.

But the kids at the YouthTube Centre in Clarenvilledon't need to buy off the rack they have creativity.

Supplied with felt, pompoms, scissorsand lots of hot glue, the kids got their hands messythis season to maketheir own ugly Christmas sweaters.

RoxannaGreen,executive directorfor the YouthTube centre, along with her co-worker Hilary Knee, provided sweaters and lots of ideas for the girls to decorate.

"They are asked to wear the ugly Christmas sweaters in school, so I thought maybe we can help them to do that,"said Green.

Handle with care

Natalie McGrath,11,took an old black-and-white pullover and turned it into Christmas morning scene, with a cotton-ball snowman, a felt tree and pipe-cleanercandy canes.

She plans to wear her sweater at Christmas parties this year. As for washing the latest addition to her seasonal wardrobe, McGrath saidthat's much harder to figure out.

"That I don't know. Just make sure mom don't wash the thing," said McGrath.

Risky crafting

This isn't the first time nine-year-old TeganKuehl hasdecorated her own wardrobe.

For her ugly Christmas sweater, Kuehlreimagined buttons as snowflakes to create a snowman scene on her red-and-black checkeredpullover.

But being crafty isn't without risks.

"I'm very messy with hot glue,"said Kuel.