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Christmas Decorations - Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Disney's Olaf's Frozen Adventure
If you've never seen it, I suggest you check it out. Its free on Disney+ or you could buy it on Amazon Prime Video. It is a short with a run time of about 20 minutes and premiered in 2017. The story follows Olaf as he goes on an adventure to find holiday traditions for Elsa and Anna. It is super adorable and definitely radiates the holiday spirit.
The mission
Since I made all those decorations for The Nightmare Before Christmas, my daughter wanted me to make some for Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. I did not want to spend a lot of time or money on this since it is the holiday season and time and money are already being spent elsewhere. I decided to keep the decor to the entryway, so it was a smaller space to work with. I also tried to pick out the most recognizable pieces that I could make on my own.
Arendelle is set in Norway, so the decor in this movie has a lot of Nordic inspiration. There are carved wooden ornaments and candles on the trees.
There were a number of wooden ornaments online at Michael's and Amazon, but I decided to keep the costs down and forgo the ornaments. Instead, I just focused on the candles. I ordered these clip-on battery powered candles that work with a remote control. They have different settings for the flames (flicker, flash, and steady).
The colors!
My daughter loves this cute moment with Olaf and these candy canes. I love the wreaths as they're very Arendelle and the colors are more in keeping with the movie than with traditional Christmas colors.
To make these candy canes, I ordered plain white candy canes made out of Styrofoam. They had a little glitter on them as well. Then I just colored them with some Sharpies that I had, trying to pick colors that came close to the ones in the short. These already had tiny hooks on the tops so I could easily hang them on the railing. I would have preferred ones without glitter, though, as it made the coloring difficult and not as smooth.
This wreath took the most time to complete. The twig wreath came from Amazon. Using white paint, I painted the tips to resemble the wreath in the short. I then ordered some red berry twigs and stuck those in. I cut some of the berries from the twig and just glue gunned them in random spots. To make the leaves, I drew and cut out a template for the large leaf and the small leaf. Then I cut the leaves out of white cardstock. I mixed some paint colors and painted the leaves. Once the paint dried, I used a fine point Sharpie to draw on some leaf details. Next, I laid them out in the pattern like the short, and then I glued them all together. Finally, I glued them to the wreath.
The Kransekake
The Kransekake is a traditional Norwegian ring cake often eaten on special occasions. This one was huge because Olaf was hiding inside it. The cake also has the flag or Arendelle all over it.
My Kransekake...and the table cloth
It took a while for me to figure out how to make this cake. Of course, my first instinct is to just bake one. But I needed to make something that could last for a few weeks on this table. So, I chose to use stockings and stuffing. I used nude opaque tights (so you can't see the stuffing inside). I cut one leg off and sewed it to the waist, making one long snake-like object. Once properly stuffed, I coiled it and stitched it to be a ring. I then repeated the steps making the rings consecutively smaller as I went up the cake. Once all rings were secured into place, I used white cording and stitched it on to resemble the icing. Then, I make little flags using white card stock and sharpies (I LOVE Sharpies). Then I taped them to toothpicks and stuck them in the "cake."
To make the tablecloth, I ordered a plain white tablecloth which I had to fold in half to fit on the tiny table. Then, I used fabric markers (not Sharpies – but I’m sure I could’ve!). Then I drew on the designs to match.
The Fruitcake
In the short, the one tradition that makes it through Olaf's adventure is the Christmas Fruitcake.
While a real fruitcake probably would have lasted on the table for weeks, I wanted to make something that wasn't edible. I had some white foam blocks laying around, so I trimmed it with a knife to resemble a loaf cake. Then, I painted it with brown paint. To finish it off, I used yellow, green, and red paint to make the "fruit" pieces in the cake.
Finishing Touch
To finish it off, I wrapped some empty boxes in paper that resembles the paper they used in the short. It had graphic designs in bright colors. It definitely adds some color and a nice touch to the whole scene. My daughter was very pleased with her Olaf's Frozen Adventure decor idea!