Using a ruler and pencil, freehand sketch a skyline for your Christmas village ... fold the cardboard against the ruler to achieve a straight fold. Create your tree template for some wintry ...

There are two ways to go about creating your freestanding village. The first is to simply sketch the design out onto cardboard, creating the outline for the skyline of your building roofs.

Download the free Christmas craft template below to start making your cardboard village. Enlarge the patterns onto white paper and cut out, then trace patterns onto chipboard and cut out.