Have you started watching Christmas films yet? We’ve watched a few of our favourites, they are a great way to wind down with the kids at the weekend. They are both so excited about the end of term (although I have another few weeks of work!). We all enjoy The Polar Express and todays craft is inspired by the film, which tells the story of a young boy who, on Christmas Eve, sees a mysterious train bound for the North Pole stop outside his window and is invited aboard by its conductor. The boy joins several other children as they embark on a journey to visit Santa Claus preparing for Christmas.

The boy awakens on Christmas morning to find a present containing a bell given to him by Santa which he thought he had lost, along with a note from Santa. He and his younger sister can hear the bell, but his parents can’t, as they no longer believe. In old age, the bell still rings for him, as it does “for all who truly believe”.

Cricut The Polar Express Bell decor materials:

Cricut Machine
Cricut Blue Cutting Mat
Cricut Weeding Tool
Cricut Scraper Tool
12×12 sheet gold oracal 651 vinyl
12×12 sheet transfer tape
1 wood square
White matte paint
Chalk nautical blue paint
paint brush
plastic paint drop sheet
The bell still rings for me SVG file or The bell still rings for me PNG file

How to make a Cricut The Polar Express Bell decor

Lay out plastic drop sheet. Paint the outer rim and the back of the wood box with the blue paint and set aside to dry. Paint the inside of the box with the white paint and let dry.

Open Cricut Design Space. Upload the svg to Cricut Design Space. Set to the size of your wood box.

Place the gold vinyl onto the blue cutting mat. Cut the design on the vinyl setting.

Carefully remove your vinyl and weed.

Use Cricut Transfer Tape and place it over the weeded design. Scrape with scraper tool. Peel back the design making sure it all sticks to the Cricut Transfer Tape.

Place the design into the box. Press down and scrape with scraper tool. Peel the backing slowly away, making sure the design sticks to the inside of the box.