Christmas Crafts For Kids

By JoannaOctober 29, 20244min read

‘Tis the season to get crafty! Oh what fun it is to craft! Oh the weather outside is frightful, but crafting is so delightful! Alright, alright, I’m done (maybe). But I just LOVE Christmas! And I love getting my kids excited for the best holiday ever, too! It’s truly the most wonderful time of the year (okay last one! maybe…) and what better way to spend time with your kiddos than making some Christmas themed crafts for the holiday! I’ve put together a list of my favorite crafts to help you get in the spirit, decorate your home, or make some heartwarming gifts. Follow along to find some of the best Christmas crafts for kids!

Handprint Christmas Wreath

Christmas wreath made out of light green and dark green handprint cut outs. There is a small red bow attached to the bottom of the wreath along with three clusters of three red berries glued around it. — photo credit: thebestideasforkids.com

Starting out strong with an easy but adorable wreath made out of handprint cut outs! Find the tutorial here.

Reindeer Headband

Here’s a fun Christmas craft kids will love long after craft time is over! Use the provided free printable and some craft paper to make this easy and inexpensive reindeer headband. Find the tutorial here.

Elf Hat Printable

red and green paper elf hat with elf ears attached to the sides. — photo credit: kidscraftroom.com

Here is another fun activity the kids can wear afterwards! Find the free printable and tutorial here.

Paper Plate Christmas Tree

paper plate painted green and rolled into a cone. Different colored pom poms are glued to it like ornaments. — photo credit: creativefamilyfun.net

Make and decorate your own Christmas trees using paper plates and pom poms! Find the tutorial here.

Fingerprint Christmas Tree Ornaments

two christmas tree shaped salt dough ornaments with different colored fingerprints on them. A black line is drawn on it connecting the fingerprints to make them look like a string of lights. The year 2018 is written at the bottom of the ornament. — photo credit: muminthemadhouse.com

Commemorate the year using their little fingerprints to decorate these salt dough ornament. Find the tutorial here.

Pipe Cleaner Candy Canes

red and white pipe cleaners twisted together and curved at the top to be shaped as candy canes. Candy canes are shown in front of a Christmas tree. — photo credit: houseofhawthornes.com

Make a bunch of candy canes to decorate your tree with, or to put all around the house! Find the tutorial here.

Snowman Door Decoration

a white door with black circle cut out of paper to make eyes, smile, and buttons of a snowman on the door. Orange paper triangle makes the nose and there is a red and white striped scarf made out of paper. — phot credit: thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com

Decorate your door and turn it into a cute snowman! If you don’t have a white door, you can get a cheap disposable white tablecloth, or cover your door with white paper. Find the tutorial here.

Paper Plate Santa

simple santa face and hat colored on a paper plate. cotton balls are used to make his beard and the fur on his hat. — photo credit: artycraftykids.com

Make your own Santa out of paper plates, paint and cotton balls! Find the tutorial here.

Christmas Angel Ornaments

angel ornaments made out of paper folded accordion style, painted with watercolor paints, a wooden bead as the head, and twine at the top to hang on a tree. — photo credit: oceanchildcrafts.com

Make these Christmas angels to hang on your tree using paper and water color paint. These are easy to make and absolutely beautiful! Find the tutorial here.

Pine Cone Christmas Trees

Pine cone painted green and stood up on its stem. Little Pom poms are glued all over it to look like ornaments, and a yellow felt start is attached to the top. — Photo credit: madetobeamomma.com

If you live in an area where you have a bunch of pine cones laying around the yard, this is a great craft! Find the tutorial here.

DIY Crystal Snowflakes

Three jars with a crystal snowflake inside each one. The two on the end are clear, while the one in the middle has blue dye in it. — Photo credit: adventuresofadiymom.com

These crystal snowflakes not only make a great decoration, this is a great science experiment to wow everyone! Fine the tutorial here.

Watercolor Snowflakes

7 different shaped snowflakes cut out of coffee filters and painted with blue, pink and purple watercolors — Photo credit: onelittleproject.com

Another variation of a snowflake craft, make your house a winter wonderland with these beautiful watercolor snowflakes made from coffee filter. Experiment with watercolor paint and blending colors. Find the tutorial here.

Christmas Chain Garland

Red, white and green paper cut into strips, and then linked together to make a chain — Photo credit: diycandy.com

This super simple diy garland will not only make a great decoration anywhere throughout your home, you can use it to decorate your Christmas tree! Make it as long as you want, any color variation you want, and try different scrapbook paper to make some unique patterns! Find the tutorial here.

Paper Plate Snow Globe Craft

Two snow globes made from blue and clear disposable plates, paper cacti are made out of paper to use as the interior decoration of the snow globes. One cactus is decorated as a Santa, and the other is decorated as a Christmas tree — Photo credit: iheartcraftythings.com

Make your own snow globe using disposable plates. Get creative and come up with different winter themes! Find the tutorial here.

Pastel Christmas Art

Three different pictures using chalk on black paper. One picture is a Christmas tree, the next is an angel, and the last one is a candy cane. The chalk is used to outline the shapes to make them look like they are glowing. — Photo credit: projectswithkids.com

This unique art project uses chalk on black paper to make the shapes look like they are glowing. The kids will have fun picking different colors and blending them together. Find the tutorial here.

Paper Plate Christmas Wreath

Wreath made form green construction paper, a paper candle in the middle of the wreath, red and white paper dots around the wreath and a red and white polka dot bow at the bottom — Photo credit: craftymorning.com

Make this wreath with different green colored paper and hang it on your door! Find the tutorial here.

Sparkly Icicles

Icicles that are made from aluminum foil bunched up in the shape of icicles and covered with blue glitter — Photo credit: kidscraftroom.com

These fun decorations are made from aluminum foil and blue glitter. Hang them around the house with all your snowflake crafts to make the ultimate winter wonderland! Find the tutorial here.

Paper Christmas Trees

Christmas trees cut and folded out of white paper — Photo credit: onelittleproject.com

This project only involves plain paper and scissors. These Christmas trees would make a great addition to any centerpiece, mantel decoration, or a Christmas village! Find the tutorial here.

Finger Paint Christmas Tree Art

Different colored polka dots using finger paint around shapes of Christmas trees. — Photo credit: adabofgluewilldo.com

Let the get their hands a little dirty and play with finger paints! You can use a Christmas tree shape like the picture above, or you can use different holiday shapes. Find the tutorial here.

3D Paper Snowflakes

3D snowflake made out of white paper that is cut up and folded into different patterns. — Photo credit: bubbablueandme.com

Closing out this list with a classic, we have 3D paper snowflakes. If you don’t remember how to make these when you were a kid, you can find the tutorial here.