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Easy Christmas Craft Ideas for Kids

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Christmas is right around the corner. What better way to get the little ones in the Christmas spirit than with some easy Christmas crafts for kids?!

Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids

I have rounded up a whole bunch of my favorite easy Christmas crafts for kids below. You will find some crafts geared more toward toddlers and some that are more apt for older children. Enjoy and happy crafting!

>> Related: Get your kids their own felt Christmas tree to decorate!

Image credit: Simply Designing

Yarn Wrapped Christmas Trees – Simply Designing

Practice fine motor skills with these yarn wrapped Christmas trees. You can make them any color you want, and decorate them with a variety of buttons or pompoms.

Clothespin Snowman Craft for Kids – Easy Peasy and Fun

Hang up crafts with these adorable clothespin snowmen! These quirky and fun snowmen are simple to make and only require a handful of ingredients.

A fun DIY Christmas Tree Ornament craft, made using wreath garland, cinnamon sticks, twine, buttons, pom poms and jingle bells.

Christmas Tree Ornament – Crayons and Cravings

This fun DIY Christmas Tree Ornament craft is made using wreath garland, cinnamon sticks, twine, buttons, pom poms and jingle bells. With a little help from an adult with forming the tree, the little ones will have a great time gluing on the decorations.

Paper Plate Gingerbread Man – Happy Hooligans

Cover a paper plate with brown paint for this fun gingerbread man paper plate activity!

Image credit: Kids Activities Blog

Christmas Crafts: Reindeer Handprints – Kids Activities Blog

Treasure your children’s handprints with this reindeer themed handprints craft for kids.

Candy Santa Hat Sleighs – Life With My Littles

Great for gift giving, these Santa hat sleighs are made from candy. They’re made with mini candy canes, mini Hershey’s, and Kisses.

This DIY Christmas Tic Tac Toe board is an easy to make holiday craft perfect for the kids to make as homemade gifts for their classmates and friends.

DIY Christmas Tic Tac Toe Board Game – Crayons and Cravings

This DIY Christmas Tic Tac Toe board is an easy to make holiday craft perfect for the kids. This game would also make a great homemade gift for classmates and friends.

Puffy Snow Paint – Growing a Jeweled Rose

Make puffy and sparkly snow paint using shaving cream and glitter. Use the puffy paint for a sensory activity or as a way to practice fine motor skills.

Image credit: Cherished Bliss

Coffee Filter Snowman Tutorial – Cherished Bliss

Create snowmen from coffee filters in this cute craft great for little ones. Its simplicity requires little parental supervision, and can be easily child-led.

Snowman Mason Jar Luminary Ornament – Club Chica Circle

Create a luminary ornament/night light with a mason jar! The snowman has a fuzzy body, and is topped with a pair of headphones made from pom pom’s and pipe cleaners.

This DIY rustic wood slice Rudolph the red nosed reindeer ornament is easy to make and will look great on your Christmas tree.

Wood Slice Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Ornament – Crayons and Cravings

This rustic wood slice Rudolph the red nosed reindeer ornament is easy to make and will look great on your Christmas tree. For this craft you will need small clothespins, googly eyes, a wood slice, and a pom pom.

Cute Fingerprint Christmas Wreath Craft For Kids – Crafty Morning

Make a Christmas wreath with your child’s fingerprints! Red and green paint are all that you need for this simple christmas craft!

Image credit: One Little Project

How to Make Candy Cane Reindeer – One Little Project

In this simple edible activity, make a candy cane reindeer. It is festive and low cost, making them great for making in bulk for a classroom activity.

Peppermint Salt Dough Recipe – Little Bins For Little Hands

Create this no cook salt dough for sensory play! It only requires a few household ingredients, plus some peppermint for scent!

Homemade Snow Globes for Kids – PBS

Have kids make their own snow globes using a glass jar! Make the snow using water, glitter, and glycerin (optional). The options for figurines inside your snow globe are endless.

Did you find the perfect Christmas craft for your little one? Let us know in the comments below which of these easy Christmas crafts for kids you are going to try to make!

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By Jaclyn Shimmel | 12/01/2016
Filed Under: Crafts for Kids Tagged With: Christmas

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Comments

  1. James Robert says

    12/03/2016 at 6:16 am

    Thank you for sharing!My kids do crafts at school and church. Need to share this with them.

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    • Sara says

      12/06/2016 at 3:20 pm

      Theses Xmas crafts are so cute for kids

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  2. Terry Poage says

    12/03/2016 at 8:58 am

    I love the reindeer peppermint sticks and the Christmas trees.

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  3. Emily Endrizzi says

    12/03/2016 at 11:22 am

    These are so cute! My favorite are the little yarn wrapped Christmas trees. Adorable!

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  4. Danielle S says

    12/03/2016 at 12:50 pm

    What cute things for kids to do!

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  5. Geri Sandoval says

    12/03/2016 at 12:56 pm

    I remember doing crafting with the kids when they where little. I think I’m going to do the candy cane reindeer with them and take them to the resthome by our house. Thanks for the post.

    Reply
  6. Melanie Borhi says

    12/03/2016 at 1:11 pm

    Great holiday craft ideas 🙂

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  7. Sherry Fram says

    12/03/2016 at 6:11 pm

    Awesome ideas to craft with kids! Thanks!

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  8. Linda Manns Linneman says

    12/03/2016 at 7:36 pm

    These are such great ideas for me to do with my grandchildren. Thank you so much for sharing this

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  9. Maryrose Attard says

    12/03/2016 at 8:25 pm

    These ideas are so creative and fun-doing! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. Sarh s says

    12/03/2016 at 9:10 pm

    So many fun Christmas crafts! I definitely need to stock up on craft suppliers. I’d love to try many of these with my kiddos.

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  11. denise low says

    12/04/2016 at 10:47 am

    Thank you for sharing. There are so many cute crafts to make for the Holidays.

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  12. Lynda says

    12/04/2016 at 12:06 pm

    i love the peppermint raindeer idea!

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  13. clojo9372 says

    12/04/2016 at 12:18 pm

    I don’t have children, but I have nieces and nephews! They would love to do stuff like this! 🙂

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  14. Jodi Hunter says

    12/04/2016 at 7:05 pm

    These look like so much fun.

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  15. Lynne says

    12/04/2016 at 7:34 pm

    I like the yarn wrapped Christmas tree. The popsicle stick Christmas tree would be awesome to do with my neighbor’s toddler!

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  16. Rebecca Kerchner-Love says

    12/05/2016 at 2:56 pm

    Can’t wait to try some of these with my kids.

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  17. Hasari says

    12/09/2016 at 8:48 am

    So cute

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  18. Kelly says

    12/19/2016 at 11:53 am

    I love the yarn wrapped Christmas tree. I do a lot of crocheting, so I have a ton of scrap yarn that would be perfect for this. We do a lot of crafts during Christmas so I will add some of these ideas to our plan.

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  19. Stephanie says

    12/24/2016 at 1:51 am

    I remember making some of these in elementary school.

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  20. Richard Brandt says

    12/26/2016 at 7:33 pm

    These’ll keep those idle hands out of mischief all season long!

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