17 Creative Christmas Crafts for Children
Making a few homemade Christmas crafts with your children can be fun for the Christmas season. These are great at-home activities for cold, snowy days. Any one of these crafts would be perfect for your family’s Christmas party or gathering. They are sure to keep the children engaged with something fun!
DIY Christmas-Scented Homemade Playdough
If you want the cozy smells of Christmas in your home, you have to try this homemade Christmas-scented playdough. It is so easy to mix up and will offer hours of play for your child. Perfect for any snow or cold day!
Get the Homemade Christmas-scented playdough recipe here!
DIY Beaded Wreath Craft
A simple DIY beaded wreath makes an easy, no-mess Christmas craft for younger children. You could do this with chunkier beads for an older toddler. Try this craft with preschoolers and beyond!
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make this DIY Beaded Wreath here!
Origami Santa
A child around 7 or 8 years old would enjoy an origami craft based on my expereince in a first, second, and third-grade classroom. Add these mini Santas to your Christmas home decor or turn them into a little Christmas gift from your child to their grandparents and cousins!
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make this Origami Santa here!
Easy Santa Craft With Cotton Balls
Try this easy Santa craft using cotton balls as the beard. This craft is cute and inviting. It looks relatively easy to put together and a festive craft to hang on your refrigerator.
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make this Easy Santa Craft here!
Yarn Wrapped Trees Preschool Christmas
If you are looking for a simple but concentration-building craft idea for your child, this one is one you should try! Just think of the focus that is required to wrap and secure all that yarn for the Christmas tree.
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make these Yarn Wrapped Trees here!
Christmas Tree Pine Cone
This fun and festive Christmas tree pine cone craft is great for all ages. Painting is a very enticing activity that most children enjoy. You could easily adapt this craft to be more suitable for your toddler by having the pine cone already painted and offering small tongs for them to pick up the pom-poms and place them into the spots on the pine cone tree.
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make this Christmas Tree Pine Cone here!
Gingerbread Coloring Christmas Countdown Free Printable
Children get very excited about Christmas, and we can help them prepare and anticipate the special day with this adorable Gingerbread coloring Christmas Countdown sheet.
Get your Gingerbread Coloring Christmas Countdown for free here!
Homemade Cinnamon Ornaments
Making simple but lovely homemade crafts like these cinnamon ornaments are things you can continue to have as part of your Christmas collection. These easy-to-make homemade cinnamon ornaments would make great gifts for friends and family members or just a fun Christmas craft to try on a cold, snowy day.
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make these adorable Cinnamon Ornaments here.
Coffee Filter Snowflake
If you are looking for a fun snow day activity try these coffee filter snowflakes. They could be hung on windows or walls. Additionally, you can string them up to add a simple whimsical touch to your Christmas decor.
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make these Coffee Filter Snowflakes here!
Simple Cinnamon Stick Ribbon Tree Ornaments
This simple and adorable cinnamon stick ribbon tree ornament would make a perfect gift from your child to their grandparent, teacher, or Godparent. You can personalize this ornament using any Christmas ribbon you like. Crafts like this offer lots of repetition for tying, which is great for developing fine motor skills!
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make these Cinnamon Stick Ribbon Tree Ornaments here!
Construction Paper Build a Christmas Tree Craft
I love this open-ended craft idea for building your own Christmas tree. If you have a creative or think-outside-of-the-box kind of child, this activity is great for them!
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make this Build a Christmas Tree Craft here.
3D Paper Christmas Tree Craft
Now, this is a kid’s craft that I would actually add to my Christmas decor. These cute 3D paper Christmas trees would add a festive touch to any bookshelf or mantle during the Christmas season.
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make these 3D Paper Christmas Trees here.
Torn Paper Wreath Craft
This torn paper wreath is a wonderful go-with-the-flow Christmas craft. You could even use these torn paper wreaths on the bedroom doors throughout your home. This would be a great craft for toddlers. First, they could work to tear the paper and then they can have their first opportunity using a glue stick.
Get step-by-step instructions and templates on how to make this Torn Paper Wreath here.
Salt Dough Recipe for Handprints and Ornament
If you are looking for a craft to do with your child that doubles as a Christmas gift for a grandparent, aunt, or uncle then this is the craft for you! Salt dough is easy to make and you can do many things with it, like make Christmas ornaments. Salt dough makes it possible to pause time and cherish memories by creating a handprint ornament.
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make these Salt Dough Ornaments here.
Christmas Suncatcher
The wintertime can feel gloomy and cold oftentimes. Bring more colorful light into your life with these Christmas suncatchers. They are easy to make and bring a fun and beautiful touch into your home for the Christmas season.
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make this Christmas Suncatcher here.
Cardboard Gingerbread House
This one may get a little more messy so you may not see it this year in our home with our toddlers. However, these simple and adorable cardboard gingerbread houses would make great additions to Christmas decor.
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make these Cardboard Gingerbread Houses here.
Simple DIY Snowman Ornament
How cute are these beaded DIY Snowman ornaments? These would make a perfect gift for any family member or friend that your child wants to give a gift to. A simple and easy craft with built-in fine motor skills for stringing the beads and drawing the faces onto the snowman.
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make this DIY Snowman Ornament here.
