It’s time to embrace the holiday season and start making some Christmas crafts with your kids!
Fun Christmas Crafts
The most important thing about the Christmas crafts below is to remember that they should be fun. There’s no sense in doing Christmas crafts with your kids if you’re going to wind up cranky!
The crafts below are perfect for bringing out the holiday smiles and getting your kids excited about decorating for the season.
As always, choose the crafts that they will like best! Crafting is no fun when you don’t like what you’re making!
When to Use Christmas Crafts
Christmas crafts are generally made starting after Thanksgiving in the United States. Some enthusiastic Christmas crafters start earlier, but when doing Christmas activities with kids, we usually hold off until the Thanksgiving turkey is put away.
The crafts below are great to use when you’re crafting at home with your kids as either part of your homeschool lessons or just for some holiday fun on a Saturday afternoon.
You can also use them in the classroom if you’re a teacher and allowed to talk about Christmas. In those instances where Christmas is taboo, you could use snowmen crafts instead!
Whenever you decide to make the Christmas crafts, have fun and remember that it shouldn’t be a stressful time. Turn on some holiday music, light the fireplace, and have fun making a holiday crafting mess!
What You Need to Make the Christmas Crafts
All of the Christmas activities and crafts below use their own unique materials and supplies – that’s what makes them so special!
That being said, there are common supplies and materials that a lot of them have that might make it easier for you to prepare for your crafting session with your kids!
Try to have on hand:
- construction paper
- coloring utensils (markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.)
- scissors
- glue or glue sticks
- tape
- paint
- paintbrushes
While you’ll have to look at each of the crafts individually to make sure you have the right supplies, the list above is a good start for most of them!
Cute Christmas Activities
Kids Crafts for Christmas
These cute Christmas crafts are perfect for getting your kids in the spirit of the holidays!
Grab the free printable template for this adorable reindeer craft for Christmas!
Make your own nativity scene with this printable paper craft!
Cute and colorful, this Christmas tree paper craft is just waiting for your kids to color it!
Get the giggles going with these funny and cute Christmas jokes for kids!
Make your own origami star for Christmas! This is a great tween and teen craft!
Make a unicorn ornament for your tree with this easy pattern!
Stock up on garland, because this winter wreath is perfect for your Christmas door decor!
Make an ornament from your favorite fish - Rainbow fish!
This simple felt wreath can be made by preschoolers just as well as it can be crafted by teens!
Make some super smelling Christmas tree scent wax melts with these easy directions!
Nothing says Christmas like some reindeer poop slime! It's sparkly and utterly gross.
Nothing says Merry Christmas than reindeer poop soap. Here's how to DIY reindeer poop so that your friends and family will thank you - or be totally grossed out.
Use recycled materials to make this easy Christmas tree craft for preschoolers!
Bring some ho-ho-holiday cheer to your home or classroom this Christmas season with these Santa crafts for kids! They're a great way to get kids excited about the arrival of jolly old St. Nick!
This adorable Coffee Filter Reindeer craft makes a great holiday craft project to make at home as a family or at school for a simple holiday art center.
Kids will love making this Christmas Mason Jar Snow Globe with twinkling lights and falling snow! One of our favorite Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids!
What’s Christmas without ugly Christmas sweaters? Here is a fun ugly Christmas sweater craft that will get your kids’ creative juices flowing!
Easy Paper Plate Angel Craft for Kids - Red Ted Art - Easy Christmas Craft
How cute are these paper plate angels? No templates needed, for this step by step guide showing you how to create them. They make great angel toppers too.
This free printable nativity craft is so fun and will also help your family focus on the true meaning of Christmas.
This paper straw ornament is so versatile, not only can you vary it by using different colors and designs of straws and stickers, but you can skip the last step and glue it to the front of a homemade Christmas card!
Sending handmade Christmas cards is a wonderful way for children to create heartwarming and treasured greetings for family and friends. Here's a tutorial for a tissue paper Christmas tree card craft.
Learn how to make this festive Paper Bag Reindeer Puppet craft and enjoy creating new family traditions this Christmas with your children.
This Nativity Cardboard Tube Craft is a great way to use up those leftover cardboard tubes. All you need is a few simple supplies.
In less than thirty minutes you can turn an ordinary paint stir stick into adorable paint stick snowman puppets!
If your kids love working with glitter powder, make sure they try this Christmas ornament craft. With a free template, it’s easy to make and is a low prep activity.
This cardboard bow tie Christmas tree craft is so easy to make! You can make this easily with basic supplies at home. Do try it with kids and later hang them as ornaments or garlands.
Cute and easy popsicle stick Christmas ornaments are perfect for even little kids to help make! All you need are simple dollar supplies and 30 minutes to make them!
Make pipe cleaner Christmas trees with a Grinch twist! These fun and easy little trees are made from just pipe cleaners and a bit of felt.
3D Paper Christmas Tree Craft is perfect to make during Christmas holidays. A fun activity for kids, this craft is easy to make and bright to make the holidays extra cheerful.