Christmas Activities and Crafts For Kids

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We are excited to share some fun & easy Christmas crafts and activities for kids! These are simple and easy ideas that you can do with kids, both young and old. Holiday season is one of our favorite time to do fun crafts with our kids and this list has several fun ideas for you to do with your child! Happy Holiday Season!

Christmas Crafts for Kids : The Chirping Moms

Starting with one of our favorites…

1. Fingerprint Snowman Ornament

Supplies: mini square canvas, paint, brown & black markers, ribbon, mini orange pom pom, blue & white paint & glue

Directions: Paint the canvas blue. Once dry, have the child make a snow man using their fingerprints in white paint. Once dry, draw on arms & eyes with marker. Last, glue on pom pom nose & ribbon to hang.

2. Cotton Ball & Yarn Santa

Supplies: Card stock, cotton balls, red pom pom (or draw on nose), black marker, red yarn & glue

Directions: Cut the 2 shapes shown below out of card stock. Glue them together. Draw on eyes & glue on red nose. Then, fill in the beard with cotton balls & use yarn & remaining cotton balls to make the hat.

3. Make Your Own Christmas Lights

This was one of my girls’ favorite activities this season!

Supplies: white card stock, hole punch, string, paint or markers

Directions: Cut out a Christmas light shape out of card stock. Have your children paint, color, etc. Punch a hole in the top of each light & string the lights. Hang & enjoy!

4. Easy Gingerbread Houses (that don’t fall down when decorated!)

Supplies: Orange juice or milk carton, tub of icing, graham crackers & decorations

Directions: Cut an empty milk carton in half. Spread icing on the bottom (the cut open portion) & stick it to a plate. Then, spread icing all over the carton & cover with graham crackers. Use more graham crackers & icing to form a triangle roof. Let dry (preferably over night). Then decorate!

5. Snowman Door

Supplies: Black construction paper, orange construction paper, red construction paper or wrapping paper & tape

Directions: Cut eyes, buttons & mouth pieces from black construction paper. I traced a mug for the smaller circles & a plate for the larger pieces. Cut a carrot nose out of orange construction paper. Make a scarf from the red paper. Have the kids help you tape the snowman together on a door!

6. Pom Pom Jingle Bell Ornaments

I saw a cute pom pom ornament idea on Pinterest that Fancy Ashley made. I love her blog & saw that her kids helped with them. I changed them a bit to fit the Polar Express theme party we were having. For more party details, click here.

Supplies: red, green & white pom poms. small silver bells, clear plastic ornaments

Directions: Ahead of time, take the top, metal portion off the ornament (they can poke little hands). Then have your child fill the ornament with pom poms. Add in some small silver bells (this makes the ornament jingle). Last put the metal top back on.

7. Fast Gingerbread Cookie Decorating

If your kids are anything like mine & LOVE making Christmas cookies, here’s a fun easy way to do it more often, without baking all the time.

Make one big batch of gingerbread men. Put in a tupperware or zip lock. Make a large zip lock with:

paper places, sprinkles, marshmallows, icing etc. When the kids want to “make cookies” take out the 2 bags & you’re set to go!

8. Beaded Candy Cane

Add some Christmas colored beads to some sparkly pipe cleaner and make a festive candy cane!

9. Toilet Paper Roll Nativity with Model Magic Jesus and Animals

Make a Mary, Joseph, and manger out of toilet paper rolls. Add felt and fabric for clothes and head wraps. Draw a face on using a permanent marker. Use Model Magic clay to form a baby Jesus and animals for the stable. Stuff the manger with cotton balls and place Jesus on top.

10. Paper Plate Wreath

Cut the inner circle out of a paper plate to make it into a wreath. Paint the wreath using green paint. Cut green tissue paper into small squares. Glue onto the wreath. Glue red pom-pons to make little berries. Tie a bow out of curling ribbon and staple on.

11. Decorate your own Christmas Tree

This is a really simple idea for the little ones! Cut out a tree from green construction paper. Let them decorate using pompoms, stickers, buttons, and more. Simple but fun!

12. Christmas Tree CountdownCut a Christmas tree out of green paper. Print numbers 1-25 onto white paper and cut into squares. Glue onto the tree. Add a star to the tree and add a yarn door hanger. At the bottom of the tree, staple a baggie full of holiday stickers. Every day the kids can add a sticker to help count down towards Christmas!

13. Photo Angel Ornament

Find a cardboard angel shaped ornament at the craft store. Paint the ornament with gold paint. Add gold lace to make the angel’s robes. Glue on a picture of your child’s head. Glue on a small piece of gold pipe cleaner to make the halo!

14. J is for Jesus

Cut out a “J” from white construction paper. Glue on pieces of tissues paper “wads”. Glue on hay for a small looking manger. Add `a baby Jesus made out of construction paper.

15. Nativity Crown

Make a paper crown out of construction paper. Use nativity-themed foam stickers and crayons to decorate the crown.

16. Popicle Stick Nativity

Use various sizes of popsicle sticks and popsicle stick halves to make a popsicle stick nativity. Use three popsicle stick halves to create a Mary, Joseph, and Jesus. Add hay for the manger and a little angel at the top. (I recommend using heavy duty craft glue or a glue gun.)

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