Here are 11 easy Christmas craft ideas for kids to try this holiday season. Create homemade ornaments, gift tags, garlands, wrapping paper and more!
Updated November 2022
Are you looking for easy Christmas craft ideas for kids? Many of these activities double as holiday decorations or gifts too!
Easy Christmas Craft Ideas
1. How to Make a Christmas Craft with Popsicle Sticks
Try this simple Christmas craft made using popsicle sticks, paint and glitter for simple holiday decorations or ornaments.
2. Salt Dough Ornaments for Kids
11 salt dough ideas for ornaments this Christmas. Create lacy hole punched ornaments, add beads and more!
3. DIY Lighted Wooden Stars
Add a warm glow to your house this season with these wooden stars. All you need is a yard stick, paint, glue and lights to create this beautiful holiday decoration.
4. DIY Glitter Tape Christmas Trees
Add sparkle to handmade Christmas cards with this DIY glitter tape! Easy to make with double sided tape.
5. Holiday Puffy Paint Art
Microwave puffy paint art is simple to do and enormously fun for kids! Try making snowmen, snowflakes, blizzards, candy canes, and more.
6. 3D Paper Star Ornaments
Learn how to make 3D paper star ornaments. These paper stars make great Christmas ornaments, decorations, and gifts!
7. How to Make Cardboard Christmas Trees
Use cardboard to create 3D trees and then paint and decorate with buttons and other craft materials.
8. Styrofoam Printed Holiday Cards
These homemade Christmas cards are a fun introduction to a printmaking project for kids.
9. How to Make Christmas Playdough
This playdough is easy to make, smells great, and makes a creative gift for kids.
10. How to Make Cinnamon Ornaments
Make homemade cinnamon ornaments with applesauce that smell amazing for Christmas! An easy, eco-friendly holiday decoration for kids.
11. How to Make a Homemade Advent Calendar
Countdown to Christmas with this homemade advent calendar for kids. Create annual traditions with your family with daily activities for kids.
How about you? What are your favorite Christmas crafts ideas for kids?
More Christmas Craft Ideas for Kids
- 5 Natural Christmas Decorations for Kids
- 25 Homemade Christmas Ornaments the Whole Family Can Make
- 5 Holiday Books for Kids to Inspire Family Creativity
- 12 Christmas Sensory Bins for Kids
Looking for even more holiday crafts for your family? Check out our Holiday Arts and Crafts bundle from the Kids Art Spot!
Filled with 12 fun holiday activities, each with a step-by-step video tutorial and printable instructions, plus 12 fun and festive drawing invitations to encourage your kids to think and draw creatively.
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