50+ Cute Christmas Crafts for Kids - Handmade Haven Blog (2024)

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If you are looking for cute and creative Christmas crafts for kids, you have come to the right place! Popsicle Stick Santa Christmas Craft for Kids Popsicle Stick Sled Ornament With Washi Tape Popsicle Stick Airplane Christmas Ornament Beaded Wreath Kids Christmas Ornaments Printable Sticker Advent Calendar Ornament craft for kids How To Make Paper Snowflakes Pasta Christmas Trees Pinecone Christmas Trees Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes Santa Candy Sleigh Christmas Craft made entirely out of candy! Stained Glass Nativity Craft for Kids Graham Cracker Nativity Scene for Kids To Make! (Video) Candy Christmas Tree Treats Paper Christmas Tree–Kid’s craft! Mason Jar and Felt Gnome How to Make a Scrap Ribbon Christmas Tree Ornament Felt Candy Ornaments How to Make Candy Cane Reindeer Pom-Pom Ornaments Craft Cupcake Liner Christmas Ornaments Curled Paper Christmas Tree Craft Hattifant’s 3D Paper Christmas Trees How to Make Yarn Wrapped Star Ornaments for Christmas Laminated Photo Snowglobe Ornaments Make Handprint Christmas Tree & Wreath with the Family! Mistletoes Footprint Keepsake Printable Footprint Snowman Painted Santa Stones Easy DIY | Salt Dough Santa Handprint Christmas Tree Ornaments Recycled Toilet Paper Tube Snowmen Tin Can Volkswagen Van Mary and Baby Jesus Paper Ornament for kids Kids Week: Tissue Paper Christmas Trees DIY Popsicle Stick Gingerbread House Ornaments Paper Plate Snowman Craft – Winter Crafts for Kids Easy Baby Jesus in Manger Craft Easy Twig Reindeer Ornaments Melting Snowman Craft Terra Cotta Santa Craft You Can Make in Minutes How to Make Dried Orange Slices Fox Ornaments Paper Plate Christmas Tree Whirligig Craft Waterless Snow Globes Christmas Tree Thumbprint Art Craft Baking Soda Clay Handprint Keepsakes Sitting Mini Flower Pot Elves Kids Hand Print Christmas Wreath DIY Glitter Clothespin Snowflakes Craft How to Make an Angel Christmas Ornament | DIY Angel Ornament Mini Yarn Hats Ornaments DIY Wine Cork Reindeer for a Cute Christmas Craft Paper Chain Advent Calendar for Kids Yarn Wrapped Christmas Wreath Ornaments Quick and Easy Snowman Wood Slice Ornament Craft References

If you are looking for cute and creative Christmas crafts for kids, you have come to the right place!

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There are always lots of opportunities for crafting through the holiday season. Teachers need ideas to do in school, PTO and classroom helpers are looking for crafts for Christmas class parties. Preschool teachers, church leaders, girl scout leaders, after school volunteers all need ideas of Christmas crafts to make with kids.

Well, fear not! I have scoured the internet for the very cutest and most fun (and practical) Christmas crafts kids can make. There is something for every age group from preschool to Kindergarten to elementary school and beyond. If you need a Christmas craft for kids, you’ll find something awesome here.

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Popsicle Stick Santa Christmas Craft for Kids

Make a darling Santa ornament out of popsicle sticks.

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Popsicle Stick Sled Ornament With Washi Tape

Make a miniature sled ornament. Add a photo to make it a treasured keepsake.

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Popsicle Stick Airplane Christmas Ornament

These hilarious popsicle stick airplane ornaments feature a photo of a child driving the plane!

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Beaded Wreath Kids Christmas Ornaments

A great fine motor skills practice, string pretty beads onto pipe cleaners to make Christmas wreath ornaments.

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Printable Sticker Advent Calendar

Add one sticker to the village scene every day until Christmas.

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Ornament craft for kids

Photo Credit:www.agirlandagluegun.com

Draw on plastic cups, melt them in the oven and you get these cool ornaments!

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How To Make Paper Snowflakes

All you need is a stack of plain white paper and this tutorial to make the prettiest paper snowflakes ever.

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Pasta Christmas Trees

Photo Credit:www.handmadecharlotte.com

Turn pasta into art with these cute Christmas trees.

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Pinecone Christmas Trees

Photo Credit:www.madetobeamomma.com

Turn a pine cone into a Christmas tree with this fun kids Christmas craft.

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Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes

Photo Credit:www.thebestideasforkids.com

Pipe cleaner snowflakes are a fun and mess-free Christmas craft for kids.

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Santa Candy Sleigh Christmas Craft made entirely out of candy!

Photo Credit:www.shesaved.com

Make Santa’s sleigh out of candy! These are really fun to give as gifts or donate to craft fairs and fundraisers. They sell really well.

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Stained Glass Nativity Craft for Kids

Photo Credit:meaningfulmama.com

This pretty nativity craft looks like stained glass and is almost mess-free.

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Graham Cracker Nativity Scene for Kids To Make! (Video)

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Instead of a gingerbread house, make a graham cracker nativity scene.

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Candy Christmas Tree Treats

Photo Credit:www.thekeeperofthecheerios.com

It’s a craft. It’s a treat. It’s both!

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Paper Christmas Tree–Kid’s craft!

Photo Credit:www.agirlandagluegun.com

Turn colored paper into a cute 3D Christmas tree craft.

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Mason Jar and Felt Gnome

Photo Credit:heyletsmakestuff.com

This cute gnome is made on top of a mason jar, so it would be a perfect gift wrapping idea kids could make.

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How to Make a Scrap Ribbon Christmas Tree Ornament

Photo Credit:www.firefliesandmudpies.com

Tie scrap ribbon to a stick and make a cute Christmas tree craft for kids!

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Felt Candy Ornaments

Photo Credit:www.happinessishomemade.net

Make old-fashioned Christmas candies out of felt.

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How to Make Candy Cane Reindeer

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This candy cane reindeer craft for kids comes together quickly and turns out very cute.

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Pom-Pom Ornaments Craft

Photo Credit:www.skiptomylou.org

Fill in any Christmas shape with pom poms for a cute and 3D Christmas craft.

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Cupcake Liner Christmas Ornaments

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There are so many cute cupcake liners nowadays. Turn them into little Christmas trees for a cute and easy holiday craft!

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Curled Paper Christmas Tree Craft

Photo Credit:kidscraftroom.com

All you need is paper and glue for this cute Christmas tree craft for kids.

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Hattifant’s 3D Paper Christmas Trees

Photo Credit:hattifant.com

Follow the template to create a 3D Christmas tree. This would be a great craft for older children who want something a bit more chic.

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How to Make Yarn Wrapped Star Ornaments for Christmas

Photo Credit:www.tidbits-cami.com

Yarn-wrapped stars are a great Christmas craft kids can do that can really look upscale.

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Laminated Photo Snowglobe Ornaments

Photo Credit:www.craftymorning.com

Put your child’s photo in a snowglobe for these cute keepsake kids ornaments.

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Make Handprint Christmas Tree & Wreath with the Family!

Photo Credit:kidsactivitiesblog.com

Turn handprints into a wreath or a tree. So cute!

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Mistletoes Footprint Keepsake Printable

Photo Credit:www.messylittlemonster.com

Save those footprints and turn them into mistletoes for a sweet Christmas craft.

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Footprint Snowman

Photo Credit:www.thebestideasforkids.com

Another great footprint keepsake ornament. Make a snowman!

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Painted Santa Stones

Photo Credit:happyhooligans.ca

All you need for these cute Santa Stones are paint, rocks and paint brushes!

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Easy DIY | Salt Dough Santa Handprint Christmas Tree Ornaments

Photo Credit:coleykuyperart.com

These are the prettiest and most elegant Christmas keepsake handprint ornaments I’ve seen. I love the vintage feel of the Santas. So pretty!

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Recycled Toilet Paper Tube Snowmen

Photo Credit:www.frugalmomeh.com

Turn a paper tube into cute and festive snowmen.

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Tin Can Volkswagen Van

Photo Credit:oceanchildcrafts.com

Upcycle a tin can into a darling Volkswagon van for the cutest kids craft ever!

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Mary and Baby Jesus Paper Ornament for kids

Photo Credit:www.mommymadethat.com

Make an ornament of Mary and Jesus out of accordion folded paper.

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Kids Week: Tissue Paper Christmas Trees

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Cover cone trees with tissue paper for a colorful and cute Christmas decoration kids can make.

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DIY Popsicle Stick Gingerbread House Ornaments

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Make popsicle stick gingerbread house ornaments complete with a photo of your child peeking out when you open the door.

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Paper Plate Snowman Craft – Winter Crafts for Kids

Photo Credit:www.easypeasyandfun.com

Turn a paper plate into a cute snowman.

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Easy Baby Jesus in Manger Craft

Photo Credit:meaningfulmama.com

Another cute paper plate craft idea for kids… make Baby Jesus in His manger.

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Easy Twig Reindeer Ornaments

Photo Credit:www.firefliesandmudpies.com

Let the kids gather twigs outside, then turn them into cute reindeer ornaments!

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Melting Snowman Craft

Photo Credit:teachingmama.org

This melting snowman craft is not only darling, but hilarious too!

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Terra Cotta Santa Craft You Can Make in Minutes

Photo Credit:www.thecountrychiccottage.net

I just love the dangly arms and legs on this cute terracotta pot Santa craft. Older kids would absolutely love this craft!

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How to Make Dried Orange Slices Fox Ornaments

Photo Credit:www.redtedart.com

Dried oranges are all the rage right now, but adding the fox faces? Too stinkin’ cute!

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Paper Plate Christmas Tree Whirligig Craft

Photo Credit:www.redtedart.com

Turn a paper plate into a bouncy, fun Christmas tree.

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Waterless Snow Globes

Photo Credit:craftsbyamanda.com

Gather a bunch of miniature items and let kids make their own winter wonderlands inside these waterless snow globes. You could even add Lego creations!

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Christmas Tree Thumbprint Art Craft

Photo Credit:www.adabofgluewilldo.com

Finger paint a little Christmas masterpiece with this fun kid’s art project.

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Baking Soda Clay Handprint Keepsakes

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Make a handprint ornament out of homemade baking soda clay and you will treasure it for years to come.

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Sitting Mini Flower Pot Elves

Photo Credit:www.craftymorning.com

Another version of the flower pot elves. The wood beads are so cute!

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Kids Hand Print Christmas Wreath

Photo Credit:www.mynameissnickerdoodle.com

Make a wreath out of handprints cut from green paper. This would be really cute to give to a teacher with one handprint from every child in her class.

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DIY Glitter Clothespin Snowflakes Craft

Photo Credit:momspark.net

Turn wooden clothespins into cute snowflake ornaments.

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How to Make an Angel Christmas Ornament | DIY Angel Ornament

Photo Credit:projectkid.com

These clothespin angels are darling and make a really cute Christmas craft for kids.

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Mini Yarn Hats Ornaments

Photo Credit:www.easypeasyandfun.com

If you’ve got lots of small balls of leftover yarn, this is the perfect way to use them up! Make the cutest little winter hat ornaments.

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DIY Wine Cork Reindeer for a Cute Christmas Craft

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Save those wine corks and let the kids make them into reindeer for the holidays.

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Paper Chain Advent Calendar for Kids

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Let the kids make paper chains to count down to Christmas morning, but, like… the CUTE version!

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Yarn Wrapped Christmas Wreath Ornaments

Photo Credit:www.paper-and-glue.com

Wrap ornament shapes with yarn and let hte kids go wild decorating them. This would be really fun because they would all turn out wildly different looking.

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Quick and Easy Snowman Wood Slice Ornament Craft

Photo Credit:www.glitteronadime.com

Have the kids paint a wood slice to look like a snowman. Cute and easy Christmas craft for kids!

I hope you enjoyed all those fun ideas. Aren’t people just so creative?! I love all of the fun Christmas craft ideas. It has definitely put me in a festive mood. I can’t wait to start crafting for Christmas with my kids!

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