31+ Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids

Talk about the real Christmas story with this craft. A free printable makes it simple. Involves painting, coloring, gluing, and cutting. Along with the craft, read one of our hand-picked Christmas picture books that share the real meaning of Christmas.

A simple craft that little hands can do to help decorate greenery or the Christmas tree.

Make a big batch of our homemade hot chocolate mix (only 3 ingredients) to give as Christmas gifts to teachers, neighbors and friends.

To make it easy, use our free gift tags and gift making instructions. 

I love doing this kind of other-centered activity with my kids!

Have the kids help decorate! Trace around cups on black paper and cut out the circles. Use painter’s tape to on the snowman pieces.

A simple craft to prep ahead for little hands. Kids get to paint and glue.

My children all made these at school and loved it! Plus, great way to use up those orphan socks around the house.

Great preschool craft to use up scraps of ribbon and colored paper.

Use our free template to print, color, and glue on fun items. Pair this craft with Jan Brett’s classic, The Gingerbread Baby.

My kids loved this craft when they were young! So simple to thread a bell and beads onto string. Perfect for school parties.

For your Frozen-obsessed kiddo, make this easy DIY snowflake ornament.

This is a fun one for kids of many ages. Use glue dots for younger kids.

So unique and funny, children will love making a mess with glue while creating something so cute!

If your child enjoys origami, this easy-to-follow tutorial is great for an older kids to try.

Kids can burn off energy looking for twigs before making this cute craft!

Glue on strips of construction paper in size order (a little learning activity for younger ones!) and add dots of white paint for snow.

Includes free printable templates and a clear tutorial. A fun craft for older kids!

If you have a paper plate, colored paper, scissors, crayons, and glue…you and your child can make this craft right now. Along with the craft, read one of our hand-picked Christmas picture books that share the real meaning of Christmas.

We’ve made these ourselves. Kids love swirling paint around inside the ornaments to create a marble effect.

Not much to this idea but so fun for kids! All you need are a few washable paint colors on paper plates, a piece of card stock, and a Christmas cookie cutter. Let your little artists go!

Use toilet paper rolls, craft paper, and glue to create some fun Christmas critters. Bonus: They hold treats!

My preschool and elementary-aged children and I made these a few years ago and came up with so many silly and cute options for the tree.

This Christmas craft is sure to keep younger or older children engaged! Tear up tissue paper or colored napkins and glue away.

I like that this ornament is different than the others and involves wrapping yarn.

Toddlers and preschoolers will love sticking tissue paper onto glitter glue to create beautiful “stained glass” to hang on the window.

Here’s yet another cute and easy-to-make ornament. We have this exact one on our tree.

Young children will enjoy gluing cotton balls on Santa’s beard.

All of preschoolers made this classic craft. You’ll need a coffee filter, glitter glue, a gold pipe cleaner, clothespin, and sharpie. Along with the craft, read one of our hand-picked Christmas picture books that share the real meaning of Christmas.

A simple and relaxing craft to keep little hands busy.

I bet you have most of these supplies on hand!