The holiday season is a special time full of joy, warmth and a spirit of togetherness. One of the best ways to embrace this season is with arts and crafts activities that the whole family can enjoy. With a few simple resources and a little old-fashioned quality time, there are countless ways to spread holiday cheer and create lasting memories.
Here you’ll find a variety of simple Christmas crafts suitable for all skill levels, ensuring everyone can take part and add their own personal touch to the celebrations.
Let’s make this holiday tree incredibly fun with some crafty creations!
1. DIY Christmas trees
Making miniature Christmas trees is a wonderful project for families. The possibilities are endless and entirely up to your imagination. You can use different materials such as popsicle sticks, cardboard sticks, cones, recycled items or even make origami. Decorations can be made from cotton balls for snow and drops of acrylic paint for some sparkling decorations. You can make it as big or small as you want and even as the main Christmas tree in your home.
2. Handmade Christmas cards
Nothing says “personal touch” like a handmade Christmas card. You and your kids can experiment with creating Christmas cards based on your favorite Christmas stories or do something simple using everyone’s thumbprint. Add sparkles, eyes and ribbon to create a treasured Christmas card perfect for sending to family and friends. If your child loves to paint, Christmas cards can make perfect little art projects. A white pen can be very useful for adding snowflakes to your work.
3. Mason jar snow globes
Turn a simple mason jar into magical snow globes that will give your children a cozy white Christmas atmosphere. Start by filling a clean jar with water and glycerine, adding some artificial snow and placing a festive ornament or figure glued to the inside of the lid. You may need a hot glue gun or some epoxy to make sure your figure holds up properly. Seal the jar tightly and shake to create a winter wonderland. These snow globes can be used as bedside table decorations or displayed on the Christmas card shelf as holiday decorations.
4. Homemade Christmas decorations
Making your own Christmas ornaments can become a favorite annual tradition for your family. Air-drying clay and salt dough are affordable and strong enough for kids to handle. You can hand shape ornaments such as stars and angels or create your child’s handprint. Once dry, seal them with some Mod Podge and then decorate them with acrylic paint, glitter or ribbon. These ornaments make fantastic decorations for your Christmas tree and great little keepsakes.
5. Production of wreaths
If you have a wreath on your front door, you have decorated your Christmas decorations. Making a Christmas wreath is a wonderful way to get the whole family involved in the creation. You can negotiate for: All natural, fake fruits and vegetables, or something completely different. Gather a wreath form (available at craft stores) and let everyone contribute their ideas to create a unique design. Things like pom poms, ribbons, cones and even long strands of dried grass can be useful. You can go all out and add small family photos or handmade decorations. Christmas craft activities don’t have to be difficult. If you have a little one who is too small to contribute to a large wreath, you can always help them make a small one out of dried pasta.
6. Holiday character popsicle sticks
Popsicle sticks are highly versatile craft materials. Why not create some cute little Christmas characters to spread the festive spirit? Think little snowmen, reindeer, stars and trees. These crafts are perfect for younger children, making them an engaging and fun family activity.
7. Festive table decorations
Table decorations are a beautiful way to add special pops of color to your table. You can match it with a door wreath and add some natural touches like pine branches, faux holly and berries. This project allows for creativity and collaboration as everyone can contribute ideas to create a centerpiece that reflects your family’s personality and style.
8. Christmas puppet show
A Christmas puppet show is a fun and creative way for children to bring holiday characters to life. Children can create fun Christmas puppets from simple materials and even write their own dramatic script. Once created, they can use the cardboard box to create a mini puppet theater that they decorate with holiday-themed colors and ornaments. Once the stage is set, the actors can put on a festive puppet show for the family, making it an unforgettable holiday activity full of laughter and imagination. If you have a sewing machine, you create puppets using colorful pieces of fabric.
9. Angel lights
Making angel lights is a sweet and safe craft that your kids will love. With LED tea lights, you can create glowing angels that will add a soft, whimsical touch to your holiday decor. Simply take plastic cups and let your kids decorate the outside to make the angel’s body and wings. Place an LED tealight in the cup to give your angel a soft glow.
10. Iron-on pearl ornaments
A great way to make a Christmas sun catcher or window decoration is to use pearl beads. With different shades of Perler Beads, you can design festive shapes like Christmas trees, snowflakes, candy canes or ornaments. Arrange the beads on the pegboard to create your design, then carefully use parchment paper and a household iron to fuse the beads together. After cooling, the decorations can be hung on the Christmas tree with a ribbon or displayed around the house.
A Christmas craft to spread the joy
Christmas arts and crafts are great activities to keep children busy and entertained during the school holidays. It is also one of the ways to spend very quality time with the whole family.
You can spread the holiday spirit by involving extended family and friends through a Christmas decoration exchange. Everyone can create a unique decoration that reflects their personality or style and then give it to someone as a holiday decoration. This encourages creativity and provides a fun way to share and appreciate each other’s crafts. Another idea is to get everyone together and make lots of little gifts for residents of nursing homes or children’s hospitals. It’s always special when you can share the joy with others.
If you are running out of ideas and don’t have much time to shop, you can opt for Christmas craft kits. Many kits include everything you need to create amazing holiday decorations, from wooden beads, pipe cleaners, printed tutorial sheets and pens or paints in different shades. These kits cater to all skill levels and provide the perfect craft activity for families who want to create together without the hassle of gathering supplies. If you order them early, you can even get free shipping in time for the December holidays. Lots of stores have massive weekly specials the week before Christmas, so it’s also a great time to pick up items for crafting.
Read more: Christmas for children: Making it meaningful
