If you’re looking for fun, simple, and festive craft ideas to keep the kids busy (and add a little holiday sparkle to your home), you’ve come to the right place. In this roundup, we’re sharing 21 of our favorite Christmas crafts that are fun for kids of all ages!
Christmas Tree Suncatcher
This Christmas tree suncatcher is made with tissue paper and a free printable Christmas tree outline. They make a cute handmade decoration and brighten up your windows on those winter days!
Toilet Paper Roll Star
We love this recycled craft and these toilet paper roll stars make the most adorable DIY Christmas ornaments. You can hang these sweet stars on your tree, string together to make garland or put on top of presents for a fun present topper!
Jingle Bell Craft With Egg Cartons
These jingle bell ornaments are so fun to make and are a great craft for older kids. We love bringing them along on car rides to jingle along with our Christmas carols and they also are a great DIY ornament for the tree!
Christmas Lights Handprint Craft
This Christmas light craft is a great Christmas craft for toddlers and preschoolers. There is something so sweet about capturing little hands at this age and this craft comes with a free printable template!
Coffee Filter Snowflake
Using just watercolors and coffee filters these snowflake suncatchers are a great process art activity for kids. I love how they brighten up our windows during those long winter months.
Christmas Ornament Suncatchers
I made these ornament suncatchers with my son’s whole class last Christmas and they were so fun to make! I love how this craft uses recycled materials and the ornament templates are free to print off making it really easy to prep for!
Egg Carton Christmas Trees
We saved our egg cartons to make these adorable recycled Christmas trees! I love how each child made theirs unique, and they turned out to be the sweetest decorations for the holiday season. It’s a great craft for older kids, but with a little help, preschoolers can join in the fun too!
Christmas Lacing Cards
With 5 adorable designs these Christmas lacing cards are a really fun way to work on fine motor skills with preschoolers! They would make a great activity to pass time during holiday travels or for a station at a classroom Christmas party. The templates for these lacing cards are free to print off.
Ribbon Height Ornament
Looking for a sweet DIY gift for parents or loved ones? This ribbon height ornament is incredibly simple to make and is a great keepsake for years to come. The free printable tag adds the perfect finishing touch to this adorable holiday craft.
Pipe Cleaner Christmas Tree Ornament
There is nothing sweeter than homemade ornaments hanging on the Christmas tree. This pipe cleaner tree ornament is simple to make and a really fun craft for kids of all ages!
Q-tip Gingerbread Man Painting
Sometimes a simple craft is all you need to get into the holiday spirit. Your kids will love painting with q-tips to create their own adorable gingerbread man. The template for this craft is free to print off making it a really easy Christmas activity this winter!
Christmas Dot Marker Activity Pages
Dot marker pages are a go to activity in our house and I love how they work on hand eye coordination and fine motor skills! These Christmas dot marker pages are free to print off and are perfect for classrooms, travel or a way to pass time on a snow day this Christmas.
Reindeer Handprint Craft
What a fun way to capture the handprints of your little one this Christmas! This reindeer craft has a free printable template and is perfect for infants, toddlers and preschoolers this Christmas season!
Acts Of Kindness Advent Calendar
Not necessarily a craft, but it has many fun Christmas activities for the entire family. This advent calendar has free printable cards, all of which contain acts of kindness to help spread some holiday cheer this Christmas season.
Pom Pom Pinecone Ornament
We had so much fun making these pom pom pinecone ornaments. We enjoyed getting outside to hunt for our pinecones and these cute little ornaments brightened up our tree and would also make the most adorable present toppers!
Felt Gingerbread Man
A perfect craft for older kids, this felt gingerbread man ornament comes with a free template and it is so fun to see how each child personalizes their ornament!
Bead Icicle Ornaments
This no-prep, minimal mess craft is a great choice for a simple holiday craft. These beaded icicles added so much sparkle to our tree and I enjoyed the quick clean up after we were done creating.
Handprint Christmas Tree
This craft is one of my most treasured in our Christmas bin. It was such a great sensory play craft and my toddler loved adding his finger prints to create the Christmas lights on his handprint tree.
Color By Number Coloring Pages
My Kindergartner has been loving color by number sheets recently and I can’t wait to print off these 3 free printable Christmas coloring sheets for him this Christmas! They are simple enough for preschoolers but fun enough to capture the interest of older kids as well!
Countdown To Christmas Printable
Looking for a fun way to countdown to Christmas? This free printable countdown Christmas tree is so versatile, use dot markers, colors, or even pom poms to cross off the days as you countdown to Christmas!
Painted Leaf Christmas Trees
We love adding a touch of nature to our crafts, and this winter nature project is such a fun one! These painted leaf Christmas trees make adorable garlands or gift toppers and are a blast for kids to create.
If you try any of these crafts we would love for you to share them with us on Instagram! Merry Christmas!
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So cute!! I especially love the handprint christmas lights!😍