This mitten garland is the perfect winter craft for kids, simple enough for toddlers, fun for preschoolers, and enjoyable even for elementary aged students! It makes the sweetest holiday decoration, and the free mitten templates keep prep quick and easy.
This winter garland is a fun holiday decoration that is perfect for young children. We love handprint crafts so put handprints on our mittens, but this craft is so versitile. You could have kids paint, color or use fun craft supplies to decorate their mittens! We’ve even included 2 sizes of mittens in our printable template so this craft can be done with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and even older children!
If you are looking for some other fun Christmas crafts to decorate your house with you may like this Christmas tree suncatcher, egg carton jingle bell craft or this Christmas ornament suncatcher! Don’t forget to pour a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy a Santa cookie to make your crafting experience a little more magical.
Materials Needed
- Free printable mitten template (linked towards the bottom of this post)
- White cardstock paper
- Acrylic paints (in a variety of colors)
- Tape
- Twine or yarn
- Scissors
- Paper plate (for paint)
- Optional: Crayons, markers, sequins or other crafting materials
Why We Love This Craft
- It is perfect for young children and little hands
- Works for a wide range of ages thanks to two mitten sizes on the printable tempaltes
- Can be done as a simple coloring activity, process art craft or as a more sentimental handprint craft
- It is so fun to brighten up your home, classroom or Christmas tree
About The Free Printable Mitten Templates
- There are 8 different patterns included in the printable
- There are 2 size options:
- Smaller size for toddlers & babies (fits a tiny chid’s hand)
- Larger size for preschoolers and early elementary students
- Kids can decorate the mitten and personalize them to make their own unique garland
How To Make Your Mitten Garland
Prep Your Mittens
- Print the desired size and design you want to create with
- Cut out each mitten shape
Choose How To Decorate
- Handprint mitten garland: Paint your child’s hand and press it onto the mitten and let dry
- Cotton ball painting: Great for todders! Use cotton balls to dab paint onto the mitten like we did in this cotton ball painting activity
- Coloring: Use a variety of color crayons to design your mittens
Tape String On & Hang
- Use tape to tape the back of the mitten onto the string and repeat to make a garland
- Hang up for a sweet decoration all winter long
Display Ideas
Hang across a fireplace, bookshelf or class bulletin board
Have kids create two mittens and connect with yarn to make handprint mitten ornaments instead of garland
Don’t forget to write your child’s age and name on them- better yet have them write it to remember their sweet little handwriting at this age
Your Free Mitten Templates
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We recommend printing off on white cardstock paper so that these hold up over time and the paint doesn’t make the paper curl. These free printables are intended for classroom use or personal use only.
This is such a sweet craft for the winter season! We would love for you to share your creation with us on Instagram!
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