Looking for an easy Christmas craft that your preschooler can actually do on their own? This toilet paper roll Christmas tree painting transforms simple materials into the sweetest holiday keepsake. Toddlers and preschoolers will love stamping, dotting, and decorating their very own Christmas trees.
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We love holiday crafts and when we find one that our kids can do almost completely independently it is a huge win in our house! This Christmas tree craft is a such a simple holiday craft for kids and perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. There is something so sweet about homemade Christmas decorations, I love pulling my kid’s creations out of our Christmas bin year after year.
If you are looking for a variety of Christmas tree crafts, we loved making these Christmas trees out of leaves and these egg carton Christmas trees. We also love making Christmas tree ornaments and this toilet paper roll star ornament was so fun to make this year! We have rounded up 21 of our most popular Christmas crafts if you want to find more fun creative ideas for this holiday season!
Why We Love This Christmas Tree Craft
- Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers and is so simple to make
- It’s a great way to work on fine motor skills and encourages creativity
- Uses simple materials you already have in your craft room or recycling bin (you can use cardboard tubes, paper towel rolls or toilet paper rolls!)
- It is a sweet DIY Christmas decoration you can frame and take out year after year
Materials Needed
- Empty toilet paper rolls or cardboard tubes
- Green paint
- White paper (this can be white cardstock paper or printer paper)
- Q-Tips
- Variety of paint colors for the Christmas lights and star on top
- Paper plate
How To Make Your Toilet Paper Roll Christmas Tree Painting
- Put green paint on a paper plate and take your toilet paper roll and dip the end into the green paint
- Stamp the roll onto your paper, repeating until you form the shape of a Christmas tree
- Use brown paint or small rectangle of brown construction paper to create the tree trunk
- Dip q-tips into different colors of paint to make lights and ornaments
- Add a yellow star at the top of the tree
Tips For Success
For younger kids draw out the tree shape with a pencil so they know where to stamp their toilet paper roll
Use thicker acrylic paint so your stamped lines keep their shape
If you don’t have q-tips or they are too small for your little one’s hands you could clip cotton balls at the end of a clothespin like we did in this toddler painting craft
For toddlers or younger children pre-dip the cardboard roll or guide their hand for the first few stamps to help teach them how to do it
Variations For Older Children
- Make a whole forest of toilet paper roll Christmas trees using different sizes of cardboard tubes, or squeeze the tubes together to give the tree a more oval shape like boughs on trees
- Add ornaments by using gems or stickers or add a little flare by adding glitter to your tree
- Use the finished artwork to decorate for Christmas or use it for a sweet DIY Christmas card
We hope that your little one enjoys this fun Christmas craft, we would love to share their creations with us on Instagram! Happy Holidays!
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