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Below you will find many Christmas arts and crafts activities and projects for kids to do to celebrate Christmas such as Christmas Ornaments, Christmas Cards, trees, noel figurines, wreaths, Santa Clause, Bells, Candy Canes, Advent Paper, Rheindeers, Snowman, etc.

Recent Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids

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10 Creative Uses for Those Chistmas Cards - Don't throw your Christmas cards away! Here is our compilation of creative ways to use

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Baby Food Jar Christmas Tree - You may want to find a way to prop your tree on a table in front of an exterior window. It makes for a very beautiful display! Enjoy! Merry Christmas!

Baroque Madonnas and Figures - How to make some Christmas characters.

Basket Ornaments - Make Basket Ornaments out of 1 small novelty basket for each ornament; 2 large cotton balls; 2 miniature pine cones; two to 4 holly berries; 1 miniature ornament; small bow; 1 artificial or real wrapped holiday candy; hot glue gun and glue sticks; metallic thread for hanging.

Beaded Fruit Ornaments - Make beaded fruit ornaments out of plastic fruit and other items.

Beaded Christmas Tree - Make a Beaded Christmas Tree 10" out of Wire cutters. Jeweler’s pliers. Ruler. Scissors.

Braided Wreath - Make a braided Christmas Wreath with fabric and stuffing.

Brown Paper Christmas Stocking - Make a great Christmas stocking from a brown paper grocery bag. You can hang it from your mantle and stuff it with Christmas goodies.

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Calico Christmas Bells - Make Calico Christmas Bells with 2/3 yard blue calico fabric; 1/2 yard yellow calico fabric; 1/4 yard red and white polka dot fabric; Red and yellow felt; Fusible webbing or glue; 6 ounces polyester stuffing; Plastic curtain ring.

Candy Cane Cristmas Wreath - Make a Candy Cane Christmas Wreath with Purchased wreath; 4 dozen 7" candy canes; florist’s tape; covered heavyweight florist’s wire; six double bows of weatherproof red "velvet"; hairpins or thread.

CD Photo Ornament - Use these free directions and pattern to create a photo Christmas tree ornament using an old CD.

Chennille Candy Canes - This would be his Christmas ornament that he will make to give to his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and for our own tree.

Christmas Angel -This adorable angel is made with a toilet paper tube, a printer and a little imagination

Christmas Angel Bookmarks - Print these "home-made" bookmarks for a special reading companion or for a great Christmas gift. 

Christmas Candy Tree - This is a good and quick project for a Christmas raffle prize or even as a centerpiece. My mother used to do this a lot for people she didn't know very well but felt she would like to give a little something to.

Christmas Candle - Make a Christmas Cany Cane Candle

Christmas Gift Can - Need to wrap a small gift? Recycle a can!

Christmas Net Bags - These little bags can be co-ordinated to suit almost any Christmas colour scheme and dressed up or down depending on how you and the children are feeling!

Christmas Advent Paper Chain - This is an advent calendar with a difference!

Christmas Angel Tree Topper - Make a tree topper for your christmas tree.

Christmas Card Display Fan - This is so easy and very practical. My aunt used to make these each Christmas for family members and we were all so grateful to receive them. Every year around the holidays we try to find places to place all the Christmas cards we have received and this attractive solution was a welcome gift.

Christmas Card Shutter - Make a Christmas Card Shutter with 1 old or new, wooden louver shutter; Paint, red or green or (color of choice); Paint sealer or Polyurethane; Set of hanging Christmas bells or large festive ribbon bow; hot glue gun and glue stick.

Christmas Gift Basket - Make a Christmas Gift Basket out of 1 small willow basket; gold or silver spray paint (optional); 3 miniature toiletries; 1 small perfume; soap; sluffing glove or scrubby;; 1 sheet of wrapping tissue (white or color of choice); 2 sprigs of holly berries with leaves or evergreen attached; 1 gold plastic miniature photo frame; stretch seal or cello wrap; 1 Christmas bow or holiday floral sprig; 1 special photo; glue; 1 Christmas bow or holiday floral sprig.

Christams Cinnamon Sticks Ornaments - Make Cinnamon Sticks Ornaments out of Short cinnamon sticks; miniature pine cones; fresh or dried evergreens; holiday ribbon 1/2" wide; hot glue and glue gun.

Christmas Eggs - Make Christmas Eggs out of Large needle; eggs; Clear gloss liquid plastic; enamel paints (red, white, green or silver and gold); bamboo skewers; macaroni, ziti or other small pasta shapes (you may also use  beads); craft glue; paint brush (fine); Pendant or bell hooks.

Christmas Paper Chains - Why not use our Christmas scrapbook paper? Just choose the ones you like and print out on your colour printer - easy!

Christmas Pin Cushion - Make a Christmas Pin Cushion out of 2 Mason Jar lids (quart size); 5" x 10" green felt; 20" single loop gold braid; 1" diameter gold ring; 4" x 8" of 1/2" thick foam rubber; 1 dozen miniature gold pine cones; 1 dozen holly berries; masking tape; white glue.

Christmas Soap Balls - Make Christmas Soap Balls out of Coarse sandpaper; Soap flakes; water; Food coloring (red, white and green).

Christmas Stocking Ornaments -I have a great idea for kids or adults to make for Christmas ornaments. This is a great country look or can be adapted for any style tree.

Christmas Tree Balloon - Find out how to make a Christmas tree ornament using a balloon

Christmas Tote Bag - Find out how to make a Christmas tote bag using a paper bag

Cinnamon Ornaments (Non edible) - Make homemade cinnamon ornaments for your Christmas tree.

Clothes Pins Christmas Ornaments - Make Christmas Ornaments with Clothespins

Clothespin Reindeer - Reindeer made out of clothespins are cute and quick!

Clothespin Santa Ornaments - Make these cute Santa ornaments, here's how!

Clothespin Snowman - These little snowman ornaments are easy to make. The kids will have a ball and can hang their creation on the tree this year, or anywhere else you choose

Colorful Coffee Filter Ornaments - Kids love playing with Grandma's junk jewelry. This holiday season, use flashy earringsto dress up ornaments your child can make at home!

Cotton Ball Snowman - Make a cottonball snowman

Crafty Christmas Cards - Make Christmas Cards out of red card, green paper, red tissue paper,  Christmas glass outline stickers or rubber stamps.

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Drinking Straw Christmas Tree - Fun, easy and inexpensive Christmas tree is made from a 4" foam cone and plastic drinking straws.

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Easy Christmas Wreaths - This is such a simple idea, but such an effective one and fun for all ages. Thank you, Nikki, for writing in with it!

Easy Brown Paper Rheindeer - This is a fun Christmas project for kids, very easy to do, and a good way to recycle those old brown paper bags.

Easy Candy Houses - Make an easy candy house with these easy instructions.

Edible Christmas Tree - Make an edible Christmas tree with Sugar cookie recipe; Star shaped cookie cutters (package with assorted sizes); Green, red, yellow and blue food coloring; icing (home made or store bought); icing bag.

Elf Christmas Ornament - Make an elf ornament with the help of your parents out of Coping saw with #20 blade; Clamp; Drill with 1/8" bit; Fine sandpaper; Pointed paintbrush; Turpentine, tracing paper, pencil, scissors; Scrap wood

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Fabric Christmas Gift Bags - Make Christmas Gift Bags out of 1 yd. plus 2" (44" wide) holiday fabric; 2 yds. (3/8" wide ribbon for trim; 5 1/4 yds. (1" wide) ribbon; thread to match

Fabric Noel Greeting - Make a Fabric Noel Greeting with 1/4 yard of print fabric for each letter except "h" and "y"; 1/2 yard of print for "h" and "y"; 1/4 yard of print fabric for 5 holly leaves; 1/3 yard of print for 2 stars; polyester fiberfill (for stuffing); plastic curtain rings (for hanging).

Follow The Star - This activity can be adapted for all ages of child depending on their dexterity. Boys will enjoy it as much as girls!

Free Christmas Tree Paper Model : Only one sheet! Basic Instructions on print out. More detailed instructions to come. Teachers, perfect for school project!

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Good Deed Advent Jar - A fun way to count down the days until Christmas. Make this advent jar full of good deeds.

Gingerbread Dough for Gingerbread houses - Make a gingerbread house - its a lot of Christmas fun.

Gingerbread House Card - You can make a cute gingerbread house card for Christmas made from construction paper.

Gingerbread Ornaments - Make Gingerbread ornaments with Gingerbread dough and frosting recipes below; food coloring; yarn scraps (variety of colors). Patterns below. Watercolor brushes ( 1 fine point and 1 No. 6 or 8). 1 drinking straw.

Gingham Holiday Wreath - Make a Gingham Christmas Wreath out of Gingham fabric scraps (red checked); corrugated cardboard; cotton or Fiberfil for stuffing; glue; red flannel for berries; red velvet or flannel for bow; needle and thread.

Gingerbread House - Make a Gingerbread House with 1 cup brown sugar (dark); 1-3/4 cups corn syrup (light); 8 cups un-sifted flour; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup margarine; Icing (recipe below); Variety of  candies for decorating.

Glitter (Christmas) Votive Cups - Make these pretty votive cups and keep glitter mess to a minimum with double face tape.

Greeting Card Ornaments - Recycle the greeting cards you have received! Make fun Christmas tree ornaments.

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Heart Christmas Angels - These little angels are adorable! Print out as many as the pages as you wish and then cut out the shapes and assemble. You can of course embellish the plain shapes in lots of different ways: perhaps with gold stars, felt tip pens, sequins etc.

Handmade Christmas Gift Bags - Make Christmas Gift Bags from Brown paper bags; Christmas shaped craft sponges or stamps; Inked stamp pads or paints (red and green); festive roping for handles; glue or stapler.

Hearth Kindling Arrangement - What better way to share wonderful, warm Holiday Greetings than creating a gift from the hearth? It`s so easy to create an inexpensive, olde world gift of love and creativity with just a few items from the woods and you`ll have a great Christmas Floral Design to keep or give.

Holiday Bird Nest - Make a holiday bird nest.

Holiday Christmas Bells - Make Holiday Christmas Bells with Evergreen boughs; hot glue gun and glue sticks; 2-3" wide red velvet ribbon; sweet balls or acorns or tiny pine cones (enough to cover all 3 bells); high gloss wood-tone spray paint; crafting wire.

Holiday Christmas Terrarium - This project can be done in either natural or artificial foliage. It makes up quickly and serves as a colorful seasonal gift.

Holiday Christmas Picture Frame - Make a Christmas Picture Frame with Popsicle sticks; craft glue or hot glue gun and glue sticks; Creative Hands® Mini Forms (assorted holiday pack); green and red markers or paint.

Holly Christmas Wreath - Make a Holly Christmas Wreath with 16" red rattan mat; 4" x 4" x 2" Styrofoam block; 12 plastic holly picks; red chenille stem; 2 green chenille stems; 2 yds. of 2" wide red velvet ribbon.

Holiday Christmas Jar Lids - Make Christmas Jar Lids with Jars for preserving (with center of lid and outer ring separate); any lead free enamel paint (holiday colors); medium and small size holiday fabric yo-yo's (available at craft supply stores); needle and thread; narrow, pre-gathered eyelet trim.

Holiday Christmas Twig Wreath - Make Christmas Holiday Twig Wreaths with About 20" in diameter. The techniques given in the instructions below may be applied to a larger or smaller wreath.

Holiday Recipe Holder - Make a Holiday Recipe Holder with 1 plastic cap (hairspray or spray paint cover); styrofoam ball (size to fit cover); glue gun/glue stick; Plastic fork; Spray paint (green or red); small sprigs of holly berry; 1 holiday recipe.

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Jingle Bell Mitts - Instructions for making jingle bell mitts to play music.

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Make a Paper Tree from Little Hand Prints - Make an adorable Christmas tree from your child's handprints. This makes a nice decoration to put on a door or a great bulletin board in a classroom.

Make a Christmas Basket - These little baskets can be adapted and decorated for almost any occasion and made by any age of child (with help as appropriate).

Make a Snowman from Paper Plates - Make a cute snowman decoration using two paper plates. This makes a nice decoration to put on a door or hang in a window

Max's Rheindeer Antlers - Make a Grinch craft! Make yourself a headband that looks like the antler Max wore.

Make Holiday Christmas Shoes - Make Christmas shoes out of Pair of white sneakers; Fabric paints in red and green; round gold jingle bells size 3/4"; Holiday shoelaces or 60" of 3/8" holiday print ribbon; Dressmaker’s carbon (optional); Pencil; Founder’s No-Fray (if using ribbon for laces); 1 1/2 yds. of red sequin strips or bric-a-brac;  Fabric or jewel glue.

Make a Paper Wreath from Little Hand Prints - Make an adorable wreath from your child's handprints.

Make a Paper Snowflake or a Snowflake Card - Make simple snowflakes from paper. You can tape these snowflakes to a window for a nice winter decoration or paste them onto a piece of folded construction paper for a great winter card.

Merry Christmas Mailbox - Make a Merry Christmas Mailbox with Thick cardboard; poster cardboard; gift-wrap paper—one sheet of green, another of red; scrap of red construction paper; wide cardboard tube about 5 inches high; plastic or silk poinsettias or holly; gold paper edging; Christmas cards with greeting on front; rubber cement; scissors; r uler; pencil; sticky tape.

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Necktie Christmas Stockings - Make a Christmas Stocking out of 1 yd. red satin backing/lining fabric pieces from 12 old ties, or similar fabric scraps; 1/2 yd. quilt batting; 2 yds. cording; red pearl cotton embroidery thread; 1/2 yd. muslin; 2 yds. cording

Nutcracker Decoration - Make creative 'nutcrackers' with Pringles Potato Chip cans, felt, and trims. Children ages 8 and up should be able to do this project with minimum help. This is a project where each child's creativity can shine.

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Paddle Pop Star - A star made using paddle pop sticks and decorated with coloured paint to suit the occasion, (Christmas) or with glow in the dark paint to light up a bedroom.

Paper Box Craft - You can make a nice little box out of paper.

Peppermint Ca ndy Frame - Make a Peppermint Candy Frame from Peppermint Candies, jumbo craft sticks, tacky glue, card board, and a photograph or drawing to put in the picture, clear acrylic spray.

Pine Cone Christmas Tree - A easy-to-make pine cone Christmas Tree. Use it as a Christmas decoration or as a tree ornament. This is a simple craft that even young children can help make

Plastic Bag Wreaths - Make a plastic bag wreath.

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Ribbon Ruffle Christmas Tr ee - Make a 12" Ribbon Ruffle Christmas Tree out of Styrofoam cone, 6" in diameter at base, 12 tall. Styrof oam disk 3/4" thick, 3 1/4" diameter. White and gold ruffle ribbon trim, 1 1/2" wide, 3 yards. Double-fold bias tape, green, 1 package. Red ball fringe, 1 yard. Gold metallic cord, 1 yard. Olive green felt, 9" x 12". All-purpose glue. Straight pins. Scrap of wire. Pencil and scissors.

Rudolph The Handprint and Footprint Reindeer - This version of Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer has a footprint head and two handprint antlers.  Use a heavy paper, craft foam or posterboard for a longer lasting version

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Santa Claus DoorKnob Hanger - Young children can make it (it's easier for them to do the paper version), but even pre-teens through adults will enjoy creating this cute doorknob hanger.  Use fun foam to make the project more challenging.

Santa Hat Ornament - Instructions to make Christmas tree ornament that looks like Santa's hat! Easy craft made with felt and cotton balls.

Santa Paper Bag Puppet - Instructions to make a Christmas Santa Claus puppet using a paper lunch bag.

Santa Hat or Decoration - This cute Santa hat (or decoration) is easily made from construction paper and cotton.

Shooting Star Christmas Tree Ornament - A simple-to-make Shooting Star Christmas Tree Ornament.

Sitting Elf Crafts for Kids - Making a sitting elf with Card stock or construction paper, colored pencils, and tape.

Sitting Reinder Crafts - Making a sitting reindeer with Card stock or construction paper, colored pencils, and tape. (scroll down)

Snowman Paper Mache Project - Make a snowman from balloons and paper mache materials

Sock Snowman - Make a snowman out of a sock

Snowflake Decorations - This is a simple and quick craft and very effective and long-lasting. You can make a huge stock of these in no time and they will last for ever!

Snowman Crafts - Ideas to make snowman crafts.

Pop Bottle Snowman - Make this unique candle holder

Snowman Candle Jar - Make a cute snowman candle holder out of a baby food jar

Snowglobe - This is an easy inexpensive project that I did with my kindergarten students. It makes a great gift for any occasion and is fun to make!

Snomman Magnet - Make a fun magnet using a frozen juice can lid.

Stained Glass Ornament - A great Christmas tree ornament or gift idea

Sugar Christmas Ornaments - Make Sugar Christmas Ornaments with 3 tbs. egg white; 3 cups white granulated sugar.

Smiley Santa Collage - This is an easy and quick craft for little kids. Print out our Smiley Santa face - on card if you can.

Snowlake Coasters and Table Toppers for Christmas - An innovative craft store in my locale, Ben Franklin Crafts of Bemidji, MN, recently set up a self serve Roller Die Cutting station (featuring the Accu-Cut Mark IV®). That means  home crafters have easy access to precision cutting.  Creating with die cut shapes is much like using rubber stamps or cookie cutters.  The crafter takes a given shape or form and develops it into a unique and special item.  Here is how I used it to make pretty snowflake table decorations and coasters.

Snowman Cookie Jar - Make your own Christmas Cookie Jar with Glass jar suitable for cookies; paper for pattern; pencil; masking tape; tissue paper in assorted colors; Elmer’s Glue; paintbrush; Crystal Clear Krylon Spray.

Stained Glass Christmas Wreath - Make a Stained Glass Christmas Wreath with Two sheets of black construction paper— 30" x 40" for the wreath; one roll double-face transparent tape; X-acto knife No. 1 with extra blades; swivel knife; white or yellow carbon paper; heavy white tracing paper for the white portions of the wreath; one sheet each of colored cellophane as specified below (or gelatin sheets used by theaters to tint white spotlights, available at many photography shops); two black illustration boards. Wreath Cellophane Colors: Red, orange, yellow, turquoise, chartreuse and emerald green.

Sugar Snowballs - To make (6) snowballs; 6 small round balloons; Household string; Scissors; bowl or plate; foil, newspaper or waxed paper (for drippings); plastic wrap; spoon; ribbon or wire hangers.

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Wheat Christmas Tree - Make a wheat Christmas tree with wheat, bearded wheat, barley or rye. (about 75 clusters of 4-5 wheat heads will be needed); Bright green fabric dye; florist's picks (3") and florist's wire (green); 1- 18" plastic foam cone; wooden pedestal (stained to color desired); red velvet balls or berry clusters; small red velvet birds or bows.

Wineless Christmas Candles - Make Wineless Christmas Candles with Glass wine goblets (clear): candle tapers; miniature holiday ornaments; evergreen and holly picks; floral clay hot glue

Wooden Starflakes - Make a beautiful snowflake

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Photographer: Sean Dreilinger	It is almost Father's Day time so check out our Father's Day Crafts for Kids Page to find some great arts and crafts project ideas for kids to give Dad on Father's Day such as handmade cards, jewelry, pictures, and other gifts. Also check out our Father's Day Crafts page in our new arts and crafts directory.
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