21 Christmas crafts for kids to get them in the holiday spirit

We’d be remiss if we didn’t include the most classic of all Christmas crafts for kids – the paper snowflake. No matter how simple this craft is, the magic of unfurling the paper to see the incredible patterns created will always be a Christmas miracle.

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Cut green pieces of tissue paper into squares and have your child crumple and glue them together to form the shape of a Christmas tree. For an extra special touch, cut up a white cotton pad and use it as snow.

What do Frosty, Santa, and a Christmas tree all have in common? They’re made out of toilet paper rolls! For this craft, all your child will need is glue, construction paper, and paint.

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All your child will need for this Christmas craft are white buttons, blue cardstock, a white pen, and some creativity. Have your child glue three buttons in a row to create the shape of the snowman. Draw stick arms, hair, snow and more using the white pen.

What’s the only thing better than a holiday-themed snow globe? A DIY holiday-themed snow globe, of course! To create the Christmas tree, paint a pine cone green and decorate it with sequins and glitter and attach to the bottom of a Mason jar lid. Then, fill the Mason jar with glitter and add glycerine (that secret snow globe ingredient!). Screw on the lid, flip over, and watch the holiday magic commence.

To make this fun, upcycled Christmas craft, first, tape recycled toilet paper rolls in a pyramid shape. Then, cover in green construction paper. Finally, decorate each of the rolls with numbers 1 to 25 to finish the advent calendar.

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First, cut out a triangle using red construction paper and glue to a Popsicle stick. Then glue half a cupcake wrapper to make Santa’s beard, a white circle to form his head, and add a small white circle on top to complete his hat.

To take your child’s Christmas crafting to a whole new level…have them custom DIY wrapping paper! Cut a Christmas tree stamp out of a sponge then stamp green paint onto a repurposed brown bag to create a pattern.

To make the paddlepop stick snowman, glue together six wooden sticks with one lying diagonally. Paint the top half and diagonal stick black for the hat, and the bottom half white. Draw on eyes, a carrot nose, and a smile.

This is an adorable way for kids to give their friends treats on Christmas. First, fold red cardstock into a freestanding triangle shape. Decorate one side with Santa’s face, made out of construction paper and pieces of a doily. Slide a lollipop face down into the triangle and staple on either side to secure. Bonus: have your child add in one of these funny Christmas quotes to complete the present.