These easy Christmas crafts for kids use simple supplies and create finished pieces that can be displayed. Expect ideas featuring paper, paint, pom poms, pipe cleaners, cardboard, pinecones, jars, and items already waiting in the craft drawer.
Some projects suit younger kids, while others include more detailed cutting, gluing, and decorating for older children. Choose an idea based on the age of the kids and how much mess feels manageable that day.
Reindeer Wall Craft
The antlers are a fun feature, and kids are allowed to decorate them.
Brown paper forms the base of this reindeer, while paper stars, pom poms, little ornaments, glue, and a red nose complete the decoration.
On a classroom wall, the reindeer craft can be displayed. Each individual reindeer can have a different appearance.
Snowmen Made with Cotton Balls
Little hands are easier to work with when the snowman outline is clear. The simple outline gives kids a shape to follow while they craft.
The materials include cotton balls, blue paper, small snowflake details, paper hats, buttons, and glue. Together, these pieces give the snowmen their winter details.
For younger kids, start by drawing the snowman outline. They can then use it as a cotton-ball guide while they work.
Painted Plant Pot for Christmas
This Christmas gift is a plant pot that can hold either a little plant or some treats. A small brush adds pink and red paint to the terracotta pot, which has green details.
A simple design preserves the pot’s appearance even with its contents. Keep the pot design simple.
Pipe Cleaner Christmas Trees
With its simple construction, this ornament is suitable for kids. Beads add a bright and fun touch to the finished ornament.
Green pipe cleaners and colorful beads form the main part of this ornament, with a popsicle stick, glue, and string completing the materials.
First shape the pipe cleaners into a tree, then add the beads. Having the tree shape in place makes bead assembly easier.
Santa Sleigh
The sleigh craft includes individual reindeer faces, giving each reindeer its own face.
An egg carton forms part of the sleigh, alongside paper reindeer faces and red pom poms. Put the Santa piece on top.
Make the reindeer faces first, then arrange them in a group. The reindeer group pulls the sleigh.
Handprint Christmas Ornament Card
Parents are the ones who keep the handprint ornament card. On a round card with a red background, white paint, markers, and ribbon are used.
A dry handprint keeps the snowmen’s faces and buttons sharp. After the handprint dries, use every finger to make a snowman.
Small Christmas Shop
A tiny Christmas shop supports detailed decorating, especially for children who prefer tiny details. The small setting gives them room to focus on those details.
A sign goes at the top, with black paper, cut-out ornaments, and mini garland pieces added below. Glue holds the pieces in place.
The small hanging pieces are decorated after the shop shape, along with the window and lights. The author helps with the shop shape first.
Branch with Paper Ornaments
The painted paper ornaments can be hung from the branch. Their place on the branch turns the finished pieces into a small display.
The ornament shapes are made from cardboard and can be decorated with paint and markers. A small branch holds them with string and beads.
The branch gives the finished craft a decor-like appearance, and several kids’ crafts can optionally be displayed together.
Paper Loop Tree
This simple paper loop tree develops its appearance as more paper loops accumulate.
The tree craft uses a paper trunk and a background sheet, with green paper strips, a star, and glue to bring the piece together.
Start the tree with loops at the bottom and make those loops wider. The wider bottom loops support a full tree shape.
Star Ornament
Beads, sequins, and other shiny pieces can decorate the star, making this ornament suitable for kids. Start with a star base and use glue to attach sequins, beads, string, and small pom poms.
Keep the decorations on the star edges light so the star shape remains visible.
Train Photo Ornament
A photo turns this train ornament into a keepsake for the Christmas tree. Small photos are part of the train, which can be made with craft sticks, paint, pipe cleaners, paper wheels, and ribbon.
Cut the photo to train size before gluing it into the ornament.
Silly Reindeer Tree Face Craft
Googly eyes highlight the faces, and each face can be different. The craft includes both reindeer and tree subjects.
Scissors are part of the supply list for these faces. Add cut paper shapes, googly eyes, and paper antlers, then use pom poms and glue to finish the reindeer and tree designs.
Use simple base shapes for the craft. That leaves more time to create funny faces.
Gingerbread House Craft
The card craft resembles a gingerbread house, and you do not need real candy everywhere.
Glue and paper candy shapes are part of the materials for this, along with popsicle sticks, pom poms, cotton balls, and snowflake stickers.
Bright pom poms decorate the roof. They are one of the easiest parts for children, who can add them independently.
Christmas Wishing Nature Wand
This nature wand uses materials beyond paper and paint. This craft brings together sticks, twine, and dried flowers with cardboard stars, small beads, and glue.
First, collect sticks outside. After bringing the craft materials indoors, decorate them inside.
Paint-Splattered Christmas Trees
Neatness is not required for these paint-splatter Christmas trees.
Paper stars can be added with glue and glitter, while green paint covers the paper tree shapes. The trees are made from paper triangles.
Scrap paper goes underneath while paint splatter remains part of the craft process.
Yarn-Wrapped Christmas Trees
On a shelf, the craft can stand upright, making it a good option for shelf display. This craft turns cardboard cone shapes into decorations with yarn, pom poms, wood slices, sticks, and stars added for detail.
For kid participation, wrap the yarn loosely rather than pulling it tight. The relaxed approach supports helping hands and reduces frustration.
Mini Christmas Paper Ornament
The ornament is small enough to hang immediately, so it can be put up right away. For this Christmas cutout craft, paper circles and ribbon are joined with glue, then finished with confetti, stickers, and Christmas cutouts.
Bright pink and red give this playful Christmas piece its color. It does not have to coordinate with the tree.
Cardboard Christmas Tree Ornament
Yarn and buttons give the finished ornament its appearance.
Cardboard tree shapes are used for the ornament, along with yarn and buttons. Wood stars, glue, and string are also part of it.
The buttons finish the tree’s appearance, so use only a few extra decorations.
Christmas Paper Chain
Paper chains quickly change a room’s appearance, making it Christmas-themed.
Patterned paper strips, tape, and glue are used for the chain. Looping the strips requires patience.
For paper chains made with younger kids, cut the strips wider. The extra width makes them easier for younger kids to hold.
Handprint Wreath
This is a Christmas craft that parents keep, made with small handprints. The handprints give the wreath a personal record of the children who made it.
Green handprints make up the wreath, with red fingerprint berries added around them. Paper, glue, and a ribbon bow complete the materials.
Leave the middle of the wreath open so its shape stays clear. After it dries, add the bow at the bottom.
Tinsel tree
Tinsel adds festivity as a tree ornament.
A wood slice or cardboard can serve as the base for the tree ornament, with tinsel, pom poms, a star, and string included.
Wrap the tinsel around the form in several layers to give it the look of a full tree rather than a flat tree.
Pinecone Christmas Tree Ornament
Painted and decorated pinecones form the mini trees for this Christmas tree ornament. Small bows can finish the pinecone Christmas tree, which uses green paint, pom poms, ribbon, and glue for its decoration.
Paint the pinecones first, then let them become completely dry before adding the pom poms.
Colorful Tree Made with String
This bright Christmas craft can be messy, but it is fun for kids to make at Christmas. At the top sits a star, while colorful string and sequins are attached to black paper with glue.
Before adding the string, lightly draw the tree outline. The outline guides where the string goes.
Reindeer Treat Jars
These treat jars can also serve as a small gift.
Inside small jars, use brown filling to hold the treats, then decorate the outside with googly eyes, red pom poms, pipe cleaner antlers, and ribbon.
Begin by filling the jars, then place the face and antlers afterward. Filling them first helps keep those features in the correct positions.
Fabric Handprint Trees
Handprint trees on fabric can become a homemade gift. The design keeps the children’s handprints on the fabric as part of the gift.
A plain tea towel or another piece of fabric can be used for the craft. Green paint makes the trees, a brush creates the trunks, and yellow stars finish them.
Leave space between the handprints so the design stays clear after drying. The spacing helps the separate prints remain visible.
Christmas Bookmark Craft
After Christmas, it can still be used.
Card strips, paint, and markers make up the bookmark, while paper shapes of lights, baubles, trees, and mistletoe are used on it. Keep the bookmark long and narrow so its shape supports bookmark use.
Popsicle Stick Snowman
The popsicle sticks provide a sturdy base for this snowman ornament, making it a nice craft for younger kids.
A red fabric scarf adds color to this snowman ornament, which uses popsicle sticks with white paint, black buttons, paper arms, and string.
The sticks need to dry completely before the scarf is added. Paint the sticks first, let them dry completely, and then add the scarf.
Paper Plate Snowman
Paper plates provide a round face and function as the snowman base, making them suitable for kids’ decorating.
Paper plates are part of the snowman, along with pipe cleaners, pom poms, orange paper, glue, and markers. Kids can choose the earmuff colors, and the colors can vary from one snowman to another.