Kids Christmas Crafts

During this holiday season, you can have fun with your kids by teaching them some Christmas crafts. There are many different types of Christmas crafts that kids can make from simple yarn crafts to handmade Christmas ornaments. Making Christmas ornaments at home is also an economical way to decorate the Christmas gifts. All you need to make these easy Christmas crafts for kids are a few essential supplies that easily available. Some of these crafts can be made by preschoolers too under adult supervision.

Bell Snowflake

Things required

• Flexible craft wire
• Small jingle bells
• Fine wire
• Glue gun
• Small pliers

Method

To make this handmade Christmas craft, first you need to cut the flexible craft wire into three equal parts that are around 6 inches in length each. Place the wires in a crisscross pattern, so that the wires are shaped like a star. Wrap the fine wire over the central portion of the flexible wire so that the shape of the star remains secure. Once you are done wrapping the fine wire, hot glue the end of the wire. Now take one bell and slide it over one of the flexible wires. Slide more bells until your reach the end of the flexible wire. Hot glue the last bell on the wire, so that the bells don't slide out. Proceed in the same way on the other flexible wires, until all the wires are filled with bells. Your bell snowflake is ready. This is one of the best kids Christmas craft gift ideas.

Stick Figure Reindeer

Things required

• 1 wooden Popsicle stick
• Brown colored craft foam
• Hot glue stick
• Pair of scissors
• Black card paper
• Red ribbon
• Brown ribbon
• 1 jingle bells
• 1 red button
• Brown marker
• 2 black colored round buttons

Method

To make this stick figure reindeer, cut the Popsicle stick into 3 inches, and then paint it with the brown marker. On the brown colored foam, draw two antlers and cut it out. Stick the cut out antlers on both sides of the Popsicle stick with hot glue gun. Make sure that the antlers are symmetrically positioned on both sides of the Popsicle stick. Glue the two black colored buttons on the Popsicle stick to make the eyes of the reindeer. Next glue the red button in the center for the nose of the reindeer. Tie the red and brown ribbons on the antlers of the stick reindeer and your reindeer is ready. This is one of the most simple and easy kids Christmas craft projects to make.

Special Christmas Card

Things required

• Green metallic paper
• Midnight blue metallic paper
• Silver ribbon
• Pair of sharp scissors
• Spray adhesive
• Vellum paper
• Silver and gold colored sketch pen
• 6 inch piece of flexible wire

Method

To make this craft, first cut a 4 inch size circle on the blue metallic paper and keep it aside. Now draw two to three patterns of Christmas trees on the green colored metallic paper and cut out this pattern. On the vellum paper draw some hills and cut this pattern out with a pair of sharp scissors. Paste the vellum paper hills on the middle of the blue circle pattern that you had just cut out. Next paste the small Christmas tree patterns on the blue circle. With the silver marker pen, mark some dots on the blue circle to make stars. With the copper marker pen, draw some ornaments on the Christmas tree cutouts. Fashion a round ring with the flexible metallic wire and hot glue it on the back of the card. String a silver ribbon through the card and your special Christmas card is ready. You can write your greetings on the back of the card and you can use it like an ornament too.

These crafts are simple and require a less number of supplies. You and your kids can have a lot of fun in making these Christmas crafts for kids.