Christmas crafts

Christmas toddler craft ideas are fun for me to come up with. It is one of my favorite holidays. So I am sure that is why Christmas crafts are a big hit with many families. We love doing them together and can not wait until this time of year rolls around. I have a 2-year-old and I wanted to come up with some easy but yet fun crafts that she would enjoy.

With our children out of school for Christmas time we sometimes need something to fill their free time. Instead of going out and wasting money on an activity, stay home and do some Christmas crafts. This is great family time. You and your children will share many laughs and stories during craft time. Here are some great ideas for quick and easy Christmas-themed crafts.

Santa Ornament

This is a terrific gift for children to create and give to their pals orteachers. You can buy big plastic ornaments at a craft store. These ornamentscan be opened up so that you can place objects on the inside.

Fill the ornament with peppermints and then close it securely again. Then glue jiggly eyes onto a medium wooden ball. As soon as the eyes are set in place, the wooden ball should be glued on the top of the plastic ornament. Then, attach cotton hair for the head, mustache and beard. Fasten a red felt ‘hat’ on top of the hair. Glue on a long piece of black felt for Santa’s belt at the bottom of the ornament. Paint a thin wooden heart black and then glue it to the base of the ornament. The curves in the heart will become Santa’s feet.

Christmas Placemat Craft:

Making use of recycled Christmas cards, remove the back of the card where there is writing. You will need to have approximately three standard-sized Christmas cards to create each place mat.

Get your children to glue the cards on colorful construction-paper with the decoration side up. Once the glue is dry, you will need to protect the front and back of the craft project with clear contact paper, making certain there aren’t any gaps or open ends. Children really enjoy putting their plates on their very own unique Christmas placemat.

Candy Cane Reindeer

This particular craft project is an oldie but it is still popular with kids. All that is required are candy canes, pipe cleaners, jiggly eyes, mini pom-poms as well as glue. Glue a pipe cleaner on top of the candy cane, and twist it to make it look like antlers. Stick jiggly eyes to each side of the reindeer head and then apply the nose to the end of the candy cane.

Christmas countdown chain:

To do this popular craft project, you will need to have green and red construction paper which has been cut into thin, even strips. Your children will be able to decorate the strips of paper with Christmas writing and glitter glue. 

Make connecting circles with the strips and glue each of them closed. When the glue has dried, the circle should be hung within easy reach of your little one. Every day leading up to Christmas, your children will be able to remove a link from the chain.

Cookie cutter ornaments

In order to do this craft, you will need to have a variety of cookie cutters in several holiday shapes. Those that give the best results are Santa, snowmen, bell shapes, and trees.

Put each cookie cutter on colorful construction paper and then trace around it. Cut it out and get your children to decorate all of the cut outs with mini pom-poms and glitter for Christmas balls on the tree.

If you make a snowmen, mini black pom-poms may be used for the buttons. Jiggly eyes can be used on Santa and the snowmen. After each of the ornaments is completed, make a hole at the top with a hole puncher. Then thread a thin ribbon through the hole and see the joy in your children’s faces as they hang their unique ornaments on the tree.

Easy Ornaments

Items needed: cardboard, glue, crayons, washable markers, glitter sequins, yarn

What to do: Moms and Dads, you can cut out stars or circles. Any item you trace and cut out of the cardboard. Then allow your toddler to decorate the “ornament” you cut out. They will have so much fun. When they are finished, cut a hole at the top and then add some yarn and hang on the tree. You will treasure these ornaments for years to come.E

Easy Snowman

Items Needed: Construction paper, glues, cotton balls, wiggly eyes (optional)

What to do: On a piece of construction paper, draw three circles to represent the snowman. Put glue on the snowman and then allow your toddler to put cotton balls all over the snowman. My little girl loves to make these. I will make a little hat and we glue it on together. Then glue the wiggly eyes on the snowman. You can customize your snowman as you wish. Great for Toddlers!!

Candy Cane Photo Frame Ornaments

Items Needed: Candy Canes large, glue, any photo you wish for the frame, red or green felt, red ribbon

What to do: Form a heart with two candy canes and then glue at the top and the bottom. Allow to dry. Place ribbon through the heart, then glue to the upper part of the candy canes. Trace the hearts outside the edge onto two pieces of felt and then cut out. In one heart cut on oval or square window arrange photos in window, and glue where necessary. Let dry. Glue candy canes frame to felt.

I hope that you have enjoyed just a few of my toddler Christmas craft ideas. Your toddler will have so much fun doing these crafts. Also, remember this is the season of giving, so give a little more of your self to those who are less fortunate. These Christmas crafts will help bring the creativity out from your kids. Enjoy!

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