Whether you are together or apart this Christmas, there's a lot you can do to celebrate the season with the kids and grandkids! This roundup of 17 Cute Christmas Crafts and Activities for Kids gives a whole host of ideas for all ages. If you can't be in person, try making one of these crafts together over a video chat, or send the final creations to a loved one.
Cute Christmas Crafts and Activities for Kids!
Simple DIY Snow Globe
A snow globe is a delight to all ages. Make a simple DIY snow globe with the kids and watch their faces light up as they shake it and watch the snow fall. Make one for yourself or for a gift while you’re at it!
No Sew Sock Gnomes
Kids and adults alike will love to make a no sew sock gnome for Christmas. How can you NOT love this face (or what you can see of this face that is)?
Glowing Paper Bag Luminaries
Ready to have your heart warmed?? You and your kids can make some sweet and easy glowing paper bag luminaries to line your sidewalks. Guests will be charmed as they make their way to the door.
DIY Sparkling Wire & Bead Ornament Stars
These DIY Sparkling Wire & Bead Ornament Stars are such a great hands on craft for kids. The young metalsmiths get to actually shape the wire heart and then wind the wire and beads around it to make it sparkle. They will love it!
Simple Homemade Hot Chocolate
Winter time fun outside or inside needs to be closely followed by…why hot chocolate of course! Let the kids help you whip up some simple homemade hot chocolate to drink together.
Gingerbread Cookie Ornaments
Hang the ornaments on the tree and enjoy these old fashioned gingerbread cookie ornaments for the whole Christmas season. Or…eat them instead! They are so good. Yum.
Christmas Advent Calendar for Kids
A Christmas Advent Calendar for Kids can help the December days be fun and meaningful for your family. Build the excitement and anticipation of Christmas for the children in your life by providing a daily Advent countdown!
Christmas Wreath Cookies
The kids and I had so much fun making Crispy Rice Christmas wreath cookies! This is one of my favorite fast and easy cookies to make for Christmas. They look so festive and colorful on a plate and are always a hit.
Oatmeal Container Gift Boxes
This simple to make Oatmeal Container Gift Box is such a fun activity for kids. You can make them in just a few minutes and they can be used over and over again for gifts and treasures.
Easy Glass Pebble Ornaments
The kids loved this one and I even made one for myself to hang in the window as a suncatcher. I’m amazed that they look so much like stained glass! They will be beautiful in either location, on the tree or in the window.
Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments
So, I was looking through my recipe box a few weeks ago and found this copy of a salt dough Christmas ornaments recipe. The younger kids enjoyed rolling the dough out and cutting it with cookie cutter shapes. The older kids made hand formed creations like wreaths, bears, Christmas trees and Santa faces.
Silly Sock Snowman
A friend gave me a gift a couple years ago. A fun and silly sock snowman made out of a…you guessed it, a sock! I tucked the idea in my head to try with the kids as it was simple and perfect for a winter day craft.
Unique Potato Stamped Gift Bags
What could be more perfect then hand decorated potato stamped gift bags for a handmade (or purchased) gift? Potato stamps are an old but good way to do some creative stamped designs for your personalized Christmas wrapping. The kids will love to do this with you too!
Heartwarming Christmas Scents - Simmering Stovetop Potpourri
Heart Warming Christmas Scents are a quick and fun simmering stovetop potpourri to make for a host or hostess gift, a neighbor or for your own kitchen. The kids can help you pack them up and deliver them or start them simmering.
Sleeping Under The Christmas Tree
Sleeping under the Christmas tree is a tradition at our house. It started when our kids cooked up the idea on a Christmas eve many years ago. They got out their sleeping bags and slept with the light of the Christmas tree as their night light.
Simple Decoupaged Stained Glass Candle Holders
In the buzz of activity one Christmas, we had the chance to slip in one fun craft with the grands that I want to share. This sweet stained glass candle holder is so simple to make but fun for every age!
Nana's Holiday Coloring Pages
Welcome to Nana’s “Fun Through the Year Coloring Book” gathers all of Nana’s hand drawn, seasonal coloring pages from the site into one, printable download! Purchase the full coloring book here at this link, or find them throughout the site.
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