Christmas is all about spending time with family and friends and creating beautiful memories that last a lifetime - this is especially true for the little ones. Instead of sitting down to watch a Christmas movie with the kids (although we love doing that too!), you can spread your love of DIY Christmas crafts. Crafting at Christmas with children is fun and here we have put together some great DIY projects for you! Let's go!
Make a snowy winter landscape as a Christmas decoration
Transform a round gift box into a snowy sleigh scene with Styrofoam and figurines.
Materials required:
Round kraft paper box
Flower Styrofoam panels
Styrofoam cutter
Artificial snow spray
Kunstschneepulver
Bottlebrush trees
Mini figures
White spray paint
Craft glue
DIY instructions:
- Spray the inside of the box with white paint and let it dry.
- Trace the round box onto a sheet of Styrofoam and cut it out with the Styrofoam cutter. Glue to the inside of the box with craft glue.
- Cut out 2 to 3 smaller, curved slants from the Styrofoam panels and layer them in the box and glue them in place with craft glue.
- Spray the inside of the box with fake snow spray and allow to dry.
- Glue bottle trees and figures into the Styrofoam, using craft glue if necessary. Sprinkle with artificial snow powder.
These Christmas craft sticks are super fun and easy to make, they are a great craft materialfor Christmas partiesin elementary school and preschool or just for fun, they can even be used as tree decorations.
Materials:
Jumbo craft sticks
regular craft sticks
Craft paper
Pompoms
Googly eyes
Buttons
Chenille stems
Ribbon
Paint and markers
Glue
Scissors
Instructions for crafting:
- Glue your craft sticks together accordingly.
- For this craftHave the children paint or color the craft sticks.
- For Rudolph, cut out antlers and a nose from construction paper and glue on the nose, antlers, some googly eyes, and a red pom-pom nose.
- Glue on some googly eyes, a carrot nose and any decorations you like for the snowman. Paint a button mouth.
- For the gingerbread man, paint a white squiggle around the outer edge and a mouth. Glue on some button cheeks, googly eyes and a bow.
- Cut out the penguin and glue on feet, a beak and googly eyes. For the earmuffs, glue on 2 large pompoms and a chenille stem to connect them.
- For the Christmas tree, use a chenille stem as a garland and pompoms as ornaments and finally glue a star or snowflake on the top.
Make a Christmas tree out of pasta and macaroni
All activities should be supervised by an adult.
What you need:
Fusilli pasta (or any other long pasta is also suitable)
Macaroni noodles
Small gold glitter stickers
EXTRA STRONG Glue - A sticky glue is great for gluing macaroni as it is stronger and more durable. Hot glue also works well (adult help required)
White photo cardboard
Acrylic paint – green, white, red and gold
cardboard
Bindfad
How to Make Noodle Christmas Trees:
- Paint the noodles. Put a bunch of noodles in a bag and then add the dye. Alternatively, children can glue the pasta on and an adult can spray paint on the finished pieces.
- Draw a triangle shape out of cardboard. Cut out the triangle shape.
- Start by gluing the noodles onto the cardboard. When gluing, start either from the top or bottom. It's helpful ifyour designlay it out first to make sure it fits. Glue each piece, being generous with the glue. Make sure you give the noodles enough time to dry before touching or moving them.
- Add a gold glitter star to the top of the ornament.
- Cut out a small rectangular piece of cardboard for the trunk and glue the cardboard to the bottom of the tree.
- Finally, glue a piece of string to the back.
Ornamental frame crafts for Christmas
Transform an old frame into a pretty jewelry frame. Remove the glass and back panel of the frame and clean it thoroughly. Spray the frame green in even coats and allow to dry. Then cut three pieces of ribbon or cord twice the length you want to hang the ornaments. Thread the ornaments onto the ribbon and hot glue the ends to the top back of the frame, trimming off the excess. Finally, attach a loop to the front of the frame with hot glue.
Christmas crafts with kids: Jingle Bell Swag
Kids will love helping you make this cute noise maker. Have them thread the bells onto the ribbon while you tie the bow. Hang them on the front door, over the mantel or at the end of a bed.
This is how it's done:String large jingle bells onto three ribbons; tie one end of the ribbon. Tie the unknotted end around a small wreath form or a piece of wire shaped into a circle. Tie and secure a small bouquet of seasonal greeneryon the wreath or circle shape. Then tie an oversized bow and attach it to the wire directly above the greenery with hot glue.
Make your own Christmas tree garland
This simple Christmas tree garland is easy for kids to make too! Start by cutting triangles out of cardboard and gluing felt to each piece. Then stick it on clothespins, attach it to a string and hang it up.
