What are some fun and easy Christmas crafts I can do with my kids?

Answer 1

my kids always liked making calenders that count down the days until christmas. also, handprint wreaths, baking any holiday treat is fun...(cause you get to taste test!) decorating picture frames, ornaments or magnets to give away as gifts.

Answer 2

What are their ages? You could always trace each child's hand on a piece of felt/construction paper and cut out the shape... then do one foot, not tracing between the toes. Position the hands on top of the foot to make the appearance of a reindeer. Glue on a bon bon for the nose and use squiggly eyes. You can really decorate it however you want. When you are finished you can add magnetic tape to the back and hang on the fridge. Also.....

You could buy clear glass ornaments. Carefully remove the top and feed garland, sparkles, etc through the hole in the top. After you place the top back on you can hang on the tree or use glue glitter to write each child's name and the year on the outside of the ornament.

Answer 3

There are always people that have no one for Christmas that would love homemade cookies. Kids love to bake cookies. BEWARE the egg shock syndrome. I handed my 4 year old grandson an egg to crack and put in the bowl and he got sooooo excited that he squeezed the egg. I couldn't get him to relax his hand....so he exploded it.ewwww!
You can get plain newspaper on a roll at some newspaper offices for free and trace each other and make the trace of yourself into an elf or a gingerman cookie. Merry Christmas.

Answer 4

When we were kids we would string popcorn and cranberries on thread and decorate the tree or wherever.
Another thing we'd do would use paper plates cut one smaller than the other and staple them in the shape of a snow man. Use cotton balls and glue and cover them till you can't see the plates. Then cut out construction paper for eyes, nose, mouth and hat. You can go searching out side for skinny twigs to staple to the back on each side for arms. Use a hole punch and some string and you can hang anywhere.

Answer 5

I am helping my son make Christmas cards for our friends and family this year. I just bought some card stock (less that $5 for a big package) and folded it into a card and let him color away. We got some stickers from the dollar store and have used construction paper and paints as well. They are turning out very cute and I know the family will love them!

Answer 6

before each and every thing you'll likely favor to seperate the youngsters into 2 communities on of a lengthy time period 4-5 and then 6-8 and ought to favor to even seperate them right into a third crew. little ones at those a lengthy time period have very different stages of skills and interest spans. the e book idea is large for the older crew. yet somewhat too a lot for a 4 or 5 12 months old and virtually needs to be a one on one or 2 on one project, as they hardly ever may even carry a pen or pencil to make any words and could favor to inform you their tale as they write it. attempt coloring and drawing with the more youthful crew, yet another altime admired of children of each and every age is playdough...really basic to make and use. beading, lacing, or maybe per chance an basic macrame project will be relaxing, portray is likewise relaxing (yet messy) collages are large relaxing you are able to pre decrease some issues and then let the youngsters to diminish extra. they could be able to burn up old classified ads and magazines, and ought to apply glue sticks to adhere at the same time their initiatives on both cardboard, paper, or different formats. good luck

Answer 7

cooky christmas tree decorations are a lot of fun. Use a cookie recipe that comes our reasonable firm like ginger bisuits or short bread, cut them into christmas shapes. I have seen them with holes cut in the middle of the biscuit and a boiled sweet put in the hole so it melts during cooking and ends up looking like a stained glass window. They look great but I've never been brave enough to try them. And one big advantage is you can eat your mistakes!

Also anything involving glitter, you are never to old for glitter in my opinion. One year we bought very plain cheap baubles and decorated them with glitter. Very messy, kids love it.

Answer 8

You can use popsicle sticks to make frames! You need eight sticks per frame, and layer them. Add glitter glue, pompoms, sequins, or stickers. Insert a picture from the holidays!
You can also twist red and white pipe cleaners to make candy canes.(great for hanging on an empty tree)

Answer 9

We make Christmas Ornaments from clay (that you bake). Cut them out with cookie cutters and when done and cooled, paint them! (Make sure that you have a straw or something to poke the hole out of the top for a string or something too!!) They are great fun!!!

Answer 10

As a kid we used to make our own garland by stringing together popcorn and whole cranberries with a needle and thread. Hang em on the tree inside and put them outside for the birds to eat.