Christmas Crafts for Kids

Get your kids into the Christmas spirit with these free crafts for Christmas. Spend family time creating Christmas crafts and decorations. The following Christmas craft ideas are suitable for the whole family to enjoy.

Cotton Ball Christmas Tree (an easy pre-school Christmas craft)

Craft Supplies:

Green construction paper

Cotton balls

Glue

Silver or green glitter

Christmas wrapping paper or Christmas stickers

1. Roll up each piece of green construction paper into a cone shape and either glue or staple.

2. Trim the bottom of the cone, so it will stand up.

3. Have the children glue cotton balls all over the cone Christmas trees.

4. Cut out Christmas ornaments from wrapping paper and glue onto the trees. You can also use Christmas stickers as ornaments.

5. Place the tree into a shallow box and sprinkle with silver or green glitter. Cover the box and shake it to cover the Christmas tree.

Sheep Christmas Ornaments (kindergarten Christmas craft or older)

Craft Supplies:

White or cream colored yarn

About 3" X 4" rectangle of cardboard

Scissors

Black felt or craft foam

Glue

Small gold bell (optional)

Black pipe cleaner

Red ribbon or yarn

Embroidery needle

1. To make the sheep's body, wrap the yarn around the piece of cardboard lengthwise, until it is completely covered. The more yarn you use, the fluffier the sheep will be.

2. When you are all finished wrapping the yarn, carefully slip it off the cardboard gathering all the loops together.

3. With the other hand, tie a piece of yarn tightly around the center. (It will look like an hourglass). You can also use an elastic for this, but I found that yarn was easier.

4. With the scissors, cut the loops to make the sheep's coat. Sheer the sheep into a nice even shape.

5. Cut a face shape out of the black felt and glue onto the body of the sheep. Cut a pipe cleaner in half and thread the two pieces through the middle of the sheep's body, so they stick down to form the legs.

6. Cut an 8" piece of ribbon or yarn for a hanger and thread it onto the embroidery needle. Draw the ribbon up through the center of the sheep and tie a knot.

Santa's Reindeer Food

Craft Supplies:

Brown lunch bag

Oatmeal or sunflower seeds

Brown construction paper

Red pom-pom

Wiggly eyes (can also cut out eyes from construction paper)

1. Open the paper bag and add oatmeal, or sunflower seeds

2. Fold the corners at the top of the bag into a V shape.

3. Fold the top down to make the head.

4. Cut out a set of antlers and glue to the head.

5. Add eyes and a pom-pom nose.

Make a label for the back of the bag that reads:

Keep this bag until Christmas Eve.

Open the bag before you go to bed and sprinkle the reindeer food on the lawn.

Tuck yourself into bed.

Go to sleep and wait for Santa.

The birds and night animals will eat the Reindeer Food and the kids will think Santa's reindeer at it.

Hope you have fun with these Christmas ideas. Happy Holidays!