Free, Easy Christmas Tree Crafts for Kids

A great way to spend some time during the holiday season is to choose a craft to do with your child. Easy Christmas activities are fun because they help get everyone in the holiday spirit. Christmas tree crafts can also be used as free holiday decoration during the entire season. Check out these simple holiday craft ideas using evergreen themes as their inspiration!

Miniature Pine Cone Christmas Tree Craft

Easy instructions for children age 8 and over. This craft shows how kids can create a miniature holiday tree out of a pine cone and some other simple materials. Easy instructions and shouldn't take more than an hour!

Paper Christmas Tree Craft

Here is a fun Christmas tree craft involving two heavy-weight sheets of paper (construction paper works) cut into Christmas tree shapes and put together to make a standing decoration. Smaller kids can do this with parent's help.

Clay Pot Christmas Tree Craft

This is a fun, easy Christmas tree craft that can be created by older children, or younger children with supervision. It involves painting and decorating terra cotta pots that are varying sizes. You then arrange them upside down on top of each other to form a Christmas tree shape. Unique craft!

Easy Christmas Tree Sun Catcher

This is a very simple craft that can be done with preschool-aged children. All you need is green tissue paper, green construction paper, a hole punch, and string. Couldn't be easier!

Free Christmas Tree Craft

Your child's hand and arm become the center of this easy holiday craft for kids. Trace their arm up to the elbow, then their hand. There is your tree trunk and limbs! Embellish with Christmas trimmings. It makes a very simple preschool Christmas craft that you can save as a memento.

Easy Crayola Triangle Christmas Tree Craft

This craft also becomes an ornament to hang on the tree.

Free Christmas Tree Coloring pages

If your child doesn't want to do a craft, they can also color some Christmas tree coloring pages. You can hang their creations up as simple, inexpensive decorations.

Making crafts with your child not only brings some cheer during the holidays, it also builds treasured memories together that will last a lifetime.