Free Printable Christmas Coloring Cards, Ornaments and Craft Activities for Children

Many schools will begin Christmas holiday vacation soon. Students rejoice, but parents worry: I've got so much work to do? Here is my 'bored kid first aid kit' with free printable coloring cards, ornaments, decorations, gift tags and crafts. Put those eager beavers to work making greeting cards, holiday decorations, Christmas tree trimmings, gift tags, ornaments, gifts and crafts. All you need is a computer printer, paper, scissors and crayons and you have hours of entertainment for children and some work time for yourself.

Parenting.leehansen.com(click here) This site is refers to itself as a 'family holiday pastiche (hodge-podge)', and it is literally that. There are free printable gingerbread men ornaments, a angel paper doll swag for the doorway or tree, free printable color-your-own gift tags, several varieties of coloring page Christmas cards to print and fold, Christmas stickers, Christmas stamps, printable candy cane note paper, a cut and paste advent wreath, holiday craft paper, free printable Christmas posters and coloring sheets, plus printable sheets of holiday bookmarks with angels, doves, wreaths, gingerbread men and more.

Coloring Castle (click here) has twelve free printable Christmas coloring pages. Three of these are sheets of twelve ornaments to design and color. Use these as Christmas cards or teacher gifts. To make durable ornaments color the picture and glue them onto washed metal juice lids. With hot glue, attach a pop can pull tab to hang the ornament. Spray with Elmer's aerosol craft glue, or paint over with glue wash (watered down school glue) to finish and preserve.

Activity Village (click here) has a giant array of free printable Christmas crafts, cut and paste, holiday games, holiday jigsaw puzzles, coloring page greeting cards, wreaths and much more. For 2009, there is a complete free printable Advent calendar and activity book that is new. I was particularly taken the beautiful free printable color-you-own Christmas and holiday greeting cards. Lovely artwork and many unique and lovely designs to choose from. I recommend these free printable coloring cards especially for older children. The coloring pages are detailed and challenging. Special needs children and senior citizens will enjoy these free printable Christmas crafts also.

There are so many free printable activities on these three sites alone that your children will be kept busy all through the holidays. And have your children be sure to make a special Christmas craft for that lonely shut-in or elderly neighbor this season. For more free printable craft activities, visit me at www.freeprintableactivities.blogspot.com . For more Christmas helps, visit me at www.thechristmasseason.blogspot.com .