30 Christmas Crafts for Elementary Kids: Fun and Easy Projects

Looking for fun Christmas crafts for kids? These easy projects are perfect for moms planning a creative afternoon at home and teachers preparing a festive classroom celebration.

In this post there’s something for every young artist! Gather your supplies, choose a few favorites, and enjoy making wonderful Christmas memories together!

1. Paper Plate Santa Claus

Handmade paper plate Santa craft with a red hat, cotton-ball beard, googly eyes, and a cheerful smile displayed on a wooden tabletop.

Turn a paper plate into a cheerful Santa Claus using red construction paper, cotton balls, and markers. Kids can personalize their Santas with different facial expressions, fluffy beards, and festive hats.

Supplies: Paper plates, construction paper, cotton balls, glue, and markers.

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2. Popsicle Stick Christmas Trees

Popsicle Stick Christmas Trees: Three handmade Christmas trees made from green-painted popsicle sticks and decorated with colorful pom-poms, ribbons, and gold stars.

Create miniature Christmas trees using craft sticks, paint, and colorful decorations. Add a ribbon or string to turn each tree into a handmade Christmas ornament.

Supplies: Popsicle sticks, paint, glue, pom-poms, and ribbon.

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3. 3D Paper Christmas Trees

Layered 3D paper Christmas trees made from folded green paper and decorated with colorful paper ornaments and gold stars.

Fold and layer paper to make beautiful three-dimensional Christmas trees. This project is a fun way for elementary students to practice cutting, folding, and assembling shapes.

Supplies: Green paper, scissors, glue, and star stickers.

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4. Handprint Christmas Reindeer

Brown handprint reindeer craft on white cardstock with googly eyes, a red nose, and antlers.

Use handprints to create adorable reindeer artwork. Add googly eyes, antlers, and a bright red nose to make a festive Rudolph-inspired craft.

Supplies: Brown paint, paper, googly eyes, glue, and markers.

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5. Paper Snowflakes

Large handmade white paper snowflake with intricate symmetrical cutout patterns and subtle silver glitter.

Fold and cut paper to create unique snowflake designs. Children can experiment with different patterns and display their finished snowflakes on classroom windows or walls.

Supplies: White or colored paper, scissors, crayons, and glitter glue.

6. Toilet Paper Roll Christmas Characters

Handmade Christmas characters made from recycled cardboard tubes.

Recycle cardboard tubes into Santa Claus, elves, snowmen, and reindeer. Kids can use their imagination to create an entire Christmas village of characters.

Supplies: Cardboard tubes, construction paper, paint, glue, and markers.

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7. Handmade Christmas Cards

Handmade Christmas card featuring a layered green paper Christmas tree decorated with colorful ornaments and a gold star.

Encourage children to create personalized Christmas cards for family members, friends, or classmates. They can decorate their cards with paper trees, stars, snowmen, and cheerful holiday messages.

Supplies: Cardstock, colored paper, glue, markers, and stickers.

8. Paper Christmas Angels

Paper Christmas angel craft with a folded white dress, paper wings, a gold halo, and a red ribbon loop.

Make a beautiful angel by folding paper into a dress and adding wings and a halo. These handmade angels can be displayed on a classroom bulletin board or used as Christmas tree decorations.

Supplies: Paper, scissors, glue, crayons, and ribbon.

9. Paper Plate Christmas Wreaths

Festive paper plate wreath decorated with green paper, colorful pom-poms, paper ornaments, and a red ribbon bow.

Cut out the center of a paper plate and decorate the ring with green paper, painted shapes, colorful pom-poms, and a festive bow. Each child can create a unique wreath for home or school.

Supplies: Paper plates, green paper, glue, ribbon, and pom-poms.

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10. Christmas Penguin Craft

Handmade Christmas penguin made from black and white paper with googly eyes, an orange beak, a red Santa hat, and a festive scarf.

Create a cute penguin from black and white paper, then add a Santa hat, scarf, or other holiday accessories. This is a fun winter-themed craft for animal lovers.

Supplies: Construction paper, glue, scissors, and markers.

11. Gingerbread Man Puppets

Brown gingerbread man paper puppet decorated with googly eyes, icing details, colorful buttons, a red bow tie, and a craft-stick handle.

Make adorable gingerbread man puppets from paper or cardstock. Children can decorate them with buttons, bows, colorful icing designs, and funny faces before putting on a Christmas puppet show.

Supplies: Brown paper, cardstock, markers, buttons, and glue.

12. Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments

Three handmade salt dough ornaments shaped like a star, Christmas tree, and heart, decorated with red, green, and white details and twine loops.

Shape salt dough into stars, Christmas trees, snowflakes, or other festive designs. Once the ornaments have been properly baked and cooled with adult supervision, kids can paint and decorate them.

Supplies: Flour, salt, water, paint, string, and cookie cutters.

An adult should supervise preparation, baking, and handling of hot materials.

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13. Paper Chain Christmas Garlands

Paper chain Christmas garland.

Create colorful Christmas garlands by linking strips of red, green, white, and gold paper. This is a simple group activity that can transform an entire classroom into a festive space.

Supplies: Colored paper, scissors, and glue or tape.

14. Sock Snowman

Handmade snowman made from a white sock and decorated with button eyes, an orange carrot nose, a colorful scarf, and a black hat.

Turn clean white socks into adorable snowmen using soft stuffing, fabric scraps, buttons, and colorful scarves. Children can give each snowman its own personality.

Supplies: Clean socks, cotton or soft stuffing, fabric scraps, buttons, and glue.

15. Popsicle Stick Snowmen

Popsicle stick snowman craft painted white and decorated with a black paper top hat, an orange nose, buttons, and a festive scarf.

Paint craft sticks white and decorate them as snowmen. Add a black hat, colorful scarf, carrot nose, and buttons to complete each cheerful winter character.

Supplies: Craft sticks, white paint, cardstock, felt, glue, and markers.

16. Christmas Tree Collages

Christmas tree collage made from layered green paper and decorated with colorful ornaments, a yellow star, and a brown paper trunk.

Create festive Christmas tree artwork using scraps of construction paper, tissue paper, wrapping paper, and other craft materials. Kids can experiment with shapes, textures, and colors.

Supplies: Cardstock, tissue paper, colored paper, scissors, and glue.

17. Fingerprint Christmas Lights

White cardstock decorated with a black string of Christmas lights and colorful fingerprint-painted bulbs.

Draw a string of Christmas lights on paper and use colorful fingerprints to create the bulbs. This easy craft makes a bright and cheerful holiday decoration.

Supplies: Paper, washable paint, markers, and wipes for cleanup.

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18. Reindeer Bookmarks

Handmade brown reindeer bookmark with paper antlers, googly eyes, a red nose, a smiling face, and a red ribbon loop.

Make a practical Christmas bookmark decorated with reindeer antlers, googly eyes, and a red nose. Children can use their creations while reading holiday stories.

Supplies: Cardstock, scissors, glue, googly eyes, and markers.

19. Mason Jar Luminaries

Christmas mason jar luminary decorated with festive tissue paper, holiday shapes, and a red ribbon, with a warm battery-operated light inside.

Decorate the outside of a clean jar with paper shapes, tissue paper, or festive designs. With adult help, add a battery-operated LED tea light to create a cozy Christmas decoration.

Supplies: Clean jars, tissue paper, glue, paper decorations, and battery-operated LED lights.

Use battery-operated lights rather than open flames.

20. Yarn-Wrapped Christmas Ornaments

Star-shaped cardboard ornament wrapped in red, green, and white yarn and finished with a gold decoration and red ribbon loop.

Cut cardboard into stars, trees, hearts, or other holiday shapes, then wrap them with colorful yarn. This craft is a great way to practice fine motor skills while making handmade decorations.

Supplies: Cardboard, yarn, scissors, glue, and stickers.

21. Pinecone Christmas Trees

Green-painted pinecone Christmas tree decorated with colorful pom-pom ornaments, a yellow star, and a simple paper base.

Turn ordinary pinecones into tiny Christmas trees! Kids can paint them green, add pom-poms as ornaments, and place a star on top. These nature-inspired decorations look adorable on a holiday craft table.

Supplies: Pinecones, green paint, pom-poms, glue, and cardstock.

22. Button Christmas Trees

Handmade Christmas tree made from green, red, white, and gold buttons arranged on cardstock with a brown trunk and yellow star.

Create colorful Christmas tree artwork using buttons in different sizes. Children can glue the buttons onto cardstock to make festive cards, pictures, or decorations.

Supplies: Buttons, cardstock, glue, markers, and ribbon.

Choose large, age-appropriate materials and supervise children around small buttons.

23. Christmas Gift Tags

Three handmade Christmas gift tags shaped like a tree, star, and stocking, decorated with festive paper details and twine loops.

Let kids design their own gift tags for presents. They can cut out stars, Christmas trees, stockings, or snowmen and decorate each tag with names, drawings, and festive patterns.

Supplies: Cardstock, scissors, a hole punch, markers, and string.

24. Recycled CD Snowflakes

Recycled CD snowflake craft decorated with a white paper snowflake, blue and silver embellishments, and a light blue hanging ribbon.

Give old CDs a festive makeover by turning them into sparkling snowflake decorations. Children can cover them with paper, paint, or craft materials to create unique ornaments.

Supplies: Old CDs, paper, glue, paint, and ribbon.

An adult should check CDs for sharp edges before children use them.

25. Paper Candy Cane Crafts

Handmade paper candy cane with red diagonal stripes, a red bow, and a loop for hanging as a Christmas decoration.

Make colorful candy canes using paper strips, pipe cleaners, or craft sticks. These simple decorations are perfect for hanging on a Christmas tree or adding to a holiday bulletin board.

Supplies: Red and white paper, glue, scissors, and ribbon.

26. Christmas Nativity Scene

Handmade paper and cardboard nativity scene featuring a stable, Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus in a manger, and a golden star.

Help children create a simple nativity scene using cardboard, paper figures, and craft sticks. It’s a meaningful Christmas project that encourages creativity, storytelling, and imaginative play.

Supplies: Cardboard, construction paper, craft sticks, glue, and markers.

27. Paper Snow Globe

Handmade paper snow globe with a blue background, a Christmas tree, a snowman, a small gift, cotton-ball snow, and paper snowflakes.

Create a winter wonderland on paper using a snow globe template. Kids can add tiny trees, snowmen, presents, and falling snow to make a charming Christmas scene.

Supplies: Paper or cardstock, cotton balls, markers, glue, and decorative materials.

28. Christmas Stocking Craft

Three handmade paper Christmas stockings decorated with colorful patterns, stars, snowflakes, Christmas shapes, cotton-ball trim, and names.

Make festive paper stockings and decorate them with names, patterns, and colorful Christmas shapes. Hang the finished stockings around the classroom or use them as paper gift holders.

Supplies: Construction paper, scissors, glue, cotton balls, and markers.

29. Christmas Tree Gift Boxes

Three handmade Christmas tree gift boxes decorated with paper ornaments, star stickers, ribbons, gold accents, and festive patterns, with one box slightly open.

Create small gift boxes from cardstock or recycled paper boxes. Kids can decorate them with stars, stickers, ribbons, and Christmas tree designs, then use them to hold small gifts or treats.

Supplies: Cardstock or small boxes, scissors, glue, ribbon, and stickers.

30. Paper Christmas Village

Miniature handmade paper Christmas village featuring colorful houses, shops, trees, snowy streets, and cotton-ball snow on a wooden tabletop.

Work together to create a miniature Christmas village using paper houses, shops, trees, and snowy streets. Each child can design one building or character and contribute to a festive classroom display.

Supplies: Cardboard, construction paper, scissors, glue, cotton balls, and markers.

These Christmas crafts for elementary kids are a wonderful way to bring holiday cheer into your home or classroom. Pick a favorite craft, gather your supplies, and enjoy a creative Christmas afternoon with your kids!

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