For the past couple of years, we’ve participated (with a group of makers from around the globe) in an incredibly fun holiday collaboration. After hours of work, countless video takes, several spreadsheets, and extra-long message threads, we all get together for a “virtual gift swap” to celebrate a holly, jolly Craftmas by sharing our kids’ holiday crafts.
From handmade decorations and tree trimmers to DIY stocking stuffers and wearable accessories….the collection of holiday craft ideas we’ve amassed are all perfect projects to sit down and make with your kiddos this season.
It is such a joy for us to put these together each year, and we hope you have just as much fun hopping from blog to blog to gather up all of our kids’ holiday activities (while bookmarking some stylish makers to follow along the way too!)
For more festive but simple kids’ crafts, visit our latest round of Craftmas projects – 15 low-stress holiday projects for kids that use simple household supplies you already have at home!
20 Holiday Kids Craft Ideas
1. A DIY Reindeer Headband Craft for Kids
For those of you whose holiday accessories have gone to your head…check out this absolutely adorable DIY reindeer headband from Oh Creative Day.
2. Kid-Made Christmas Tree Decorations
Don’t these colorful cardboard Christmas tree table decorations from Creating Creatives look so unique?
3. Kids DIY Gift Wrap
Let the kids get out their holiday crazies while creating a set of simple and stunning paint-splattered gift boxes from Handy With Scissors. So chic and such a wonderfully fun process!
4. DIY Holiday Garland Kids Craft
Deck your halls with three festive, fresh, and bright felt holiday garlands from ART CAMP. This is a wonderful exercise in pattern-making and color-picking for kids.
5. Winter Woodland Shadowbox Kids Craft
I absolutely adore this set of snow woodland shadowboxes from ART CAMP. It’s kid holiday arts & crafts ELEVATED.
6. Recycled Ornaments Kids Can Make
Recycle a few old bits and bobs to make your own collection of enchanting (and stylish) stacked toy decorations from Handy with Scissors.
7. A Paper Peace Dove Wreath Craft for Kids
‘Tis the season for sixties-era peace, love, and aesthetics with a cardboard and paper peace and love wreath from us!
8. A Kids’ DIY Twig Menorah
And for those celebrating Hanukkah, a nature-inspired kid-safe DIY menorah (also from us).
9. Yarn-Wrapped Christmas Trees Kids Craft
Fine motor skill practice never looked so festive! Grab some yarn or thread to try sewing tree ornaments from hello, moonpie.
10. Winter Terrariums for Kids
If you’re looking for a project that will produce immediate “ooh”s and “ahh”s, run to these instant winter terrariums from Babble Dabble Do – a guaranteed holiday craft kid-pleaser!
11. Pom Pom Penguin Kids’ DIY Ornaments
How cute are these precious pom-pom penguins from Red Ted Art? Make your own ear-muffed winter crew.
12. A DIY Kids Winter Garland
Experiment with design and pattern-making this holiday season with a modern layered-pattern winter forest garland (plus pattern plates for toddlers!) from us.
13. Paper Bag Poinsettia Holiday Kids Craft
These paper bag poinsettias from Make It Your Own are an instant Christmas classic!
14. DIY Cardboard Tube Ornament Craft for Kids
Recycle cardboard tubes into cool mod paper roll ornaments from Brainy Beginnings Network.
15. Kids’ DIY Holiday Fox Wreath
Mix up a quick batch of delightfully squishy salt dough for this festive salt dough fox wreath from Brainy Beginnings Network for us.
16. Stamped Holiday Cracker Craft for Kids
Perfect for stocking stuffers, these cookie cutter-printed DIY crackers from Julie Curtin involve a fun (seasonally appropriate!) printing process for kids to explore.
17. Mini Walnut Ornament Kids Craft
Oh, the miniature magic of these walnut ornaments from The Art Garden! Create miniature holiday scenes you can hang on the tree (perfect for older kids).
18. Kids’ DIY Paper Ornament Garland
Work a little holiday process art into your celebrations with this sweet kid-made scrape-painted ornament garland from Make it Your Own.
19. A Mermaid Ornament Craft for Kids
Celebrate a very, merry coastal Christmas with this ingenious tutorial for DIY pinecone mermaid ornaments from Creating Creatives.
20. DIY Snowflake Fairy Kids Craft
Use household supplies to create magical DIY snow fairy dolls from Left Brain Craft Brain.
You can follow along (or participate in!) our annual Craftmas tradition on Instagram by following #Craftmas or using the hashtag to share your own creations!
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I love seeing all the ways people make these ideas their own! If you're sharing the results of one of our projects, mention or tag me with @barleyandbirch, or share it in the comments of one of our Pinterest project pins.
