Easy Christmas crafts to enjoy with kids! Make them with everyday materials.
“I want to make Christmas decorations with my kids.” “I want to enjoy easy Christmas crafts using things we already have at home.” We’ve gathered simple Christmas craft ideas that are perfect for times like these! Using familiar materials like origami paper, paper cups, and yarn, these projects are fun for parents and children to make together.
As you work on the crafts, the excitement for Christmas keeps growing.
And the smiles when the projects are finished are priceless! Display them around your home, and you’re sure to create wonderful memories along with your handmade creations.
This Christmas, be sure to enjoy family time through crafting.
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Easy Christmas crafts to enjoy with kids! Make them with everyday materials (41–50)
Paper Cup Christmas Lights
@chooobo2 This time, I’m introducing how to make the “Original Light from a Paper Cup 💡” that we’ll create in the workshop on November 16 ✨ The picture you draw will glow in the dark 😳! Since Christmas is coming, I drew a tree! Depending on age, just coloring and adding stickers is enough—the pen colors and sticker shadows glow and look so cute 🩷 This time I drew on a clear file, but drawing directly on plastic wrap is also OK 🙆♀️◎ (Use a transparent clear file.) Using a clear file makes it easier to draw than on plastic wrap, and the finished piece is less likely to break! Workshop details are posted in the Instagram Highlights!Made in DecemberChristmas craftsChristmas partyTranslation#HandmadeToysPaper cup craft
♬ All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
The glowing paper cup lights that shine in complete darkness are a big hit at Christmas parties, too.
Prepare a clear file, colored pens, paper cups, a craft knife, rubber bands, plastic wrap, and a light, and let’s make them.
Cut the clear file into a circle and draw an illustration.
Flip it over, color it in, then use the craft knife to cut out the bottom of the paper cup.
Place the circle on the cup, cover it with plastic wrap, and secure it with a rubber band so it doesn’t shift.
Add stickers around the outside, and you’re done.
If you point the light from the cut-out side toward a wall, the illustration will be projected.
It’s also fun to change the designs and make several different paper cups.
Christmas tree made with a wooden box
A Christmas tree made with a wooden box is a fun project for everyone from small children to adults.
Drizzle glue onto the wooden box in the shape of a tree to draw the outline.
Then add beads on top.
It’s recommended to mix larger and smaller beads as you go.
Prepare bead colors to suit your taste—either a single color or multiple colors.
Decorating with small accessories around it can add a personal touch and make it even cuter.
Give it a try and make it for a fun Christmas!
Santa Claus walking along
The little waddling Santa Claus is super cute, isn’t he? Let’s glue red construction paper onto a paper cup and draw a Santa illustration.
Prepare two bottle caps, put a super ball inside, and glue the caps together.
Thread a rubber band through and use tape to secure it.
Put some beads in a small bag, tie it with a string, and attach it to the paper cup Santa.
Make shallow cuts at the bottom of the paper cup, fit the rubber band in, and it’s done.
Try twisting the caps to make it toddle along.
It might be fun to have a race, too!
Puni Puni Snow Globe
It’s a snow globe with a squishy, puffy texture you can enjoy.
It would make a nice small gift, too.
Fold a rectangular sheet of construction paper in half to make a crease, then open it and cut a large round hole in the center of the left side.
On the right side, place Christmas stickers where they’ll be visible through the hole, and then attach a clear bag filled generously with liquid laundry starch (or school glue) and sequins over them.
When you fold the left side with the hole back over, it forms the dome; seal the edges with washi tape.
Glue a piece of construction paper cut into the shape of the snow globe base under the hole, decorate the remaining open areas cutely, and you’re done.
Shaka-Shaka Christmas Ornament
This is a fun craft that features a snowy Christmas scene inside a round window, where the “snow” shakes and swishes when you move it.
For the base, prepare a paper plate with a Christmas pattern.
Put foam beads (to mimic snow) into the plate’s indentation, then seal it by attaching a piece of clear file plastic on top.
If the indentation of the paper plate doesn’t provide enough space, insert layers of construction paper around the rim of the plate to create a sufficient gap.
Once the shaking mechanism is complete, decorate the outside with ribbon and other embellishments.
It’s finished when the whole piece feels festive and fun.
