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[For 3-year-olds] December Christmas Crafts! A Collection of Fun Handmade Ideas
December is an exciting, heart-pounding time to enjoy Christmas crafts with three-year-olds! This time, we’re sharing Christmas craft ideas that three-year-olds will love.
From crayon-resist garlands and snow globes to yarn trees, every project lets kids have fun while feeling the season.
Enjoy the feel of materials, marvel at shifting colors, and celebrate the finished pieces—spend a joyful time crafting works perfect for Christmas memories! Note: Since children’s creations are treated as artworks, the term “制作 (seisaku)” here is used to mean “production/creation” rather than general “making.”
[For 3-year-olds] December Christmas Crafts! A Collection of Fun Handmade Ideas (1–10)
Swirly Christmas decorations
Are you ready for Christmas? If not, don’t miss this! Here’s a fun Christmas decoration you can make with kids.
Cut colored construction paper into a square, fold it into quarters, and cut along a curve to make a circle.
You can get a nice round shape even freehand, so give it a try.
Draw a spiral on the circle and cut along the line to create a unique snake-like decoration.
Kids love quirky shapes, so they’ll have fun making these.
If you cut out paper that the kids have colored, it becomes an ornament.
It’s a wonderful project to create together with children!
Decalcomania Christmas Tree
Decalcomania is a transfer technique, and it’s one that children can really enjoy in early childhood settings.
Dab paint onto a sheet of paper, fold it in half, and when you open it, you’ll get an unexpectedly beautiful, symmetrical design.
Let’s apply this to make a Christmas tree! Fold a piece of construction paper that’s been cut into a tree shape in half, and place dabs of your favorite paints on one side.
Close it, press lightly from the top, then open it to reveal a perfectly symmetrical Christmas tree! The results are lovely, so try incorporating this into your nursery or kindergarten Christmas crafts.
Paper cup handbell
Let us introduce paper cup handbells that create a festive Christmas atmosphere with their charming jingle.
You can get all the materials at a 100-yen shop.
First, use an awl to make a hole in the paper cup.
After painting the cup with paint, thread a piece of jute twine with a bell attached through the hole.
Use round stickers and pens to make Santa and reindeer faces.
Once your handmade handbells are complete, get everyone together and liven things up by playing Christmas songs!
scratch art
Here’s a perfect scratch art project for a 3-year-old who loves drawing.
You’ll need white drawing paper, crayons, and a skewer or toothpick.
The steps are very simple: First, color the white paper with crayons.
Using lots of different colors will make it look beautiful.
Then, color over everything with a black crayon.
Next, use the skewer or a toothpick to scratch the surface and draw any picture you like.
Finally, cut it into a tree shape and paste it onto colored paper of your choice to finish! You can also cut it into shapes like Santa Claus, bells, or stars to make cute ornaments—highly recommended.
Ornaments made with wax-resist painting
https://www.tiktok.com/@chooobo2/video/7430397980672412946Christmas ornaments make you feel the season and create a warm atmosphere, don’t they? Wax-resist art is a popular craft with children: when you paint over a crayon drawing with watercolors, the picture appears as if it’s popping out.
Draw with crayons on construction paper cut into a round ornament shape.
When you paint over it, the crayon patterns emerge—it’s really fun.
Once the paint dries, attach a string and enjoy hanging it on your tree or wall as an ornament.
It’s a craft that even small children can enjoy, so give it a try!
Inflatable Christmas tree
https://www.tiktok.com/@happytoddlerplaytime/video/7166290069844757766Here’s a craft that you’ll want to play with over and over: a Christmas tree that inflates when you blow into it.
Prepare a vinyl glove, a straw, a paper cup, and round stickers.
Use the vinyl glove as a tree—decorate it by drawing on it or adding round stickers.
Make a hole in the bottom of the paper cup and insert the straw to create the air inlet.
Finally, tape the glove to the cup so that no air leaks, and you’re done.
Blow air in to make a shiny tree and enjoy Christmas!
Cookie-style Christmas tree
https://www.tiktok.com/@haruharo_made/video/7295712127447207175The natural texture and color of kraft paper have a warm feel, don’t they? You can enjoy that kraft paper vibe while making a cookie Christmas wreath.
Cut the kraft paper into your favorite shapes, draw on it with crayons, and make your “cookies.” Once you cut out the center of a paper plate to create a wreath-shaped base, glue on the cookies you made—and you’re done! It might also be cute to make and attach snowflakes or leaves.
Depending on the age group, colorful round stickers are also recommended, so give it a try!