[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.”
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[For 3-year-olds] December Christmas crafts! A special feature of handmade fun ideas (21–30)
How to make a cute pom-pom Christmas tree

Let’s make a cute Christmas tree using decoration balls.
Prepare 25 decoration balls in your favorite colors, floral/arranging wire, origami paper, and decorative parts.
First, separate the balls into groups of 9, 7, 5, 3, and 1.
Thread each group onto wire, twist to secure, and form pom-pom rings.
For the single ball, insert a U-shaped bent piece of wire.
Roll the origami paper into a cone to create the base, then slide on and stack the rings in order from largest to smallest.
Finally, insert the single decoration ball at the top and decorate to finish.
No-sew yarn Christmas tree

How about making a Christmas tree with cozy, warm yarn? There’s no knitting—just wrapping the yarn around a base—so it’s an easy idea to try with kids.
First, cut cardboard into the shape of a tree.
Then stick double-sided tape on the front and back of the three edges, peel off the backing, and staple the end of the yarn to the back.
From there, simply wrap as you like! Once you’ve wrapped it all around so the base doesn’t show, tie off the yarn so it won’t come loose, and decorate with ribbons or gem stickers.
Add a string and you can use it as an ornament, too.
A DIY Christmas tree made with 100-yen store items

It’s a Christmas tree made by attaching fringed origami to a cone base crafted from drawing paper.
The key is to curl the fringed sections by gently stroking them with a pen or the tip of a pair of scissors—this gives it a soft, fluffy texture.
We recommend making the slits very narrow, about 1 mm wide.
Create several of these pieces and glue them to the base in tiers.
Finish by adding a star and ribbon on the top and small pearls all over, and you’re done!
A Christmas tree made with clay and tissue paper
https://www.tiktok.com/@ouchiasobi_mii/video/7569008152230776082This is a Christmas tree mascot with a distinctive, softly textured look, made by combining clay and tissue paper.
First, shape the clay into a Christmas tree and coat the entire surface with glue.
Next, prepare tissue paper cut into small pieces, press them into the clay, and cover the surface.
It’s best to fill it in until the clay is hardly visible to create the effect of spreading leaves.
By choosing colors and arranging the tissue paper thoughtfully, you can create an even more beautiful Christmas tree.
Easy! Torn-paper Christmas tree
@hoiku.labo [Craft for ages 0–5] Rip-and-stick torn-paper collage tree 🎄#Childcare CraftingNursery teacher / Childcare worker#Drawers of ChildcareWith childrenEasy to makeMake and playPopular production#ChristmasInfant Craft⭐↓Detailed instructions are in the comments↓⭐
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Let’s create a Christmas tree with torn-paper collage! Prepare a base with the tree trunk already glued on, and have the children tear several sheets of origami paper into small pieces.
If tearing is difficult, you can prepare pre-torn origami paper.
Apply glue in a triangle above the trunk, then attach the torn paper on top to form the tree.
Finish by decorating with round stickers as ornaments.
Mixing patterned origami with solid colors will make it look more festive.
Choose sticker colors that won’t be overpowered by the origami colors.
Pompom Stamping! Christmas Tree
@hoiku.labo [Crafts for Ages 0–5] Stamp with a dabber! Christmas Tree 🎄❄#Childcare CraftingNursery teacher / Childcare worker#Drawers of ChildcareWith childrenEasy to makeMake and playPopular production#ChristmasInfant Craft⭐↓For details, see the comments↓⭐
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Here’s a Christmas tree craft idea where you dab on color with stamps.
Prepare a tree template, stamps, paint, and drawing paper.
First, fix the tree template onto the base sheet and have the children stamp paint onto it.
Green is the main color, but adding a little white can make it look like a snow-covered tree.
Once the stamping is done, remove the template and glue on a trunk made from construction paper to finish.
After the paint dries, decorating with sticker ornaments could be fun, too.
Christmas activities for 0-year-olds

As part of a Christmas-themed activity, why not try making Christmas trees and ornaments? Use a stamp made by covering a lactic acid drink bottle with fabric to print patterns on construction paper, or decorate ornaments with stickers to make them festive.
In the end, you can even decorate a big tree drawn on the wall! Even children who don’t yet understand what Christmas is will surely deepen their understanding while having fun through play.
Prepare ornaments and stickers with different motifs and colors, and let the children choose for themselves.



