In addition to being a very fun activity, doing handicrafts as a family is a great opportunity to strengthen the bond between parents and children and also, to encourage the imagination of children and that, in turn, strengthen their manual dexterity.
Therefore, and on the occasion of the coming dates, I want to share 21 DIY Christmas ideas you can do with kids at home.
A tree of footprints
Let's start with a craft that requires only sheets, glue and a little paint: a Christmas tree made with children's footprints. We can use it to decorate at home, or to make a Christmas card. We have seen it in A dab of glue will do.
Paper tube trees
One of the things we have at home and that has proved useful for recycling it using crafts, is the toilet paper tube. In this case, in The Resourceful Mama they show us how we can create some paper tube trees, adding some paint and rope to hang it.
Paper tube elves
Another craft we can do by reusing the toilet paper tubes are these funny and tender elves, which we have seen in Arty Crafty Kids and that surely will seem very nice to the kids.
Three-dimensional snowman card
A characteristic Christmas character that we cannot leave out is the classic snowman. From Non Toy Gifts we loved this craft of a card with a three-dimensional snowman, which can certainly be a nice gift.
Tree of paper strips
Undoubtedly one of the easiest crafts to do and that requires less material are these small trees made with paper strips. We will only need paper or cardboard of different colors, glue and that's it. We have seen it in Think Outside the Box Family.
In Babies and more15 fun Christmas crafts for childrenAccordion snowman
An interesting way to use the paper to give a fun twist to the crafts, is to fold it, as in this case, in which they show us how to make a accordion snowman. You can download the printable to do it in Easy Peasy and Fun.
Tree painted with fork
Sometimes, everyday objects can give us a very original result, as in this little tree that was painted using a plastic fork. We have seen it in The Pinterested Parent.
Snowman with cotton balls
Another thing we have at home and that besides being very useful for personal care and hygiene, is cotton. With him, for example, we can make a tender Snowman made of cotton balls, as they suggest in A little pinch of perfect.
Accordion tree
Reusing paper with different folds, we have this fun accordion shaped Christmas tree, for which we will only need paper, a pencil or straw and glue to place the star. We have seen it in Easy Peasy and Fun.
Snowflakes with pole sticks
Polo sticks made of wood are also one of the favorite materials to make fun and easy crafts with children at home, like these snowflakes that show us in The Chaos and The Clutter.
In Babies and moreFive Christmas-inspired Montessori activities to do with childrenSanta Claus with cardboard plate
If we talk about Christmas, we can not miss Santa Claus or Santa Claus within the Christmas crafts. This simple and original Santa Claus made with a cardboard plate We have seen it in I heart crafty things.
Reindeer hat
In Discover Explore Learn we find this fun craft of a reindeer hat, which is not only easy to do, but also children can have a lot of fun playing with it later.
Christmas lights frame
A craft that can also serve as a tender and personalized Christmas gift, is this photo frame with Christmas lights made of the traces of the children we have seen in That's what Che said.
Snowman Book Separator
If you have a small reader at home, you will surely love this Christmas craft: a snowman book separator. You can see the step-by-step instructions to do it in Red Ted Art.
Snowmen with sticks
Another very simple craft to do with the wooden sticks of the poles, are these cute little snowmen. We have seen them in Easy Peasy and Fun.
Cardboard plate elf
Another Christmas character that we can do using a cardboard plate as a base, is this funny elf or christmas pixie that we have seen in I heart crafty things.
In Babies and more17 Christmas crafts to do with children Snowman with clothespins
Clothespins have also proved to be one of the materials that are frequently used when making crafts. In Easy Peasy and Fun we propose these fun snowmen made with pom poms, paint and tweezers.
Pasta Tree
Pasta is one of the foods that we can usually find in different crafts. In The Best Ideas for Kids we propose to use it to make a Christmas tree with pasta. Combining different types of pasta sure we get very funny results.
Little gingerbread men with sticks
Continuing with the crafts made with pole sticks, we find these very easy little men inspired by gingerbread cookies. We have seen them in The Resourceful Mama.
Snowflake with puzzle pieces
If we have at home a puzzle that is incomplete or some loose pieces that we no longer use, we can give them another use in a Christmas craft, as in this DIY of a snowflake with puzzle pieces we've seen in That's what Che said.
Ginger doll with cork
And to close our list of crafts or Christmas DIY we can do with children, we have this tender and fun gingerbread man, made with a cork, buttons and a bit of felt that we have seen in Red Tea Art.
