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87 Easy Christmas Craft Ideas to Make Your Home Merry and Bright
Deck the halls with cute, colorful, and handmade Christmas decor! These festive DIY Christmas crafts include ideas for pretty Christmas wreaths, DIY Christmas ornaments, and a plethora of other Christmas decorations that are sure to fill your home with cheer. From adorable, stockings made using old Christmas sweaters, classic salt dough ornaments you can make with the kids, to a load of ideas using vintage Shiny Brite ornaments there’s something here for every crafter, regardless of their level of experience (or attention span). Many of these easy Christmas crafts are pretty enough to give as gifts to someone in your family or even your best friend or coworker, and all are beautiful enough to proudly display on your mantel, front door, or holiday table.
Of course, as with any craft project, it’s not all about the end result—nor are the best Christmas craft ideas the ones that yield the most beautiful, over-the-top finished projects. Instead, why not focus on the experience of crafting, and on sharing that experience with your friends, family, and little ones. After all, it really is the thought that counts, right? When the tinsel’s been taken down and the Christmas tree’s put away, your kids may not remember the exact number of stitches you added to each of their crochet Christmas stockings—but they’ll remember you sitting down to your sewing machine to make them something special by hand. Want to do a project with the kiddo, then check out our best Christmas crafts for kids.
Bingo Trees
Made with colorful vintage bingo cards, these trees will look great scattered on the mantel or holiday table.
To make: Cut three to five half-tree-shaped pieces from matching bingo cards (with one edge flat and the other jagged). Hot-glue the flat edges to a 3/8-inch dowel, fanning them out to create a 3D tree shape. Finish with a bingo tile topper using hot-glue. Place dowels in tall wooden spools for easy display.
Baseball Mason Jar
For the baseball lover in your life, set out a Mason jar decorated to look like a baseball, with a bat tag, filled with sweet popcorn. They can snack all season long.
To make: Paint the outside of a Mason jar with flat white craft paint. Once dry use a fine grit sandpaper to gently scuff up the paint. Use a fine-tipped paint brush and red craft paint to paint on the stiches of the baseball. Use brown spray paint to paint the metal lid and band of the jar; allow to dry completely. Cut a baseball bat from a piece of brown craft paper and use markers to add details, such as wood grain. Punch a tiny hole in one end of the bat and attach to the jar with a piece of baker’s twine. Fill jar with Cracker Jack and attach lid.
Hide-and-Peek: Cone Trees
Our paper forest hides treats for a sweet Christmas countdown. See complete instructions and a free template for this project.
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Sprig and Twig Display
Put Christmas tree sprigs and other greenery bits to use on a mantel, sideboard or shelf as birch “trees.”
Using a bit that matches the stem’s diameter, drill holes 1/2 inch or so into birch discs (available at crafts stores). Insert clippings. If needed, apply a dab of glue around stems to secure. Then arrange the trees on a tray or pedestal and add candles. Turn extra pine sprigs into boho tassels by inserting them (with lower needles removed) about ½ inch into frayed rope ends, wrapping embroidery thread tightly around the end to keep them in place. For a mottled effect, float (not submerge) a loose ball of cotton rope in fabric dye for 24 hours.
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Paper Napkin Poinsettias
No need for origami skills. These beauties are made of paper cocktail napkins. Use them as napkin rings or to decorate wine bottles or wrapped gifts. See our story for details on how to make paper napkin poinsettias.
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What are your favorite and easy Christmas crafts for kids to make?
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These activities will be get us in the mood for Christmas
These are amazing crafts. I have tried few of Christmas Tree crafts with my little boy and he loved to do it. Thanks for sharing such a great article!
De hecho no me da la impresion que este juego sea el mas importante de esta next gen a pesar de eso entretiene mucho
Awesome ideas have d9ne some over the years but some new ones too.thanx fir sharing. MAR
Hey dear! I am Brazilian and I teach English for kids. I loved the ideas! Thanks!
I like the paper rendier idea, awesome idea. I will surely try it this holiday season.
Thank you so much for featuring my handprint santa! We had a ton of fun with that craft.
- Jamie Reimer says December 18, 2013 at 8:05 am
Chelsea – that’s one of my faves! Great craft! (and I’m hanging my head in shame… have yet to do a handprint craft)
Thank you for the ideas. I have a daycare and I am always looking for new ideas to make with the kids.
- Jamie Reimer says December 14, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Thanks Janet! Let me know if there’s anything in particular you’re looking for!
Eeeek! So excited that you included my Christmas Tree Craft in your lineup. Thank you so much!! 🙂
- Jamie Reimer says December 14, 2013 at 2:19 pm
Your welcome Rachel!! 🙂 Thanks for the awesome idea!
The Grandparents will love getting some of these crafts in the mail. I especially like the hand print Christmas tree! Thanks for the post!
- Jamie Reimer says November 19, 2013 at 1:48 pm
Thanks Eric! I agree the grandparents will love any of these!
Quite a few cute ideas!
- Jamie Reimer says November 13, 2013 at 10:01 pm
Thanks 🙂 I’m actually getting excited for the holiday season already!
Great round-up! I found a bunch of ideas to add to my Pinterest board. I’d like to just skip Christmas and start these fun crafts now! lol!
- Jamie Reimer says November 6, 2013 at 7:09 am
Thanks Emma! I think this has finally gotten me in the mood for Christmas! I’m looking forward to creating with the kids now!
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