Crafts for Christmas: 11 loving ideas

When it comes to crafts for Christmas, creativity is the key! But since crafting ideas don’t always come to mind immediately, we’ve put together 12 ideas and instructions for crafting for Christmas for you here. How about, for example, very simple craft ideas made of paper? Here you will definitely find what you are looking for.

 1. Fir forest by the window

For this fir forest you cut double-sided fir trees out of newspaper or wrapping paper and glue or sew the respective sides together. As a tree trunk you simply put a popsicle stick in between. Now hang the fir trees with a string on a long branch. If you like, you can also make stars in the same way and hang them over the fir trees. Your fir forest is ready!

2. Personal wrapping paper

Prepare some large sheets of paper and lots of colored pencils for your child. Then just let it paint on it. The more colorful the paper is afterwards, the more colorful you can wrap gifts afterwards. Incidentally, stamps are also great for pimping up the paper. This makes crafting for Christmas a lot of fun!

3. Cute Mitten Clothespins

Draw a mitten of about 6 cm each on a piece of cardboard and felt. Cut out both and glue the pieces together. Now your child can decorate the mitten with all kinds of handicrafts. Finally, glue a wooden clothespin to the underside of the cardboard. This construction holds cards on gifts or name tags on napkins.

4. Paper snowflakes

Crafting for Christmas is a lot more fun if the crafted items end up cheering on the Christmas fever. Like these paper snowflakes! Snowflakes are easy to conjure up from a square sheet of paper. Fold the sheet of paper a few times and score the outer edges. The more detailed you work, the more filigree your snowflake will be. Windows or walls can be decorated particularly well with the finished snowflakes. The rule here is: the more, the better.

5. Self-drawn Christmas greeting cards

These cards are super personal and full of children’s love. Homemade Christmas greeting cards are great for sending to friends and family. Grandma and grandpa especially love getting mail from their grandchildren. Make them happy!

6. Beaded Christmas Tree Decorations

This craft idea is suitable even for smaller children. To do this, take “Pipe Cleaner” craft wire and wire them together in a star shape. You can now attach craft beads to the protruding ends. You can now simply hang the Christmas tree decorations on the tree with a string.

7. Lantern made from a Tetra Pak

Paint a Tetra Pak with an opaque black paint. Then cut out doors and windows and outline them with white paint as desired. The opening of the Tetra Pak is the chimney! This beautiful lantern is a real eye-catcher in your home and can also be placed next to the Christmas tree.

8. Cinnamon Bun Decoration

Tie some cinnamon sticks into a small bundle and decorate with a pretty ribbon or bow. Your cinnamon bundles give off a great Christmassy scent and make an excellent Christmas tree decoration or table decoration.

9. Colorful Christmas stockings

You probably often wonder what to do with your kids for Christmas. Boring socks, for example, can be transformed into little masterpieces with a bit of fabric paint and decoration. Help your child draw Christmas designs and then attach the stockings to the chimney or wall together so they can be filled with apples, tangerines, nuts or chocolate until Christmas.

10. Salt dough Christmas tree decorations

Prepare a plain salt dough, cut out shapes with cookie cutters and make a small hole in each salt cookie for hanging. After the dough has dried and baked, it can be painted with acrylic paint. A little tip: Better have a few real biscuits ready for your child, as they shouldn’t be nibbling on the dough!

11. Cute felt brooches

Prepare a cardboard template with a pretty motif for your child. Have them transfer these onto thick felt and carefully cut them out. The brooch blank can now be decorated with pearls, velvet ribbons or bells. Finally, attach a pin or clip to the back. The holiday brooch is ready! With so many beautiful and creative brooches, Christmas crafting will be fun for young and old.