30 FUN Preschool Christmas Crafts (2023)

Looking for some fun Preschool Christmas crafts?

Planning fun activities for your little ones to do will make it even more wonderful! In this article, you will find 30 FUN Preschool Christmas Crafts that are unique, fun, and easy!

Let’s get started with the magic!

#1: Reindeer Paper Craft

I have been loving paper crafts lately! They are simple to throw together and easy for the kids to do.

This reindeer craft is the perfect preschool Christmas craft since they will be finger painting!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Create a reindeer head and antlers! Then, paste it to a piece of white paper.

Also, make the reindeer’s nose and add on googly eyes to complete the reindeer’s face!

C. Activity

The kids will dip their fingers in paint and make prints all through the antlers!

Once these prints are dry, they can use a black marker to create lines throughout the antlers, so they look like Christmas lights!

#2: Christmas Tree Noodle Craft

Sensory fillers like pasta and rice can also be used to create the best crafts!

These Christmas trees came out so cute! It’s definitely a great preschool Christmas craft for the kids to try this year.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Paint the pasta noodle individually, or you can place them in a ziplock bag, add some acrylic paint and shake it up!

Dump out the noodles on an art tray and let them dry. You may need to use a paintbrush and get the spots where the paint didn’t reach!

Lastly, on a piece of cardboard, paint a Christmas tree!

C. Activity

Once the pasta noodles are dry, have the kids use glue to glue them on top of the tree, you painted on the cardboard. Regular glue will work for this part!

When all the noodles are in place, you can hot glue some poms to the tree to be the ornaments. I suggest using hot glue for that step; that way, you know it’ll stay on. Sometimes if you use regular glue for projects like this with poms, they can fall off.

RELATED: 40 Sensory Activities for Kids

#3: Fork-Printed Christmas Trees

Fork printing projects are SO fun! The marks that the fork leaves are perfect to create Christmas trees!

This preschool Christmas craft is the perfect addition to a Christmas party!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Add some green paint to a paint tray!

Draw and color in a tree trunk at the bottom of the paper with a brown marker. Lastly, draw a tree online in pencil, so your child knows where to place the forks to create a tree shape!

C. Activity

The kids will dip the fork into the green paint and make prints to cover the entire tree!

They can add on some glitter glue dots to be the ornaments. Lastly, they can add on a sticker star at the end!

#4: Christmas Sweater Activity

Who doesn’t love a good Christmas sweater during the holiday season?

This preschool Christmas craft is AMAZING because kids can make them as silly as they want! Christmas sweaters are supposed to be funny!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Create some sweater shapes on paper and cut them out!

If you want to include any main characters (reindeer, Santa hat, or candy cane), you can make these and cut them out too. These are optional!

C. Activity

Put all the items for the kids to choose from in a tray. I find this the easiest way for them to grab and create!

They can use stickers to stick objects on or a little glue to put items on each sweater!

#5: Gingerbread House Craft

Sometimes building real gingerbread houses stress me out. But, this version of a gingerbread house wasn’t like that at all!

This paper gingerbread house is the perfect preschool Christmas craft to work on shapes!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

You will need to draw some shapes for the kids to create this fun gingerbread house! I made a square for the home, a triangle for the roof, and a rectangle for the chimney.

Then, I created shapes for windows, made peppermints, gumdrops, and candy canes! If your little one is old enough to create and make these on their own, by all means, have them go for it!

C. Activity

Let the kids create their own house using the pieces that you made! Then, they can use a glue stick to paste all the items on! We used blue paper as the background, and they fingerprinted some snow.

RELATED: Shape Activities for Preschoolers

#6: DIY Christmas Ornamnents

Looking to make your own Christmas craft ornaments this year? These are adorable and easy to make!

I have three fun ideas for you, watch the video below to see them all.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Push colored poms into each of the ornaments. We used brown, white, and green poms!

C. Activity

We made a reindeer by creating antlers out of scrapbook brown sparkly paper. You will need to hot glue these to the top of the ornament.

Then, add googly eyes, a red pom for the nose, and a smile!

For the snowman, add googly eyes, buttons, and a carrot nose. Lastly, hot glue two poms on the side of the ornament and stick a pipe cleaner on top to look like ear muffs.

Lastly, to make the tree, glue buttons around the ornament to look like lights on a tree. Connect them all using a black Sharpie!

RELATED: Winter Crafts for Kids

#7: Pine Cone Tree Craft

Have you ever tried to craft with pine cones? You won’t regret trying this preschool Christmas craft!

Pine cones make the perfect little Christmas trees! I love these can work for decor around the house as well!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Use acrylic paint to paint the pine cones! We did some green ones and a white one!

C. Activity

Hot glue the pine cone to a wood ornament once the paint is dry!

Add on buttons, poms, or glitter! I just used regular glue to add on the glitter and buttons! You can just stick in the poms, and they will stay there!

This is such a fun Christmas activity for kids! So simple and a fun way to use objects in nature to craft!

#8: Stocking Name Craft

Kids love seeing their name on crafts! This preschool Christmas craft is a festive way to practice name building.

The fireplace was fun to make; it looks so cozy; I want to turn on my fireplace right now!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

Create a square shape for the fireplace with brown and red paper, a rectangle for the bottom and top, and some other shapes to create the fire and decor at the top of the fireplace.

Draw some rectangle shapes on the red square to look like red bricks! Lastly, create the stocking shapes from red and green paper!

C. Activity

Help your child glue all the pieces in the right spot! Then, either you or your little one can write the letters of their name on the stockings!

They will glue them in order on the fireplace. Lastly, add some gifts to the side of the fireplace!

#9: Santa Sensory

Here’s another sensory DIY Christmas craft for kids! Creating Santa crafts is my kid’s favorite thing to do!

How cute is Santa’s beard? We love using choo choo wheels in crafts.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Paint the pasta noodle individually, or you can place them in a ziplock bag, add some acrylic paint and shake it up! For the rice, you can use this method!

Dump out the noodles/rice on an art tray and let them dry. You may need to use a paintbrush and get the spots where the paint didn’t reach!

Lastly, on a piece of cardboard, draw and paint Santa!

C. Activity

Once the noodles and rice are dry, add a little bit of glue down and add some rice to the hat and Santa’s nose.

Then, glue on the wheels individually on Santa’s beard! Lastly, add some googly eyes, and you have a sensory Santa craft!

#10: Candy Cane Craft

Whether or not you are a fan of how candy canes taste, this is a fun Christmas activity for kids!

Plus, it’s super easy to pull off too. If you are looking for a quick and easy preschool Christmas craft, this one is for you.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

Create a candy cane shape out of paper. We used both red and white paper. Then, paste the candy cane onto another sheet of paper.

Dump some white and red paint into a paint tray.

C. Activity

Have the kids place a craft pom inside a clothespin so it’s easy to dab into the paint. Then, have them create stripes on the candy cane with the pom! That’s it, such an easy and fun Christmas activity.

#11: Christmas Color by Code

What’s better than FREE around the holidays? Nothing, right?

My Christmas color by code activity is fun, and it’s a great way to get preschoolers working on numbers!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

crayons
markers
Christmas color by code

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B. Set-up

Print out the pages and grab your coloring supplies!

C. Activity

Have your kids use the color key at the top of the page to color in the picture. They can tell you the number and the color. See if they can find all the numbers on the sheet and color them the correct color!

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#12: Candy Cane Counting

Candy canes are a staple Christmas item, aren’t they?

I thought it would be fun to create a play and learn craft that worked on some gluing skills! My little guy just loves anything dealing with glue.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Draw a bunch of candy canes on the easel paper! Then, cut strips of different colored construction paper to fit on the candy canes. By drawing, write a number next to it!

C. Activity

Your children will use the strips you cut out to paste onto each candy cane you drew. They should look at the number near the candy cane to know how many strips to put on each one!

RELATED: How to Teach your Toddler Numbers

#13: Christmas Tree Handprint Art

I am such a sucker for handprint art. How cute is this preschool Christmas craft?

There are so many fun little holiday art supplies that kids can use to decorate the trees!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

Trace your child’s hand on green paper. Tip: I place multiple sheets under, so I just have to cut it out once.

Create tree trunks out of brown paper and paste them on the hands at the bottom.

C. Activity

Have your little ones glue on some fun Christmas-themed supplies! They can fingerprint some ornaments on or glue on some buttons or poms!

Hang this up and keep it for years to come. Looking back at their handprints is so cute. It’s such a great memory to keep!

#14: TP Roll Christmas Crafts

Toilet paper roll crafts are really fun, and they always turn out super cute.

The best thing about them, too, is that you ALWAYS have them on hand! So all you need is a few craft supplies, and you are set.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

TP rolls
white, green, and brown acrylic paint
googly eyes
mini bow
craft lights (hobby lobby)
pom-poms
pipe cleaners
buttons

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B. Set-up

Paint one TP roll green, one brown, and one white.

C. Activity

a. Snowman– To create the face, glue googly eyes on, cut out a small orange triangle from cardstock for a nose, and draw in a smile with a Sharpie. Add on some buttons and wrap a pipe cleaner around its neck for a scarf. Lastly, hot glue a pipe cleaner to the top of the roll and two poms for ear warmers.

b. Reindeer– Glue on googly eyes and a red pom for the nose. Use brown pipe cleaners to create antlers and hot glue them on the inside of the roll. To make the antlers, cut one long stick and attach two small ones to the long one!

c. Tree– Hot glue craft lights (hobby lobby) or poms to the roll. If you grab lights, you can connect them by drawing strings to each. Place a mini bow on top!

#15: Santa Beard Cutting Craft

This is a great preschool Christmas craft for kids to practice cutting skills!

Plus, it’s just cute and fun for the kids to do. They will love cutting Santa’s beard.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Create some Santa faces using paper! Then, place the face on top of a white piece of paper so you can see how long you should make the beards.

Make the beards and attach them to the face using a glue stick. Draw lines (straight, zig-zag, curvy, etc.) on each beard.

Make Santa’s hat using red paper and glue on a pom at the end of each hat!

C. Activity

Have the kids try their best to cut along the lines to cut Santa’s beard! What a fun craft activity and craft for kids!

#16: Hot Chocolate Craft

There’s nothing like a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter day, right?

This Christmas activity for kids is PERFECT because it involves a little treat!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

On a piece of cardboard, draw and paint a coffee cup!

C. Activity

The kids can decorate the cups however they want. They can use stickers, gems, or any other fun Christmas-themed supplies you have at home.

They can create faces on the cups or just add designs! Lastly, they can add some mini marshmallows in the hot chocolate or even a candy cane!

#17: Gingerbread Making Craft

Tray play activities are perfect for your little ones at home or with a larger group of children!

Every time I set up a tray play craft activity, the kids will create at least 3 or more of them! It’s so cute how they want to come up with different ideas each time.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Create a tray or have separate bowls for different supplies. Make sure to have a way to put all the objects on with (glue or glitter glue).

C. Activity

Let the kids create their own gingerbread men! They can get as creative as they want by making fun designs and adding different items to their gingerbread men.

#18: Bowl with Frosty

Think your kids may get restless during the party doing a bunch of crafts? Snowman knockdown is a perfect way to keep the kiddos who love to be active happy!

This is a great way to work on rolling and aiming skills as well. Depending on how old your children are, you can make it as easy or as challenging as you want!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Create the snowman eyes and mouth using a Sharpie and cardstock paper for a nose! You can create 6 or 12!

C. Activity

Have your little one roll the fake snowball at the cups to try to knock them over! You can place a cone or some painter’s tape on the floor so they know where to start from. They can start close and then back up if they need a challenge.

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#19: Paper Plate Santa

It’s honestly amazing what you can do with a simple paper plate. The number of activities is endless!

I love these kinds of supplies! It’s the best when you have all the supplies on hand!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

Paint 3/4 of the paper plate with the beige acrylic paint. Then, paint the top and a little of the side with red acrylic paint for the hat. Cut two circles for the eyes with the cardstock paper!

C. Activity

Once the paint dries, paint on a red nose. Then, glue the eyes and the cotton balls on. Glue the cotton balls at the bottom of the hat and for a beard!

#20: Rudolf Sensory Craft

Here is a fun way to use some colored rice in a craft! This preschool Christmas craft is SO fun!

The kids love sprinkling the rice onto the craft! It’s a wonderful sensory activity for kids.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

To color the rice, you will dump some in a ziplock bag. Next, add some acrylic paint to the bag. Then, you’ll shake it up to make sure it covers all the rice inside the bag.

You’ll dump it out onto an art tray that has parchment paper on it (easier clean-up). Then, wait for it to dry (only 30 minutes or so!)

C. Activity

Create a reindeer shape out of brown construction paper. Create Rudolf’s red nose and add some eyes! Paste the shape onto a white piece of paper.

Once the rice is dry, add a little bit of glue to Rudolf’s face. Then, the kids can sprinkle the brown rice on.

Lastly, if you want to create rainbow rice, follow the directions above but with every rainbow color. Then, add it to the antlers to look like lights!

#21: Paper Christmas Tree Craft

Looking for a simple preschool Christmas craft? This is such a fun and cute one!

This Christmas tree was one of my son’s favorite projects that we have done!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

Cut strips of paper that are different sizes. The kids will be organizing them on paper from longest to shortest!

C. Activity

The kids will paste on the strips of paper according to size to look like a tree! We used two colors of green paper. Once they are done, they can add a star on top and Christmas buttons for the ornaments!

#22: Reindeer Sponge Painting

I love using sponges for art projects! They can make so many different shapes and characters!

We made Rudolf by creating a simple circle out of a sponge!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Create a circle shape on a sponge with a Sharpie and cut it out.

C. Activity

Dip the sponge into brown paint and make prints on white paper! Then, add googly eyes, hot glue a red pom in the middle to be the nose, and draw antlers on using a brown marker!

#23: Snowglobe Craft

You can’t forget about Frosty the Snowman on Christmas!

This preschool Christmas craft for kids is cute and fun. They will love making their own snowglobes.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

Create a circle shape out of blue paper and a base out of white paper. Use a glue stick to glue these parts together to make the globe.

Then, create a snowman shape out of white paper. Lastly, make a hat shape out of black paper!

C. Activity

Draw on some eyes, add a nose, mouth, buttons and use a pipe cleaner to be the scarf for the snowman!

Glue on the snowman towards the bottom of the blue area of the globe. Then, the kids can add snow to their globe by using Q-tips to dab on some snow or snow confetti!

Lastly, you can create some Christmas lights at the bottom of the globe by finger painting using washable paint!

#24: Christmas Tree Name Craft

Here’s one more name craft idea for you that is simple and fun for preschoolers!

Using a Q-tip to paint is one of our go-to activities! It’s an easy tool for the kids to use, and we always have them on hand.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

Cut the number of triangles out that you need to make your child’s name. Also, cut a tree trunk out!

Have your little one write the letters of their name on the triangles, or you can do this part for them.

C. Activity

The kids will glue on the triangle pieces in the correct order to build their name. Then, they will add the tree trunk at the bottom!

They will use Q-tips and dip them in paint to create ornaments for their tree. We used red and green, but you can use as many colors as you’d like!

Lastly, add a star on top of the tree!

#25: Reindeer Paper Plate Craft

This reindeer paper plate craft is one of our ALL time favorite DIY Christmas crafts we have ever done!

I love when kids can play with the crafts afterward. They get more into creating when they know they can play with it when it’s done!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

Paint a paper plate brown using acrylic paint. Once it’s dry, cut a hole at the top so the kids can see through!

C. Activity

Trace the kid’s hands-on brown construction paper and use hot glue to glue them to the top of the plate. These will be the reindeer’s antlers!

Glue a popsicle stick on the back of the plate so the kids can hold it up to be a mask! Lastly, hot glue a red pom in the center of the plate to be Rudolf’s nose!

#26: Gingerbread Paper Craft

This paper gingerbread craft is the cutest! The kids will love making the gingerbread outfits!

These cuties would go perfectly with craft number 5 that I shared up above.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

paper
washable paint
Q-tips
mini bows
scissors
glue stick
mini bells
buttons
poms
googly eyes

B. Set-up

Create gingerbread people out of brown paper and cut them out!

Make the outfits out of green and red paper. Then, measure up how big the gingerbread people are to know how big to make the clothes.

C. Activity

Make faces for each one adding googly eyes, checks, and a mouth!

Have the kids glue on their outfits add on some details like poms, bells, or even paint on them using Q-tips!

Lastly, make white squiggly lines on the head, arms, and legs to be the frosting to them. These turn out to be the cutest Christmas craft!

#27: Tree Cutting Cards

Do you like making homemade cards? These cards are EASY and fun!

It’s the perfect preschool Christmas craft that they can do pretty much on their own.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

white paper
construction paper
scissors
glue stick
glitter glue
poms
buttons
glue

B. Set-up

Cut a white sheet of paper in half. Also, cut some triangles out of green and red paper (they need to be a few different sizes).

C. Activity

The kids will cut little slits at the bottom of each triangle. Once they are done with that, they will paste them from largest to smallest to make a tree.

They can flip up some of the edges to make them stand out a little bit! Then, the kids can add glitter glue, poms, or buttons to be the ornaments for the tree.

#28: Wreath Sensory Craft

Here’s a simple sensory Christmas craft that is perfect for kids or adults!

Making these wreaths would be great at a holiday party.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

white paper
bow tie/ spiral noodles
acrylic paint
ziplock bag
parchment paper
art tray
poms
paintbrush
glue
hot glue

B. Set-up

Paint the pasta noodle individually, or you can place them in a ziplock bag, add some acrylic paint and shake it up!

Dump out the noodles on an art tray and let them dry. You may need to use a paintbrush and get the spots where the paint didn’t reach!

Lastly, on a piece of white paper, draw and paint a wreath.

C. Activity

Once the noodles are dry, have the kids glue them on the wreath. We created a bow tie noodle wreath and a spiral noodle wreath.

After the noodles are glued on, grab a hot glue gun to add on the poms. The adult should do this step if you are doing this with little ones.

Add a red bow tie noodle to the top of each wreath for the bow, and you have the beautiful Christmas wreath craft.

#29: Fingerprint Trees

My kids love to do finger-painting activities. I love it, too because their prints are so darn adorable.

This Christmas craft is a wonderful keepsake to remember. Don’t forget to add the date to it when you are done!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

cardstock paper
washable paint
glue stick
scissors
cotton balls
glue

B. Set-up

Draw and cut out a few tree shapes from green and brown paper. Then, have the kids paste them together on the blue paper.

Lastly, draw some black lines to be the light strings on each tree.

C. Activity

The kids will dip their fingers in paint and make colored lights on each string! Have a paper towel nearby so they can just wipe off their finger for a new color.

They can add snow at the top of the page by using white paint.

At the bottom of the page, add some glue, and they can spread out cotton balls to look like fluffy snow!

RELATED: Winter Activities for Kids

#30: Marshmallow Snowman Craft

This had to be one of my son’s most favorite crafts we have ever done together!

Bringing the mini marshmallows in worked like a charm!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

paper
mini marshmallows
buttons
glue
glue stick
marker

B. Set-up

Draw a snowman shape on paper and create the accessories for the snowman out of construction paper (hat, nose, scarf, and arms).

C. Activity

Have the kids use a glue stick to attach all the pieces of the snowman. Then, they will add buttons using regular glue.

You can either outline the snowman in glue, or you can cover the entire belly. Then, your little one will stick mini marshmallows on to cover the glue.

This is such a fun Christmas and winter craft to try with the kids.

Final Thoughts and Conclusions

I hope you found some magical Christmas crafts that you can try this holiday season!

Christmas is the best time of year to craft with your preschooler. You’ll make such fun memories doing these DIY crafts together!

I’d love to hear about some Christmas crafts that you have done with kids. Also, what activities or traditions do you do at home? Please share with our community!

Happy Holidays!