Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for Kids

Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for Kids

Nothing is more exciting to receive than a handmade gift from a child. Here are a few simple ideas for gifts that will be remembered for years to come.

Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for Kids

Creative Christmas Crafts: Photo Frames

Chances are your child will have a holiday photo this year- whether it’s a studio portrait or a candid taken in the backyard, it’s a wonderful idea to present family members and friends with a creatively framed photograph.

Go to a craft store or dollar store and purchase a number of plain wooden frames. These can then be painted by the child, who can add number stickers for the year, glitter, buttons, or other embellishments.

#1. Xmas Popsicle stick frames

Xmas Popsicle stick frames | Photo Frames | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

#2. Photo frame ornaments pictured

Photo frame ornaments pictured | Photo Frames | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

#3. Snowman Picture Frame

Snowman Picture Frame | Photo Frames | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for Kids

#4. 2d Christmas Photo Frames

2d Christmas Photo Frames | Photo Frames | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for Kids

#5. Puzzle Piece Frame

Puzzle Piece Frame | Photo Frames | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

#6. Easy Christmas Craft Stick Photo Frames

Easy Christmas Craft Stick Photo Frames | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

Holiday Crafts: Homemade Ornaments

There are so many fun ideas for homemade Christmas ornaments kids can make themselves to give to relatives, teachers or friends. Oriental Trading sells a huge variety of easy-to-assemble Christmas crafts- one of their easiest is the snowflake ornament pictured below (only $7.95 for 12 wooden ornament kits).

Even if you don’t want to order craft kits, you can assemble snowflake ornaments easily on your own with popsicle sticks, a hot glue gun (for use by parents only!) and some glitter glue. Kids can sign and date the ornaments, which will make them a nice keepsake for friends and family.

#1. Santa Stick

Santa Stick | Homemade Ornaments | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

#2. Popsicle stick stars

Popsicle stick stars | Homemade Ornaments | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

#3. Christmas Tree Ornament

Christmas Tree Ornament | Homemade Ornaments | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for Kids

#4. Christmas Tree Craft

Christmas Tree Craft | Homemade Ornaments | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

#5. Christmas Puzzles

Christmas Puzzles | Homemade Ornaments | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

Creatively Cute: Footprint Christmas Trees

This holiday craft makes the perfect keepsake item, especially for grandparents who have multiple grandchildren. You will need an 11 x 14 piece of poster board (for easy framing), washable poster paints, construction paper, some glitter glue or decorative holiday confetti to ‘decorate’ the trees, and some barefoot kids!

You can either use white poster board with green paint, or green or blue poster board with white paint. If you have, for example, three different aged kids, you have them ‘step’ in the paint (by placing some in a shoe box) and put their footprints on the poster board all facing in the same direction.

It is amazing how much upside-down kids footprints look like Christmas trees when decorated! Add a construction paper star (you could use a rubber stamp also) to the top of each tree.

Decorate trees with glitter balls or holiday confetti ‘ornaments.’ Have each child ‘sign’ their names below their tree footprints, and write the year in the corner. Frame, wrap, and presto! Inexpensive, easy holiday keepsake gifts.

#1. Footprint Christmas Ornaments

Footprint Christmas Ornaments | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

#2. Christmas Tree Footprint Plate

Christmas Tree Footprint Plate | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

#3. Christmas Handprint/footprint ideas

Christmas Handprint/footprint ideas | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for Kids

#4. Christmas Craft Footprint Art

Christmas Craft Footprint Art | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

Popsicle Stick Snowflake Ornaments

Popsicle Stick Snowflake Ornaments | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

Paper Plate Christmas Tree Craft

Paper Plate Christmas Tree Craft | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

Paper plate Christmas tree whirligig

Paper plate Christmas tree whirligig | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSource

DIY Toilet Paper Roll Snowmen

DIY Toilet Paper Roll Snowmen | Easy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for KidsSourceEasy, Inexpensive, and Creative Christmas Crafts for Kids

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Karen is an editor of Farmfoodfamily. She's been a writer ever since she learned to hold a pencil, and a professional writer for more than 15 years. During that time, she's written professionally about everything from saving for retirement to how computers are used to diagnose illnesses. In recent years, she's focused on writing about gardening, quilting, sewing, crafts and other fiber arts.

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