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    Home » Crafts & DIY » 5 Easy Christmas Crafts to Keep You Busy During the Holidays

    5 Easy Christmas Crafts to Keep You Busy During the Holidays

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    December means that the holiday break from school is right around the corner. Two weeks home with the kids can leave you wondering how to keep them busy. At school, I love to do holiday crafts with my students but they have to be easy when you’re making 22 of them! So this week I’ve put together 5 easy Christmas crafts!

    These easy Christmas crafts will keep the entire busy making memories together this holiday season!

    5 Easy Christmas Crafts

    All of these easy Christmas crafts are fun to make with your family! On a cold night at the kitchen table you can all make memories together! Some are great for gift giving as well! We’ve included some affiliate links in case you need to order any supplies!

    These easy Christmas crafts will keep the entire busy making memories together this holiday season!

    1. Craft Stick Snowflakes

    What you need:

    • 4 Craft Sticks for each snowflake
    • Paint, if desired
    • Glue
    • Ribbon/string
    • Glitter, Buttons, Sequins, etc. for decorating

    Find the full directions here at The Simple Parent.

    These easy Christmas crafts will keep the entire busy making memories together this holiday season!

    2. Craft Stick Christmas Trees

    What you need:

    • Craft sticks
    • Green paint
    • Cardboard (to make the trunk)
    • Ribbon or Twine
    • Pom poms, sequins, and craft foam shapes to decorate
    • Glue

    For full directions, visit Simmworks Family.

    These easy Christmas crafts will keep the entire busy making memories together this holiday season!

    3. Thumbprint Reindeer Ornaments

    What you need:

    • Glass ornaments
    • Multi-surface craft paint (green and red)
    • Brown craft paint
    • 1 small brush
    • Puff paint/paint pens – red, white and brown/blue/green (for eyes)
    • Gold or silver pen for personalizing

    Find the full directions here at The Simple Parent.

    These easy Christmas crafts will keep the entire busy making memories together this holiday season!

    4. Candy Cane Reindeer

    What you need:

    • Candy canes
    • Brown pipe cleaners
    • Small googley eyes
    • Small red pom poms
    • Glue

    For full directions, visit I Am the Maven.

    Make this easy Paper Plate Christmas Tree craft with your kids!

    5. Paper Plate Christmas Tree

    What you need:

    • 2 small paper plates
    • Green craft paint
    • Brown craft paint
    • Small paint brush
    • Medium and small multi-colored pom poms
    • Low temp hot glue gun OR a glue stick
    • Scissors

    Find full directions here at The Simple Parent!

    Looking for more ideas for easy Christmas crafts? Check out these 10 Easy Christmas Crafts!

     

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    About Mariah

    Mariah is the mom of 2 and a former educator (preschool - 4th grade & special education) with a degree in human development. As a busy mom living in with a multi-generational family under one roof (with 4 dogs!), life is sometimes chaotic! She aims to share easy ideas that we can all use in our lives! Read more about Mariah!

    Comments

    1. Alisha says

      December 14, 2011 at 12:53 pm

      I love making stockings for Christmas. Great holiday crafts for the kids. :)

      Reply
    2. Jennifer says

      November 28, 2012 at 12:30 pm

      Terrific ornament!

      Reply
    3. Whitt Madden says

      December 4, 2012 at 5:37 am

      Hello, we featured this post in our Christmas Treasures series today! Blessings!

      Reply
    4. Jennifer says

      December 11, 2012 at 4:38 pm

      Terrific craft!

      Reply
    5. Linda says

      April 8, 2013 at 9:07 am

      I was wondering if there is an easier way to get the fake snow into the Christmas ball I love these ornaments but it took me over an hour just to fill 4 of them using a paper funnel since the snow stuck to the plastic funnel I was using

      Reply
      • Karen About Art says

        November 23, 2013 at 2:23 am

        If you are using the plastic flake snow….I heard that spraying Static Guard helps or lining your funnel with a fabric softener sheet perhaps?

        Reply
    6. Karen About Art says

      November 23, 2013 at 2:53 am

      We love making our “all natural” Christmas tree ornaments. We slice up oranges, limes, lemons and apples so that they are circles. Next we put them on pizza pans and place them in a low temperature oven 200 degrees all day to speed up the drying process. While that is drying we make cinnamon ornaments (mini gingerbread men and stars are our favorites) So simple. When all the ornaments are dried and strings are on them for hanging we begin decorating the tree. The fruit and cinnamon begin to scent the home with the warmth of the lights. The dried citrus fruit become like stain glass with the lights behind them.

      In Addition: we also place pine cones on that we find in the yard, hang candy canes and tie the end of branches with raffia bows. We also wrap the base with burlap and all of our packages in brown craft paper (some with decorative stamping) and tied up with torn strips of plaid material, colored raffia and such for bows. The result is a very rustic, naturally charming and wonderfully smelling tree!

      Reply
    7. Joanie says

      October 17, 2014 at 4:00 pm

      Tried the hot glue snowman…..do they have to be real thick. Maybe I will put them in fridge..mine r quite thin…..LOVE THE IDEA

      Reply

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