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Christmas is a special time of year for so many reasons. From time spent with loved ones, to the films on telly and, of course, the food, there’s something that makes it magical for everyone. But, without doubt, Christmas is most exciting for the little ones! The festive spirit is strong with the younger ones among us, and Christmas crafts can be a great outlet for their yuletide enthusiasms. Not only will an artistic outlet be a great way to channel their focus, but the results can be adorable additions to your Christmas decor.
From adorably personal tree decorations to simple crafts and delicious edible creations, there are endless ways that you can engage the kids’ creativity at Christmastime. Here are some of our favourite ideas, hopefully they’ll inspire your own Christmas crafts!
These are a Christmas classic! So simple to make, yet so effective when they’re done, paper snowflakes are a memory from everybody’s childhood. Given that you need scissors, it isn’t a craft that the little ones can be left to undertake without supervision!
You’ll be able to find countless designs online for really intricate snowflakes, however the little artists are likely to want to put their own unique spin on it! The beauty of these simple creations is that you can hang them up wherever you like – from windows to the tree – and they will spread the festive spirit with ease.
This craft may well be considered more of an activity – especially if you recruit the little ones to help source the branches, too! It’s a Christmas fixture that helps to spread the spirit between neighbours and always looks beautiful on the door.
Whether you make your own frame or buy a premade one, gathering fresh greenery for the body of your wreath means that it will smell fresh! The process is time consuming, though, so buying a wreath that you just need to decorate is a great option for those with less time. However you choose to get creative with your festive wreath, any green fingered little helpers are sure to want to get involved!
It was only a matter of time before one of our crafts included something nice to eat, wasn’t it?! This is a Christmas craft that won’t last the test of time, but for fun factor it is second to none! If you aren’t a whizz in the kitchen, fret not! There are plenty of kits available whilst this simple gingerbread house recipe shows that it isn’t too difficult to make your own.
The real fun of a gingerbread house, however, is in the decoration! Pick n mix is a popular choice for decoration, with treats like the Kingsway Christmas Elves perfect for setting a festive scene! Other Christmas classics – like candy canes – are perfect (and delicious) too. With all of the care and dedication put into getting the gingerbread house erected and decorated, just prepare yourself for the fact it’s glory will be short lived! This tasty craft make sap time, but it is a great way to spend quality time with the family – and reap delicious results!
Another kitchen-based craft, salt dough ornaments are a quick and tidier alternative to clay, making it an ideal medium for some DIY decorations for the Christmas tree. Using the shapes of cookie cutters and some string, you can go from ingredients to hanging ornaments in just a few hours! The only hitch may come when it’s time to get the paints out…
These are a great way to really let imaginations run wild, and the results are so characterful. There will be a little bit of a clean-up – and you may have to explain that you aren’t making cookies – but this is a truly charming craft that parents in particular are sure to cherish.
A way to add something to the tree but with less preparations, repainting old baubles can be a fun activity for everyone. Using an actual decoration means that you don’t need to focus on it working as a decoration and can focus on the redesign. Whether you paint something simple like initials, a wintry scene or anything else your imagination may conjure up, these will add even more charm to your tree.
You may come into a little difficulty finding somewhere to dry your freshly painted décor, but as long as you find somewhere to hang them, rather than lying them down, you shouldn’t have any issues. Just make sure that they aren’t leaning against anything to ruin your designs!
Perfect for younger crafters this Christmas, creating festive figures out of lolly sticks is a fun activity that can keep them occupied for hours. Whether they are trying to make shapes out of the sticks or decorating them, the unique medium is sure to capture their imagination. You will likely have to help with piecing the shape together – especially when it comes to gluing them together!
Try and lead the designs towards classic festive characters that will resonate with your little artiste. Obvious candidates include Santa Claus, his elves and his reindeer, whilst Christmas trees and snowmen are also good ideas!
With a few simple items and some adult supervision, creating Santa’s face can be an exciting challenge for toddlers excited by the season. With a paper plate, some red cardboard, buttons and balls of cotton wool, this is exciting and adorable!
You may want to supervise to keep the lid on the PVA glue and to act as scissors master, but this craft is perfect for creative little tykes. The multi-media creation will surely spread excitement and can even be a useful task to tire them out, too.
As well we crafts, another thing that families love to do together at Christmas is to share their favourite sweet treats! Here at Wholesale Sweets, we’ve a wide selection of festive favourites that make it easy to prepare for the Christmas period with something for everyone! From stocking fillers to candy canes and tins and tubs of chocolates, you’ll be able to find all of the Christmas sweets that you need in one place, so you can worry less about the Christmas shopping and focus more on the things that really matter.
