Christmas Gifts; Crafts That Kids Can Make
by Karen & Grace Morris
You made your list and check it twice. Here are some ideas for Christmas gifts, crafts that kids can make and give. They don’t cost a lot. The projects are also fun and easy to do.
Find the gift you want to make by clicking the picture.
Making these crafts and giving them to friends and family will allow you to be Santa Claus this year. Only you won’t have to be the one to go down the chimney.
No Sew Scarf
With it getting colder outside, everyone on your list will want one of these. The scarf is quick, simple, and inexpensive to make.
You will need 12 inches of 60 wide fleece fabric. Twelve inches is 1/3 of a yard. Depending on the price per yard for the fabric, you can make a scarf under a dollar.
Cut the salvage off each end of the fleece. The salvage is the strip of material that looks different from the fleece. It is not fuzzy.
Now measure 6 inches from the where you cut. Mark the line with pins.
Cut from the edge to the pins making strips. You will want an even number of strips.
Tie two of the strips together. Continue until all the strips are tied.
Do the same for the other side.
Bookmark
This is a great gift for the bookworms in your family. It will save the pages in books from getting dog ears.
You will need;
- Card stock
- Tissue paper
- Hole punch
- Glue stick
- Craft string
Cut a piece of card stock 8 1/2 by 2 3/4 inches. Cut strips of tissue paper to fit the bookmark.
Glue the strips on the card stock.
With a hole punch, make holes around the outside of the bookmark.
Thread a craft needle with four strands of craft string. Start at the top center hole, go from the back to the front around the bookmark until you come to the hole that you started with. Make a tassel and make a knot near the bookmark.
Santa’s Sleigh
Here is a candy dish that uses recycled fruit cups.
Materials;
- Two empty, clean individual plastic fruit cups
- Red craft foam 9 by 12 inches
- Black craft foam
- 2 Craft sticks (Popsicle sticks)
- Two red paper clips
- Two binder clips
- 2 candy canes
- yarn
Cut out a sleigh shape from red craft foam. The size is 12 by 4 1/4 inches. It will look something like a mountain.
Cut a piece of black foam 5 by 1 1/4 inches. Place around the front of the fruit cup. Use the binder clips on each side to hold the foam in place.
Place the craft sticks on the sides of the craft foam, starting at the cut edge. With the paper clip, fasten the craft foam to the craft stick.
Tape the two fruit containers together.
Fold the craft foam around the fruit containers. It will not reach all the way around; you will have an opening at the front. Use the binder clips to fasten the craft foam to the cup near each cut ends.
Add the black piece to the front.
Loop a piece of yarn through the metal rings on the binder clips. Now Santa can steer his reindeer with the reins.
Tape a candy cane to the bottom of the candy dish so that they look like runners on a sleigh.
Fill the fruit cups with Christmas candy.
Snowman Puzzle
Puzzles are a fun activity for anyone to put together. Here is a one that your child can make to give to a sibling or friend.
What you will need;
- 10 Popsicle sticks
- 30 transparent white pony beads
- 5 transparent red pony beads
- 1 transparent orange pony beads
- Black marker
- Tacky glue
Color your Popsicle sticks black with the marker. Arrange them so they are against each other.
At the top, arrange 15 white pony beads in a small circle, glue with tacky glue. Be careful not to glue the Popsicle sticks together.
Inside your circle, glue two red beads for eyes, three red beads for a mouth, and your orange bead for a nose.
With the rest of your white beads, arrange them to form a bigger circle that attaches to the smaller circle.
Move the Popsicle sticks away from each other so when the glue dries, the sticks don’t get stuck together. Let dry overnight.
The next day, you can disassemble the pieces of the puzzle and then put it back together again. You can put it in a decorated box to put under the Christmas tree for someone you love.
Other Simple Christmas Gifts - Crafts that Kids Can Do
Mom, Dad, and grandparents will like anything that you make especially for them. Here are a few other ideas that do not cost a lot.
Have your child draw a picture and give to their favorite person.
Have them make a coupon book with nice things that they can do for their special person. Include pages with a free hug, doing a chore for that person that would normally do, cuddling on the couch to read a book, letting them have fifteen minutes of alone time, etc. If your child can’t write, they can draw pictures.
Make a play dough ornament. See our recipe page for homemade play dough.
If you don’t want to use play dough, our ornament page has several crafts that you could make and give.
Make a “gift in a jar”. There are lots of recipes where the ingredients are placed in a jar such as hot chocolate, favored coffee, muffins, cookies, etc. You could even make your own. Find a favorite recipe. Then layer the dry ingredients in a jar. Write the recipe on an index card and attach to the outside of the jar with a ribbon. Place a piece of fabric over the lid for a decoration.
Have your child write down why they love their mom, dad, or special person. Give the paper to that person. You could write the words on card stock and then place it in a picture frame.
Christmas gifts crafts that kids can do are more fun than shopping. Mom or dad will love your thoughtfulness.
