Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids: Paper Plate, Popsicle Stick and Printable Ideas
Looking for Christmas crafts the kids can make this week? Here are easy Christmas crafts for kids, sorted by what you have on hand: paper plates, popsicle sticks and more. You will also find holiday slime and play dough, plus Christmas printables for centers and parties. Every one links to the full step-by-step post, and most have a printable template.
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Paper Plate Christmas Crafts
1Santa Paper Plate Craft
A peach painted face with a cotton ball beard, a red hat, googly eyes and sponge-dabbed cheeks.
2Santa Hat Paper Plate Craft
A red painted hat trimmed with cotton balls and a white pom-pom, with green paper holly and red pom-pom berries.
3Santa Chimney Paper Plate Craft
A red painted chimney with cotton ball snow, and Santa on his way down.
4Santa Belt Paper Plate Craft
A red plate with a black paper belt, a yellow buckle and cotton ball trim.
5Rudolph Reindeer Paper Plate Craft
A brown painted plate with tan paper antlers, googly eyes and a red pom-pom nose.
6Gingerbread Paper Plate Craft
A brown gingerbread face with pink cheeks, a green paper bow and red pom-pom buttons.
7Elf Girl Paper Plate Craft
A peach painted face with yellow paper braids, a green and red elf hat and a gold pom-pom.
8Elf Boy Paper Plate Craft
A green paper elf hat with a gold pom-pom, brown paper hair and pointy ears.
9Nutcracker Paper Plate Craft
A peach painted face with a tall paper hat, googly eyes and craft gems.
10Paper Plate Christmas Tree Craft
The plate is cut into three triangles and stacked into a tree with pom-pom ornaments and a yellow star.
113D Christmas Tree Paper Plate Craft
A green painted tree that stands up on a toilet paper roll trunk, decorated with pom-poms.
12Paper Plate Christmas Wreath Craft
A green painted plate ring with pom-pom berries, a red paper bow and glitter glue.
13Christmas Stockings Paper Plate Craft
Plates painted into red and green stockings with white cuffs.
14Paper Plate Christmas Ornament Craft
A painted plate ornament trimmed with holiday ribbons, buttons and a silver pipe cleaner hanger.
15Paper Plate Gnome Craft
A paper plate gnome with a tall hat and a fluffy white beard.
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16Santa Popsicle Stick Craft
Jumbo sticks with a red tinsel hat, a white pom-pom beard and wiggle eyes.
17Santa Chimney Popsicle Stick Craft
Jumbo sticks painted red, burgundy and gray into a brick chimney, with cotton ball snow.
18Santa's Magic Key Craft
A craft stick key painted red and green, with a wooden snowflake and clear rhinestones.
19Elves Popsicle Stick Craft
Painted jumbo sticks with red and green pom-pom hats and wiggle eyes.
20The Grinch Popsicle Stick Craft
Seven jumbo sticks painted green, with the Grinch’s face and a red Santa hat.
21Reindeer Popsicle Stick Craft for Christmas
Four brown painted sticks with cardstock antlers and a red nose.
22Popsicle Stick Reindeer Craft
Three popsicle sticks with clothespin antlers and a red yarn pom-pom nose.
23Christmas Tree Popsicle Stick Craft
Three jumbo sticks glued into a triangle, trimmed with tinsel, pom-poms and a wooden star.
24Christmas Gift Popsicle Stick Craft
Craft stick presents painted red and green, with mini bows and tinsel pom-poms.
25Christmas Mailbox Popsicle Stick Craft
A painted craft stick mailbox trimmed with mini holly berries.
26Christmas Door Popsicle Stick Craft
A red or green painted door with faux pine greenery, skinny ribbon and gold pearls.
27Christmas Window Popsicle Stick Craft
A craft stick window trimmed with green and red cardstock, wooden stars, rhinestones and gold glitter glue.
28Christmas Car Popsicle Stick Craft
A red craft stick car with faux pine greenery and paper wheels.
29Nativity Popsicle Stick Craft
A craft stick manger with felt figures and a wooden star on top.
30Angel Popsicle Stick Craft
A white painted angel with a gold tinsel halo and gold glitter glue.
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More Christmas Crafts
32Disguise a Gingerbread Man Craft
Kids dress up a gingerbread man in a disguise of their choosing.
Christmas Slime and Play Dough
33Christmas Lights Slime
Bits of colorful glitter that look like tiny bulbs against a green slime.
35Grinch Play Dough
Green play dough with optional glitter and a pine or peppermint scent.
Christmas Printables and Games
38Roll a Gingerbread Man Game
Roll the dice to build a gingerbread man, piece by piece.
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