DealDash 12 Days of Christmas Crafts for Kids

Kids love to do holiday crafts, and it’s a great way to count the time down until the big day. Gather your materials and let’s get crafting with these Christmas crafts from DealDash.

December is the perfect time to gather the family and embrace the magic of the holidays through crafting. If you’re looking for a few crafts to do with your kids, here’s a list of simple, festive projects that are fun to make. Each day, try a new craft to bring a little extra cheer to your home. Read on for some Christmas crafts to do with your family, from DealDash.

Day 1: Handprint Christmas Tree

Start the countdown with a personalized touch with this Christmas tree made from your child’s handprint. It’s fun to make now, and will be a sweet piece of nostalgia in future years.

• Supplies: Green paint, a large sheet of paper, and markers.
• How-To: Paint your child’s hand and stamp it repeatedly in a triangle shape to form a tree. Decorate with drawn ornaments, glitter, or stickers.

Day 2: Paper Plate Snowmen

Turn ordinary paper plates into frosty friends with this cute craft. It’s fun and easy for all ages to make.

• Supplies: Paper plates, construction paper, glue, markers, and cotton balls.
• How-To: Stack two plates for the body and head. Add a hat, scarf, and buttons cut from construction paper. Use cotton balls for snow!

Day 3: Popsicle Stick Ornaments

Create keepsake ornaments for the tree with this fun craft. This is a great craft to do if you have different ages of kids, they can be a simple or complicated as you want to make them.

• Supplies: Popsicle sticks, paint, glue, and embellishments like sequins or pom-poms.
• How-To: Glue sticks into shapes like stars, Christmas trees, or reindeer. Paint and decorate for a unique touch.

Day 4: Salt Dough Handprint Ornaments

Make cherished keepsakes with this classic craft. You can also add food coloring if you would like to make multi-colored ornaments.

• Supplies: Salt dough (2 parts flour, 1 part salt, 1 part water), paint, and ribbon.
• How-To: Roll out the dough, press a handprint, and cut around it. Add a hole for ribbon, bake at 200°F until dry, and paint.

Day 5: Christmas Crafts DIY Gift Wrap

Design custom wrapping paper that can be used this year. It’s a craft that’s not only fun but also functional. This craft can get a little messy, so be sure to put some newspaper down so your table doesn’t get stained.

• Supplies: Brown kraft paper, stamps, markers, and ribbon.
• How-To: Let kids stamp or draw festive patterns onto the paper. Wrap gifts with their creations for a special touch.

Day 6: Coffee Filter Snowflakes

Bring the magic of snow indoors with this easy craft for kids. Please be sure to supervise those little hands with the scissors.

• Supplies: Coffee filters, scissors, and markers.
• How-To: Fold filters into quarters, cut out patterns, and unfold to reveal delicate snowflakes. Use markers to add color.

Day 7: Mason Jar Snow Globes

A mesmerizing project for all ages that might get messy! Please be sure to keep a close eye on your kids when they do this craft. It’s one of my favorites!

• Supplies: Mason jars, glitter, water, glycerin, and small figurines.
• How-To: Glue a figurine to the jar lid. Fill the jar with water, glycerin, and glitter, then seal tightly. Shake for snowy fun!

Day 8: Candy Cane Reindeer

Sweet and simple, this craft is perfect to make as gifts for their friends or classmates.

• Supplies: Candy canes, googly eyes, small pom-poms, and pipe cleaners.
• How-To: Wrap pipe cleaners around the curved end of the candy cane to form antlers. Add googly eyes and a pom-pom nose.

Day 9: Pinecone Christmas Trees

Nature meets creativity in this activity. If you live in a snowy area, you might have to purchase pinecones from the craft store. The pinecones need to be dry before you begin this craft.

• Supplies: Pinecones, green paint, glue, and small beads or sequins.
• How-To: Paint pinecones green, let dry, and decorate with beads as ornaments. Display as mini trees.

Day 10: Felt Gingerbread Men

These soft and festive little creations can be used as a display, add a hook to make them into an ornament, or they can simply be a fun and festive toy.

• Supplies: Brown felt, markers, glue, and embellishments.
• How-To: Cut out gingerbread shapes, decorate with “icing” designs using markers, and add buttons or bows.

Day 11: Toilet Paper Roll Santa

Recycle your toilet paper or paper towel rolls with holiday spirit this year. There’s no need to spend lots of money when you use items around the house with this activity.

• Supplies: Toilet paper rolls, red construction paper, cotton balls, and markers.
• How-To: Wrap the roll in red paper, add a cotton ball beard, and draw on Santa’s face.

Day 12: Christmas Crafts Glittery Pinecone Ornaments

This craft is a sparkling finale to finish out our 12 Days of Christmas Crafts for Kids!

• Supplies: Pinecones, glue, glitter, and string.
• How-To: Cover pinecones in glue, sprinkle with glitter, and tie a string at the top. Hang them on the tree for extra sparkle.

DealDash Has Gifts for All Ages

While your kids are keeping busy with these crafts, you can get a little holiday shopping done. Of course, you will want to go on DealDash to get things started! For the ladies, there are lots of jewelry choices – no matter if you want to gift a ring, necklace, or watch, there is something for everyone. For the man in your life, check out the tools and camping supplies. And for those little cuties crafting in the next room? Check out the Legos and plushies!

Thanks for Reading

These 12 crafts are a fun way to keep kids engaged and excited throughout the holiday season. Each project adds a personal touch to your home’s decorations and makes for wonderful memories. Which craft will your family try first? Thanks so much for reading, and happy bidding everyone!

This sponsored DealDash blog article was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Dawn was compensated for writing this article. Check out Dawn and her cats on Instagram! This blog is written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice shared here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.