Christmas Crafts for Kids
Brighten your holiday with Christmas crafts for kids! Holiday crafts are perfect for showcasing your child's artistic abilities.
How about some age-related ideas for Christmas crafts for kids? Please keep in mind that the younger your kiddos are, the more supervision they'll need.
From two to six years of age, your children will begin exploring their creative side. What better way to express themselves than with decorative boxes? Any small box is perfect! Simple materials include glue, glitter, sequins, ribbon, or any other decoration?even wrapping paper works! Let your child decorate boxes as gifts for friends and family, or to hang on your Christmas tree using a paperclip or string.
Supply an opportunity for expressions of individuality from for kids from ages six to eight! Individualized bookmarks can be made out of beads, fabric, yarn, paper . . . all kinds of materials. Add a ribbon to the top or glue wiggly eyes to a bookmark drawing for an extra flair.
Older children (age eight and above) will delight in hand-painting terra cotta pots as beautiful examples of their capabilities with Christmas crafts for kids. Use bright paints, and glue jewels around the top for extra sparkle! How about a holiday touch with some gold or silver paint? These unique pots can be used for window decoration or for plant clippings.
Teenagers will enjoy making decorative bars of soap. All you need is a bar of soap, acrylic paint, paintbrush, aluminum coffee can, large pot, and a white candle.
- Paint a design on the bar of soap with acrylic paint.
- Place the coffee can in a pot half-filled with water.
- Drop the wax in and melt it over low heat.
- Use a disposable paintbrush to cover the design on top of the soap.
- Let the wax dry.
The picture will remain on the bar of soap because of the protective coating.
Christmas crafts for kids are fun for everyone. Share some time with your kiddos and create treasured memories as well as wonderful keepsakes!
