Printable Christmas Crafts for Kids

Printable Christmas crafts for kids come in a variety of holiday themes, ranging from religious and traditional to contemporary and humorous. They can be used by teachers at school for lessons on Christmas, or by parents at home as part of making holiday gifts.

Why print craft projects for your kids to use this holiday season? Because most of them are fun and easy! You have two kinds of crafts from which to choose. There are crafts that include printable instructions on how to do a specific project. You supply all of the materials. There are also projects where a template or pattern is available for print. All your child needs to do is cut it out and decorate it with glitter, crayons, paints, etc. Whichever one you pick depends on the child's age level, how much time you have, and the money you want to spend on supplies.

Printable Christmas crafts for kids are a great alternative to other types of projects for many reasons:

• There is usually less mess to clean up.
• You can print multiples for an entire class to use.
• They are relatively simple to complete.
• The instructions are easy to understand.
• Most instructions come with a diagram or photo of the finished product.
• They are very cheap; the only cost is the price of paper.
• The projects are good to have on hand if unexpected company comes over.
• They are good to pull out on snowy or rainy days.
• Children at most age levels can easily complete these activities.
• They are easy to store and bring out to display each holiday season.
• Most projects can be printed on standard sized sheets of paper.

The Internet is full of websites dedicated to children's printable crafts. Take your time and peruse some of them to get an idea of what you want to use.

Homemade holiday cards always make wonderful gifts for family, friends and teachers. These websites offer several styles from which to choose:

• Activity Village has a variety of simple, one-sheet cards to print and color. There are also printable cards that are already colored and simply need to be signed.
• DLTK's has printable card themes ranging from angels and nativity scenes to gingerbread men and candy canes. The site also allows you to print writing paper, envelopes and labels, in color or black and white, designed with the same theme.
• Family Fun has several sets of printable instructions for homemade greeting cards. Each craft has a list of supplies needed as well a picture or graphic of the finished product.
• Moms Break has file of 12 downloads available, each one with a different religious Christmas theme.

Homemade crafts are cool projects kids can do that can be displayed in the classroom or at home. These are the ones you can pack away as keepsakes because they are so cute and endearing. You can find instructions at:

• Paper Bag Reindeer Puppet includes not only a description and list of supplies needed, but also a graphic of what the finished puppet will look like.
• All Free Crafts has a multitude of projects available for kids of all ages. Choose from Clothes Pin Toy Soldiers, Microwave Salt Dough Ornaments and Cosmetic Cotton Round Snowmen
• First School has quite a few religious homemade craft ideas such as advent wreaths, nativity candles and a Christmas Bell Angel.

Younger children, specifically preschoolers, can only handle one- or two-step Christmas projects. That's why printables that can be colored are usually best for them:

• A to Z Teacher Stuff has various printables including angels, bells and Christmas trees.
• Kaboose has several printable coloring pages with themes such as Christmas stockings, stained glass windows and Santa Claus.
• Coloring Pages has about 50 different Christmas-themed printables to use including a Christmas cake, a reindeer and a candy cane.
• Ivy Joy has numerous coloring pages to print for children of all ages.

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