Can you believe that Christmas is around the corner? Be prepared this year and start the festive activities early with all of these great ideas- from tree ornaments, Christmas crafts, cards, learning activities to snacks!
All of these ideas are quite easy and perfect to do with your children in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Let's start with pretty ornaments.
Christmas Ornaments
Add a personal touch to your Christmas tree with lovely handmade ornaments and decorations. These ornaments make great gifts too!
- Yarn Wrapped Candy Cane
- Melted crayon ornament
- LEGO Ornaments
- Handprint Keepsake Ornaments
- Ugly Sweater Ornament
- Penguin ornament
- Twig Reindeers
- Scented Dough Star Garland
- Popsicle stick tree ornament
- Clay and Beads Stars
Christmas Crafts
Grab the paints and paper and craft your way to Christmas. Have fun as a family too!
- Doilie Christmas Tree
- Paper Plate Christmas Tree
- Fingerprint Lights Photo Frame
- Tissue Paper Christmas Tree
- Paper Roll Rudolf
- DIY Snowglobe
- Craft Stick Snowman
- Christmas pencil toppers
- Handprint Christmas Tree
- TP Roll Santa Craft
Christmas Cards
Make cards to send to loved ones, so much more special than store bought ones.
- Buttons & Corrugated Board Cards
- Washi Tape Cards
- Christmas Tree Toddler Card
- Threaded Ribbon Card
- Hama Bead Cards
- Gingerbread Man with Candy Cane Card
- Penguin Card and Keepsake
- Santa Hat Card
- Marbled Christmas Card
- Simple Christmas tree Card
Christmas Activities
These learning activities all have a festive twist which makes the learning so much more fun!
- Christmas Tree Beading
- Build a Christmas Tree
- Scissors Skills Christmas Tags
- Fine Motor Christmas Tree
- Christmas Tree Felt Toy
- Christmas Tree Alphabet Stamping
- Grow a Christmas Tree
- Christmas Bubble Wands
- Holiday Pompom Push
- Colour Sorting Christmas Trees
Christmas Snacks
Lastly, these snacks will definitely be a hit during all the hours of crafting and also on Christmas day. Get baking!
- Christmas Pops
- Christmas Kebobs
- Strawberry Santas
- Pizza Stockings
- Christmas Tree Pull-apart bread
- White Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels
- Santa Reindeer Chow
- Strawberry Christmas Trees
- Christmas Tree Appetizer Cheese Board
- Reindeer Rice Krispies
So many fun ideas for you to try out and stretch the celebrations out with the kids! Which one(s) will you do first?
Nadia is South African mom to two littlies, a former preschool teacher and currently working as a reading therapist at a remedial school. She blogs over at Teach Me Mommy about easy and playful activities inspiring you to be your child's first teacher. Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.
