It’s that magical time of year when the twinkling lights come out and crafting becomes a delightful way to spend chilly afternoons. Here are some fun and simple Christmas crafts for toddlers that will make your holiday season even more special!
Pom-Pom Christmas Trees
Gather some pom-poms and let your toddler glue them onto a cardboard cut-out in the shape of a tree. It’s a simple way to add a splash of color to your holiday decor, and my little one loves picking out the colors!
A few choices to try:
- Assorted Pom-Poms for Crafts: Get creative with a variety of colorful pom-poms perfect for festive crafting with toddlers.
- Child-Safe Craft Glue: Ensure safety with non-toxic craft glue designed for little hands and creative projects.
- Cardboard Tree Cut-Outs: Kickstart creativity with easy-to-use cardboard cut-outs, the perfect base for pom-pom trees.
Handprint Reindeer
With just some brown paint and a piece of paper, your child can create their own adorable handprint reindeer. I always enjoy seeing how proud my toddler is when they turn their hand into something magical!
Try these:
- Non-toxic Brown Paint: Choose safe, washable paint for toddlers to create adorable handprint reindeers. Perfect for little artists!
- White Canvas Board: Use a sturdy, clean canvas for displaying your child’s handprint reindeer masterpiece. Easy to hang!
- Fun Colored Markers: Add details to your reindeer with colorful markers. Encourage creativity and fine motor skills!
Paper Plate Wreaths
Transform a plain paper plate into a festive wreath with some paint, paper, and ribbon. My toddler loves the freedom to choose their own decorations for this project.
Consider these options:
- Assorted Craft Paint Set: Unleash creativity with vibrant paints perfect for decorating paper plate wreaths. Fun, colorful, and easy.
- Craft Foam Star Shapes: Enhance your wreath with foam stars. Safe for toddlers, easy to stick, and charming.
- Colorful Craft Ribbon Pack: Add a festive touch with colorful ribbons. Easy to tie and perfect for toddlers’ crafts.
Fingerprint Snowmen
Use your toddler’s fingerprints to create a snowy scene on dark paper. With a little help, those prints turn into charming snowmen that melt my heart every time.
A few things you might like:
- Washable Finger Paint Set: Encourage creativity safely with easy-to-clean finger paints, perfect for little hands and big imaginations.
- Black Construction Paper Pack: Highlight your toddler’s snowy creations with high-quality, dark construction paper for vibrant fingerprint art.
- Paintbrushes for Toddlers: Add charming details to your snowmen using toddler-friendly paintbrushes, designed for small hands.
Footprint Mistletoes
Paint your toddler’s feet and stamp them onto paper to create cute mistletoes. It’s a charming keepsake that always brings smiles to our family.
Items that may come in handy:
- Washable Kids’ Paint Set: Ensure easy cleanup with vibrant, washable paints perfect for crafting memorable footprint mistletoes with toddlers.
- Craft Paper Pad: Select durable craft paper to beautifully capture your toddler’s footprint art creation for lasting memories.
- Paint Brushes for Kids: Get easy-to-hold brushes to smoothly apply paint on tiny feet, ensuring fun and safe crafting.
Handprint Santa Claus
Turn your toddler’s handprint into a jolly Santa Claus with some paint and cotton balls. It’s a delightful way to introduce them to the magic of Santa.
Explore these options:
- Non-toxic Finger Paint Set: Encourage creativity with this vibrant paint set perfect for little hands and festive crafts.
- Craft Cotton Balls: Enhance your Santa craft with soft cotton balls for a fluffy beard and hat trim.
- Child-Safe Paint Brushes: Allow easy application with brushes designed for tiny hands, suitable for detailed holiday artwork.