Christmas Craft Ideas

You will find lots of Christmas craft ideas including homemade Christmas ornaments, snowflake crafts and how to make paper chains. All our craft ideas have easy to follow, step by step instructions and photo's.

Keeping the kids occupied is a never ending task especially in the run up to Christmas. Little ones get over excited and the older ones want to help.

My Christmas craft ideas has something for everyone. You will find easy Christmas crafts for kids and our homemade Christmas ornaments that are fun to make and look great.

Christmas Paper Chains

These Christmas paper chains are so easy that the little ones can manage on their own.

All you need to do is prepare the paper and work space. Older children can help and keep an eye on the youngsters.

You will have some extra Christmas decorations to add to the festivities and the kids will love seeing their handiwork displayed.

Printable Advent Calendar

This printable advent calendar is easy to make and the kids will love the 24 colorful images behind each door.

Once you have opened all the doors I have included ideas for you to turn the calendar into a fun game too.

These printable templates and step by step tutorial make it fun and easy to make.

Making Your Own Christmas Ornaments

Learn how to make your own Christmas decorations these pretty ornaments will look great on any tree.

Start your own tradition of giving homemade Christmas ornaments as gifts every year.

They may seem fiddly to make at first but become easier once you have made a couple.

Snowflake Crafts

My Snowflake Crafts will show you how to make these pretty paper snowflakes. There are templates for you to download to make the patterns shown.

If your kids are safe using scissors they will enjoy making these too. snoshapes to start with then progress onto the more complex shapes.

Once you have made a few you will be able to start creating your own designs.

Making Christmas Ornaments

Mia's Christmas craft ideas will show you how making Christmas ornaments can be fun as well as save you money.

You can spend some quality time with your older children making these Christmas stars.

They will look great on the tree or give them as gifts for an unusual and unique present.

Mia's Christmas Facts

Did you know...........

Xmas is not a new text speak shortening of Christmas it has been around since the 16th Century. Christmas comes from the two words 'Christ's mass', in Greek the first letter of Christ is X 'chi'.
The twelve days of Christmas start on Christmas day and end on the 5th of January. The 6th of January is Epiphany, the day the three kings brought their gifts to the baby Jesus.
The tradition of having a Christmas tree in the house is believed to have started in Germany in the 18th Century

On Christmas day in 1914 the German soldiers and the Allies called a truce which lasted a few days. They shared food, sang carols and played a game of soccer before going back to the trenches.
Boxing day gets its name from the tradition of the churches putting out their collection boxes on this day to collect for the poor.
The Christmas colors are traditionally red and green. Red represents the blood of Christ and green the evergreen tree or eternal life.
Christmas decorations are usually taken down on the Twelth Night, January the 5th.
Tree ornaments are often given as gifts and can be passed on through generations of families.