Christmas always feels extra special when kids get involved in the holiday fun. From sticky fingers covered in paint to proud smiles after finishing a project, these little moments make the season shine even brighter.
Handprint crafts are a favorite in our house and what better way to remember the festive season?! In this post we’ll share some fun Christmas handprint crafts for toddlers; cute festive art projects for little ones plus some free printable templates to keep it really simple.
With these easy handprint Christmas crafts, kids get to play, create, and celebrate all at once. And the best part? You’ll have sweet handmade treasures that remind you of this magical stage every Christmas to come.
Festive Handprint Christmas Crafts
Simple, fun, and festive—these Christmas handprint crafts have it all. Whether it’s a Santa, snowman or Christmas tree, each one is a playful way to celebrate the season.
Snowman Handprint Craft
Turn little handprints into a frosty snowman! This sweet project will make the perfect keepsake and doubles as one of those Christmas handprint crafts for kids you’ll love to display.
Visit Beth Ann Averill for the free template
Easy Paper Handprint Angel Craft
Kids trace their hands to make the wings of this adorable angel. It’s such a simple craft that’s big on holiday charm.
Visit Homeschool and Happiness for the free template
Handprint Christmas Gnomes
How cute are these! Kids use their hands to create gnome beards, then add the hat on top. A silly, fun, and creative twist on handprint holiday crafting.
Jump over to The Best Vinyl Cutters for the free template
Salt Dough Handprint Heart
This one gets me every time—it’s just so sweet. A tiny handprint pressed into salt dough that’s shaped into a heart. It’s perfect for gifting or preserving a little piece of your child’s precious early years.
Handprint Christmas Wreath
A festive wreath with a handprint in the center makes a cute Christmas keepsake. Use the free printable version for an easy toddler Christmas craft that you can display at home.
Download the handprint Christmas wreath PDF here
Festive Santa Handprint Craft For Kids
Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a Santa craft, and here’s a cute and festive handprint version.
Cutting out your preschoolers’ handprints to use as Santa’s beard is the trickiest part, but the rest will be plain sailing due to the free printable template.
Jump over to Simple Everyday Mom for details
Handprint Christmas Lights
Brighten up the season with this fun Christmas handprint craft idea, perfect for tiny tots. Each tiny handprint becomes a colorful sparkly light of holiday cheer!
Download the handprint Christmas lights PDF here
Green Handprint Christmas Tree Craft
A Christmas tree craft made from your child’s handprint? Why not!
Once the handprint cutout is complete, hand the reins over to your child and they can take the lead on decorating adding the embellishments of their choice.
There are also plenty of options once they’re done – it could be card, gift tag or a sweet keepsake! This simple DIY Christmas handprint craft is perfect for little kids.
Handprint Christmas tree from simplystrangecrafts
Handprint Santa
Turn messy painted hands into a merry Santa with this Christmas handprint craft. It’s quick, fun, and perfect for even the youngest holiday crafters.
(Make sure you use non-toxic paint.)
Visit A Little Pinch of Perfect for instructions
Easy 3D Handprint Christmas Tree Craft
This clever 3D Christmas tree uses cut-out handprints for the branches, giving it a festive layered look. A cute kids Christmas handprint craft that can stand proudly on display.
Head over to Raising Whasian for more
Winter Handprint Snowflake Craft
Trace, cut, and assemble your toddler’s handprints to create icy snowflakes. A magical way for kids to celebrate winter while practicing a little scissor practice too.
Handprint Christmas Tree
Stack handprints into a Christmas tree for a sweet keepsake that grows with each child. This is one of those handprint Christmas crafts for kids that works beautifully for siblings—just don’t forget to label each hand!
Download the handprint Christmas tree PDF here
Don’t miss these easy Christmas craft ideas too:
- Simple FREE Printable 3D Paper Christmas Ornaments
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Keepsake Christmas Ornaments
One of our favorite family Christmas traditions is to make Christmas tree ornaments together. Here are some fun ornaments for the tree that uses your little one’s handprints. Perfect for your own tree or to make as gifts, you’ll treasure these year after year.
Santa Salt Dough Handprint Ornaments
Mix up some salt dough and press in your toddlers hands to shape these festive Santas. Such sweet DIY Christmas handprint crafts that you can hang on the tree year after year.
Jump over to Messy Little Monster for more
Handprint Tree Christmas Ornament
Your child’s handprint and a plastic ornament becomes a sweet little tree-printed decoration for the Christmas tree! Such an easy handprint Christmas craft that kids will be proud to hang on the tree.
Head over to A Little Pinch of Perfect for instructions
Handprint Baby Jesus Ornament
If you’re looking for Christmas handprint crafts for kids that celebrate and share the true meaning behind the festivities, look no further than this baby Jesus ornament. It’d also make a lovely card front.
Handprint baby Jesus ornament from kidscraftroom
Nativity Salt Dough Handprint Keepsake Ornament
Salt dough meets the nativity in this meaningful holiday handprint craft. Your toddler can press their hand in the dough and help paint each finger as a different character, turning it into a fun and memorable nativity craft.
Nativity handprint keepsake ornament from imaginationtree
Reindeer Handprint Ornament
Here’s an another kids Christmas handprinted ornament craft, this time creating Rudolf! Isn’t he cute?!
Head over to A Little Pinch of Perfect for details
Handprint Snowmen Salt Dough
These handprint snowmen use salt dough to create a keepsake you’ll treasure forever! Kids will love painting and decorating these, although you may need to give toddlers and preschoolers a helping hand.
What a fun and easy handprint Christmas craft that will make the most delightful gift too.
Handprint snowmen salt dough craft from l_laniak16
More adorable Christmas ornaments here:
- 25 Adorable Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments For Kids
- 47 Easy DIY Christmas ornaments To Make With Kids
- 15 Cute & Easy Keepsake Christmas Ornaments
- 25 Easy Christmas ornaments made from nature
Handmade Handprint Christmas Cards
Sweet, personal, and oh-so-special, these cards let kids share holiday cheer in a creative way. They’re perfect for classroom exchanges or family greetings.
Grinch Handprint Card Craft
A green handprint becomes the Grinch himself! Kids will love making this playful Christmas card to share with friends or family.
Visit Simple Everyday Mom for instructions
Handprint Angel Christmas Card
All you need are a few handprints and some glue to create this adorable angel card. Easy, sweet, and perfect for toddlers, this one’s a must-try from the list of easy handprint Christmas crafts.
Jump over to The Soccer Mom Blog for more
Snowmen Handprint Christmas Craft or Card
These handprint snowmen will be a bit more challenging for little ones. You may have to be the one to draw on the faces, buttons and clothing onto your child’s white handprints.
Simply use a blank card as your canvas to turn this into a Christmas card.
Snowmen handprint Christmas craft or card from nauczycielka_zabawy
JOY Handprint Art
For a simple but meaningful craft, Kids’ handprints become the “O” in JOY. It’s a sweet reminder of the joy little ones bring at Christmas. Print it on to cardstock and turn it into a festive card.
Download the JOY handprint art PDF here
Check out these Christmas cards too:
- Homemade snowman Christmas card
- Super easy paint chip Christmas tree card
- 33 Cute, Easy DIY Toddler Christmas Cards
- 33 Easy DIY Christmas Card Crafts For Kids
Magical Handprint Christmas Characters
Bring Santa, reindeer, elves and more to life with these playful crafts. A great way for kids to dive into the holiday spirit while making something they’re proud of.
Handprint Reindeer Craft For Kids
Kids can cut, glue, and decorate their own reindeer using handprint cutouts. Simple, cute, and just right for holiday crafting fun.
Head over to Simple Everyday Mom for more
Smiling Deer Handprint Antlers
Another adorable reindeer craft with handprint antlers and a happy smile. Kids can make a whole herd for extra festive fun.
Download the smiling deer handprint antlers PDF here
Elf Handprints – Mommy’s Little Helpers
Turn handprints into cheerful little elves with this printable craft. Perfect for remembering those busy little Christmas helpers.
Download Mommy’s Little Helpers PDF here
Red Robin Handprint
A handprint transforms into a bright red robin, a symbol of winter beauty. Simple, bold, wouldn’t this look sweet framed? It’d make such a lovely gift for someone this Christmas.
Download the red cardinal handprint PDF here
“Oh Deer” Handprint Antlers
This cute reindeer has handprints for antlers and lots of charm. A fun way to capture tiny hands during the holiday season.
Download the “Oh Deer” handprint antlers PDF here
Find more holiday activities here:
- FREE 17 Page Christmas Activity Booklet Printable
- 7 Free Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt Printable PDFs
- 47 Cute Easy Holiday Activities for Toddlers
- 39 Easy Preschool Holiday Activities
- 50 Christmas Sensory Activities & Bins
- 25 easy FAKE SNOW sensory bins & sensory play
Adorable Footprint Christmas Crafts
These Christmas footprint crafts bring tiny toes into the holiday fun. From mistletoe to snowmen, each one is totally keepsake worthy.
Footprint Christmas Tree
Two tiny footprints arranged in a triangle turn into a simple, but adorable Christmas tree. A sweet way to capture kids’ growing feet year after year.
Download the footprint Christmas tree PDF here
Mistletoes Easy Christmas Footprint Craft
I love this sweet “mistletoes” craft. Just a few footprints and some paint turn into a festive decoration everyone will enjoy.
You can easily turn this craft into a holiday card, gift tag, or tree ornament.
Jump over to Mimosas and Motherhood for details
Footprint Mouse
This playful little mouse comes to life with a your child’s footprint. It’s quirky, cute, and sure to get kids giggling while crafting.
Download the footprint mouse PDF here
Footprint Mistletoe
Print, paint, and go—this footprint mistletoe craft is as easy as it gets. A fun idea when you’re in a holiday rush.
Download the footprint mistletoe PDF here
Footprint Snowman
A footprint becomes the base of a jolly snowman ready for winter fun. Kids will love seeing their footprints turned into frosty friends.
Download the footprint snowman PDF here
Footprint Christmas Card Craft
Getting a clean and clear painted footprint from little kids can be quite a challenge. But with this one, you simply cut the footprint out to finish the card, meaning you can just ignore all the smudged ones.
Another cute footprint craft finished by adding some sparkly gem stones or sequins.
Footprint Christmas card craft
Time to Make Festive Handprint Crafts
Christmas handprint crafts are a sweet reminder that the best decorations often come from tiny hands. Whether it’s a keepsake ornament, a festive card, or a playful reindeer, each project captures the joy of the season.
Simple to make and full of meaning, they’re crafts kids will love creating and families will cherish year after year.
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Keep little hands busy with these Christmas crafts:
