33 Easy DIY Christmas Card Crafts For Kids – Cute Ideas To Make For Parents & Teachers

The holiday season is the perfect time to spark creativity and joy with the kids by crafting some homemade Christmas cards. Here you’ll find cute and easy DIY Christmas card crafts for kids that are full of festive cheer!

Whether you’re searching for Christmas card craft ideas for kids to do at primary school or looking for easy Christmas art projects to do at home, you’re sure to be inspired.

From handprint snowmen and washi tape Christmas trees to Grinch-themed designs and angel card templates, these kid-made Christmas cards are sure to delight.

Perfect for kids in KS1 and all the way through primary/elementary school, these simple Christmas card crafts are easy and fun. Kids will love making these beautiful and unique Christmas greetings cards.

You’ll find ideas for homemade Christmas cards from kids to parents, grandparents, and teachers. They’re going to love receiving such a heartfelt gift.

Join us as we share the best DIY Christmas cards that kids can make. Let’s get crafting and make the holidays magical!

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Easy Handprint Christmas Card Crafts For Kids

 

Everyone loves a handprint card – they make such lovely keepsakes. Here are some cute DIY Christmas cards using your kids handprints.

Handprint angel Christmas crafts for toddlers age 3-4
Handprint angel Christmas craft or card from the Soccer Mom Blog

Handprint angel Christmas card

The most complicated part of this adorable angel card is cutting out the handprints. Then it’s simply a matter of gluing and sticking, easy enough for little kids to help with. Too sweet!

 
Footprint tree card Christmas crafts for 3 year olds
Footprint Christmas tree card from Messy Little Monster

Footprint Christmas card craft

Getting a clean and clear painted footprint from 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 card finished by adding some sparkly gem stones or sequins.

Hand & footprint Rudolf preschool Christmas crafts
Hand & footprint Rudolf card or craft from @beau.sissy.andme

Hand & footprint Rudolf card

Similar to the last Christmas card, but this time turning hand and footprints into a red-nosed Rudolf! Simply stick onto a blank card when you’re done.

handprint snowmen Christmas crafts for preschoolers
Snowmen handprint Christmas craft or card from @nauczycielka_zabawy

Snowmen handprint Christmas craft or card

These handprint snowmen will be a bit more challenging, perfect for budding little artists. They’ll love drawing their snowmen faces, buttons and clothing onto their white handprints.

(Make sure you use non-toxic paint.)

Simply use a blank card as your canvas to turn this into a Christmas card.

Christmas Handprint Cards

Christmas Handprint Cards

Turn your child’s handprints into Santa, a Christmas Tree, an elf or a reindeer by following the simple tutorial from Little Ladoo.

These will make such cute cards to make for the grandparents. And the kids will be so chuffed to hand them out.

Love handprint crafts?

Check out these handprint birthday card ideas. We also have some handprint craft templates free for instant download:

Free Printable DIY Christmas Cards

Crafts with free printables and templates can really speed up prep time, perfect for busy moms at home or primary school teachers with a classroom full of kids!  Here are some cute and easy children’s Christmas cards ideas ideal for KS1 kids and older.

hand holding Christmas tree card craft

Christmas tree card craft with template

This cute DIY card is so simple and can be decorated in so many different ways. Get creative with whatever you have in your craft cupboard. 

One of the printable Christmas cards for kids to color displayed with a finished card colored, cut out and folded

Free Printable Christmas Cards For Kids To Color

Are your kids a fan of Kawaii? Each of these cute Christmas cards features Kawaii Christmas characters. Simply click the link above to download and print, and then it’s time to color. 

hand holding reindeer Christmas card

Christmas reindeer card with FREE template

Once you’ve grabbed the free printable, all you need to do is cut and stick to create this cute reindeer card. 

How to make a Christmas pop-up card

Christmas explosion pop-up card

This fun card cleverly looks like a gift. Open it up to reveal the cute bear picture and message. The free Christmas card template is also available in black and white, if your kids want to color it in themselves.

hand holding Grinch card craft with a 2nd craft in the background

DIY Grinch card with free template

After watching the infamous Christmas movie, why not try this fun Grinch card and craft with the kids?  Some accurate cutting and sticking is all it needs to create a cute card that kids will love handing out to friends and family.

Love free printables?

Try these this festive season:

 

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Create gorgeous hand and footprint art with your little one

Help your kids write Santa a letter and receive a reply

 

Simple Christmas Card Crafts For Little Kids To Make

Here are some super simple and cute DIY Christmas cards for young kids, made by taking a blank card (or cutting and folding some thick cardstock) and decorating the front.

Using this method the possibilities are endless. These ones are the simplest, for KS1/early years kids to make.

Completed washi tape christmas tree picture.

Washi Tape Christmas Tree Card

This card involves a lot of simple cutting and sticking – the Christmas tree is constructed separately by sticking strips of washi tape onto cardboard, before cutting into a neat triangle.

Simple enough for early elementary/primary school kids to enjoy, yet so effective.

DIY Christmas tree cards - a fun holiday paper straw craft

Paper straw Christmas tree

All you need are some colorful paper straws, pom poms, and cardstock for this simple holiday craft.  This would be such a lovely homemade Christmas cards for kids at school to make their parents.

doily Santa Claus Christmas crafts for toddlers
Doily Santas from @mrs.prek3

Surprised doily Santa craft

I love the surprised look!  Such a cute Christmas card to make with little kids.

Choose these mini doilies so you can fit Santa onto the front of a large blank Christmas card. Cut your prep time to a few minutes and use a large circle hole punch and some dot stickers.

For more crafts all about the infamous bearded man, try these Santa crafts for toddlers.

washi Christmas tree craft for toddlers
Washi tape Christmas tree from @lori_loves_her_books

Washi tape Christmas tree

Here’s a more freestyle Christmas tree card made with washi tape! There’s certainly plenty of room to get creative with this one –  your kids can have fun designing a tree in the shape of their choosing!

It may look a little less professional than the last, but this one requires much less prep. Simple cut strips of washi tape and stick onto a blank card, along with some Christmas present stickers.

An easy holiday craft that will hopefully end up in a cute Christmas card good enough for the grandparents.

 
 
Rudolf Christmas crafts for toddlers
Rudolf Christmas card from Non Toy Gifts

Rudolf Christmas card

So simple and so effective, I definitely want to try one of these with my two this year.  Time to stock up on some red pompoms, googly eyes and pipe cleaners.

paper strips Christmas tree crafts for 3 year olds
Paper strips Christmas tree from @micromacro_bari

Paper strips Christmas tree craft

Simply draw a triangle and then your toddler can have fun either cutting or ripping strips of paper and sticking.  A few decorations complete this simple Christmas card handmade by your kids.

Triangle trees Christmas crafts for toddlers age 3-4
Triangle trees Christmas card from Non Toy Gifts

Triangle Christmas trees card

Another Christmas craft for young kids that is so simple yet has such a stunning end result.  Even if those trees end up a little wonky this cards is sure to be a hit with parents and teachers alike.

 

Scrape painted Christmas tree craft for kids. A fun DIY card that preschool and kindergarteners can make this holiday season.

Easy Scrape Painted Christmas Tree Card for Kids

Drop small blobs of green and yellow paint onto the side of the paper and scrape it across – voila! You have the beginnings of a Christmas tree. Allow to dry, then cut into a tree shape and draw on some twinkly lights.

Such a fun holiday art project for kids to do at school in class or at home.

Cupcake liner Christmas crafts for toddlers age 1-2
Cupcake liner Christmas cards from Lil Tigers

Cupcake liner Christmas cards

Some simple folding of cupcake liners and a dash of glitter and you can end up with these two cuties. Just perfect for the front of a kid-made Christmas card.

Shape & fingerprint christmas crafts for toddlers age 1-2

Shape & fingerprint Christmas snow scene

Simply re-create this cute festive scene on colored blank card and you have an easy DIY kid-made Christmas card craft.

We did this one while practicing shapes.  Triangles, squares as well as trapeziums cut from scrapbook paper make up the Christmas trees. Then white paint fingerprints for the snow.

Plenty more Christmas tree crafts here.

Paint resist Christmas crafts for toddlers age 3-4
Tape resist Christmas card from The DIY Nuts

Tape resist Christmas tree card 

Tape the shape of a Christmas tree onto a blank card with painters tape and let your kids paint over it with tempera paint or another kid-friendly paint.   

When dry and the tape has been removed, you’ll reveal the silhouette of a Christmas tree. 

 
 
 
kate2tea Christmas activity for toddlers
@kate2tea

Potato-stamped Christmas card

Get carving some potatoes and potato-stamp the front of a Christmas card. Shown here to make some homemade gift wrap, but you could use this method on the front of a homemade Christmas card.

Snowman card Christmas crafts for kids
Snowman card or craft from Busy Blooming Joy

Simple snowman card or craft

These handmade snowmen cards are fun and easy for little kids.  Supply plenty of craft materials and let them get creative!   

Snowman Christmas crafts for preschoolers
Puffy paint Snowman snowglobe card from Red Ted Art

Puffy paint snowman snowglobe card

This puffy paint Christmas card craft is a good test of fine motor for little kids. Aren’t these just so cute?

Love crafting with your kids? 

Here are some more crafts aimed at little ones:

Cute Handmade Christmas Cards For Bigger Kids

A few more DIY Christmas Cards to handmade with kids – these ones need a little more skill, supervision and/or patience!

Merry Christmas DIY card

Watercolor Christmas baubel card

What a simply beautiful handmade Christmas card easy enough for kids to make. Allow watercolor painted circles to dry, before adding blobs or lines of glue before sprinkling with glitter. 

Add string to the top and you’re done! 

Spin art Christmas crafts for toddlers age 2-3
Spin art Christmas tree card from Messy Little Monster

Spin art Christmas trees

Kids will love the spin art part of this Christmas craft.  Paint and a salad spinner are the main ingredients. 

Then it’s a case of cutting out a Christmas tree shape and sticking to the front of a card.

 
 
Thumbprint preschool Christmas crafts
Thumbprint Christmas lights card from @claire_hayton

Thumbprint Christmas lights card

Fingerpainting is fun for kids of all ages and a great sensory activity too. So why not try this simple finger print Christmas lights card? 

Rudolph card Christmas crafts for preschoolers

Rudolf faces Christmas card

These handmade children’s Christmas cards definitely need the abstract artwork of a school-age kid to produce something as cute as the ones above. 

These would be fun to do with a classroom of kids and see the variety of facial expressions you get!

If you’re short on time, simplify prep by using a large round hole-punch for the eyes and nose.

Cupcake liner snowflake Christmas crafts for preschoolers
Cupcake liner snowflake craft from Lil Tigers

Cupcake liner snowflake craft

Classic fold-and-cut snowflake art, but for here you use a cupcake liner.  The big reveal at the end of the cutting always delights the kids! 

A sprinkle of glitter and it’s ready to be stuck onto the front of a Christmas card.

 
robin breast Christmas crafts for preschoolers
Thumbprint robin breast Christmas cards from @cristynsharkey

Thumbprint robin breast Christmas cards

I love the clean and fresh look of these handmade robin cards.  Simple enough for kids to do from start to finish and easy enough to do a reasonable number all at once. 

snowmen card Christmas crafts for preschoolers
Button and washi tape snowmen cards from @claire_hayton

Button and washi tape snowmen cards

Here are some more easy DIY Christmas cards to do on a large scale with the kids. All you need is washi tape, buttons, google eyes and some orange construction paper. 

 
Marbled Christmas card craft for preschoolers
Marbled Christmas card from The Ladybird Adventures

Marbled Christmas card

Paper marbling is not for tiny tots (ask me how I know) but fun with older kids and the results are beautiful! Marble blank cards, allow to dry, then add your Christmas tree stickers. 

 
Painted noodle Christmas crafts for preschoolers
Painted noodle Christmas craft from Cendu Param

Painted noodle Christmas card

Painted noodles have to be on nearly every kids craft post, right?! Here, use festive colors, allow to dry before sticking on to a blank card in the shape of a Christmas tree. 

Which Christmas card craft will you try?

There are so many cute ones, it may be difficult to choose! But I’d love to hear from you so let me know.

Happy crafting and Happy Christmas! 

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