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100+ Christmas Activities for Kids
It’s that time of year again!
There are so many fun crafts, Christmas cards, candy cane ideas and Christmas activities for kids going around that are so lovely!
I can’t believe how fast time flies.
So, I did all the work for you and I’ve compiled a grand list of activities and crafts from some of the most amazing bloggers out there!
You’ll find Christmas Eve ideas to try out with family members.
Fun Christmas game ideas, Christmas carols, Christmas games and more..
I’ve added these Christmas season ideas into categories to make it even easier for you!
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Christmas Activities for Kids
What are Christmas Activities we can try out this holiday season?
There are so many fun ideas that can be brought forth in a fun way for the whole family.
Christmas morning is such a special time and with young children around there are a load of great ideas here to try out.
From decorating Christmas cookies to putting together a gingerbread house.
You’ll find loads of new Christmas traditions you can bring forth for a fun time.
See also: Bug Themed Free Printable
Christmas Books for Kids
Besides a wish list of toys and epic Christmas ideas, we absolutely love bringing forth a hot chocolate bar and snuggled to read a nice book with my little kids.
If you are on the hunt for books that bring about the Christmas spirit, I’ll be sharing some ideas below.
Here is a list of a few of our favorite Christmas books for kids:
These books are perfect to read for some holiday fun for the entire family.
Christmas time is a wonderful time of the year to snuggle up with some hot cocoa and a book for some Christmas joy!
See Also: Pretend Play Hot Cocoa Printable
Best Christmas Activities
We love coming back to the list each year on our favorite season of all.
Be sure to bookmark this list of creative Christmas activities to come back to each year.
I’ve categorized this list as follows:
This list will be categorized in this order:
Christmas Activities for Toddlers
Christmas Activities for Preschool
Christmas Activities for Kindergarten
Arts and Crafts Activities for Christmas
Christmas Sensory Play ideas for Kids
Wooh! That was a tongue twister of the Christmas word! 🙂
See Also: Christmas Toy List for Kids
I hope these are all helpful for you and that it helps you compartmentalize with ease all that you’d like to try with your littles this holiday season.
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Christmas Supplies we love to use
One thing I know for sure is when I set up a simple Christmas activity, I make sure I have the handy supplies I need on hand.
Here are some of the supplies we use in our activities and crafts:
cotton balls (for creating Santa Claus crafts)
felt paper (to create a felt Christmas tree)
pom poms
plastic christmas ornaments (for decorating the Christmas tree)
jingle bells (for a DIY sensory bottle)
popsicle sticks (check out this popsicle stick Christmas tree we made)
white paper
kids paint
cookie cutters
What other fun supplies do you think we can add to this list?
We mainly use these items to create Christmas crafts for kids.
Here are some holiday activities crafts we’ve made in the past:
These all can work wonderfully to include in festive activities or fun holiday activity ideas for young kids.
Do you love play dough?
Here is our Peppermint play dough recipe.
We love how icey and pepperminty this recipe is.
Use the Christmas playdough with a fun placemat playdough mat printable.
See Also: Christmas Lesson Plans
List of Christmas Activities for Kids
Here are some easy Christmas activities that include simple games and activities for the 25 days of Christmas:
Visit a tree farm
Attempt a fun game with Board games in your living room
Watch a holiday movie
Visit the North Pole at one of those Christmas tree farm locations
Try Ice Skating
Dot Sticker Christmas trees for Toddlers and Preschool
Make snow angels
Set up a Christmas Eve box
Make a holiday party for the festive season
Place holiday lights outdoors (for grownups and older children)
Setup a fun Christmas activity that incorporates the benefits of fine motor skills
Christmas words activity
Reindeer Sensory Bag
What are some fun activity ideas that maybe you have tried out with your littles and older kids?
Do you have a recipe or ideas that incorporates the holiday spirit and can be done within the 25 days of Christmas?
Share with me your best ideas, recipes and activities below!
I love learning from your ideas and always looking for a better way to make any of our ideas even better. 🙂
See Also: Here are over 80+ Winter Activities for Kids that we love!
What Christmas Activities to do…
Whether it be for Christmas family events, Christmas family activities to try out together or easy and simple Christmas activities to do this holiday season, we’ve got you covered!
Here are some easy Christmas things to do with family that we’ve tried out and that were so much fun:
Snowman Crafts and Activities for Kids
Santa Claus Crafts and Activities
Reindeer Crafts and Activities
Ugly Sweater Free Printable Craft
These are some epic and fun family things to do at Christmas together with the family. I love when the family gets together to enjoy simple ideas to try together. 🙂
I hope you that you enjoy these Christmas activities for families.
Share with me in the comments what family activities for Christmas you’ve tried out.
Maybe you’ve some family Christmas activity ideas and traditions you do every holiday season! Share with me below!
How do I entertain my kids for Christmas?
Christmas is a time of year where we absolutely love to bring out the easy activities and printables for kids.
Along with over 80 Christmas Ideas for Kids, I’ll be sharing a couple of our Freebies to help you out this holiday season!
Looking for even more Christmas fun activities?
Here is a really fun and easy cranberry sensory bin that was so much fun! It also included all of the sensory benefits!
Here are some fun ways to entertain kids on Christmas:
Christmas Free Printable for Kids
Christmas Countdown Free Printable for Kids
Santa Beard Cotton Ball Free Printable for Kids
What do you do with kids at Christmas?
Lots of ideas on Christmas activities for kids!
I’ve searched high and low and found some of the very best and easy ideas you can try out to make December fun and jolly.
Let’s get into a few of them, shall we?
Here are some of our favorite Christmas Crafts for Kids:
What activities do you do on Christmas?
Looking for Christmas activities for kids that you can try out?
Here are some easy and fun Christmas activities to do with your littles:
Christmas Pom Pom Fine Motor Activity
Christmas Sticky Wall Shape Activity for Kids
Christmas Tree Sensory bottle
These are just some neat ideas for kids! Share with me below your traditions. I’d love to learn.
Some of these require not very much time to set up at all and the best thing is that you can bring these about in the right place at the right time (when your at home or in a school setting). 😉
Looking for an easy Christmas fun at home math counting game this holiday season? Check out this easy gingerbread math game for kids!
How can I make Christmas at home fun?
Along with being with family and friends this Christmas, kids will have a lot of fun with simple Christmas homemade activities and crafts!
Here are even more Christmas activities for kids to try out:
Tell me a great way we can maybe add something to these?
I’d love to hear your ideas!
See Also: Decorate the Christmas Tree Printable
How do you make Christmas Day special with kids?
I’ve got a special Christmas Activities list for you that incorporates over 15 Simple, easy and fun Christmas activities you can try out with your littles to make the holidays fun!
The best part is that they are easy to setup, require little time to put together, include homemade items and some are great for hosting parties.
Here are 15+ Christmas Activities for Kids
Christmas Crafts for Kids
If you are looking for easy and simple Christmas crafts for kids, there are a plethora of ideas below.
I am so happy to share these with you and I hope that they are super duper helpful.
Here are some ideas for Christmas that we’ve simply tried and truly loved in the past and I hope that they are tremendously helpful for you!
Check them out here:
Easy Christmas Tree Craft for Kids
Easy Dot Sticker Christmas Tree Craft
Christmas Tree Sticky Wall Craft
I hope you are enjoying some of these family activities to try out during the December holidays. 🙂 Here is a fun Christmas family activities printable for you!
Christmas Activities for Kids
If you are on the hunt for Christmas activities for kids that you can try out this holiday season, here are some ideas that we have tried and that my girls truly loved:
Christmas Counting Games
Christmas Sensory Bin
Decorate a Christmas Tree Kids Activity
Christmas Pom Pom Water Play
And, so much more!
Don’t forget to check out all of our Christmas Activities for kids over on the blog by searching “Christmas” in the search bar at the top! 🙂
Christmas Printables for Kids
Looking for Christmas printables and Christmas worksheets for kids?
We’ve got you covered!
Along with easy and good Christmas activities and crafts, I’ll also be sharing some awesome printables for kids you can try this holiday!
If you will be home this holiday season, a good way to create homemade and fun Christmas events for families is to include a fun set of games and printables to try out together!
Here are some of our favorite Christmas Printables and Christmas Free Printables to try out this holiday season!
Check them out here:
Christmas Tree Counting Mats
Christmas Counting Tree Printable
Winter Snowman Free Printable
Reindeer Free Printable for Kids
This list is filled with Christmas family fun ideas that will be cherished for years and years to come!
Tell me, do you have any family traditions that you’ve tried out in the past?
What are you’re Christmas family time traditions?
For more family ideas for Christmas to try out together with the fam bam, you are in for a treat!
Are you ready for even more Christmas Activities to try out this holiday season?
See Also: Star Template Free Printable
These are star templates that can be used in Christmas crafts for kids for creating Christmas tree stars and more.
Let’s dive right in..
Related: Don’t forget to check out our Preschool Learning Folder Printable:
80+ Christmas Kids Activities and Crafts
Christmas Activities for Toddlers
Holiday Sticky Wall Activity– Active Littles
Activities Christmas Pom Pom Water Play– Active Littles
Decorate a Christmas Tree with Stickers– Active Littles
Pin Star on Christmas Tree– Happy Toddler Playtime
Dot Sticker Tree Christmas Activity– Busy Toddler
Christmas Counting Activity– Busy Toddler
Christmas Tree Card Craft– Emma Owl
Contact Paper Christmas Tree– Fun at Home with Kids
Ornament Sensory Bin– Toddler Approved
Christmas Tree Ornament– Toddler Approved
Toddler Activity Puzzle– Happily Ever Mom
Light Ornament Craft for Kids– Buggy and Buddy
Easy Christmas Ornament for Toddlers– My Bored Toddler
Ribbon Tree Ornament– Happy Hooligans
Decorate Tree with Bows– Active Littles
Stuff the Ornament– Active Littles
Christmas Activities for Preschool
Activities Christmas Lights Finger Painting– Active Littles
Pom Pom Number Match Christmas Activity– Active Littles
Fine Motor Cutting Activity– Active Littles
Gingerbread Man Sticker Match– Days with Grey
Christmas Tree Cup Stacking STEAM– Raising Dragons
Winter Window Art Mix and Match– Fun at Home with Kids
Simple Holiday Wreath– Little Pine Learners
Symmetry Christmas Tree– Happy Tot Shelf
Decorate Felt Christmas Trees– Buggy and Buddy
Christmas Circle Time Activities– Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds
TP roll Stacking/Counting Tree Christmas Activity– Happy Tot Shelf
Playdough Christmas Tree Play Kit– Mama Papa Bubba
Christmas Cutting Box– Teaching Mama
Decorate Tree with Beads– Active Littles
Cork Board Christmas Tree– Play Teach Repeat
Hand Print Tree Cards– Kids Craft Room
Sparkle Cloud Dough Christmas Activity– Hands on As We Grow
Sticker Cups Indoor Activity– Days with Grey
Christmas Counting Activity – Active Littles
Christmas Activities for Kindergarten
Activities Christmas Peppermint Playdough– Active Littles
Little Blue Trucks Christmas– Days with Grey
Tree Writing Tray– Happy Toddler Playtime
Christmas Slime– Little Bins for Little Hands
Christmas Tree Geo Board Fine Motor Activity– Little Bins for Little Hands
Christmas Tree Addition Game– The Imagination Tree
Christmas Activity– Happily Ever Mom
Paint with Markers Tree Christmas Activity– Kitchen Table Classroom
Tree ABC– Teach Investigate Play
Sticker Tree Craft– Hands on As We Grow
Tree Montessori Math Lesson– Montessori From the Heart
Arts and Crafts Activities for Christmas
Activities Christmas Counting Trees Printable– Active Littles
Bleeding Tree Paper Art– The Best Ideas for Kids
Christmas Tree Pasta Macaroni Craft– The Best Ideas for Kids
Pine Cone Tree Craft– Hello Wonderful
Rainbow Pasta Tree Craft– Hello Wonderful
Salad Spinner Ornaments– Emma Owl
Santa Countdown Chain– Teaching Mama
Paper Plate Wreath– Kitchen Table Classroom
Kid Made Thank Cards– Play Teach Repeat
Tree Sun Catcher– Kids Craft Room
Paper Cup Tree– Fireflies and Mud Pies
Christmas Gift Bags– My Bored Toddler
Fizzing Lights Art– Fun Littles
Craft Stick Tree Ornaments– The Best Ideas for Kids
Christmas Bleeding Tissue Paper– The Best Ideas for Kids
Christmas Wreath Activity– Busy Toddler
3D Paper Snowman– Kids Craft Room
Pine Cone Christmas Tree– Fireflies and Mud Pies
Tree Sponge Painting– Fantastic Fun and Learning
Christmas Sensory Play ideas for Kids
Activities Christmas Snow Globe Sensory Bottle– Active Littles
Sensory Bin Christmas Activity– Active Littles
Moon Sand Sensory Bin Christmas Activity– Active Littles
Snowman Sensory Play Christmas Activity – Active Littles
Winter Wonderland Slime– Active Littles
Tree Letters Sensory Bag– Raising Dragons
Christmas Tree Slime Recipe– The Imagination Tree
Science Experiment– Fun with Mama
Stick Man Ice Sensory Play– Little Pine Learners
Christmas Sensory Bottles– Teach Investigate Play
Glitter Jars– Fireflies and Mud Pies
Tree Sensory Bottle– The Chaos and the Clutter
Nativity Sensory Activities– The Chaos and the Clutter
Peppermint Writing Tray– Kids Play Box
Sensory bin for Babies– Happy Toddler Play Time
Sensory Bottles– Little Bins for Little Hands
Fill the Ornament Sensory Bin– Montessori From the Heart
Will you give these Christmas Activities for Toddlers, Preschool and Kindergarten a try?
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I hope that you found this long list of activities for Christmas for kids super duper helpful!
If you found it helpful, please bookmark this page for looking back each holiday season 🙂
My hope is that you have a Merry Christmas and celebrate with your loved ones surrounded by you.
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