Christmas Craft Project Ideas

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Coming up with Christmas craft project ideas can be difficult. However, making crafts can save money on home decorating, keep the kids busy, and help you stay within your gift budget. Using your imagination and creativity is the best way to get started. Think about what you love, what your home needs, or what your friends' and family's interests are, and go from there. You are sure to find perfect Christmas craft project ideas to suit your needs.

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Christmas Craft Project Ideas for Decorating

If you entertain or just enjoy having a decorated home for the holidays, you can save yourself lots of time and money in the malls by using some Christmas craft project ideas in order to make your own decorations.

Centerpieces

One of the easiest Christmas craft projects is to make your own centerpiece for your dinner table. Candles are a great starting point. Buy a large pillar candle in green or red. Add sparkles to the sides, and place pine needles and berries around the base. It's beautiful! Remember not to leave a lit candle unattended.

Another centerpiece could be a silk flower arrangement. Purchase a small vase or basket and fill it with a Styrofoam ball that is a tight fit. Purchase greenery, poinsettia leaves, berry sticks, and deep red flowers. Cut the stems to appropriate points and then arrange until it looks nice in the vase. Push the stems deeply into the Styrafoam to secure them. Make sure you cannot see the ball holding everything in place.

Tablecloths

People who know sewing basics can buy washable cloth in a holiday design and make their own tablecloths. This is an easy Christmas craft project! Frequently, sewing sections of discount stores have fabrics with patterns printed on them that can be made into blankets and wall hangings. This can be a great way for novice sewers to get started making holiday decorations.

Ornaments

Homemade ornaments are another easy idea for decorating. Use household items to save money on these. One great ornament idea is to make a Santa ornament out of a used lightbulb. Mix up some plaster of Paris and coat the bulb, leaving it sitting on the large bottom part. Half way up the skinny part, shape a beard. Make a hat coming off the top part, complete with fuzzy ball on the end. Wait until the mixture has fully dried. Then, paint on a face, hat, and suit. After drying, attach a wire. Now you have a Santa ornament to hang on your tree or place on your mantel.

Kids’ Craft Project Ideas

Having Christmas craft project ideas for your kids to enjoy is a great way to keep them busy while you prepare meals, wrap gifts, entertain other adults, and clean for the holidays.

Being prepared well in advance for bored kids over Christmas break makes it easier to get started with projects. In fact, if you have supplies on hand, you can often just set them out and let the children decide their own projects. Some general craft supplies you should keep on hand for kids include:

  • Construction paper
  • Safety scissors
  • Glitter
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • Felt
  • Styrofoam in a variety of shapes
  • Buttons
  • Colored pipe cleaners
  • Paint and paintbrushes
  • Popsicle sticks

A simple ornament for kids to make is a sled. Glue five popsicle sticks together with the two ends lower, the next two sticks slightly higher, and the stick in the very middle the highest—it makes a bell curve. Wait for these sticks to dry. Then, glue a stick along each side. Attach a stick to the bottom of these to make the runners. Tape or glue a small piece of string to the front end of the sled. After everything has dried, let your children paint the sled however they wish.

Another great idea is for kids to make a holiday welcome sign using felt. Pick a neutral background (like dark blue or black) and have them cut other pieces of felt to make a holiday scene. Snowmen, Santas, trees, or a family picture are great starting points. Use stencils to make letters for the greeting “Welcome” or “Happy Holidays.”

Gift Ideas

A lot of Christmas craft project ideas make great gifts. If you have a talent, consider using it to make your own gifts. These gifts will be personal for every recipient and are sure to please even the hardest to buy for.

Those who know how to bead or make jewelry could give earrings, bracelets, or necklaces to their family and friends. Or, consider making key chains for the men in your life.

If you scrapbook, try making personalized greeting cards for your friends to use throughout the year. You could use their monogram or perhaps stamp a favorite activity on the front of the cards.

Sewers, knitters, and those who crochet can make a variety of items. Hats, scarves, mittens, sweaters, vests, and dresses all make great gifts. Or, make a tablecloth or blanket for that special someone. Quilters can get in on the gift-giving as well, but usually need to start well before the holidays in order to finish in time for Christmas.

Making candles or soap is another great Christmas craft project. Pick scents and colors you know your family and friends like. You can even personalize the labels by “naming” the candle or lotion after the recipient, and putting their picture on it using a scanner, computer, and print program. Simply run the photos off on large-sized address labels.


 


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