Easy Christmas Tree Crafts for Kids
Today we shall honour the wonderful and iconic Christmas Tree, with a fabulous set of DIY Christmas Tree Ideas. There are so many great and easy Christmas Tree Crafts out there, that we have brought together some of our favourite today. We have many more great Christmas Crafts for Kids for you to browse and explore.. but today, it is all about the Christmas Tree!! If Christmas Trees are not your thing (teehee, how did you land here then?).. why not hop over to our oh so cute Father Christmas Crafts?!
Start off your Christmas Tree Crafting with a wonderful Christmas Tree Coloring Page… print it on A5 and turn it into a beautiful Christmas Tree Card too!
Christmas Tree Crafts for Preschoolers
Some of the Christmas Tree Crafts for Preschoolers will also reappear in other sections.. I just thought it was worth while “pulling” out the Preschooler Craft ideas into one area. If you are working with younger kids this Christmas, you may also love our Christmas Crafts for Preschoolers section!
- ADORABLE Paper Plate Christmas Tree Whirligigs – these twirling Christmas Trees are easy to make and look adorable.
- Adore this upcycled Christmas Tree Hat made from cardboard. So easy to make too!
- We love this Pipecleaner Christmas Tree Decor! A fun introduction to the basics of “quilling” whilst also honing those fine motor skills!
- Or how about some Coffee Filter Christmas Tree Ornaments? Love the combination of coffee filter painting and nature crafting to make these cute ornaments. Again, great on their own or lovely as a garland.
- Recycled magazine cards – this is a super simple Christmas Tree card that upcycles old magazines and is perfect for small and big hands
- Simple paper Christmas Tree garland – a perfect little activity for small hands. Decorate your paper tree and hang
- Simple paper Christmas Tree Cones – we made ours for the dolls house. So cute.
- Pom Pom Pine Cone Trees – aaaah a lovely little craft for preschoolers – this is super tactile, easy and fun.. and the bright colours combined with the textured pine cone look fabulous.
- Adorable Christmas Tree TP Rolls (these work great as ornaments or napkin rings!)
- Turn buttons and holiday seaglass into lovely keepsake Saltdough Christmas Tree Ornaments, another easy make, that kids will love!
- Giant (classroom) handprint Christmas Tree decorations – a wonderful collaborative project for the whole class to make together
- Another fabulous Paper Plate Christmas Tree.. is this LACING Paper Plate Tree by I Heart Crafty Things
- Of if you are loving the idea of Paper Plate Christmas Tree. Check out these fun Christmas Tree characters via FunCraftsKids!
- If you are inspired by the lacing craft.. you may also like this plastic lid Christmas Tree Lacing actvity – again by I Heart Crafty Things. I think it looks gorgeous and can imagine that it is so much fun to make!
- Tissue Paper Trees for Preschoolers by Crayon Chronicals
- And finally, another one for your little ones (and makes a fabulous keepsake for Grandma) – make these wonderful “reverse Fingerprint Christmas Tree Cards”. Aren’t they adorable? Just lovely. From Rhythms of Play
- The kids are going to LOVE these Popscicle Stick Christmas Tree craft – aren’t they fun? Find out all about them over on One Little Project
- We love these Christmas Tree Pinch Pots by the Imagination Tree!
- Colourful paper strip Christmas Trees
- Colourful “Paint Scrap” Christmas Tree Art by Hello Wonderful
- Finally we have a beautiful Yarn and Sequence Christmas Tree Collage that could easily be turned into a Christmas Tree Greeting Card too – hop over to Fun Crafts Kids for more.
Christmas Tree Ornaments
We have a thing about Ornaments here at Red Ted Art. And each year make at least 2 or 3 new DIY Homemade Ornaments. Mainly because the are fun to make and a great way to create a treasure trove of Christmas Keepsakes. DIY Ornaments are also a wonderful little gift to give with a packed of homemade biscuits, a card or a book. Just an adorable little something! We have an extensive list of DIY Christmas Ornaments to browse by age group.. but this section is all about CHRISTMAS TREE Ornaments.. that is to say – ornaments shaped as Christmas Trees!
- Love these 3D Christmas Tree Ornaments – based on the “basic” Paper Bauble design, these paper christmas tree ornaments are surprisingly easy to make!
- Fun with Pipecleaners – make these cute Pipecleaner Christmas Tree Ornaments
- Newspaper Straw Christmas Trees
- Toilet Paper Roll Christmas Tree Ornaments (so cute!!)
- Turn buttons and holiday seaglass into lovely keepsake Saltdough Christmas Tree Ornaments, another easy make, that kids will love!
- Pom Pom Pine Cone Trees – aaaah a lovely little craft for preschoolers – this is super tactile, easy and fun.. and the bright colours combined with the textured pine cone look fabulous!
- Love the look of this stick and ribbon Christmas Tree.. isn’t it beautiful? By the lovely Fireflies and Mudpies
- Another clever use for left overs.. are these T-shirt Yarn Christmas Trees – cute!
- Or try these beautiful DIY White Clay Christmas Trees (made from star shapes.. adorable!)
- Adore the combination of twigs and yarn in this wonderful Yarn Wrapped Twig Christmas Tree Ornament from I Heart Crafty Things
- The kids are going to LOVE these Popscicle Stick Christmas Tree craft – aren’t they fun? Find out all about them over on One Little Project
- Christmas Tree Craft Dollies by Buggy And Buddy
- Colourful paper strip Christmas Trees
Paper Christmas Tree Crafts – Christmas Tree Decor
This is the biggest Christmas Tree Craft Section – a hole set of awesome Christmas Tree Decorations – again.. not decorations FOR your Christmas Trees.. but decorations in the shape of Christmas Trees. What’s more.. these are fabulous PAPER Christmas Tree Crafts. We do adore Paper Crafts and I am pleased to say that there are plenty of Paper Christmas Tree Crafts to choose from too!
- Let’s start us off with the cutest Christmas Tree Corner Bookmark ever – perfect for giving with a book this Christmas!
- Next up we have the fantastic “snowflake” based 3d Paper Christmas Tree (you can add a little luminary for extra loveliness too).
- Newspaper Straw Christmas Trees – great as ornaments or cards
- We love a bit of Origami.. here is a great Paper Christmas Tree Origami pattern.
- Or how about these 3D Coloring Pages for Grown Ups – fabulous Christmas Tree Cones to colour yourself. Just beautiful.
- Alternatively, try your hand at Paper Quilling – with these 3D Paper Quilled Tree centre pieces.
- Giant (classroom) handprint Christmas Tree decorations – a wonderful collaborative project for the whole class to make together
- Paper Christmas Tree Garland by The Crafty Angels
- Love this Paper Christmas Tree Advent Calendar.. what a gorgeous little Winter Landscape to decorate your home AND delight your kids with Advent Treats. Love the simplicity of the Christmas Tree Cones. Full tutorila on Pink Suede Shoe
- If you haven’t go the space for a real tree this year, try is large Origami Christmas tree by Origami Maniacs – love how it has “little shelves”, so you can still decorate it with little objects!
- More Origami Christmas Trees for you – this time by Math Craft – this one has a more realistic feel to it, but is definitely a little more advanced.
- There is also a fabulous 3D Paper Fan Christmas Tree by Mollie Makes. As you know, we adore the “accordion paper folding technique” – there are so many fabulous projects you can make with this.. and this Paper Fan or Paper Rosette Christmas Tree is no exception!
- Finally, you can use the free templates to create these stunningling simple 3D Paper Christmas Trees from Hattifant.
Do also check out our Paper Quilled Christmas Tree Crafts post (coming soon!!).
Christmas Tree Card Designs
Finally..we come to Christmas Tree Cards. We adore homemade cards – they are just so special and today haev a great set of Easy Pop Up Card How To Projects, as well as “ordinary cards” for you to choose from!
If you liked these cards.. you may also want to check out the fabulous Paper Quilled Christmas Tree Cards (coming soon!!).
- DIY Pop Up Christmas Tree Cards
- Newspaper Straw Christmas Trees
- Easy Quilled Christmas Tree Cards – a great introduction to paper quilling for all ages
- Recycled magazine cards – this is a super simple Christmas Tree card that upcycles old magazines and is perfect for small and big hands
- 3D Teacher Appreciation Christmas Tree cards (with kids’ photo baubles)
- Learn how to make easy Pop Up Cards – once you know the mechanism behind these cards – you can draw to your heart’s content and make so many of these cards. Ours features a Kawaii Christmas Tree and Snowman!
- Print this wonderful Christmas Tree Colouring Page in A5 format and turn it into a gorgeous DIY Christmas Tree Card
- Rolled paper tree cards by Oriental Trading
- Combine watercolours with some glitter glue, for these super simple but effective glittery Christmas Tree Cards – by I Heart Crafty Things
- We have a beautiful Yarn and Sequence Christmas Tree Collage that could easily be turned into a Christmas Tree Greeting Card too – hop over to Fun Crafts Kids for more.
- And finally, another one for young and old (and makes a fabulous keepsake for Grandma) – make these wonderful “reverse Fingerprint Christmas Tree Cards”. Aren’t they adorable? Just lovely. From Rhythms of Play
Now after all that hard crafting work.. you may need to refresh youself with some easy and yummy Christmas Tree Cupcakes!!!
Not had enough yet? Explore our extensive list of Christmas Crafts for Kids here:
Or why not take a peak at these oh so cute Easy Santa Crafts for Kids?