Christmas Paper Crafts

Make three types of homemade gift wrap with these easy Christmas paper crafts for children.

Leafy gift wrap

You will need

Method

1. Let your children place pressed leaves and flowers on top of the newspaper and place the waxed paper on top of the leaves.
2. Let an adult press the waxed paper with an iron until the leaves stick to the melted wax.
3. Turn the wax paper over, place tissue paper over the gift and wrap the gift with both layers of paper.

Wax and dyed paper

This is a most economical gift wrap.

You will need

Method

1. Using the wax crayon or candle, draw designs or patterns on the paper e.g. stars, flowers, wavy stripes etc.
2. Paint over the entire piece of paper using the food colouring or paint - the designs will remain white.
3. Allow to dry.

Stencilled paper

You will need

Method

1. Make your own stencils by cutting out shapes from the cardboard. You can make circles, stars, hearts, bells, holly leaves etc.
2. Dip the sponge in paint and sponge inside the design to create your shape on the tissue paper.
3. Stencil a design onto a folded card to make a matching gift tag.

Preschool Christmas Crafts for Children

Christmas Ornaments Crafts

Salt Dough Candle Holder Christmas Ornament
Snow Globe Christmas Ornament

Christmas Decoration Crafts

Homemade Christmas Crackers
Egg Shell Hanging Decorations
Hanging Star Christmas Decoration

Christmas Paper Crafts

Homemade Leafy Gift Wrap
Wax and Dye Christmas Paper Craft
Stencilled Christmas Paper Craft

Christmas Card Crafts

Photo Christmas Card Craft
Pop-Up Christmas Card Craft

Christmas Gift Crafts

Pet Rock Paperweight
Handpainted Bottles and Jars
Handpainted Scarf

Hanging Hearts

Let your kids practice their cutting and construction skills while they make a hanging heart from paper with this easy Christmas craft for kids.

Snowman Christmas Craft

Make this easy collage picture of a snowman, using puffs of cotton wool and confetti.

Concertina Paper Christmas Craft

Cut out a variety of concertina people or paper chain shapes to add to your preschool Christmas crafts!

Paper Chain Christmas Craft

Make homemade Christmas decorations with these easy paper chain Christmas crafts for kids!