Here is a list of some easy Christmas crafts you can do at home this holiday season! Where you want to create some DIY Christmas decorations for your cosy home, or even make your very own handmade gifts for loved ones, this list will help you test your artistic skills and get in to the holiday spirit.
01. Christmas Wreath Making
Decorate your front door with a homemade Christmas wreath this season. Spend some quality family time shopping for decorative craft items and then get to work at home creating a unique, festive design! Find inspiration on Pinterest and make it in to a fun little project every season.
02. Handmade Christmas Cards
One of the best Christmas crafts you can take part in is making your very own Christmas cards! It’s an easy activity, and can be fun for kids of all ages. You can buy colouring pens, card, cotton balls and pipe cleaners from any craft store, and sit in front of a Christmas movie while you work on your cards!
03. Baked Oranges
A simple craft idea is a classic Christmas baked orange garland. This is a great way of decorating if you are on a budget, but still want a colourful, classy touch to your Christmas home!
04. DIY Wrapping Paper
A perfect way to decorate your presents for loved ones, is to personalise the gift wrapping paper. You don’t need a high crafting skill level to draw on brown paper, or even recycle some fabric and create unique, re-usable gift wrap!
05. Glitter Pine Cone Garland
A favourite for winter crafts has to be collecting pine cones to create homemade Christmas garlands. You can use acrylic paint, hot glue and glitter to give them a beautiful, festive look before you string them up and hang them in your living room.
06. Book Page Christmas Tree Decorations
The easiest thing to decorate your Christmas tree if you prefer understated holiday crafts, is to use pages of a book and fold them in to beautiful origami Christmas tree ornaments.
07. Homemade Christmas Tree Topper
One of the best Christmas craft ideas is to make your very own ornament for the top of the tree with the whole family. Search Pinterest for your design ideas, and look for stars, Christmas angels and ribbons to inspire even the littlest crafters.
08. Paper Chain Garlands
Making paper chains is the perfect Christmas craft idea for little kids, and a great way to make a budget-friendly decoration. You can use all kinds of coloured paper and scissors to make simple or even more detailed designs for your home.
09. Festive Centre Piece
For your Christmas party this year, why not create your very own centre piece for the table. It can be made easily using natural components such as wild berries, tree trunk cuttings and cinnamon sticks, or any other festive ingredients you can find!
10. Red Ribbon Decor
Red ribbons make beautiful, classic Christmas decorations. Why not perfect your ribbon tying skills and use them to decorate this holiday season? They look very festive on the Christmas tree, but also can be used to decorate the front door or the mantle piece in classic red, or emerald green.
11. Hand-Painted Christmas Tree Ornaments
One of the best Christmas crafts for the whole family, is to get together and hand paint Christmas tree ornaments. All you need is some plain tree baubles, acrylic paint, brushes and any other crafty bits you may enjoy, and get to work making personalised tree ornaments as a new Christmas tradition!
12. Handmade Table Settings
This simple craft idea may be ideal for older kids who want to get involved in arts this holiday season. Let them enjoy making beautiful festive place settings, and using their calligraphy skills to hand write each family members names.
13. Paper Snowflakes
This easy craft idea is similar to making paper chains, but instead cutting paper snowflakes! You can research on Pinterest and find different snowflake patterns to cut, and even tie them all together to make a snowflake garland. This is one of the best ways to spend quality time together creating Christmas crafts on a budget!
14. Framed Christmas Wrapping Paper
Change up your usual Christmas decor by cutting some festive wrapping paper and putting in your photo frames. This fun idea is budget friendly, and can create the illusion of new home decor to change things up for the holiday season.
15. Homemade Advent Calendar
One of the most fun craft ideas this holiday season is to create your very own advent calendar for a loved one! Find 24 Christmas bags or boxes to decorate at home, and fill with small Christmas gifts for them to enjoy each day and make this Christmas even more special.
16. Gingerbread House Decorating
The most wonderful Christmas crafts can be made in the kitchen, so this year have fun with the whole family and have a gingerbread house decorating competition. This is an easy way to spend quality time together, and is such a fun way of involving young children.
17. Hand Sewn Personalised Christmas Stockings
Personalise your Christmas stockings this year with this simple craft idea by sewing each family members names on each one. Stockings are the perfect Christmas craft decorations to make as they can be used year on year as a traditional keepsake.
18. DIY Christmas Mail Box
This is one of the best Christmas crafts to excite little kids and encourage them to post letters to Santa. Find a carboard box and use paint and glitter to decorate it to your exact specification. This idea would be great for a big family event or even to donate to a local school!
