12 Days of Preschool Christmas Craft Ideas

Looking for Christmas ideas for keeping preschool age kids busy in the lead up to the holidays? Check out this cool collection of 12 preschool Christmas craft ideas that are easy to set up and fun to do.

For those with older children, be sure to check out our collection of 12 Days of Christmas Fun for School Age Children or alternatively, for younger ones, our 12 Days of Christmas Sensory Play Ideas.

12 Preschool Christmas Craft Ideas

1. Work fine motor skills by folding cupcake wrappers to make this sweet preschool-friendly Christmas tree craft.

2. Keep small fingers busy by threading a festive garland with this idea for Christmas Threading from Picklebums.

3. These Popstick Christmas Trees are so simple to make and also look great hanging all together as a Christmas garland. Alternatively, add a string to each one to hang on the tree.

4. Explore textures as you make your own wrapping paper with this idea for Rolling Pin Wrapping Paper.

5. Thread Beaded Snowflakes on pipe cleaners to hang on the tree.

6. And then thread mini Button Christmas Trees.

7. Make Christmas Hearts with TP rolls.

8. Make sweet Salt Dough Ornaments that can also double as a great gift.

9. Get busy with Sharpies, glitter, confetti and even photos to make Laminated Christmas Baubles.

10. The tree will shine bright with these Easy Tin Foil Decorations from Picklebums.

11. Get your preschooler busy making and playing with a batch of Peppermint Playdough or make some chocolate playdough for fun making Playdough Reindeers.

12. Try Tabletop Monoprinting with red or green paint and use the completed prints for the front of handmade cards or as wrapping paper.

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