Christmas Craft Ideas For 3 Year Olds
Introduction
Christmas is a time for family, fun, and creativity. It's a time to bond with your loved ones and create memories that will last a lifetime. And what better way to do that than through crafts? Christmas crafts are the perfect way to keep your little ones entertained and engaged during the holiday season. In this article, we'll explore some fun and easy Christmas craft ideas for 3 year olds.1. Handprint Reindeer
Trace your child's hand onto brown construction paper and cut it out. Then, cut out a red circle for the nose, two white circles for the eyes, and two brown antlers. Glue these pieces onto the handprint to create a reindeer. Your child can also decorate the reindeer with glitter or stickers.
2. Snowman Handprint Ornament
Trace your child's hand onto white paper and cut it out. Cut out a black top hat, a carrot nose, and two black circles for the eyes. Glue these pieces onto the handprint to create a snowman. Punch a hole at the top of the ornament and tie a ribbon through it to hang on your tree.
3. Paper Plate Santa
Paint a paper plate red and let it dry. Cut out a white triangle for the beard, a red triangle for the hat, and a black rectangle for the belt. Glue these pieces onto the paper plate to create a Santa face. Your child can also add cotton balls to the beard for a fluffy effect.
4. Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree
Glue together three popsicle sticks to create a triangle. Paint the triangle green and let it dry. Glue on sequins, beads, or other decorations to create ornaments. Your child can also add a star to the top of the tree.
5. Handprint Wreath
Trace your child's hand onto green construction paper and cut it out. Glue the handprints in a circle to create a wreath. Your child can also add red pom-poms or sequins to create berries.
6. Salt Dough Ornaments
Mix together 1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of salt, and 1/2 cup of water to create a dough. Roll out the dough and cut out shapes with cookie cutters. Bake the ornaments at 200 degrees for 2-3 hours or until they are hard. Your child can then paint the ornaments to create a personalized decoration.
7. Paper Plate Reindeer
Paint a paper plate brown and let it dry. Cut out two antlers from brown construction paper and glue them onto the back of the plate. Cut out a red circle for the nose and two white circles for the eyes. Glue these pieces onto the front of the plate to create a reindeer.
8. Felt Snowman
Cut out three circles from white felt for the body and head of the snowman. Cut out a black top hat, a carrot nose, and two black circles for the eyes. Glue these pieces onto the felt circles to create a snowman. Your child can also add buttons to the snowman's body.
9. Handprint Angel
Trace your child's hand onto white construction paper and cut it out. Cut out a circle for the head and a triangle for the body. Glue these pieces onto the handprint to create an angel. Your child can also add glitter to the wings for a sparkly effect.
10. Pipe Cleaner Candy Canes
Bend a red and white pipe cleaner together to create a candy cane shape. Your child can also add beads to the pipe cleaner to create a colorful decoration.
11. Paper Plate Snow Globe
Paint a paper plate blue and let it dry. Cut out a winter scene from a magazine or draw your own scene on white paper. Glue the scene onto the back of the paper plate. Cover the scene with clear plastic wrap and glue it in place. Your child can add glitter or snowflakes to the snow globe.
12. Handprint Christmas Tree
Trace your child's hand onto green construction paper and cut it out. Glue the handprints onto a piece of paper to create a Christmas tree. Your child can also add ornaments or a star to the top of the tree.
13. Button Snowflakes
Glue white buttons onto a piece of blue paper to create a snowflake. Your child can also add glitter or sequins for a sparkly effect.
14. Paper Plate Rudolph
Paint a paper plate brown and let it dry. Cut out two antlers from brown construction paper and glue them onto the back of the plate. Cut out a red circle for the nose and two white circles for the eyes. Glue these pieces onto the front of the plate to create Rudolph.
15. Popsicle Stick Snowflakes
Glue together six popsicle sticks to create a snowflake shape. Your child can paint the snowflake white and add glitter or sequins for a sparkly effect.
16. Handprint Santa
Trace your child's hand onto red construction paper and cut it out. Cut out a white circle for the face, a red triangle for the hat, and a white beard. Glue these pieces onto the handprint to create Santa. Your child can also add cotton balls to the beard for a fluffy effect.
17. Paper Plate Christmas Tree
Paint a paper plate green and let it dry. Cut out circles from different colors of construction paper for the ornaments. Glue the circles onto the plate to create a Christmas tree. Your child can also add a star to the top of the tree.
18. Handprint Snowman
Trace your child's hand onto white construction paper and cut it out. Cut out a black top hat, a carrot nose, and two black circles for the eyes. Glue these pieces onto the handprint to create a snowman.
19. Pipe Cleaner Christmas Trees
Bend green pipe cleaners into Christmas tree shapes. Your child can also add beads or sequins to decorate the trees.
20. Paper Plate Gingerbread Man
Paint a paper plate brown and let it dry. Cut out a white circle for the face, two white circles for the eyes, and a red circle for the mouth. Glue these pieces onto the plate to create a gingerbread man. Your child can also add buttons to the body.
21. Handprint Ornament
Trace your child's hand onto white construction paper and cut it out. Cut out a circle for the ornament and glue the handprint onto the circle. Your child can paint the ornament and add glitter or sequins to decorate it.
22. Paper Plate Snowman
Paint a paper plate white and let it dry. Cut out a black top hat, a carrot nose, and two black circles for the eyes. Glue these pieces onto the plate to create a snowman. Your child can also add buttons to the body.
23. Beaded Candy Canes
Thread red and white beads onto a pipe cleaner to create a candy cane shape. Your child can also add a ribbon to hang the candy cane on the tree.
24. Handprint Christmas Lights
Trace your child's hand onto black construction paper and cut it out. Cut out circles from different colors of construction paper for the lights. Glue the lights onto the handprint to create a string of Christmas lights.
25. Paper Plate Angel
Paint a paper plate yellow and let it dry. Cut out a white circle for the face, two white circles for the eyes, and a white triangle for the body. Glue these pieces onto the plate to create an angel. Your child can also add glitter to the wings for a sparkly effect.
26. Felt Christmas Tree
Cut out a green felt Christmas tree shape. Cut out different shapes and colors of felt to create ornaments. Use velcro dots to attach the ornaments to the tree so your child can decorate and redecorate the tree as many times as they like.
27. Handprint Penguin
Trace your child's hand onto black construction paper and cut it out. Cut out a white circle for the belly, two white circles for the eyes, and a yellow triangle for the beak. Glue these pieces onto the handprint to create a penguin.
28. Paper Plate Grinch
Paint a paper plate green and let it dry. Cut out a red smile, white eyes, and black eyebrows. Glue these pieces onto the plate to create the Grinch. Your child can also add a Santa hat to the Grinch's head.
29. Handprint Christmas Tree Ornament
Trace your child's hand onto green construction paper and cut it out. Cut out a circle for the ornament and glue the handprint onto the circle. Your child can decorate the ornament with glitter, sequins, or stickers.
30. Paper Plate Snowy Owl
Paint a paper plate white and let it dry. Cut out two black circles for the eyes, a yellow beak
