Christmas Activities for Kids – Our Favorite Posts

These Christmas activities for kids are sure to bring lots of smiles! Whether you are making gifts for others, crafting your own advent calendar, or building a life-sized gingerbread house from cardboard, you will find lots of creative ways to enjoy the holiday season with your kids. Here are some of our favorite ways to turn common household items into fun and festive family activities!

Here are some of our favorite Christmas activities for kids:

Santa’s Workshop:
Lots of fun and festive activities for little elves preschool aged and up.

Elf Bootcamp: 
Turn your holiday To-Do list into treasured family memories with this itinerary for festive fun! Perfect for teens or tweens.

Cozy Christmas Activities for Kids:
Activities that are quick and easy to do, which means you’ll have more time to put up your feet and curl up under a blanket (or two)!

Awesome Gingerbread Crafts for Kids:
Many of these gingerbread crafts are made using recycled materials. These projects could make great non-food gingerbread alternatives for those with food allergies!

Holiday Advent Calendar:
Make your own advent calendar from an over-the-door shoe organizer with the help of this free printable template!

Activity Advent Calendar from an Egg Carton:
Use an empty egg carton and this free printable list of family-friendly activities to create an advent calendar with lots of memories.

Make Handmade Gifts Together:
Need some simple ideas for handmade gifts this holiday season?? Here is a collection of some of our favorite handmade holiday gift ideas for everyone on your list.

Simple Ways to Slow Down this Holiday Season:
Get your free printable gift list organizer to help plan ahead this holiday season. While there are lots of things to do during the holidays, it is also important to slow down, enjoy the season, and spend time together. Your heart and family will thank you! 

ON SALE NOW – 12 Days of Holiday Play eBooklet:
Here is a super convenient list of things to do in Winter with kids during the holiday break, outlined in a handy ebooklet printable! Each project features beautiful photos, detailed instructions, and helpful supply lists.

More Christmas Activities for Kids:

• Rudolph Robots – A fun Christmas STEAM activity for kids.
• Sight Word Ornaments – work on early reading skills while decorating your Christmas tree!
• Mess-Free Christmas Tree Craft for Tots – great for developing fine-motor skills, and no clean-up required.
• How to Make Christmas Tree Cupcakes – from our friends at Red Ted Art!