These Christmas art projects for kids help celebrate the spirit of love, giving, and joy during the winter holiday. There are so many different Christmas art activities for preschoolers to explore!
Art is perfect for kids to share as gifts or keepsakes during the Christmas season. You can also combine early learning with the Christmas art ideas to promote letter and shape recognition, patterning, and sensory play.
What would the holidays be without glitter, bows and bubble wrap? Bubble wrap is sure to bring hours of fun and laughter. Bright Christmas colors and glitter bring joy and life into kid’s art during the dark, cold winter. Use these holiday items to add sensory play into your Christmas art.
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Christmas can sometimes mean a lot of extra stuff (how many extra bows do you have floating around?). Reuse some of those extra Christmas items for preschool creative play and to create memorable gifts.
This is a collection of Christmas art ideas. That means you’ll find multiple art projects and multiple links. I’ve tried to ensure the links and their descriptions are lined up to the images in the collages below. So take a peek and find some creative fun to try with your students.
Once you have a few ideas in mind, click through the links to their corresponding art invitations. There you’ll find all of the details about each individual project.
Benefits of Christmas Art Projects for Kids
Oh, there are so many reasons to create Christmas art with children! First and foremost, because it’s fun! Sometimes I think we, as adults, forget the joy of doing things just for the sheer pleasure of it. If you get the chance, I HIGHLY recommend sitting with the kids and making your own art.
On top of the fun, here are more benefits of the Christmas art projects for kids:
- Lets children be creative
- Encourages age appropriate autonomy
- Produces gifts for your students’ loved ones
- Provides tons of fine motor skills practice
- Gives kids the chance to explore color theory
- Includes a variety of other learning skills – vocabulary and language development, counting, and so much more
As you can see, Christmas art ideas have a multitude of benefits. And, let’s be honest, that list isn’t exhaustive. I’m sure we could add at least ten more to it!
Materials for the Seasonal Art Activities
As I mentioned earlier, you’ll find all the details of the individual projects by clicking on the links below. That will include supply lists for each of the ideas. That being said, there are some supply overlaps! Here are a few materials you might want on-hand for your own Christmas art projects for kids ((I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post):
Take a look at the items you already have in your teacher supply closet. That might determine which of the art activities you try first!
Christmas Art Projects For Kids
This time of year can be an overwhelmingly busy time for teachers and kids with lots of distractions. Christmas art activities keep preschoolers’ minds on learning while crafting and having fun.
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Christmas contact paper art is an invitation for children to experience open ended transient art.
These stunning marbled Christmas cards combines gift giving and art with sensory play.
Stencils allow for a more consistent result for little hands. This chalk stenciled Christmas light art is especially vibrant on black paper or gives a more muted result on white paper.
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Allow free flowing creativity with these tinfoil process art Christmas ornaments.
This vibrant pumpkin seed Christmas tree art can be extended to patterning and color recognition.
Use a found material to stamp these simple bubble wrap Christmas cards.
Produce a Christmas painted canvas to gift to friends and family. Use bows instead of brushes to dip in paint and create their masterpiece.
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Unleash the glitter with this sparkly Christmas process art.
This vivid winter snow globe craft really stands out by using black paper and chalk pastels for a stunning result.
Read A Wish to be a Christmas Tree and then try this Christmas tree sponge painting. Layer simple shapes to create their Christmas trees.
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Engage children in experimenting with color and experience symmetry with this squish art Christmas tree craft.
Grab those marbles for a Christmas marble painting activity.
Homemade Christmas cards made by little hands for special family and friends are a lovely way to share the spirit of joy and giving during the holidays.
Experiment with color and shape with this easy Christmas stained glass art.
Which of these Christmas art projects for kids are getting added to your Christmas lesson plans? Be sure to save this page for future reference. If you have a Christmas Activities Pinterest board, that’s a great place to start.
More Art Activities for Kids
Here are a few more collections of art activities your students might enjoy:
I think those compilations are a great complement to the Christmas art projects for kids I’ve shared above!
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