In honor of our love for DIY arts and crafts and the holiday season, we have compiled 7 different DIY holiday projects we found across the web that are not only fun and simple, but are also safe to involve your kids!
- Snowmen Cotton Ball Holiday Cards: This is a fun DIY holiday card to make with kids in the classroom or at home. Construction paper and cotton balls are the main materials used for this one. Kids will love making these fuzzy snowmen and sending them to grandma and grandpa. Check out Family Education’s step-by-step instructions on making these fun holiday cards.
- Recycled Bottle Cap Snowmen Ornaments: We love DIY projects using recycled products. Here is a fun ornament project for kids also involving the never too repetitive snowman.
- Clothespin Snowflake Ornaments: Create unique snowflake ornaments out of clothespins and just a few other materials that are kid friendly. The first part of the tutorial will require more adult involvement, but kids will enjoy painting and decorating these cool snowflake ornaments. Check out Mommy in Sports easy DIY instructions for these holiday ornaments.
- Paper Plate Christmas Tree: This is a simple craft that requires few materials and can be also be used as an ornament. It’s simple enough to make with younger tots. Check out Melissa’s tutorial on this kid-proof Christmas tree project at Kid Friendly Things to Do.
- Hand Print Santa Keepsake Ornament: This creative Santa ornament is simple to make and is a piece you can cherish for years to come. To make your ornament, you will make salt dough to form the hand print and paint and ribbon for decoration. Check out From ABCs to ACTs’ tutorial on this kid-friendly Santa keepsake ornament project.
- Pine Cone Christmas Tree Ornament: This is a simple and inexpensive kid-friendly DIY holiday ornament project that uses only three different materials: pine cones, pom-poms and glue. This is great way to use pine cones you can find in your own backyard. Check out the step-by-step guide on making these pine cone ornaments at Kiwi Crate.
- Kid Friendly DIY Wreaths: Alpha Mom lists out a few different types of DIY wreaths that you can make with your kids using materials such as toilet paper tubs, cardboard and more.
Have you made any awesome, DIY holiday crafts with your kids? Please share with us, we’d love to hear from you!