Christmas Paper Crafts
Looking for printable Christmas paper crafts for kids? These two activities give children a chance to color, cut, fold, and add their own creativity as they get ready for Christmas!
Build excitement for Christmas Day with a countdown calendar kids can decorate with cut-and-paste pictures or make their own with original drawings. Then, color and fold 10 surprise cards to share with family and friends or give away as part of a community service activity.
These Christmas paper crafts are great for family fun time, youth groups, classrooms, or a cozy afternoon at home.
Use the form below to request your free copy of these two Christmas paper craft resources.
If you’re looking for other Christmas activities to do alongside our Christmas paper crafts, check out these ornament activities that teach a little science too. Make some beautiful crystal snowflakes, wrap them up, and finish the package with one of the foldable surprise Christmas cards.
- Learn to make crystal snowflakes
- Make Shrinky dink Christmas ornaments
- Make light-up Christmas cards
Supplies Needed for the Paper Christmas Crafts
You need items you probably already have, that’s the beauty of these cute calendars and cards:
- Crayons, markers, colored pencils, or even oil pastels could be so colorful.
- Scissors
- Card stock or printer paper
- Printer to print out the PDF with the Christmas paper craft pages.
Request the Christmas Paper Crafts Printables
Use the form below to request your copy of the two printable Christmas paper crafts. You’ll receive the countdown calendar and 10 unique foldable Christmas surprise cards. How cute are these for grandparents, teachers, or to hand out to nursing home residents?!
P.S. I highly recommend using white card stock for the calendar and carts, but it’s not required.
I hold a master’s degree in child development and early education and am working on a post-baccalaureate in biology. I spent 15 years working for a biotechnology company developing IT systems in DNA testing laboratories across the US. I taught K4 in a private school, homeschooled my children, and have taught on the mission field in southern Asia. For 4 years, I served on our state’s FIRST Lego League tournament Board and served as the Judging Director. I own thehomeschoolscientist and also write a regular science column for Homeschooling Today Magazine. You’ll also find my writings on the CTCMath blog. Through this site, I have authored over 50 math and science resources.