Not only are homemade Christmas cards extra special to receive but kids of all ages love to make them! Our easy Christmas card ideas are great for an afternoon of Christmas crafts and activities and are simple enough for even pre-school children to have a go at.
Easy Christmas Card Ideas for Kids
Not only do these cards look super stylish but there’s so much learning potential to explore whilst making them – shapes, sizes, counting and colours.
Ribbon Christmas Card
What you need – to make the ribbon Christmas tree card
- Green A4 card
- 5 strips of ribbon in descending sizes.
- glue
- scissors
How to make the ribbon Christmas tree card
- Fold the card into half.
- Cut the ribbon into strips – each one a little smaller – preschool kids could help with this.
- Glue the strips onto the card to form Christmas tree shape.
Spotted Tree Christmas Card
What you need to make the spotty Christmas tree card
- 2 Spotty A4 card sheets.
- glue
- scissors
How to make the spotty Christmas tree card
- Fold one sheet of the card into half.
- Cut out 3 triangles and a small square from the other piece of card.
- Glue the triangle tree branches and small square trunk onto the card in the shape of a tree.
Button Tree Christmas Card
What you need to make the button Christmas tree card
- One A4 card sheets.
- 10 buttons
- glue
- scissors
How to make the button Christmas tree card
- Fold one sheet of the card into half.
- Arrange the buttons into a triangle tree shape.
- Glue the buttons onto the card.
How to use Christmas card making as a learning opportunity for kids
- Ordering items by size
- Descriptive words for the ribbon textures and colours.
- Counting buttons.
- Fine motor skills – scissor use and glueing
- All the conversations about Christmas!
