Christmas is a time for giving and often homemade gifts are favorites among family and friends. This collection of great ideas contains a variety of Christmas gifts kids can make for parents, grandparents, and teachers. Help your kids create unique gifts that they can give to others for Christmas.
Four Easy Ornament Gifts Parents And Grandparents Will Love
When it comes to gift ideas preschoolers can make, it’s best to go with projects that are super easy, don’t require a lot of materials, complicated steps, or require weeks to complete. If your kids can’t make it under 15 minutes, it’s a no go – trust me on this one!
If the teacher next door is planning the most elaborate parent gifts EVER, the kind that take weeks to make – just smile and nod your head. Take solace in knowing that what you’re doing is enough – it’s enough for parents and it’s enough for your kids. Your kids will have more time for playing and learning when they’re not stuck in “Santa’s Sweatshop” with a deadline hanging over their heads.
Mason Jar Lid Christmas Ornament (Pre-K Pages) – These super easy and adorable ornaments can be easily adapted to become refrigerator magnets for families that do not celebrate Christmas.
Snowman Handprint Ornament (Little Illuminations) Now this is a keepsake gift parents will treasure forever!
Handprint Keepsake Ornament (Little Pinch of Perfect) – This ornament is a keepsake that will look beautiful each year hanging from the tree.
Three Ingredient Ornaments (Busy Toddler) – With just three ingredients (and they are in your pantry now I bet!) is all you need plus all the tips and tricks to roll out and create these super cut ornaments.
Handprint And Fingerprint Keepsake Gifts
Handprint Apron (Little Page Turners) – Kids will have fun personalizing an apron with their handprints for their families!
Handprint Wreath (I Can Teach My Child) – This handprint wreath is a wonderful keepsake!
Baking Soda Clay Handprint Keepsakes (Mama Papa Bubba) – This keepsake is made with a simple baking soda clay.
Fingerprint Heart Gifts (Fun-a-Day) – Here are two fingerprint heart gifts kids can make! You could make them as Valentine’s Day gifts for families, but they would work beautifully for Christmas too.
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Kitchen Christmas Gifts Kids Can Make
Gingerbread Jar Cakes (Pre-K Pages) – These individually portioned treats are the perfect size and are easy to make. Snacks are great, but parents always love these Gingerbread “Mug” Cakes that their child made with their own hands!
Christmas Cookie Gift (Crafty Kids at Home) – Bake Cookies and make Gift Tags with your kids, they love giving them to their family – and the families love receiving them too! Pro Tip: Send home the printed recipe because some parents will ask for it.
Sugar Scrub (Pre-K Pages) If you haven’t tried making sugar scrub with your kids before it’s so easy for kids to make! Trust me, you can’t go wrong with this fantastic gift idea for moms or other female family members.
Reindeer Candy Bar Wrappers (Educators’ Spin On It) These are delicious and so simple to make!
Crafty Christmas Gifts Kids Can Make Themselves
Crayon Resist Fridge Magnet (Happy Hooligans) – Kids can make these gorgeous homemade fridge magnets using a simple crayon-resist technique! Perfect for those families who do not celebrate Christmas.
Tissue Paper Candle Jar (Crayon Freckles) Looking for a way to use up all that tissue paper in your craft cupboard? This is the project for you!
Paperweights (Happily Ever Mom) – With some rocks and paint, your kids will love creating these paperweights.
Candy Terrariums (No Time for Flash Cards) – Kids will have fun placing the candy inside the mason jar to create this fun edible terrarium.
Heart Prism and Pony Bead Suncatcher (Rhythms of Play) – This beaded window hanging crystal prism suncatcher is an easy craft and gift idea that kids can make with fishing line and beads.
Classic Mug (My Mundane and Miraculous Life) – With some stickers and sharpies, you will be amazed how easy it is for your kids to create these adorable mugs.
Clay Heart Bracelet (Preschool Spot) – Your kids will love making these bracelets with a simple dough and cookie cutters.
Easy Kid-Made Gift Bags (Left Brain Craft Brain) Don’t all gifts need a bag? Why not have the kids make the gift bags too! I did this in my own classroom for many years and it was a fun process art experience for my kids – and it was functional too!
Personalized Gifts Parents Will Love Getting
Cardboard Picture Frame (Happy Hooligans) – These Homemade Picture Frames are easy to make with some cardboard from the pantry cupboard and some paint. These are easy enough for toddlers and preschoolers to make, and such a sweet gift for kids to give at Christmas.
Fingerprint Frames (Fun-a-Day) Take hand painted to another level with these simple fingerprint frames!
Craft Stick Frames (Brick by Brick) – With some popsicle sticks, kids will make these beautiful picture frames.
Family Portrait Embroidery Hoop (Mama Papa Bubba) – With a marker, kids will love drawing a family portrait and then keeping it in an embroidery hoop to give as a gift.
Personalized Coasters (Playground Parkbench) – Use some ceramic tiles and then let your kids be creative with some markers to create these presonalized coasters!
Printable Gift Idea List
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Christmas Activities
Candy Cane Slime (Pre-K Pages) – This a fun activity you can do with your kids for Christmas at home or in the classroom. It’s perfect for those cold winter days when you can’t get outside as much as you (or the kids) would like!
Christmas Jingle Bell Sticks (Pre-K Pages) – Learning and playing music is one of the great joys of the season for kids, and my preschoolers are really getting into it this year. To help them enjoy Christmas music even more, we made our own instruments inspired by one of our favorites – Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer!
Making Patterns with Holiday Items (Pre-K Pages) – Now that the holiday decorations have been pulled from boxes, it’s time for some easy seasonal fun with all these trimmings. One of my favorite ways to interact with holiday decorations is with patterning activities
Gingerbread Cloud Dough (Pre-K Pages) – Certain smells, such as the classic scent of gingerbread, remind us of the holidays. We love this smell and decided to add it into our holiday sensory activity! Today, I’m sharing our recipe for Gingerbread Cloud Dough.
The Sweet Smell of Christmas Book and Activity (Teach Preschool) – “The Sweet Smell of Christmas” by Patricia M. Scarry is one of those books that I just love for many reasons. Then gather items from the book and have your toddler explore their smells.
Printable Gingerbread House Recipe
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