Advent is the busiest crafting season of the year in my house – and in many classrooms too. Here are my favourite printable Christmas paper crafts for kids about 4–9 years old, sorted so you can find the right one quickly: decorations, cards, cosy winter pictures and calm crafts for the nativity story. Every template is hand-drawn by me and comes as a PDF with step-by-step instructions.
The Christmas favourites
These are the crafts families and teachers come back for every year:
- 3D Christmas wreath – paper candles and a big red bow. My best-selling Christmas craft.
- Santa's beard – kids curl the paper strips of the beard themselves.
- 3D Santa picture – a folded paper beard that pops out of the picture.
- Rudolph – the reindeer with Christmas lights tangled in his antlers.
Decorations for the tree, table and door
- Bird ornaments – little birds in Santa hats to hang on the tree.
- Christmas wreath and snowman wreath – classic door decorations.
- 3D gingerbread house and 3D Christmas houses – build a whole paper Christmas village.
- Paper snow globes – they stand on their own, lovely on a shelf.
- Santa's sleigh and reindeer – a long picture for above the door.
Handmade Christmas cards
A card made by little hands is the best present for grandparents:
- Christmas tree card
- Santa card
- Gifts card – kids decorate the presents themselves.
- New Year cats – for a handmade New Year (PF) card.
Advent and the nativity story
- 3D Advent wreath and a simpler Advent wreath picture – count down the four Sundays together.
- Nativity scene on a folded paper fan and Bethlehem.
- Angels: singing angel, angels with stars and little standing angels.
Cosy winter crafts for after Christmas
Snowmen and winter birds work all the way to February: try the rocking snowman, winter birds or the hibernation craft. You'll find them all in my winter crafts.
A simple Advent plan
- Week 1: an Advent wreath to start the countdown.
- Week 2: decorations for the tree and the door.
- Week 3: handmade cards for family.
- Week 4: angels and the nativity scene.
If you craft often, my Unlimited Crafting Membership gives you every template on my site plus new designs every week. Everything Christmas is in one place in my Christmas crafts for kids collection.
Happy crafting,
Reny