Ready to get crafty this holiday season? Here are a ton of Christmas painting ideas for kids including preschoolers and toddlers!
Christmas is a magical time of year and if you want to extend it into a month long celebration for your kids, you are probably looking for Christmas craft ideas for toddlers and kids!
Well, art projects are one of my favorite crafts for kids this age.
It's great because they can go wild and just do whatever they feel like doing.
Some times we get craft kits and while Luke loves them, I feel like he limits himself because he wants to match the picture on the packaging or follow directions.
Painting activities are more open ended and let kids really follow their imaginations!
Today I decided to round up some of my favorite Christmas painting activities for kids.
I hope that these Christmas arts and crafts will inspire you to have some extra fun with your kids this holiday season!
If your kids love getting messy, how about making this Christmas slime, too!
For a simple kids printable, be sure to check out this Christmas Color Matching Activity!
Christmas painting ideas for kids
Here are some of my favorite painting ideas for Christmas with kids. When you're done, check out this idea for how to turn children’s artwork into gifts!
Christmas painting ideas for kids
Ready to get crafty? Here are a TON of painting ideas for kids including preschoolers and toddlers!
Go on a winter nature hunt and use your findings to create a cool painting!
Finger prints are perfect to turn into christmas lights! I love this idea for cards or maybe for gift wrap even?!
Paint on an old egg carton to make this festive garland.
I've never seen this before! Glue salt down and then paint over it with watercolors for a fun effect!
Make salt dough ornaments and then paint them! A great grandparent gift idea!
Make your own wrapping paper & a DIY Christmas bauble stamper – Danya Banya
Use a toilet paper roll - or gift wrap roll cutting! - as a stamp for painting "ornaments" on wrapping paper!
Kids will LOVE painting on til foil and seeing the effect it has!
Colorful Watercolor Kid Made Christmas Cards with Coffee Filters
Water color on coffee filters is another fun paint technique for preschoolers!
Have your kids paint on cardboard and then decorate it to look like a tree!
Salad spinner art is great because even really young kids can help and have fun doing it!
Prepare to get messy with this painting sensory activity.
Cookie cutters can pull double duty if you use them as stamps!
Grab some pine cones and use them instead of brushes for this fun painting activity!
Stick letter stickers to a canvas and let your kids paint over it, then peel the stickers away to reveal the message.
Paint handprints and turn them into cute Christmas trees!
Christmas Tree Sponge Painting - Fantastic Fun & Learning
Cut sponges into triangles and use them to sponge paint Christmas trees!
Combine photos with brown handprints for this fun reindeer painting!
Winter Handprint Craft for Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers [Printable]
Want to commemorate a baby's handprints? Here's a printable!
Let kids paint with pom poms! A super fun sensory activity idea!
Paint paper plants and turn them into wreaths!
Let your kiddos paint inside stencils for this fun ornament!
Painting with jingle bells!
These Christmas shapes make for great holiday decor once they are painted!
Paint with bubble wrap instead of a brush and turn it into beautiful cards!
Reindeer Paper Plate Purse for Preschoolers - Red Ted Art - Easy Crafts
Paint a paper plate brown and turn it into this reindeer craft!
Thanks for reading!
Hey there, I'm Morgan, the creative mind behind CelebratingWithKids.com! As a parent of two lively little ones, I've made it my mission to turn ordinary days into extraordinary adventures, sharing playful activities, thoughtful toy reviews, and delightful printables to help families celebrate every moment together. 🎉👨👩👧👦🎈
