Are you looking for unique handmade Christmas card ideas? With the most beautiful holidays of the year fast approaching it is time to think about a special way to send our warmest wishes to friends and family. Handmade Christmas cards crafted by the children are hearth warming and at the same time a great way to keep them busy on a cold day. We have collected the most creative Christmas crafts for kids ideas, so check them out and get the materials ready.
Unique Handmade Christmas Card Ideas – The Most Pleasant Pastime for Kids and Adults
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Christmas crafts are an interesting activity for every child. The best thing is that you can use both ready-made templates, or come up your own idea. Of course, the most popular designs are the traditional symbols of the holiday – snowflakes, trees, garlands, baubles, snowmen, wreaths, Santa, reindeer, etc. As far as materials are concerned, you can use anything that you already have – buttons, threads, fabric cuttings, satin and paper ribbons, craft paper, etc. Here are some unique handmade Christmas card ideas and step-by-step instructions on how to make them.
How to Make a Pop-Up Christmas Tree Card?
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Materials:
- green and white and red construction paper
- Snowflake confetti, optional
- Glue stick
- Pair of scissors
- Ruler
Instructions:
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- Cut out a small star from the red construction paper.
- Cut a 4×6 inches/10cm x 15cm piece of the green paper.
- Fold the paper along the 6inch/15cm edge into a paper fan.
- Cut this paper strip into smaller sections approximately 2 inch/5cm, 1,5inch/4cm, 1 inch/3cm, 0,7 inch/2cm and 0,3 inch/1cm.
- Take the longest strip and glue it at the bottom of the left side of the card.
- Repeat with the remaining strips, leaving a little space for the star.
- Once all strips are glued in place, add a dap of glue to the upward facing surface of each strip and glue it to the right side of the card.
Also read: DIY Christmas Decorations with Yarn – Quick and Easy Craft Ideas for Kids to Try This Year
Easy Handmade Christmas Tree Card with Pop-Up Baubles
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Materials:
- 1 sheet patterned paper (30x30cm/12 x 12″)
- 1 sheet white craft or cardstock paper (A4 in size)
- Colored paper for the tree baubles
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions:
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- Cut out the white sheet of paper so that it is a little bit smaller than the patterned one and glue it in the center on the front of your card, as shown in the photos.
- Cut out 15-20 circles in different sizes and color.
- Fold each circle in half.
- Dab some glue on one-half of the circles and glue them down in a tree shape.
- Cut a small red banner from a red piece of cardstock, about 4.5x 1 inch/11×2,5 cm in size and a smaller white banner, approximately 3.5 x 1 inch/8×2,5 cm in size.
- Glue the white banner on top of the red one.
- Write a Christmas message on the white banner and glue it on the card.
Also read: How to Make a Scrapbook Christmas Card – Free printable Images and Patterns!
Unique Handmade Christmas Card Ideas: Santa Craft for Kids
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Materials:
- Red and beige cardstock paper
- Googly eyes
- Cotton balls
- small red pom pom
- Glue
Instructions:
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- Cut out a triangular from the red paper. That will be Santa’s hat.
- Cot out a circle for Santa’s face from the beige paper. Fold the circle in half so that the card will open up.
- Glue the hat to the top of Santa’s face.
- Glue cotton balls to make the brim of the hat and around the face to make the beard.
- Glue the googly eyes and a small red pom pom for the nose.
- Write your Christmas greeting inside the card.
Here’s a video tutorial:
Handmade Christmas Tree Greeting Card with Twine and Sequins
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Materials:
- A sheet of white cardstock paper
- Twine
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue
- Glitter pens
- Sequins
- Small red pom pom
Instructions:
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- Fold in half the white cardstock sheet.
- Cut a triangle out of another piece of paper (it doesn’t matter if it’s colored or not) that will serve as the base of the tree.
- Apply glue around the edges and in the middle of the tree.
- Wrap the twine tightly around the triangle and glue the edges. Allow to dry.
- Glue the twine tree in the middle of the card and allow to dry.
- Glue the red pom pom on top of the tree.
- Glue small sequins as tree ornaments and use the glitter pens for the final touches.
Also read: DIY Gift Card Holder Ideas – 5 Quick and Easy Christmas Paper Crafts to Try This Year
An easy Christmas greeting card design for smaller children
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The snowman is kid’s favorite winter symbol
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Here’s another video tutorial for a beautiful Christmas card
Easy 3D Snowman Christmas craft
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