‘Tis the season for classroom crafting! Deck the hallways and bulletin boards with festive crafts that will make the season merry. Simply Kinder’s NEW Christmas craft bundle has something for everyone this season. Keep scrolling and check out these Christmas crafts for the classroom.

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Christmas Crafts

Christmas crafts make great gifts, keepsakes and classroom displays. They support learning with a creative flair. Here are some ways to incorporate Christmas crafts in your classroom.

• Pair Christmas crafts with holiday read alouds.
• Add crafts to center rotations.
• Incorporate crafts with holiday theme days (reindeer day, gingerbread day, nutcracker day, etc.).
• Complete a Christmas craft or two during your holiday party.
• Enhance reading, writing, and math lessons with Christmas craftivities.

Wreath Craft

This wreath craft can be edited to fit math or phonics skills. Students can practice addition, subtraction, word patters, or sight words. The ornaments can also be left blank for a simple coloring option. Students color, cut and paste to complete the wreath. Grab it here!

Pair this craft with the read aloud “The Christmas Wreath” by James Hoffman.

Gingerbread Craft

The build a gingerbread craft can be completed as a standalone craft or combined with a writing activity. Students use a gingerbread template and customize with icing, eyes, and accessories. Gingerbread creations can be introduced using a “Meet My Gingerbread” writing activity. Grab it here!

Pair this craft with the read aloud “Gingerbread Christmas” by Jan Brett or “The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas” by Laura Murray.

Shape Reindeer Craft

Keep scissor and math skills sharp with the shape reindeer craft. Students will construct a reindeer using various shapes. Your students will count and record the amount of each shape they used to build their reindeer. Grab it here!

Pair this craft with the read aloud “Dasher” by Matt Tavares or “Never Ever Race a Reindeer” by Adam Wallace & Mary Nhin.

Ornament Craft

Let your students express themselves through an About Me Ornament craft. The ornament can be edited to reflect grade level and year. Students choose images that represent themselves and build their personal ornament. Punch a hole, add a ribbon and hang these on your classroom Christmas tree. Grab it here!

Pair this craft with the read aloud “The Broken Ornament” by Tony Diterlizzi or “Otto the Ornament” by Troy Cummings.

Santa’s Stuck Craft

This writing craft will quickly become your favorite bulletin board display. Students color, cut, and glue a template together that depicts Santa stuck in a chimney. After creating Santa, students will put their creative writing skills to use as they compose a sentence or story about Santa being stuck in the chimney. Grab it here!

Pair this craft with the read aloud “How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney” by Mac Barnett or “Santa’s Stuck” by Rhonda Gowler Greene & Henry Cole.

Nutcracker Craft

Build a nutcracker using shapes as a standalone craft or enhance this craft with math skills to work on shape identification & counting. Use labeled pieces to build the nutcrackers or give students an option with no labels and see what they design on their own. Grab it here!

Pair this craft with the read aloud “The Nutcracker” by E.T.A. Hoffman or “The Nutcracker” by Jan Brett.

Mrs. Claus or Santa Story Topper Craft

You have two fun writing options with the Mrs. Clause and Santa story topper crafts. Students compose a writing piece about Mrs. Claus or Santa on themed writing paper and add a story topper to accompany their writing piece. Differentiate the writing piece to fit the needs of your students or curriculum. Grab Mrs. Claus here or Santa here.

Pair this craft with the read aloud “How to Catch Santa” by Jean Reagan or “Santa’s Story” by Will Hillenbrand.

Elf Yourself

Who wouldn’t want to be one of Santa’s helpers? Students will turn themselves into an elf using an easy-to-use template with the Elf Yourself craft. You can use photos of student’s faces if you want to really kick up the cheer! Grab it here!

Pair this craft with the read aloud “Pig the Elf” by Aaron Blabey or “Memoirs of an Elf” by Devin Scillian.

Simply Kinder’s Christmas Craft Bundle

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