Christmas Drawing: Homemade Cards and Ornaments
Make Christmas extra special with kids' drawings: homemade cards, ornaments, gift tags and decorations. Easy step-by-step Christmas drawing ideas.
Christmas is a perfect time for kids to draw, because every drawing can become something: a card, an ornament, a gift tag or a window decoration. Step-by-step lessons for Santa, reindeer and gingerbread characters help kids make festive art they are proud to give.
Handmade Christmas decorations and cards become treasured keepsakes. Drawing gives kids a way to contribute to the holidays and practise generosity.
Christmas characters to draw
How to Draw: Christmas teaches kids to draw Santa, reindeer, gingerbread characters and more, step by step. These characters are perfect for cards and decorations, and kids love drawing them over and over.
Things to make
- Cards. Fold paper and draw a character on the front.
- Ornaments. Draw on card, cut out, punch a hole, add ribbon.
- Gift tags. Tiny drawings on tags for every present.
- Window art. Tape drawings facing outward for neighbors to see.
- Wrapping paper. Draw on plain brown paper.
- Advent drawings. One Christmas drawing each day in December.
Christmas drawing ideas
- Santa on vacation
- A reindeer who cannot fly
- A gingerbread family
- What elves do on their day off
- A snowman in summer
More Christmas fun
For more Christmas books and gift ideas, visit ChristmasActivityBooks.com. Also see why a drawing book makes a great Christmas gift.
Questions parents ask
What can kids draw for Christmas?
Santa, reindeer, gingerbread characters, snowmen, Christmas trees and elves are favorites for cards and decorations.
How do kids make homemade Christmas ornaments?
Draw a character on card stock, cut it out, punch a hole and add a ribbon.
What is a good Christmas drawing activity?
Drawing one Christmas character each day in December, like an advent calendar, is fun and festive.
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