The only thing better than Christmas decorations? Â Homemade Christmas decorations, of course! Â Especially the ones made by our kids! Â Get in the spirit with your little ones by whipping up one of these DIY treasures!
Ornaments and Decorations:
1 || Yarn Wrapped Ornaments || These simple little ornaments are sure to add some color and texture to your Christmas tree this year!  We’ve made these with entire classrooms full of kids – they turn out great and offer great bilateral coordination practice!
2 || Ribbon Garland || Another great way to add a splash of color to your tree! Â This cute garland is awesome for kids who are just learning how to tie shoes.
3 || Seek and Find Ornaments || These ornaments are more than just adorable – they are also a great visual perceptual challenge! Â Kids will love filling them up and hiding letters inside!
4 || Beaded Snowflake Ornament || One of our most popular holiday activities, this sparkly little ornament is a beautiful decoration for Christmas and beyond!  It’s also a great fine motor activity for all ages.
Wrapping Ideas:
5 || Washi Tape on Gifts from The Pink Doormat || Â When in doubt, get out the washi tape! Â Let kids go wild creating their own designs all over the package while building grasping skills and fine motor strength! Â This one is great for even your youngest kiddos!
6 || Taggy Typography || Cut out and decorate individual letters to mark a present and make it easily identifiable to the recipient with our taggy typography!
7 || Paper Snowflake Toppers from Martha Stewart || Here’s a great way to practice cutting skills while adding a pretty touch to the top of each present!
8 || Polka Dot Your Wrapping from The House That Lars Built || Â Super simple materials and a little fine motor fun add up to create some pretty polka dot wrapping paper!
9 || Fringe Gift Wrap from Willowday || Â LOVE this idea! Â Kiddos practice those all-importantscissor skills to fringe up a wrapping masterpiece!
10 || Easy Gift Wrapping Idea from Big Dot of Happiness || Â Hand strengthening is fun when you use a circle punch to create a pretty package!
Crafts:
11 || Punchy Christmas Tree Craft || Another one of our most popular holiday activities! Â Kids get an awesome dose of hand strengthening while making a super cute holiday tree!
12 || O Christmas Tree Cutting Craft || Â Lots of great scissor practice here! Â Let little ones create their own Christmas cards with this easy paper craft, or make them into gift tags!
13 || Pipe Cleaner Christmas Trees || Great for fine motor coordination, grasping, and bilateral coordination, these awesome little beaded trees are a great addition to your holiday craft list!
14 || Scissor Skills Christmas Tree Craft from Crafts on Sea || Here’s a great way for young kids to practice snipping with scissors!
15 || Washi Tape Christmas Tree from I Heart Arts n Crafts || We love using washi tape – so many pretty patterns and colors and awesome hand strengthening and grasping work too!
What are your favorite kid-friendly DIY holiday ideas? Â We’d love to hear! Â Leave us a comment below!
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