There's nothing more exciting than the holiday season! Whether you celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or Christmas, there's an opportunity for you to create crafts to suit the occasion. But coming up with holiday craft ideas can be tricky, especially if you don't want to do the same old crafts year after year.
So, if you're looking for something unique to try, you've come to the right place. With our list of seven fun and interesting holiday craft ideas for the whole family, you can try out a new craft whenever inspiration strikes. And, with high-quality products from Loddie Doddie, your crafts will look better than ever.
7 Unique Crafts For The Holiday Season
Whether you want your home to feel like a winter wonderland or you're looking for a way to introduce DIY holiday decor into your space, there's no better way to do this than with holiday craft ideas.
From easy chalkboard signs to wrapping gifts in an exciting and unique way, our ideas are sure to light your creative spark.
1. Festive decorations using mini chalkboards
What you'll need:
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Mini chalkboards or wooden ornaments
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Chalk markers
One of our favorite (and easy) Christmas crafts using chalk markers is creating customized ornaments for your Christmas tree. Of course, you can also use this idea to make decorations for other holidays to place around your home.
You can start by using mini chalkboards or wooden ornaments painted with chalkboard paint. Then, grab your chalk markers to draw fun festive designs or personalize the ornaments with names.
The best part? You can update these ornaments every year - or for whatever holiday you'd like! For instance, you can use these as fall crafts around Thanksgiving or as fun summer crafts for your kids to do while they're on summer break.
2. Holiday countdown calendars
What you'll need:
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Mini chalkboards or a chalkboard calendar
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Chalk markers
If you want to make the countdown to your favorite holiday extra special, then you're going to want to try this DIY chalkboard craft.
First, grab a few small chalkboards and chalk markers and start designing a calendar grid with numbers leading up to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or New Year's. Alternatively, you can use a Loddie Doddie chalkboard calendar to make it a little easier.
Then, decorate each day with doodles or add mini holiday decorations with magnetic strips. You can get as creative with your elements as you'd like - think stars, dreidels, and ornaments. And once you're done, you can start marking off the days for some holiday excitement.
Tip: If you don't have a chalkboard, you can also use a whiteboard and dry erase markers.
3. Personalized holiday chalkboard signs
What you'll need:
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Chalkboards
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Chalk sticks or chalk markers
Are you looking for holiday crafts for your kids or the whole family to enjoy together? Then this is a really fun idea! You can create personalized holiday chalkboard signs (or even use this chalkboard craft all year around) to really bring the festive spirit into your home.
Ideally, you'll want to have chalkboard signs for each one of your family members. That way, everyone can decorate their board the way they'd like - whether it's with holiday messages like 'Merry Christmas' or pictures and elements inspired by the holiday season.
You can use these signs as room decorations (they look particularly cute in a bedroom or kids' craft room!) or as welcoming touches to your entryway. Either way, you're guaranteed to have fun putting these signs together.
4. Paper gift pockets
What you'll need:
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Craft paper
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A needle and thread
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Tissue paper and gifts/candy
Get ready to make gift-giving so much more exciting with these easy-to-sew paper pockets. These are perfect for holding small gifts for each night of Hanukkah or to wrap your stocking stuffers.
Using craft paper, layer two pieces back-to-back to create your own pouches that tear open just like presents.
Be sure to outline one of these pieces with shapes like stars or sugar canes so that you can cut them out to make uniquely shaped gifts. You'll also need to leave a quarter-inch border to allow you to sew around them.
Just don't forget to add tissue paper, small gifts, and candy between the papers before you start sewing! You can also add names to these gifts with gel pens for a pop of color. Additionally, you can close the paper up using a hot glue gun if you don't have sewing materials.
5. Silly sock snowmen
What you'll need:
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Socks
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Rubber band
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Rice
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Buttons
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Glue
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Markers
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Pom poms
Do you have a few lone socks that have lost their partners? Well, now you'll finally have a use for them! You and your little ones can use simple art supplies to make silly sock snowmen as table decor.
Start by filling a white sock with rice until it can stand up on its own. You'll need quite a lot of rice, so keep filling it up until you're happy with the shape. Then, tie the top tightly with a rubber band to secure the rice. You'll also need to add a rubber band to section off the sock (around two-thirds from the bottom) to create your snowman's head.
Using hot glue, glue dots, or craft glue, add some buttons down the snowman's body. You'll also need a black marker handy to give him a wide smile and two little eyes. If you'd like, you can use a pink marker to add some rosy cheeks.
To make his cute carrot nose, glue two orange pom poms to the middle of his face, one on top of the other. And, if you'd like to give him a hat or scarf, you can cut up a colorful sock.
6. Wax fire starters
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Foraged kindling
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Wax pellets and wicks
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Cupcake liners and pan
With the weather cooling down around the fall and winter holidays, keeping your home warm and cozy is a must. So why not create a holiday craft that can come in handy when the winter chill starts to set in? Plus, it uses all-natural materials, which makes this an affordable and eco-friendly craft, too!
We love that you can get your kiddies involved in this craft. In fact, you can take them out to forage for small items like pinecones and evergreen twigs that are small enough to fit into a cupcake pan. And, while they're searching for these materials, you can gather other ingredients from your pantry. These include cinnamon sticks and coffee beans.
Once you have everything you need, line a cupcake pan with liners and melt wax pellets in your microwave. Just be sure to stir them every 30 seconds until they're fully melted. Dip the end of a few wicks into the wax and add them to your cupcake liners, being sure to center them. You can also add all of the kindling materials you've gathered (without overfilling the mold).
Then, pour the wax into the molds until it covers the kindling and fills the cupcake liners to around two-thirds full. If there's space, you can add some extra kindling to the top of your wax. Once the wax has set, you're ready to use it in your fireplace.
Tip: Store your wax fire starters in a mason jar and keep them in a cool, dry place.
7. Decorate your sidewalk for some holiday cheer
What you'll need:
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Sidewalk chalk
By far the easiest and mess-free craft on this list is to decorate your sidewalk using sidewalk chalk. It's also so much fun for your little ones, who can express their creativity without the fuss and clean-up of traditional crafts.
Your kids can draw holiday-themed masterpieces on your driveway or sidewalk, keeping them busy and making your home more inviting for the holidays. And, when you're ready to clean it away, it only takes a little water to wash the chalk off the paving. It's really that simple!
FAQs
Will these projects work as Christmas craft ideas?
These holiday projects are some of the best Christmas crafts you. But they work perfectly for other holidays and occasions all year round! All you need to do is tweak these ideas a little to suit the type of decor you'd like, and you've got fun craft projects to keep you occupied at any time of the year.
Can kids of all ages work on these holiday crafts?
Although there are some kid-friendly ideas on this list, some of these crafts may require supervision. For example, wax fire starters are super easy to make, but you may not want your little ones to handle hot wax.
Final Thoughts
From simple crafts that take no time at all to bigger projects that involve the whole family, our list of holiday crafts is sure to inspire you over the festive season. Plus, with so many different ideas to keep you busy, there won't be any dull moments over the holidays. So, grab your supplies, set some time aside, and get ready to get crafting!