Today I’m very excited to be sharing all these fantastic children’s Christmas wreath ideas with you.
These fun and easy crafts will help your home look super festive and are a great way for kids to decorate their own rooms, how about having one on the door to their bedroom!
There are all sorts of Christmas wreaths kids can make from paper plate wreaths, to pom pom wreaths and Christmas wreaths with natural materials.
Which is your favourite?!
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Christmas Wreath Crafts for Kids
Making a Christmas wreath with your kids is a great activity for the holiday season as it’s one that you can definitely display afterwards.
Personally, my kids always wait until mid-December before they decide that they need to make every single festive thing ever which means that I don’t always have to hand the craft materials that they need. I love using lists like this to both inspire them (and me) and also to see what we could make with the things we already own.
This is an old post that I’ve updated to add some new ideas for making Christmas wreaths that I found and loved, I hope you’ll love them too!
Why do we make Christmas wreaths?
Christmas wreaths are said to represent eternal life with their circular shape.
Time Magazine says “Christians in Europe often placed a candle on the wreath during Advent to symbolise the light that Jesus brought into the world.”
If you’re looking for Christmas wreath crafts as part of your advent activities you could also add some candles to the wreath crafts below – a cardboard strip with a flame drawn on top is normally my kids go-to way to create easy advent candles for crafts.
What Should I use for a Christmas Wreath?
As you’ll see below there are loads of materials that you can make a Christmas wreath from whether you decide to go for natural materials like ivy or prefer to go with a coloured paper, paints or tissue paper.
To make a wreath though you will need something to construct the actual wreath from, paper plates are a great option as they’re cheap and are in a circular shape already.
You can also buy blank foam Christmas wreaths to decorate and there’s lots of Christmas wreath kits too.
Free Printable Christmas Wreath Template
If you’re making Christmas wreaths with a group of kids in a classroom or preschool or just want something quick that you can download then why not grab our Christmas wreath template?
The PDF is free and there are two different designs that you can use.
Pasta Bow Wreath
I love this simple wreath craft from Crafty Morning that’s made from pasta shapes.
Tissue Paper Wreath
This Christmas wreath craft for toddlers is super easy to make.
Snowflake Wreath
This snowflake wreath craft would be great for all of winter, you can click through the link to see how this craft is made but I’ve also added the video tutorial for it to this page if you’d like to see it in action!
Handprint Wreath
This handprint wreath from The Best Ideas for Kids would make a great keepsake or collaborative craft for a group of children.
Cut and Paste Paper Wreath Craft
Grab our free paper Christmas wreath craft and make a fun wreath complete with lots of items like pinecones, orange slices and baubles to color, cut and paste.
M&M Wreath
What kid wouldn’t want to make this M&M wreath from Toddler Approved?
Paper Plate Wreath
We made this paper plate Christmas wreath inspired by a local Holly tree.
Stained Glass Wreath
This stained glass wreath from In The Playroom looks amazing!
Tear Art Wreath
I love this tear art Christmas wreath from Buddy and Buggy and you can hang it on your tree too as a Christmas wreath ornament too.
Craft Stick Wreath
We always have loads of craft sticks lying around so this wreath from Childhood 101 would be perfect for us.
Dish Brush Wreath
Make a Christmas wreath painting using a dish brush following Crafty Morning’s simple tutorial.
Advent Crown
I love this natural advent wreath from Sun Hats and Wellie Boots.
Marble Painted Wreath
This marble painted wreath from Housing A Forest looks really effective.
Yarn Wrapped Wreath
We love these yarn wrapped wreath ornaments that you can make with recycled cardboard.
Crepe Paper Wreath
Powerful Mothering’s Christmas wreaths are super quick to make but look really effective.
Foam Sticker Wreath
This Christmas wreath for kids from The Jenny Evolution is so simple and a great easy Christmas craft for them to enjoy.
Ribbon Wreath
We love ribbons and this ribbon wreath from Fantastic Fun and Learning looks like a great idea for kids.
Pom Pom Wreath
I really want to do this pom pom wreath from Red Ted Art with my son.
Pom Pom Toddler Craft
This easy Christmas wreath for toddlers from Blog Me Mom looks like loads of fun, hurray more pom poms!
Candy Wreath
Teach Mama has a fun family activity that kids will love making these sweet candy wreaths.
Jingle Bell Wreath
I Can Teach My Child made this cute Christmas wreath with jingle bells.
Tissue Paper Wreath Ornaments
These wreath ornaments from Happy Hooligans would look cute on your Christmas tree.
Use a Ready Made Wreath
This wreath from Teach Me Mommy is quick enough to make that it should keep any kid entertained.
Fabric Wreath
Sharla from The Chaos and The Clutter makes these fabric wreaths every year with her kids.
Gem Wreath
This gem wreath from 3 Dinosaurs is great for fine motor skills.
Nature Wreath
This nature wreath from Fun at Home with Kids is a great way to bring some nature into your home!
Christmas Books for Kids
I love sharing Christmas stories with my kids (at my kids insistence we pretty much read them all year round) and I think that it’s a great excuse to snuggle up together when it’s cold outside and read a book together.
These are a few of our current favourites and I’d love to hear what you’re enjoying with your kids or have planned for Christmas Eve boxes!
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- The Jolly Christmas Postman by Allan Ahlberg
- Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs
- Father Christmas Needs A Wee by Nicholas Allan
More Christmas Crafts for Kids
This free printable snowman card is perfect for kids to colour, make and give. A great way to keep in touch with family members too!
I love this sweet Santa paper plate twirler that you can use as a Christmas decoration as it spins around.
Finally these easy heart ornaments are a great way to decorate your Christmas tree and they’re great for fine motor skills too!
These are great! I love the ice one especially 🙂
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It’s gorgeous isn’t it 🙂
These are all so lovely and simple looking.
My kids are 16 and 13 now, but each year I still put up decorations they made as much as ten years ago. Some of them were surprisingly classy, hence why I’m still using them. I always make something new for Christmas each year myself, usually a handmade tree!