5 Easy Toddler Christmas Crafts

'Tis the season for homemade gifts and decorations. Here are five quick, low-to-medium effort toddler Christmas crafts that keep tiny hands busy and still turn out adorable enough to gift to grandparents.

1. Melted Crayon Magic Ornaments (Low Effort)

Grab clear plastic ornament balls, sprinkle in crayon shavings, and warm with a hair dryer.✨ Mom tip: Let them pick the colors — but maybe remove the black one first unless you want a “storm cloud Christmas.”🎄 Skill level: Totally doable.

2. Reindeer Footprint Salt Dough (Medium Effort)

Mix salt dough, press in your toddler’s foot, bake, and paint. Add googly eyes + a red pom nose.✨ Mom tip: This one is a future-you tearjerker — their tiny feet don’t stay tiny long.🎄 Skill level: One nap-time bake required.

3. Pom Pom Snow People (Low Effort)

Use white pom poms, pipe cleaners, and mini felt scraps to make a snow family.✨ Mom tip: Toddlers love sticking things onto… anything. Hot glue the base, let them decorate freely.🎄 Skill level: Very “I need 10 quiet minutes.”

4. Pretzel Picture Frame Wreaths (Low Effort)

Glue pretzels in a circle, add a photo in the center, and paint or add glitter.✨ Mom tip: Use the non-salted pretzels or the paint won’t stick — learned that one the hard way.🎄 Skill level: Crunchy (literally) and cute.

5. Clothespin Rudolphs (Low Effort)

Clip three wooden clothespins together for the reindeer body, add eyes, a pom nose, and antlers.✨ Mom tip: Toddlers love clipping and “building” things — perfect little busy-hands activity.🎄 Skill level: Fast, adorable, giftable.