Let this be your ultimate guide to Christmas ideas. I will go over some fun crafts for your little tykes to enjoy. Stick around for activities for the whole family, and gift ideas that are sure to impress. (Affiliate links are present so if you see something you like and you would like to make my Christmas a little more cheerful you can click on the product links to order, and some of the proceeds will go to our Christmas fund!) If you have more Christmas ideas or links please leave a comment at the end.

Christmas Ideas – Crafts you Should try

–Elf on the shelf printout here: Boy Elf on shelf Girl Elf on shelf

Print out and create your own elf for your shelf. The printout is free! You will just need to color and cut out your elf. To make the elf stand you will just need a strand of tape (shown in the pictures below)

If you are looking for a fun place to put your elf on the shelf you can find that here: https://www.momsucceeds.com/elf-on-the-shelf/

–Santa Tambourine Printout here: Santa Face

To make the Santa Tambourine you will need paper plates, markers, cotton balls, bells, pipe cleaners, the Santa printout, a hole punch and a glue gun. Just printout the Santa face, color, cut out, glue on cotton balls to beard and mustache. You will attach the Santa face to a paper plate. I attached the bells with a hole punch and pipe cleaners, then glued two paper plates together. Ho Ho Ho, Jingle all the way with this Santa tambourine! We attached a ribbon on the back which made the tambourine easy to hold and shake.

–Snowman painting with cotton balls Draw a snowman, grab some cotton balls and white paint and create a winter wonderland!

Snowball fight (Texas Style) and painting

–Smallfoot painting

Have you ever heard of a Rambutan? I found it in the produce isle of the grocery store! We used this fruit to create the Smallfoot yeti after we went to see the movie! You just need white and blue washable paint, Blue construction paper, rambutan, googly eyes and glue. This was super easy for the kids. They just dipped the rambutan into the paint, and smeared it on the blue construction paper however they wanted. My kids also enjoyed painting their hands and making handprints. When the painting was dry we glued on googly eyes and painted on horns, eyebrows and a mouth.

–Make and hang paper snowflakes

Christmas Ideas- Activities for the family to enjoy!

–Snowball fight – If you don’t have real snow or need to stay inside, use cotton balls and go wild inside. Snowball fight (Texas Style) and painting

-Decorating Christmas Cookies Gingerbread Boy Cookie Decorating Kit

-Build a Gingerbread House Build It Yourself Mini Village Gingerbread House Decorating Kit

-Doing advent calendar

LEGO City Advent Calendar

-Have a tacky Christmas sweater party Get out your Ugly Christmas sweaters! Have a photobooth and give out awards for the ugliest sweaters!

USPS has a detailed site for doing this here:

-Deliver Holiday treats and cheer to neighbors I love the idea of teaching your children to give during the holidays. A great way to do this is to bake cookies or holiday treats and then pass them out to neighbors.

-Read holiday classics (If you don’t have these you can purchase them on Amazon by clicking on the books!)

The kids love decorating the real tree but we also enjoy decorating a felt tree!

-Call Santa- A link to Santa’s phone number https://themamalifeblogspot.com/2017/11/26/santas-phone-number/

-If you are looking to avoid the holiday blues check out this blog post! https://cherylsclevertips.com/avoid-the-holiday-blues-this-year/

Christmas Ideas- Gifts that will impress

If you are wanting to give your family experiences instead of gifts there are some great ideas here: https://themamalifeblogspot.com/2018/11/16/821/

Here are some more great experiences for gifts: https://www.disciplemama.com/experience-gift-ideas-minimalist-family/?fbclid=IwAR2j0yGOrihbyGDi6dDFLOlP7SbrBEsIqoIpBcjokUi9-qCAXv3IhqBZHDs

Looking for gifts for her? Check these out: https://sarahandsparkles.com/2018/11/07/christmas-shopping-guide-for-her/

Gift Ideas for JoJo Siwa Fans https://www.momsucceeds.com/jojo-siwa-gift-ideas/

UK gift guide for the kids http://www.sophie-elise.co.uk/personal/christmas-gift-guide-for-the-kids

Are you on a budget?? See these ideas! https://earningbythesea.co.uk/christmas-on-a-budget/

Thanks to everyone who contributed to these Christmas Ideas!