Paper Snowflake Crafts

Coffee Filter Snowflakes
Use food coloring to achieve a tie dyed effect on these coffee filter snowflakes.

Snowflake Bookmark
You will need colored card stock, and two sizes of paper snowflake punches to make these snowflake bookmarks from Craftideas.

Paper Snowflake
Step-by-step instructions on how to fold a paper circle and cut out a paper snowflake.

Paper Snowflake Instructions
Detailed photos take you through each fold and cut to make a square of paper into a 6-point paper snowflake.

8 Point Snowflake
Photos and instructions to make an 8-point paper snowflake.

Snowflake Crafts for Kids

Q-Tip Snowflakes
A snowflake craft for groups or art lessons - all you need is cotton swabs and glue.

Crystal Snowflake
Suspend a chenille stem and string snowflake in a jar of borax and water solution to make a genuine crystal snowflake shape.

Snowflake Christmas Card
How to make a paper snowflake and use it to decorate a construction paper greeting card for Christmas.

Craft Foam Smiley Snowflake
Use a printable template to make this craft fun foam smiley snowflake craft.

Glistening Snowflake Ornaments
Older children will enjoy painting styrofoam balls in gold or silver, then making chenille stem “staples” to attach glistening chenille stems in a snowflake design.

Pasta Snowflakes
Pasta wagon wheels and bow ties take on a whole new dimension when kids glue them together in snowflake shapes.

Twine or Cotton Snowflake
Soak twine or crochet cotton in glue and form into snowflake shapes with this free craft pattern.

Free Crochet Snowflake Patterns

Bedspread Cotton Snowflake
Crochet a sweet snowflake ornament from bedspread weight crochet cotton. (Page is a very slow download on dialup.)

Pretty Crochet Snowflake Pattern
Pretty snowflake is fun and easy to crochet; great for hanging on the tree or using as a gift topper.

Mini Crocheted Snowflake
Free pattern to crochet a mini snowflake ornament.

How to Make Yarn Snowflakes
Mix and match instructions for easy crocheted snowflakes, with photos of several variations.

The Incredibly Versatile Giant Snowflake
Wear this cuddly snowflake as a capelet, scarf, wrap or shrug.

Snowflake Afghan
Learn how to crochet a gorgeous snowflake afghan.

Glitter Snowflake Coaster
Work this crochet pattern in Caron’s Christmas Glitter yarn.

Miscellaneous Christmas Snowflakes

Clay Snowflake
Roll out a small ball of clay and punch holes in it to make this snowflake. Let dry and paint.

Make a Snowflake Pattern
A simple online snowflake pattern generator; there are instructions on how to save and print the web page if you wish to keep your design.

Snowflake Table Runner
Let the kids have fun with re-positionable glue, changing the snowflake shapes on a felt runner until the look is just perfect!

Wheat Weaving Snowflake
A beginner’s wheat weaving project to make from six straws of wheat.

Snowflakes at Amazon Snowflakes for All Seasons Almost everyone has probably folded paper and cut snips out of it to form a snowflake pattern. With this book, you can copy one of 72 stencils, cut it out and make a colored paper snowflake for any holiday. Try an hourglass snowflake for New Years, or hearts, arrows, cupids, and lips for Valentines, shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day, bunnies, lilies and baby chicks for Easter, Liberty Bells, and stars for the Fourth of July, pumpkins, black cats, owls, and ghosts for Halloween, Christmas bells and snowmen for Christmas, as well as teddy bears, dogs, cats, butterflies and more. This is a fun, creative craft book for children and adults and is highly recommended.

Free Knitted Snowflake Patterns

Snowflake Design Hat
Follow the chart to knit this hat with a snowflake motif.

Snowflake Sweater
Advanced knitters will enjoy knitting this crew-neck ladies sweater worked from a snowflake graph.

Snowflake Preemie Hat and Socks
Free knitting pattern for preemie sized snowflake patterned hat and socks.

Snowflake Star
Knit some six-pointed stars to trim your Christmas tree in simple stockinette stitch.

Snowflake Headband/Ear Warmer Knitting Pattern
Glow-in-the-dark fibers for the snowflake give this warm knitted, two-layer headband pattern an interesting twist.

Paper Snowman Crafts

Dress Up Snowman Activities
Paper snowman and assorted clothes to print, cut out, and assemble into nine different combination outfits. A wonderful Christmas art activity for the classroom. (Unfortunately, many popups on this site)

Snowman Paper Dolls
Children can color a scarf, tie, vest, mitts and hat, then cut and paste them to dress a paper snowman doll for winter.

Toilet Paper Snowmen
A Christmas art activity for teachers and groups. Just print out DLTK’s snowman template to make ready-to-decorate toilet paper snowmen, then deck them all out with egg carton hats. (Popups on this site)

Printable Paper Snowman Model
A three-dimensional snowman model to print on one page, cut out and assemble.

Paper Plate Snowman
No photo, but detailed illustrations from Enchanted Learning to show kids just how to make a paper plate snowman decoration for your wall or door.

Paper Mache Snowman
Detailed photos show you how to make a paper mache snowman using balloons as the base and newspaper paper mache.

Clothespin Snowmen Crafts

Christmas Card Snowman Clips
Turn spring clothespins in to snowman clips to hold your Christmas cards.

Friendly Snowman
Exiting Scout Crafts offers instructions on how to make a friendly snowman from fun foam, a clothespin and two pony beads.

Clothes Peg Snowman
A clothespin snowman by another name - but simple instructions and a good photo will help you transform a clothespin into a snowman tree ornament.

Willy Melt and Betty Won’t Snow People
A matching snow couple to make from clothespins.

Light Bulb Snowman Crafts

Lightbulb Snowman
Simple painting directions and a nice photo to help you make a snowman from a recycled lightbulb.

Lightbulb Snowman Ornaments
Dress a painted lightbulb snowman with a warm hat, muff and scarf to make this Christmas tree ornament.

Frosty the Lightbulb
Glue together a styrofoam ball and an old lightbulb; paint with homemade white sand paint or snow paint, then decorate as a snowman.

Glitter Snowman Bulb
A free snowman lightbulb craft from the team at Nicolecrafts.

Snowman Bulb
Painted snowman face lightbulb from Craft at Home.

Terra Cotta Snow People

Terra Cotta Snow People
A wooden ball and a terra cotta pot are the base materials for snow people by Family Crafts About.com guide, Sherri Osborn.

Clay Pot Snow People
Dress this clay pot snowman and snow woman in warm hats made from a child’s sock.

Clay Pot Snowman
Black pony beads are used as buttons in a black-and-white themed clay pot snowman from mycraftbook.com.

Clay Pot Winter Friends
Ice blue hats, scarves and muffs are the winter accesories for a stylish pair of clay pot snowmen by Amanda Formaro.

Snowman in a Pot Candleholder
Inexpensive snowman candle holder is made from styrofoam balls, plus a terra cotta pot and saucer.

Miscellaneous Snowman Crafts

Recycled CD Snowman
Recycle a CD and a juice can lid to make this snowman decoration.

Baby Food Jar Snowman
Decoupage a baby food jar with white tissue paper and decorate as a snowman candle holder or candy jar. Several reader photos are available of the completed snowman jars.

Bread Board Snowman
Whimsical snowman to make from a wooden bread board, from the folks at Nicolecrafts.

Coffee Creamer Snowman
A Carnation coffee creamer container is the perfect shape to make a decorative table top snowman. You can also fill this snowman with Christmas candies, hot chocolate or other jar mix recipes.

Coffee Jar Snowman
Wrap coffee jars in white batting to make these glass jar snowmen.

Cosmetic Cotton Circle Snowman
A bag of cotton cosmetic remover circles will provide hours of creative opportunity for children to make a variety of cute snowman faces. Add a magnet to make a snowman fridgie.

Cotton Ball Snowman Craft
A snowman craft for the younger set - have the children draw a snowman by tracing three circles on construction paper. Fill in the body by gluing on cotton balls.

Mr and Mrs Mitten Snowman
Turn infant mittens into adorable snow folk.

Sock Snowman
An easy snowman project that looks great - just fill a white sock with rice, tie into sections and decorate! There are two photos of sock snowman completed by readers.

Washcloth Snowman
Washcloth snowmen are so easy to make, you can whip up a crowd of these decorative snowmen in short order.

Snowmen at Amazon

Snowman/Friends Stocking Felt Applique Kit

Beaded, festive sparkling applique snowman kit includes screen-printed acrylic felt, 6-strand cotton floss, felt backing, beads, sequins, needle, graph and instructions.

Finished Size: 10.25 x 16.5 (26,0 x 41,9 cm)

Snowman Buttons - 1 package

These snowmen buttons from Jo-Ann.com are a charming accent for any garment or craft project.

Craft Stick Snowmen

Snowman Fence
Five snowmen in a row decorate a craft stick, paint stick or popsicle stick picket-style fence.

Paint Stirrer Snowman
Put an extra paint stir stick to good use - make it into a slim painted snowman that is suitable as a holiday wall decoration or Christmas gift trim.

Paint Stick Snowmen
Another version of the primitive snowman on a paint stirrer stick.

Ice Cream Stick Snowman
Save an hour-glass shaped ice cream stick and decorate it as a snowman for Christmas tree trimming.

Craft Stick Snowman
Another craft stick or popsicle stick snowman for children ages 7 and up to make as Christmas tree trims.

Winter Wanderers Craft Stick Snowman
My favorite craft stick snowmen pattern - a simple design with artistic flair.

Paper Reindeer Crafts

Paper Bag Reindeer
Use a printable template or draw your own reindeer body parts, then glue to a paper bag to make a reindeer puppet.

Paper Reindeer Antlers
Make yourself a pair of reindeer antlers using a free printable template and construction paper.

Pin the Nose on the Reindeer
Printable reindeer game for kids.

Reindeer Art Picture
Trace a child’s footprints and hand prints, cut out, then glue on construction paper to make this easy reindeer art picture craft.

Reindeer Coloring Pages
A variety of reindeer coloring pages for children from DLTK.

Reindeer Handprint Puppet
Trace around your hands to make antlers for this paper bag reindeer puppet.

Reindeer Mazes
Three reindeer mazes for kids to print and play.

Clothespin Reindeer Crafts

Clothespin Reindeer
This reindeer craft works with either spring type clothespins or the old-fashioned kind.

Hanging Clothespin Reindeer
Another version of the clothespin reindeer made to hang on the tree or around the house.

Clothespeg Reindeer
A clothespin reindeer project to be used as a classroom lesson for younger students. (Popups on this site)

Craft Stick Reindeer

Craft Stick Reindeer
Adorn a craft stick with brown paint, corrugated cardboard antlers and dimensional paint eyes to make this reindeer, which is suitable for use as a gift tag, tree trim or plant poke.

Red-Nosed Reindeer
Add plastic goggle eyes and a red pompom nose to a craft stick for this easy red-nosed reindeer craft.

Santa’s Reindeer
Glue three craft sticks into a triangle and add chenille stem antlers in this inexpensive reindeer craft. (PDF file to download and print)

Reindeer Recipes

Quick Buck Cake
Use an animal crackers cake pan to bake a Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer holiday cake.

Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies
Top gingerbread reindeer cookies with mini pretzel antlers.

Smoked Sausage Reindeer
Smoked sausage reindeer appetizers graze at a trough of mustard mayo dip on top of a field of french bread.

Miscellaneous Reindeer Crafts

Beaded Reindeer Ornament
Unique enough to be a gift in itself, this gold beaded reindeer needs a lot of hot glue and is suggested only for older teens or adults.

Birch Branch Reindeer
Use a few birch branches to make these woodland reindeer to decorate front porch or living room for Christmas.

Magic Reindeer Food
Quick and easy layered jar recipe for “magic reindeer food” for kids to sprinkle outside on Christmas Eve.

Reindeer Jar Pattern
Free jar painting pattern - paint a jar to look like a festive reindeer.

Reindeer Shadow Play
How to use your hands to cast a reindeer shaped shadow on the wall.

Tree Branch Reindeer
Use small diameter tree branches to make these cute wooden reindeer with copper wire antlers.

Wooden Spoon Reindeer
An easy wooden spoon reindeer. Note - although directions say to paint the wooden spoon black, I think they mean brown.

Milk Carton Reindeer
Make a milk carton reindeer tote to bring home school party treats.

Reindeer at Amazon Jolee’s By You - Reindeer Jolee’s By You line of coordinating 3-D embellishments is perfect for scrapbooks, cards, decorating gift boxes, shadow boxes and more! Keepsake Kit Handmade Pages - Reindeer Games 12”X 12′ two-page layout keepsake kits with embellishments such as fibers, buttons, cork, eyelets, die-cuts and vellum overlays. Just add photos and journaling.

Clay Pot or Terra Cotta Reindeer

Clay Pot Reindeer
Instructions from Michaels to make a clay pot reindeer and clay pot snowman.

Plant Pot Reindeer
Recycle a clay or plastic plant pot to make a cute reindeer craft.

Paper Santa Crafts and Printable Santas

3D Paper Santa Ornaments
Get six paper Santas printed on one page, three ready to cut out and assemble, and three ready to color.

Lunch Bag Santa
How to make a Santa puppet from a paper lunch bag.

Paper Cone Santa
Learn how to make a paper Santa from a half-circle of paper shaped into a cone. Small versions make great Christmas decorations; larger versions can be worn as a hat.

Paper Santa Doorknob Hanger
Free templates from DLTK to make a paper doorknob Santa, or a craft foam version. (Popups on this site.)

Printable Santa Mask
A printable Santa mask for younger children.

Santa’s Activity Page
Loads of printable Christmas activities and Santa coloring pages.

Smiley Santa Collage
Print and cut out a smiley Santa template, then have kids decorate it with a variety of collage materials.

Miscellaneous Santa Crafts

Candy Jar Santa
Paint an ivy bowl as Santa’s face, and top it with a painted clay pot hat to make this candy jar Santa decoration.

Clothespin Santa Ornament
How to make clothespin santa ornaments with bendable chenille arms. (Some links on this page bring up ads for Ask.com)

Coffee Creamer Santa
Recycle a Carnation coffee creamer container to make this beautiful Santa decoration.

Craft Foam Santa Face
Free PDF file provides the pattern pieces to make a Santa face from craft foam sheets.

Paint Brush Santa
Turn an ordinary paint brush into a unique Santa craft.

Pony Bead Santa
Thread pony beads onto chenille stems to make a pony bead Santa ornament.

Santa Cutting Board
Turn a wooden cutting board into a whimsical Santa wall hanging craft.

Straw Broom Santa
Turn a large straw broom into a cheerful Santa to stand near your doorway.

Wooden Spoon Santa
A quick, affordable Santa to make from a wooden spoon.

Santa Crafts at Amazon

Down Santa Claus Lane
(hardcover)

30 cross stitch charts of Victorian style Santas in a broad range of colors, displayed as various projects, such as framed pictures, pillows, stockings and ornaments.

Sequinned Santa Stocking - Felt Applique Kit

Everything needed to complete this jolly Santa stocking is included: printed felt, thread, yarn, sequins, beads, and step-by-step instructions.

Free Printable Christmas Cards

Beach Scene Holiday Cards
Wish someone a happy holiday from your place in the sun this Christmas with an assortment of beach scene printable cards.

Cartoon Christmas Cards
Cute cartoon characters will appeal to children or those who like cartoon characters. Use blank A4 cards for printing.

Four Angels
Vintage quarter-fold card with four cherub angels decorating a tree.

Gingerbread Men Card
Free printable four-fold card for personal or school use only, says “Happy Holiday Season” inside; gingerbread men pictured outside.

Horse Christmas Cards
There is a different horse picture on each of these eight printable four-fold Christmas cards. A printable envelope to fit the cards is also available on the site.

International Christmas Cards
No-text printable Christmas cards to send overseas, printable in a variety of designs.

Money Gift Cards
Three printable money gift cards inspired by vintage Christmas cards - you can see one of the designs at the top of this page, another one at right. You can easily make the money cards into plain Christmas cards by cutting off the money flap. There are matching or blank envelopes to print with the cards.

Photo Christmas Cards
Printable Christmas cards from Hewlett-Packard that you can personalize online with your own photos, then print. While you are there, print some Christmas envelopes too!

Season’s Greetings Cards
Print classy red and gold cards, in eight different designs, on A4 card stock.

Small Printable Christmas Cards
Nice variety of printable Christmas cards. You can print two cards on one sheet of card stock. A matching printable envelope is included for each design.

Traditional Christmas Cards
Variety of coordinating traditional design Christmas cards and gift tags, including blank cards. You can personalize the cards online, but do read the instructions carefully before you begin.

Vintage Angel Card
Fine art vintage quarter-fold card with an angel and candle illustration and printable envelope.

Vintage Santa Card
Free printable quarter-fold card featuring an old-fashioned Santa in a blue suit, with printable envelope.

Miscellaneous Christmas Printables

AllThingsChristmas Printables
Nice page of free Christmas printables from AllThingsChristmas.com, including Victorian Santa theme Christmas cards and gift tags, printable gift certificates and printable wrapping paper.

Printable Christmas Bookmarks
Horse design bookmarks with a Christmas theme are perfect stocking stuffers, or a nice addition to a Christmas gift book.

Printable Gift Wrap and Gift Boxes
Hewlett-Packard printable gift wrap and gift boxes for any occasion.

Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags and Recipe Cards

Homemade for You Christmas Gift Tags
Printable Christmas gift tags to attach to your homemade Christmas gifts.

Printable Christmas Horse Gift Tags
Ten Christmas gift tags to print on one page, with five different Christmas designs that include horses.

Merry Christmas Printable Gift Tags
Red and gold motifs in several designs, to print on A6 cards. You can also print multiple tags on A4 card stock by adjusting your printer layout.

Printable Christmas Theme Recipe Cards
Printable Christmas theme recipe cards are perfect to write out the recipe for homemade cookies or gifts in a jar - or why not write out your favorite homemade recipes and give them as a stocking stuffing?

Recipe Cards
Four cute 3×5 recipe cards to print; one has a Christmas light design.

Christmas Printables for Kids

Christmas Cards to Color
Quarter-fold or half-fold printable Christmas designs for children to color and decorate.

Christmas Cornucopia
Printable cornucopia template for kids to print and trace, cut out, glue together and decorate for the Christmas tree.

Christmas Games to Print
DLTK’s assortment of online and printable games with a Christmas theme, including word searches, mazes, anagrams, Christmas dominos, memory cards and Christmas bingo (unfortunately, there are also frequent popup ads).

Christmas Printables for Teachers
Printable Christmas coloring pages, word searches, mazes, Santa countdown page and Christmas activites.

Eaton’s Santa Claus Parade Coloring Books
Adorable vintage coloring books celebrating the Eaton’s Santa Claus Parade in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1960 and 1961 are available from the Ontario Archives. You can print single pages or download an entire book as a PDF file.

Miniature Christmas Activity Book
This mini-printable is contained on one page, but folds cleverly into a small booklet which includes a Christmas word search, maze, coloring picture and spot the differences pages.

Paper Choir Singers
Make a paper choir by printing one page which includes three full-color choir singers, and three more ready to color, cut out and assemble.

Paper Santa Ornament
Three colored Santa ornaments and three ready-to-decorate Santas, all print out on one page.

Paper Snowman Model
Printable snowman model to print on one page, cut out and assemble.

Printable Christmas Tree Ornament
Choose from a full-color paper tree or one for the kids to color and decorate. Cut out the five segments, decorate, assemble, and hang on your tree!

Christmas Card Software Santa’s Christmas Card Shop All you need to make great holiday greeting cards, including pre-designed cards, Christmas clipart, fonts, ecards and sounds. Personalize cards with your own pictures and message.

Printable Christmas Invitations

Santa Hat Invitation
Free printable Christmas invitation, for personal or school use.

Cartoon Christmas Invitations
Cute cartoon invitations to invite people to your Christmas functions. Print on A5 card stock.

Christmas Party Invitations
Small collection of tradtional design Christmas party invitations to print on A5 stock, or adjust printing parameters to get two cards on one A4 card.

Christmas Party Invitations to Color or Print
Various party invitation designs for Christmas, printable as four-fold or half-fold cards.

Printable Christmas Shopping Lists

Printable Santa Shopping Lists
Shopping lists print two to a page; this free printable collection of 10 pairs of shopping lists features a variety of old-fashioned Santa figures.

Printable Shopping Lists for Christmas
Similar to the Santa shopping lists listed above, but this set includes 13 pairs of different Santas.

Crochet Christmas Stocking Patterns

Basic Crocheted Christmas Stocking
Worked in Red Heart Super Saver yarn, with two strands worked together throughout.

Crocheted Stocking
Red and green striped crocheted stocking pattern, with a white cuff.

Owl Wizard Stocking
Follow the chart to decorate this crocheted Christmas stocking with Sir Owliver Wizard.

Cotton Crocheted Stocking
Classic red and white cotton stocking pattern from Bernat. Free membership required to access pattern directions.

Mini Christmas Stocking Pin
Crochet an adorable miniature stocking pin; trim with mini gifts and a tiny bell.

Victorian Christmas Mini Stocking
Lovely little stockings to crochet for Christmas in a variety of miniature sizes.

Easy Granny Square Christmas Stocking Crochet four granny squares and sew them together in an “L” shape, as shown in the photo. Make two flat stockings like this. Sew the two sections together. If you’d like to allow more room for Santa’s goodies, add two or three rows of single crochet between the two layers.

Paper and Printable Christmas Stockings

Brown Paper Bag Stocking
Kids can weave yarn around a brown paper stocking, then decorate.

Stuffed Stocking
Color a stocking stuffed with toys.

Christmas Stockings to Color
Wide variety of Christmas stocking coloring pages.

Online Interactive Christmas Stocking
Color the stocking online and print it out. Good mouse practice and a simple sentence for beginner readers.

Printable Christmas Stockings
Print paper stockings with letters or numerals to spell a name. Great for Christmas banners, scrapbooking and making cards. There are also directions to help you make a Christmas stocking gift bag.

Homemade Christmas Stocking Card
How to make a handmade Christmas card with a Christmas stocking motif.

Victorian Christmas Stocking Poem

“Something to eat, something to read, something to play with, and something they need!”

Sports Santa Stocking Felt Applique - 18″ Long

Kit includes a string of lights (batteries not included).

Christmas Stocking Sewing Patterns

Christmas Stocking Tree
Make your own Christmas tree stocking tree from different lengths of wood dowels - and you’ll have a place for everyone’s stocking this year. Also includes a link to a free stocking pattern.

8 Holiday Stockings
Eight variations on a basic stocking sewing pattern from FamilyFun.com. Choose from a classic stocking, ballet slipper stocking, elf boot or cowboy boot, bare foot stocking, fancy boot stocking, ice skate stocking or dog paw stocking.

Quilted Stocking
How to make a strip quilted stocking, with step by step photos to follow.

Feathered Bird Stockings
Sew luxurious mohair or cashmere stockings with this Martha Stewart pattern which includes feathered bird embellishments.

Christmas Stocking Pattern
Free sewing pattern to make a lovely
Christmas stocking.

Crazy Patch Quilted Christmas Stocking
PDF format pattern to make a crazy patch quilted stocking from White Sewing.

Holiday Lights Quilted Stocking
Triangle quilted Christmas stocking pattern.

White Christmas Stocking Felt Applique - 18″ Long

Contains everything you need to complete this project.

Knitted Christmas Stocking Patterns

Knitted Striped Christmas Stocking Pattern
Try different color combinations when you knit these striped stockings for everyone in your family.

Iceland Striped Stocking
Use Crystal Palace Iceland yarn to knit this stocking, with popcorn yarn to trim the cuff.

Aran Christmas Stocking
Traditional Aran knitting pattern for a Christmas stocking, shown in eggshell colored yarn.

Personalized Christmas Stockings
A free knitting pattern from Canadian Living shows how to knit Christmas stockings, then personalize them with duplicate stitch names and felt appliques.

Knitted Christmas Stocking Pattern from 1945
Charts and vintage instructions to knit a personalized 20 inch long stocking.

Pom Pom Stocking
Knitted Christmas stocking made merry with pom poms.

Decorative Knitted Christmas Stocking
Decorate a plain knitted Christmas stocking with colorful knitted shapes and embellishments.

Little Christmas Stocking
Use up small amounts of red, green and blue yarn to make this wee stocking.

Paper Angel Crafts

Paper Angels
Simple, printable heart shapes to make a variety of paper angels.

Paper Angel Crafts for Kids
DLTK’s illustrated angel crafts include a paper cone angel, boy angels for Christmas, multi-ethnic Christmas angels, and how to make hand print and foot print angels (with a poem). (Popups on this site)

Paper Choir Singers
3D paper choir singers to print, cut out and assemble for Christmas decorating.

Paperback Book Angel
Recycle an old paperback book to make an angel in this free craft from HGTV.

Clothespin Angels

Clothespin Angel Faces
Use spring clothespins and tiny photos of your favourite children to make these darling little clothespin angel faces.

Kitchen Angel Face
Another clothespin angel face craft, this time embellished with a paper doily and magnetic tape to decorate the kitchen fridge.

Light Bulb Angel Crafts

Lightbulb Angel
A pretty recycled lightbulb angel. The page is a little slow to load, but worth it for the step by step photos and detailed instructions.

Recycled Lightbulb Choir Angel
Suitable for a table decoration, or for the top of the Christmas tree, no one would ever guess this lacy angel is a recycled lightbulb in disguise!

Doily Angels

Christmas Angel Craft
Paper doilies and paper bags never looked as good as they do in this classroom Christmas angel craft project for Grade Six students.

Doily Angels
Use three inexpensive white cloth doilies to make these enchanting angels.

Gold Doily Angels
Wonderful step by step photos accompany this gold doily angel craft.

Doily Winged Angel
Use coffee filters, a doily and small styrofoam ball to make this angel. Step by step illustrations and a photo help with construction.

Tree Topper Doily Angel
Make just the top as a tree trim angel ornament, or the complete project as a tree topper doily angel.

Angels at Amazon

Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols
(audio CD)
Absolutely suberb collection of Christmas hymns and carols sung by The Robert Shaw Chamber singers without instrumental accompaniment. Buyer reviews say it all - ‘perfect’, ‘phenomenal’, ‘exquisite’ and more - but you can decide before you buy, because many of the songs can be previewed on your computer.

Embroidery Floss Angels

Gold Tassel Angel

Use gold metallic floss to make this tassel angel tree trim.

Embroidery Floss Angel
Turn two skeins of embroidery floss into an angel tree trim.

Miscellaneous Angel Craft Projects

Crafts Online Angel Page
Directions to make a felt angel, tulle angel, and salt and pepper shaker angels (all with photos), plus an Angel Whispers Cookie recipe, and suggested combinations for Guardian Angel Bags.

Angelic Candle Holder
Sweet angel holds your tea light candles.

Beaded Angels
Two beads and thin wire ribbon make little guardian angels; project also includes printable angel psalm scroll and matching gift tags.

Decoupage Angel Plate
Decoupage a plate with a pretty paper doily and a Victorian angel cut out to make this elegant Christmas project.

Feather Angel
A feather angel with a porcelain doll head. (Popups on this site)

Hershey’s Angelic Hugs Chocolate Centerpiece
A sweet angel centerpiece ornament decorated with Hershey’s Chocolate kisses.

Video Tape Angel
You’d never guess this pretty angel uses two recycled video tapes as the angel’s body.

Pinecone Angels

Nature’s Angels
Acorns and pinecones are nature’s building blocks for these angels.

Potpourri Pine Cone Angel
Use chunky potpourri to make a pinecone angel that looks and smells heavenly.

Woodland Angel
A woodland angel made from dried leaves and a pinecone.

Angel Crafts: Graceful Gifts, Inspired Designs (paperback)
47 multicultural angel craft projects in a wide range of media. Each angel has step-by-step instructions and photos of the completed project. Each one also has a special use, so you can make a friendship angel, welcome angel, dream protector angel, heavenly muse, etc.

Craft Stick Angels

Craft Stick Angels
Glue craft sticks in a fan shape to form the body and wings of this illustrated angel craft.

Country Craft Stick Angel
Use a craft stick as the angel body and add a felt body, plus corrugated cardboard wings for a homespun country-style angel.

Paper and Printable Elf Crafts

Printable Elf Napkin Rings
A printable elf face to color and add to construction paper napkin rings.

Elf Poop Poem
This printable elf bag topper features an elf graphic and a version of the elf poop poem. All you need to do is fill the bag with Elf Poop (red and green candies) to make a great gag gift.

Annoyed Elf
Printable annoyed elf coloring page.

Cute Girl Elf in a Tree
Printable coloring page of a cute girl elf on a tree branch.

Boy Elf
Large coloring page of a boy elf.

Elf with Present
Printable coloring page of an elf with a Christmas present. Students should answer what they think the present is, and what present they would like to receive.

Printable Elf Ball Ornament
You’ll find a nice assortment of Christmas printables on TheToyMaker site, including a printable PDF file to make an elf ball ornament and a printable elf gift card.

Clothespin Elves

Clothespin Elf and Santa Shelf
Paint elves and Santas on wooden ice cream scoops, then glue to clothespins on lattice to make a unique holder for wet mittens or Christmas cards.

Five Little Elves

Here’s a finger play elf activity for the classroom, home school or nursery:

This little elf went to the workshop, (point to thumb)
This little elf stayed home, (point to index finger)
This little elf ate a candy cane, (point to middle finger)
This little elf ate none, (point to ring finger)
And this little elf cried, “Ho, Ho, Ho,” (point to little finger)
All the way home!

Elf on the Shelf Gift Set (2-pc. set
This elf set comes ready to give with a beautifully illustrated story book and a possable elf with a mischievous smile in a whimsical felt outfit. (Hardcover 25 page book, 10-1/4″ sq.; elf, 12″H)

Knitting, Sewing and Crochet Elf Patterns

Elf Hat Pencil Topper
Crochet a teeny, tiny elf hat for kids to use on their pencils.

Elf Pixie Hat
Warm elf pixie hat with ear flaps is knitted in the round, two strands together.

Elf Costume Shoes
Here’s a printable sewing pattern to help you sew up a pair of elf shoes for your Christmas play.

Elf Boot Stocking Craft
Attractive elf boot stocking pattern to make from fleece and felt.

Knitted Elf Slippers
Simple enough for a beginner! Simply knit two identical squares and sew together to make cute little elf slippers.

Elves at Claus.com

The following elf crafts and activities are available from Claus.com, a family-friendly, interactive Christmas craft site.

Check your naughty or nice rating!

Adopt an Elf Buddy
Adopt one of six elves from the Claus.com site. Download a full-color or ready to color elf picture, and decide if you would like to have a weekly news email from your friendly Christmas elf buddy.

Attend Elf School
Kids can try various interactive activities in Elf School, such as helping Santa find his lost boots, emailing Santa, joining the dots online and other fun activities. Once you are finished, be sure to pick up your honorary Elf Diploma!

Elf Hall of Fame
Read elf stories, or have your parents them to you for storytime, to learn how each of these special elves have helped Santa over the years.
Elf Songs
Learn the words and sing along to some special elf songs.

Elf Theater
Join the elves to watch an interactive Claus movie (Note: this is a very large file - DSL or Cable connection recommended).

Naughty or Nice
Has your family ever put out an elf out to “watch” the children, and find out who’s been naughty or nice?

Miscellaneous Elf Crafts

Candy Elf Snow Globe
A homemade snow globe with a magical feature - the elf inside is one that you make yourself from sculpey.

Elf Block Ornament
A small elf ornament to make from a child’s building block and a wooden bead.

Elf Girl Ornament
Photo and directions from DecoArt show how make a girl elf ornament.

Elf Boy Ornament
Matches the girl elf (above); makes a lovely pair of elves to trim your tree.

Elf Napkin Rings
Print a free pattern, cut out the pieces in felt and assemble to make an elf face napkin ring.

Elf Pal Academy
A variety of engaging and educational activities to complement Christmas lesson plans or a home schooling Christmas unit.

Lightbulb Elf
Free pattern to paint a Christmas elf on a recycled lightbulb.

Mini Christmas Elf Pattern
Sew a mini Christmas elf doll in this free online craft class which includes step by step instructions and free printable pattern pieces.

Woodsies Elf Ornaments
“Too cute” elf ornaments to make using Woodsies® shapes and directions from the folks at Michaels.

15 Elf & Gnome Patterns
Wood carving patterns designed to appeal to all wood carvers, from beginner to expert.

Paper or Printable Candy Cane Crafts

Boy with Candy Cane
A free printable coloring page showing a boy licking a candy cane.

Candy Cane Card
Fold green construction paper in half and glue on red and white squares to represent a candy cane. A good classroom activity for younger children.

Candy Cane Coloring Pages
A variety of free printable candy cane coloring pages.

Find the Candy Cane
Printable hidden picture activity in which kids need to find a candy cane and other objects in a detailed bird’s nest picture.

Simple Candy Cane Template
Large, printable candy cane shape suitable for classroom art activities.

Candy Cane Recipes

Candy Cane Coffee Bread
These braided, fruit-filled coffee cakes have an elegant candy cane shape, and taste sumptuous for holiday entertaining or gift giving.

Candy Cane Cookies
Alternate candy cane cookie recipe uses sugar cookie dough.

Chocolate-Candy Cane Cake
Betty Crocker recipe that jazzes up layered chocolate cake mix with crushed candy canes.

Candy Cane Crochet Patterns

Candy Cane Covers
14 easy crochet patterns to make lacy candy cane covers.

Crocheted Candy Cane Covers
Three different patterns to crochet festive candy cane covers in size 10 crochet cotton.

Mini Candy Cane Covers
Crocheted in size 10 cotton crochet thread, these miniature candy cane covers make wonderful tree trims, gift trims, pins and fridgies.

Victorian Candy Cane Cover
Very pretty crocheted candy cane cover done in Caron Victorian Christmas Glitter Yarn.

Miscellaneous Candy Cane Crafts

Candy Cane Basket
Try your hand at basket making with this free craft pattern to make a candy cane basket.

Candy Cane Candle Centerpiece
Candy canes adorn a margarita glass topped with a candle in this easy Christmas centerpiece.

Candy Cane Candles
Surround a candle with candy canes.

Candy Cane Heart Ornaments
Simply glue two candy canes into a heart shape and add a bow.

Candy Cane Lapel Pin
Lovely beaded lapel pin with a candy cane motif to make from gold safety pins and seed beads.

Candy Cane Mouse Ornament
Simple directions to make an easy candy cane mouse ornament from craft fun foam.

Candy Cane Mouse
Cute as can be, this felt mouse sports a candy cane tail.

Candy Cane Reindeer
Use brown chenille stems as the antlers on a candy cane reindeer.

Candy Cane Sign Post
Decorate a craft stick like a candy cane, then add a green signpost arrow to make this easy tree trim.

Lace Candy Cane Ornament
Satisfying group activity for kids age 8 and over; make a lacy beaded candy cane ornament from red chenille stems, beads and lace.

Beaded Candy Canes
Easy candy cane beading pattern using tri-beads and chenille stems.

Yarn Candy Cane
Lovely to hang on the tree or add to a gift, these candy canes are made from DMC pearl cotton twisted around a pipe cleaner. Simple, inexpensive, and very effective!