DIY Christmas Cards for Toddlers to Make

A homemade Christmas card made by your toddler is sure to spread cheer and put smiles on the faces of Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Childcare Workers who recieve them.

Here is a simple and stress free activity I did with my toddler and preschooler (2 and 4 years old) that they were excited about, was stress free for me and makes a beautiful keepsake. Win-Win-win. 

I had them each draw a picture, without giving any instructions and encouraging them to use different colours. Once they were finished, I rubbed a green crayon  across the page to fill any white space. Then using a Christmas tree template, I traced Christmas trees on the back (I was able to fit 7 trees on a standard 8.5 x 11 piece of paper). You can also draw the trees freehand. I then helped my children cut the trees out and glued them on to  the front of a folded red card-stock. We topped each tree off with a star sticker. 

this is a great way to encourage creativity in your child and share their artwork with family, friends and care givers. Chances are you already have all of the materials you need at home! 

Materials Needed: 

8.5” x 11” paper (we used white printer paper)

Crayons, markers or other colouring tools

Christmas Tree Template (we used a 4- on a page one found here - I found this size worked well) 

Scissors 

Glue Stick

Card-stock (we folded a 5” x 7” piece in half to make our cards)

Star Stickers

I would love to know if you try this activity with your children and how it turned out.