6 Christmas Around the World Crafts

October 22, 2025
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Learn about how other people around the world celebrate the December holiday season with these super cute Christmas around the world crafts. Here are 6 crafts for your toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students to discover Christmas Around the World for kids. Start by trying these christmas around the world art projects from Germany, Sweden, Mexico, the Philippines, England, and China.  Your children will have fun with this unique trip around the world!

Learn about how other people around the world celebrate the December holiday season with these super cute Christmas around the world crafts. Here are 6 crafts for your toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students to discover Christmas Around the World for kids. Start by trying these christmas around the world art projects from Germany, Sweden, Mexico, the Philippines, England, and China.  Your children will have fun with this unique trip around the world!

christmas around the world crafts

Join us on an exciting journey this December as we explore the wonderful ways people around the globe celebrate the holiday season! It’s the perfect time to introduce your little ones to diverse cultures and festive traditions with these super cute Christmas around the world crafts. We have compiled a delightful list of six engaging art projects suitable for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and 1st and 2nd graders.

Your children will get to experience the joy of crafting as they learn about Christmas celebrations in Germany, Sweden, Mexico, the Philippines, England, and China. Each craft not only nurtures creativity but also teaches valuable lessons about understanding and appreciating different customs and festive practices.

For instance, in Germany, children can create beautiful paper stars, reminiscent of the traditional Christmas decorations found in homes during the holiday season. In Sweden, why not let your little ones make their very own modern take on the classic Yule Goat, a symbol of gift-giving and festivity? Mexico can inspire colorful piñata crafts that reflect the vibrant spirit of Las Posadas and other holiday celebrations. The Philippines offers an opportunity to make stunning lanterns called “parols,” which are symbols of hope and light. In England, kids can create simple yet charming Christmas crackers, a fun addition to any festive table. Lastly, from China, they can learn to make paper lanterns that blend holiday cheer with cultural significance.

These projects not only keep your kids entertained but also fuel their curiosity about the world around them! They’ll have a blast as they craft, learn, and perhaps even share the new traditions they’ve discovered with friends and family.

We have lots more Christmas crafts and countries of the world for kids resources to choose from! Plus don’t miss christmas around the world worksheets, 36 countries Around the World Coloring Pages, snowman christmas baubles craft, and hand and foot reindeer craft

christmas around the world crafts for kids

Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – you will love the chance to sneak in some Geography and learn about other cultures as students are making fun Christmas Crafts and strengthening fine motor skills too! Plus don’t miss all the ideas and free printables to include with your Christmas around the world activities.

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Here are a few books and online resources we found helpful as we explored holiday traditions around the world.

Germany Christmas Craft for Kids

Germany Christmas Craft for Kids

Germany is known as the Gingerbread Capital of the World

To help us remember we made a gingerbread house ornament made from cardboard. To make one yourself, cut a house shape from cardboard and decorate with glitter glue, buttons, tissue paper, left-over candy, etc!

Learn more about Germany with these free resources:

Sweden Christmas Craft

Sweden Christmas Craft

An important day in Sweden is the celebration of St. Lucia’s Day on December 13th. St. Lucia was a young Christian girl martyred for her faith.  It is said she wore candles on her head to keep her hands free to carry food for the needy.  The tradition is that young girls dress in a white gown with a candle crown, and young boys, named ‘Star Boys’ wear a white gown and a hat covered in stars. To help us remember the importance of St. Lucia’s Day to the Swedes, we made a St. Lucia and Star Boy Ornament from peg dolls.  We painted both dolls white.  Added a colorful sash to both dolls.  For the ‘Star Boy’ we made a cone shaped hat and covered it with hole punched stars  For St. Lucia we made her crown by using a pipe cleaner for the base and folded small strips of yellow pipe cleaners in half to make the candles.

Learn more about Sweden with these free resources:

Mexico Christmas Craft

Mexico Christmas Craft

We read that the popular Christmas flower, the Poinsettia comes from Mexico so we made a simple and beautiful paper tube Poinsettia ornament. To make one, you need to paint a paper tube red.  Once dried, cut the paper tube into thin circles.  Press the circle together and flatten it to make a leaf-like shape.  Do this six times.  Glue one end of the leaf-like shape together with a hot glue gun and continue until you have 6 “petals”.  We added a bit of glitter and painted the inside of the tube as well.

Learn more about Mexico with these free resources:

Christmas in Philippines

Christmas in Philippines

The most popular Christmas decoration in the Philippines is a Parol– a star lantern. We made our version of this colorful decoration using craft sticks and ribbon.  We hot glued five thin craft sticks into the shape of a star and attached colorful gift ribbon to the corners.

Learn more about England with these free resources:

Christmas in England

Christmas in England

A fun family tradition in England is Christmas Crackers— a colorful tube filled with a present and/or treat.  The “fun” is in opening the cracker as it makes a loud “pop!” when opened! I created our own Christmas Crackers {minus the loud noise} by wrapping some treats in a paper tube and wrapping it with gift wrap and ribbon.  You can be sure my kiddos loved this!

Learn more about England with these free resources:

Christmas in China

Christmas in China

Christmas isn’t widely recognized throughout China as only a small population are Christians; however, if people do celebrate they adorn their Christmas trees with paper chains, paper flowers, and/or paper lanterns. We chose to make paper lanterns.  We used 5×7 card stock to create mini lanterns based on this lantern tutorial.

Learn more about China with these free resources:

christmas crafts from around the world

In addition to making these Christmas crafts from around the world, you can make your Christmas trip around the World more educational by adding some of these fun handy ideas and resources:

  • find the country on the map
  • check out google translate to hear the language
  • color a paper ornament like the country’s flag
  • make a festive holiday dish unique to that country to work on math skills!
  • copy work popular Christmas carol for writing practice
Craft and Pray for the World

Meaningful Christmas Fun for Christian Families

If you are looking for a meaningful way to spend the month of December focused on Jesus’ birth and what it means for the salvation of the world you are going to want to get Craft & Pray Around the World!  You will learn about 24 countries around the world including their Christmas traditions, how to practically pray for the people, and a simple ornament craft to represent the country you focused on.

Help kids journey around the world with these  Christmas Around the World Worksheets and Christmas Around the World activities for kids of all ages! We've included Christmas around the world free printables for over 30 countries including Christmas around the world crafts, recipes and activity ideas, and so much more for preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. So learn some geography, and explore other countries and cultures this December with our Christmas Around the World for Kids unit.

We also have our Christmas Around the World Worksheets that includes free printables and in in-depth look at more than 30 countries around the world including how they celebrate the holidays, customs, recipes, Christmas crafts, and so much more!

 

  • These Christmas Word Searches are fun, engaging activity for kids during December. These christmas word search printable pages have varying degrees of difficulty making these holiday word search fun for children in preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th graders too. Simply print the free printable christmas word search for kids to play and learn while finding words to do with December 25th like wreath, tree, bow, sleigh, Santa, gifts, cookies, carols, and more!
  • Kids will have fun practicing math and literacy skills in December using these super cute, free twas the night before christmas worksheet pages. Use these Christmas worksheets with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age students filled with cute holiday clipart and practice with shapes, numbesr, patterns, letters, and more! Simply print the twas the night before christmas activity printables and you are ready to play and learn!
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  • Whether you are are planning in writing a letter to Santa, notes to your children, silly Elf on the shelf notes, work on creative writing prompts in December, write your Christmas letter, or some other use - this huge pack of free printable christmas stationery is super handy! Simply download the pdf file and print the cute Christmas pages.
  • FREE Christmas Mazes - included in these Christmas printables are 8 different holiday themed mazes kids will have making. This is perfect for Christmas parties, Christmas centers, fun Christmas worksheets or over Christmas break for elementary age kids. #christmasprintables #christmas #printablemazes
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  • Celebrate the holiday season this December with these super cute, free Christmas coloring pages. These simple Christmas coloring sheets are a fun, no-prep Christmas worksheet for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students. Kids can color the ornament, holly, wreath, stocking, candle, candy canes, present, bells, Christmas tree, and Merry Christmas greeting for a fun Christmas Activity. 
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  • Celebrate the holiday seasons with these super cute, free printable Christmas Coloring Pages. This pack of free Christmas coloring sheets are all about Santa Clause and his helpers the Elves, Soldiers, toys, and Santa's workshop. Toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade children will have fun strengthening fine motor skills as they decorate and colour these simple coloring pages in December.  Simply download the Christmas Coloring Pages PDF and you are ready for fun!
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  • FREE ELf on the Shelf Printables- take the work out of planning your Chrsitmas Elf's antics with these fun elf on the shelf ideas, Welcome Back Letter, and Elf on the Shelf Jokes! #elfontheshelf #elfontheshelfprintables #christmasprintables
  • These Christmas Emotions Sorting Mats are the perfect activity to get learners introduced to emotions and the different feelings that they have. This center is perfect for Christmas activities for Kindergarten, preschool to learn about the different emotions that they experience. The Emotions Sorting Game is also a great way to practice visual discrimination with your learners as they have to sort the emotions based on the different faces displayed on the objects. Simply download, print and prep the christmas printables  and let your learners have a fun and hands-on SEL activity exploring and sorting emotions!
  • Looking for a fun christmas activity that is no-prep because it uses free printable christmas worksheets? This super cute Christmas I Spy is a great way to have fun, work on visual discrimination, and work on counting too. This I spy Christmas printable is great for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten and even first grade and 2nd grdaers. Simply print free Christmas printables and you are ready to play and learn!
  • Kids are going to love these interactive, Free printable Christmas Playdough Mats! Let their creativity soar as they play, learn, and strengthen their fine motor skills while helping decorate the Christmas tree, decorating the gingerbread man, helping Santa Claus getting on his iconic red suit, and more!  Simply download the pdf file with the 10 different free Christmas playdough mats to have fun with toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age students this December!

Christmas Printables

  • This No Stick Gingerbread Slime Recipe is not only fun to play with, but it smells amazing too!  This easy Gingerbread Slime is perfect for strengthening and engaging little hands for some sensory play in December. Make a gingerbread man out of slime, stretch, mold, oooooz and have lots of fun with this Christmas activity for kids! We love this Gingerbread activities with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students!
  • Easy-to-make bauble ornament crafts are beautiful! Use free printable template & construction paper! Christmas craft for preschoolers!
  • This Christmas wreath craft may be quick and EASY, but WOW is it beautiful! Children of all ages from preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd graders, and up will love making these construction paper Christmas crafts as decorations for home or the classroom. So grab some pretty paper and start making this pretty paper plate wreath as a holiday craft for December!
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  • Celebrate the season by making a cute, one-of-a-kind reindeer craft with your kids. This simple to make reindeer handprint craft is a fun extension to a story about Christmas reindeer or the most famous reindeer of all - Rudolph! Plus you'll love that this reindeer footprint craft helps create a priceless keepsake by preserving the size of your kids precious hands and feet.  Try this Christmas craft with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders this December!

Christmas Activities

  • This magical Melting Christmas tree project is sure to bring some magic and fun into your day this holiday seasons! Try this simple, easy Christmas Science Experiments with preschoolers, kindergartners, toddlers, and grade 1 students to sneak in some fun Christmas Learning! This Chemistry Christmas tree is such a fun Christmas activity for kids to try this holiday season!
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  • If you are looking for a fun, simple way for kids to learn about the life cycle of a reindeer, then you will love these fun and free Reindeer  Worksheets.  Use these reindeer printables in December for science or anytime when learning about reindeer life cycles with elementayr age students in first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th graders too.
  • This fun Rudolph Race Game is both an outrageously fun Christmas game for kids and a chance to sneak in  Christmas STEM Activities! This easy-to-set-up Rudolph Races is a Christmas Activity for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students that teaches a little physics while having FUN! This Christmas science experiment is perfect for the whole family!
  • Kids are going to flip when they make they make their own spinning Christmas tree science project. This easy electronics project is perfect for December because it combines a Christmas craft and a Christmas science experiment to make one EPIC Christmas STEM project for kinderarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade students. This festive, holiday Christmas activity for kids is a must try this year!
  • Want to add a little more magic into your Christmas holiday season this year? Your kids eyes will get wide with this fun Christmas science experiment. The best part? This Magic Melting peppermint science experiment takes literally 2 minutes to set it up! This Christmas science is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students to try in December.

Christmas Science

  • Sneak in some practice telling time to the hour, half hour, quarter after, and quarter till this December with a cute time activity! This polar express activity uses no-prep telling time worksheets to make holiday math. Use these free worksheets with kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students. Just print the pages that your student needs to work on. 
  • FREE Christmas Dot-to-dot Coloring Pages - prek and kindergarten age kids will have fun practicing counting to 10 and 15 with these holiday math worksheets Christmas connect the dots make learning fun in december for preschoolers and kindergartners #dottodot #christmas #prek
  • Make practicing math fun in December using this Christmas addition printable! This addition math craft helps children in pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade gain fluency and keep focused on learning during the holiday season. Simply print the Chrsitmas math and you are ready to play and learn with this Christmas math activity. 
  • Celebrate the holiday season this December with these super cute, free printable, Polar Express Color by Number. These Christmas worksheets are perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students to work on number recognition. Simply download pdf file for this coloring pages pack of no-prep Christmas Math pages to make learning fun!
  • Looking for a fun way to practice 2D shapes identification and recognition? These Christmas 2D Shape Puzzles are the perfect way to practice shape recognition and identification with your learners. This hands-on activity of matching 2D shapes to complete the puzzle are such a hands-on way to get learners learning and recognizing their 2D shapes. With a fun Christmas theme, as learners recognize the shapes of the Christmas ornaments, this activity is perfect for a Kindergarten Christmas Math Center! Simple download, print and prep the printable for your learners to use over and over again for an engaging 2D shape activity!
  • Are you looking for a fun Christmas math activity to sneak in some fun learning during the holidays? If you are working with 2nd grade and 3rd graders, you will love this Christmas Multiplication free printable! For this Christmas math games children will solve simple multiplication problems to complete the puzzle.
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  • This fun, hands-on Christmas counting idea allows preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age children to sneak in some fun holiday math in December! These Christmas counting activities also help strengthen fine motor skills too! Simply print the Christmas math and you are ready for an engaging math center or Christmas activity for kindergarten!
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Math Christmas Activities

  • Are you looking for fun, playful, and educational gingerbread activities for preschoolers? Grab our free gingerbread printable set with gingerbread men each featuring a different uppercase letter along with a recording sheet to trace and write the capital letters. This letter recognition activities for preschoolers is perfect for December!
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  • Are you looking for a fun, educational Christmas activity for kindergarten? This fun long o sound printable lets children put together Christmas tree puzzles while working on long o vowel teams. Simply print and you are ready to play and learn in December.
  • This week we have dived into the vowel team with eigh sound words. And with Christmas right around the corner, I knew we needed a fun, educational Christmas game to work on our new eigh words. I hope you enjoy this free printable vowel team game as much as my first graders have.
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  • FREE Christmas Tree ABC Game - kids will have fun practicing sorting Christmas presents under the correct alphabet Christmas tree by listening for the beginning sound. Great literacy activity for prek, kindergarten and first grade for some fun Christmas learning or center in December #christmasphonics #christmaskindergarten #christmasprintable
  • Help children practice their alphabet letters with these super cute, and FREE polar express worksheets. These polar express printables allow preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten to  practicing to identify both uppercase and lowercase letters with a festive letter find activity perfect for December. These fun, educational Christmas worksheets are a fun, engaging way to work on letter recognition this holiday season.
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Language Arts Christmas Activities

Kristina once thought of going into education, but changed her mind a few years in to her degree. Ironically, she now has her hands full as a homeschooling mother of four. With children of various ages from infant to 7, she shares a variety of educational and play activities for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary aged children on her blog,

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  1. Can explain the Christmas spider from Ukraine.

    In a folk tale, a vert poor family had a tree but no money for ornaments. When they woke on Christmas morning spiders had spun webs all over the tree. The gossamer strands shimmered in the morning sun.

    Where tinsel originated.

    That is a very abbreviated version as my hand is numb from typing

    Many versions online – some credited to Ukraine and others to Poland.

    Merry Christmas!

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