• Simple nativity based crafts for younger kids
• Simple sheep craft activity
  
• Christmas scissor crafts printable
• Christian Christmas Word Searches
• Ideas from other bloggers
  

My free Christmas Paper Crafts page has instructions on how to turn a simple nativity picture into a lovely nativity collage using popsicle sticks and torn paper.

If you like this, then my printable activity pack will give you 7 different nativity scenes to create a variety of different collages!

Bead Angel

This is a simple angel craft using chenille sticks and pony beads.

Hop on over and see how to make my free bead angel now!

Paper Angels

These paper angels make lovely table decorations, or you can hang them on your tree.

View instructions and get your free printable paper angels here!

• a flower-shaped paper craft punch^#Ad (the cutout should be about 5/8inch)
• some white paper/scrap paper
• a black sharpie or crayon
• a background to stick the sheep onto

Have your child punch out lots of white flowers with the paper punch. I recommend using the thumb on the lever, with the other fingers underneath. This is hard work for little hands, so give breaks when needed, or take turns.

Stick the flowers in a roughly oval shape.

It's totally fine to overlap them, and you may find it helpful to lightly draw an oval to help your child see where to stick them.

Cut small ovals/circles for the head and use a black sharpie to draw an ear, an eye, and 4 legs.

Older siblings may need to help little ones with this!

If you have a star shaped paper punch, or star stickers, you could add stars too!

Christmas Scissor Crafts

My (mostly) nativity-themed Christmas cutting templates will give your child lots of cutting practice with lovely end products to build your child’s confidence.

You can build a scene of Bethlehem, make a paper lantern, create layered shapes to use on gift cards and gift tags, and much more.

There are 17 different scissor cutting paper crafts, all with photographed instructions and a variety of templates - over 40 templates in all!

All the activities are photographed so you and your child can see what you are working towards

Word searches are a great way to help kids work on figure-ground perception and visual discrimination skills, and these Bible-based nativity-themed word searches can help build those skills.

The word search topics include Isaiah 9:6, the angel's message to Joseph, to Mary and to the shepherds, the birth of Jesus, the visit of the Magi, Zechariah and Elizabeth, and Simeon's Song, among others.

This free Christmas ornament with the Names of Jesus is a great activity for older kids to do on their own, or for parents to do with their kids (it is a bit time consuming to do in class.

Have your children cut out the circles (20 of them spread over 2 pages) and then you can help them fold the circles along the marked line, and paste them together to make a lovely paper Christmas ornament.

Primarily directed at preschool kids, older kids will still enjoy the lessons and bringing their own twist to the crafts.

Each day has a Bible passage focus (a mix of Old Testament and New Testament passages), followed by a simple craft to hang on your tree.

Do you have a blog or website with great Advent / Christian Christmas crafts for kids? Contact me and let me know and I'll check it out and add it here!

And don't forget to check out my nativity-based Christmas printable packs - great if you are looking for religious Christmas crafts and activities for your kids to do at home or in Sunday School!

Thanks for visiting!