Favorite Christmas Art Activities

Celebrate the Christmas season with these art and music activities for all ages. You'll find printables and lesson plans with instructions for creating Santa Claus, Christmas gifts and trees, ornaments, and more!

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Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads

Students create reindeer heads by tracing their hands and feet. This arts & crafts activity makes a fun classroom decoration and also a great gift for parents around the holidays.

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Rudolph: An American Christmas Character

In this arts & crafts activity, students create a Rudolph paper doll. Rudolph is an American Christmas character – one of Santa's reindeer.

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Candle Decoration

Students make candle decorations out of paper tubes and colored paper. This arts & crafts activity is especially nice to enjoy around the December holidays, like Christmas, when students like to make gifts for family members.

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Potato Print Wrapping Paper

This arts & crafts lesson plan outlines how to make potato stamps for decorating gift wrap. This is a fun and creative activity to enjoy around any gift-giving season, like Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah.

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Simple STEAM Suggestions

Bring Science,Technology, Engineering, Art and Math into the classroom with these fun, cross-curricular projects for ele...

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Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary

This menu features a selection of simple and engaging student-choice indoor recess activities.

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

Break up the day and get your students moving with these movement activities for elementary students.

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Winter Holidays

IntroductionThis lesson provides students with an opportunity to learn about the traditions of various winter holidays.

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Hands-On Christmas Tree or Wreath

ObjectivesStudents will make a Christmas tree or wreath.

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Advent

Advent is the period preceding the Christmas season. It begins on the Sunday nearest November 30, the feast day of St.

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Favorite Presidents' Day Printables Gallery, Grades K-8

Celebrate Presidents' Day this February with one or all of our favorite activities.

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Favorite December Holiday Printables Slideshow, Grades K-4

Explore the December holidays with fun and educational printables for grades K-4.

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Names for Santa Around the World

Santa is known by many names, including St. Nicholas, Kris Kringle, and Mr. Claus.

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