25 Easy Paper Plate Christmas Crafts for kids
Here are our favorite Paper Plate Christmas Crafts for kids to make! Includes Santa, reindeer, Christmas trees, wreaths, and more!
Christmas is a busy time of year and the last thing parents need is searching for fancy craft supplies to keep the kids busy!
That’s why we prefer crafts that use simple, everyday items – like Popsicle sticks, toilet paper rolls, and of course, paper plates!
Paper plates are something nearly every home has in stock, and we love making paper plate crafts regularly. They’re also easy to work with – you can paint on them, stick things on them, and they’re hardy enough to withstand some rough use.
So if you’ve got a few paper plates lying around, check out our list of paper plate Christmas crafts – you’ll make wreaths, snowmen, reindeer and more!
25 Easy Paper Plate Christmas Crafts for Kids
1. Playful Paper Plate Reindeer Craft
We begin our list of paper plate Christmas crafts with a wide-eyed Rudolph craft, featuring a bright red nose! Get the printable template to know how to cut your paper plate to get the different parts.
2. Paper Plate Angel Craft for Kids
We think paper plates are perfect to make angel crafts, and this one here proves it! You get enough of the plate to make the wings and the dress, so go ahead!
3. Easy and Fun Paper Plate Snow Globe Craft
Can you make a snow globe out of paper plates? Well, our craft here certainly proves it! The little pompoms inside are a nice touch, and give the ‘snow globe’ a cutesy appearance!
4. Adorable Olaf Puppet Paper Plate Craft
It would be hard to have a list of paper plate Christmas crafts without featuring good ol’ Olaf from Frozen! This one shows him as a puppet, made using a paper plate and a Popsicle stick.
5. Cute Interactive Paper Plate Penguin Craft
Another thing we like about paper plates is that they form a great backdrop for any scene you’d like to create. Take this winter scene, for example, featuring a cute penguin wearing a Christmas hat!
6. Paper Plate Snowman with Reindeer Craft
We’ve combined two different kinds of paper plates here to create a snowman – a great project if you have paper plates of different sizes. Kids can have fun decorating their snowman, like they would do for a real one!
7. Assorted Paper Plate Christmas Crafts
A list of paper plate Christmas crafts has to feature a wreath, and what is better to make a circular DIY wreath than a paper plate? Krokotak shows us how to make different kinds, and you can make them all!
8. Paper Plate Laced Christmas Tree Craft
I Heart Crafty Things gives us a Christmas tree craft that combines different materials and also works as a fine motor exercise for kids, as it also includes a ribbon lacing activity!
9. Paper Plate Christmas Characters
If you’re looking for a one-stop spot for your paper plate Christmas crafts, this list should do the trick, as well as this Christmas character collection from Kix Cereal! Includes Santa, Rudolph and a snowman.
10. Paper Plate Rudolph Craft
Here’s an easy paper plate craft for the little ones who love reindeer from I Heart Crafty Things! It helps kids use multiple items like pompoms, pipe cleaners, craft sticks and paper in a single project.
11. Paper Plate Peppermint Tutorial
We think this peppermint craft from Design Dazzle would be lovely as Christmas decor for a party! You could make multiples of these in different colors and put them up on the wall for an impressive backdrop!
12. Paper Plate Elf Craft for Kids
Elves are known to be mischievous, and we think these guys from Crafty Morning are particularly so! This is a fun project for preschoolers and kindergarteners, who’ll love putting the craft together.
13. Folded Paper Plate Penguin Craft
Yes, our paper plate Christmas crafts also include penguins! At first glance, this guy from Our Potluck Family doesn’t look like he’s made from a paper plate, but he is!
14. Paper Plate Elf Craft
How cute are these paper plate elves from Made to be a Momma? We love that there’s a boy and a girl version, so siblings can create elf-versions of themselves!
15. Paper Plate Suncatcher Christmas Window
This is one of the more interesting paper plate Christmas crafts, and we love the idea behind it. The Pinterested Parent creates a little window scene using paper plates, and it looks cozy!
16. Gingerbread House Paper Plate Craft
It may seem difficult to make a gingerbread house out of a paper plate, but Simple Everyday Mom shows us that it’s actually quite easy! And of course, you can decorate it to your liking.
17. Paper Plate Nativity Craft
We love how light and elegant this nativity scene from Big Family Blessings is, all the more because it’s made from a paper plate! You can add some string to the back and hang it up as wall decor.
18. Paper Plate Nutcracker Craft
The Nutcracker story is a must-tell at Christmastime, and the kids will enjoy it more if you pair it with this cute Nutcracker craft from Made to be a Momma!
19. Colorful Paper Plate Ornament Craft
We love making our own DIY ornaments, so it’s no wonder that we included this craft from Super Simple in our list of paper plate Christmas crafts! These are so colorful, they’re sure to brighten up your tree!
20. Paper Plate Christmas Wreath Craft
Need a last-minute Christmas wreath for your decor? Don’t worry, Beth Ann Averill has you covered with a cute and easy paper plate wreath craft, decorated with colorful pompoms!
21. Paper Plate Christmas Pudding Craft
Pudding? Count us in!! Whether it’s resting on the table, waiting to be served, or whether it’s a craft, waiting to be made, we are ready! Check out this pudding craft from A Few Small Adventures and you’re sure to love it!
22. Paper Plate Christmas Masks
If you’re planning to put up a little show this Christmas, we recommend checking out the paper plate masks from Design Improvised – there’s quite a variety to choose from!
23. Paper Plate Christmas Tree Craft
Little kids want to decorate the tree but everything’s too high for them? Well, make them this little tree from Creative Family Fun and let them decorate it to their heart’s content!
24. Paper Plate Santa Stuck in the Chimney Craft
Messy Little Monster has a fun craft that’s sure to have kids giggling – it features Santa getting stuck in the chimney! This is quite a fun craft with different textures that kids will enjoy playing with.
25. Christmas Carollers Paper Plate Craft
Super Simple has a Christmas carolers craft that hardly looks like it’s made with paper plates! We love how dynamic it looks, as if you’ve actually caught them mid-carol!
You are now equipped with plenty of ideas for making paper plate Christmas crafts! Choose a few you like, depending on how much time you have and what supplies are lying around. You can make something with just a paper plate and some paper, or go all out and bring in the pompoms, pipe cleaners and everything!
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