Looking for inspiring EYFS Christmas crafts to bring festive magic into your classroom? Christmas crafts offer you an excellent opportunity to engage young learners whilst developing their fine motor skills, creativity and self-expression. Whether you're planning activities for nursery or reception, these festive projects will help you create memorable learning experiences that children will love.
12 enchanting Christmas crafts for EYFS
Ready to explore the best EYFS Christmas crafts for your setting? These 12 activities from the Christmas craft and colouring pack offer you a perfect blend of creativity, skill-building and festive fun designed specifically for early years children.
From building adorable elves to creating sparkling tree toppers, each craft helps you develop essential skills in your children while captivating their young imaginations. Let's explore this collection of EYFS Christmas crafts that will bring joy and learning to your classroom!
1. Build your own Christmas elf
This delightful EYFS Christmas craft includes elf template pieces and an elf silhouette for your children to colour, cut and stick together. You'll find it's an excellent way to develop fine motor skills while children create their own cheerful Christmas character. The cutting and sticking elements make this craft perfect for practising scissor control and hand-eye coordination in your early years setting.
2. Build your own Father Christmas
Similar to the elf activity, this popular EYFS Christmas craft uses Father Christmas template pieces and a silhouette. You'll help your children bring Santa to life whilst they practise their colouring and cutting skills. This craft is particularly engaging for reception children who are developing their ability to follow multi-step instructions.
3. 3D stand-up Christmas tree
This engaging EYFS Christmas craft involves two Christmas tree template pieces and decorative ornament templates. Your children can colour and cut out the tree and ornaments, then assemble them into an impressive 3D structure. You'll notice how this activity enhances their spatial awareness and introduces them to three-dimensional construction concepts.
4. Cone Christmas tree
Using a cone template and a star piece, children create their own 3D tree in this festive EYFS Christmas craft. This activity is brilliant for introducing basic 3D shape concepts whilst improving hand-eye coordination. You'll find it works particularly well for children who are beginning to understand how flat shapes can become solid objects.
5. Christmas advent calendar
This enchanting EYFS Christmas craft includes a Christmas-themed colouring sheet featuring an advent calendar countdown with 25 festive figures. You can use it to promote fine motor skills, number recognition and festive excitement in your setting. It's an ideal activity for building anticipation throughout December whilst supporting early numeracy skills.
6. Decorate the Christmas tree
This versatile EYFS Christmas craft includes a 2D tree colouring page and cut-out ornaments for your children to arrange. You'll find it's an excellent exercise for developing colour recognition and placement skills. The activity also encourages decision-making as children choose where to position their decorations.
7. Christmas stockings
Using two stocking templates, your pupils create their own festive stocking in this practical EYFS Christmas craft. This activity introduces the concept of joining pieces together and offers you a practical result that can hold small treats or messages. It's wonderful for developing children's understanding of how separate pieces can be combined to create functional items.
8. Make an elf hat
Using elf hat template pieces, your children create their own wearable hat in this interactive EYFS Christmas craft. You'll find this craft combines 2D and 3D elements beautifully, enhancing spatial awareness whilst providing a fun, wearable result. The children absolutely love wearing their finished creations during festive celebrations.
9. Christmas wrapping paper & gift tags
This thoughtful EYFS Christmas craft includes a wrapping paper template and gift tag designs. You can use it to allow your children to create personalised gift wrap, encouraging creativity and introducing the important concept of gift-giving. It's a lovely way to connect craft activities with real-world festive traditions.
10. Christmas finger puppets
With five finger puppet templates, your pupils create characters for imaginative play in this engaging EYFS Christmas craft. You'll discover this craft combines fine motor skills development with wonderful storytelling opportunities. The finished puppets can be used repeatedly in your role-play area throughout the festive season.
11. Christmas star tree toppers
Using two templates, your children create a sparkling 3D star topper in this slightly more advanced EYFS Christmas craft. You'll find this activity introduces more complex folding and assembly skills, making it ideal for your more confident reception children or those ready for a challenge.
12. Christmas character bookmarks
With four bookmark designs featuring festive characters, this practical EYFS Christmas craft combines colouring and cutting skills to create a useful item. You can encourage your children to use their finished bookmarks in your reading area, connecting craft activities with literacy development in your setting.
Getting festive is easy with ready-to-use EYFS Christmas crafts
These 12 EYFS Christmas crafts provide everything you need for a magical festive learning environment whilst developing essential skills. From fine motor control to spatial awareness, each activity supports your early years curriculum alongside seasonal celebrations. Download the complete Christmas colouring and craft pack for £5, or access it with your Premium primary subscription. All templates are ready to print, saving you planning time whilst delivering high-quality, curriculum-linked crafts your children will love.
