Easy Christmas Paper Plate Ornament Crafts for Kids

Make your Christmas celebrations more colorful with these Easy Christmas Paper Plate Ornament Crafts for Kids! This simple, fun holiday craft lets kids create beautiful Christmas decorations with paper plates, colorful paint, printable Christmas templates, and a few basic craft supplies.

Kids can make their favorite Christmas characters, such as Santa Claus, a snowman, a Christmas tree, a reindeer, and other festive designs. They can paint the paper plates with bright colors, decorate them with white paint dots to look like falling snow, and add cotton balls or colorful stickers for extra details.

These Christmas paper plate crafts for kids are perfect for preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, homeschool, and classroom Christmas activities. Once finished, children can hang their handmade ornaments on a Christmas tree, classroom wall, window, or holiday display.

What You Need

Paper plates
Printable Christmas coloring pages and templates
White A4 paper
Colorful paints (green, blue, purple, red, or other colors)
White paint
Paintbrushes
Cotton swabs (Q-tips)
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Child-safe scissors
Craft glue or glue sticks
Cotton balls (optional)
Colorful dot stickers or star stickers (optional)
Yarn, string, or ribbon
Hole punch
Cardboard or craft board (optional)

How to Make Christmas Paper Plate Ornament Crafts

Step 1: Prepare the Paper Plate Base

First, take a paper plate and use it as the base for your Christmas ornament.
You can use a regular white paper plate or choose a colored paper plate to make the activity easier.
Another option: If you don't have paper plates, cut a large circle from cardboard, cardstock, or craft board and use it as your ornament base.

Step 2: Paint the Paper Plate

Choose your favorite paint color, such as green, blue, purple, red, or another bright Christmas color.
Use a paintbrush to cover the paper plate with paint.
Try to spread the paint evenly across the plate, including the outer edges.
You can choose different colors for different Christmas ornaments.
Once you finish painting, keep the paper plate aside and let the paint dry completely.
If you are using a colored paper plate, you can skip this painting step.

Step 3: Print the Christmas Coloring Pages

Next, choose your favorite printable Christmas coloring page from the provided templates.
You can select Santa Claus, a snowman, a Christmas tree, a reindeer, or another Christmas-themed picture.
Print the selected template on a white sheet of paper.

Step 4: Color the Christmas Pictures

Use crayons, markers, or colored pencils to color the printed Christmas picture.
Choose bright and beautiful colors to match your Christmas theme.
For example, color Santa's hat red, the Christmas tree green, and the snowman's scarf with your favorite colors.
Children can also mix different colors to create their own unique Christmas decorations.

Step 5: Cut Out the Christmas Picture

Once the coloring is finished, carefully cut around the outside outline of the Christmas picture.
Separate the colored picture from the printed sheet.
Try to follow the outline neatly so the picture looks beautiful when attached to the paper plate.

Step 6: Paste the Picture onto the Paper Plate

Take your painted paper plate and make sure it is completely dry.
Apply glue to the back of your colored Christmas picture.
Then, paste the picture in the center of the paper plate.
Gently press it into place to make sure it sticks well.

Step 7: Add White Snow Dots

Now it's time to decorate the background!
Take a cotton swab (Q-tip) and dip one end into white paint.
Gently press the cotton swab onto the paper plate to make small white dots around the Christmas picture.
Continue adding dots in different places to create a beautiful falling snow effect.
Try to keep the white paint dots around the main picture so the Christmas character remains clearly visible.

Step 8: Add Extra Christmas Decorations

You can also add more decorations to make your paper plate ornaments look special.

Here are a few easy ideas:

Cotton Balls: Glue small cotton pieces around the snowman or at the bottom of the plate to create fluffy snow.
Colorful Dot Stickers: Add colorful dots around the Christmas picture.
Star Stickers: Decorate the background with bright yellow or colorful stars.
Paper Cutouts: Add small Christmas stars, snowflakes, or other festive paper decorations.
Glitter Paper: Use small glitter paper shapes for a sparkling Christmas look.

Children can choose their favorite decorations and create different designs.

Step 9: Let the Ornament Dry

Once you finish decorating, keep your Christmas paper plate craft aside and let the glue and paint dry completely.
Make sure all the paper cutouts, cotton pieces, and other decorations are attached securely.

Step 10: Attach a Hanging Loop

After the ornament is completely dry, make one or two small holes near the top of the paper plate using a hole punch.
Take a piece of yarn, string, or ribbon and thread it through the holes.
Tie the ends together to create a hanging loop.
Now your beautiful Christmas paper plate ornament is ready to hang!
You can display it on a Christmas tree, classroom wall, window, door, or holiday craft display.

Christmas Paper Plate Ornament Craft Ideas:

1. Santa Claus Paper Plate Ornament Craft

Santa Claus Coloring Page Template:

2. Snowman Paper Plate Ornament Craft

Snowman Coloring Page Template:

3. Christmas Tree Paper Plate Ornament Craft

Christmas Tree Coloring Page Template:

4. Reindeer Paper Plate Ornament Craft

Reindeer Coloring Page Template:

5. Christmas Candle Paper Plate Ornament Craft

Christmas Candle Coloring Page Template:

6. Christmas Bell Paper Plate Ornament Craft

Christmas Bell Coloring Page Template:

7. Gingerbread Man Paper Plate Ornament Craft

Gingerbread Man Coloring Page Template:

Benefits of Christmas Paper Plate Ornament Crafts for Kids

These simple Christmas crafts are fun to make and help children develop important early learning skills.

Encourages creativity – Children can choose their own paint colors, Christmas pictures, and decorations.
Develops fine motor skills – Painting, coloring, cutting, and gluing help strengthen little hands and fingers.
Improves cutting skills – Kids practice carefully cutting around the outlines of Christmas pictures.
Builds hand-eye coordination – Placing cutouts and making small paint dots helps children develop better control.
Teaches color recognition – Children explore colors as they paint and decorate their ornaments.
Introduces dot painting – Using cotton swabs helps children practice making small dots and patterns.
Improves focus and concentration – Completing each craft encourages children to follow simple steps.
Introduces Christmas themes – Kids learn about Santa Claus, snowmen, Christmas trees, reindeer, and other festive pictures.
Encourages teamwork – Children can share craft supplies and make Christmas decorations together.
Builds confidence – Kids feel proud when they finish and hang their handmade Christmas ornaments.

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