All you need for this personalized DIY—a great stocking stuffer for grandparents!—is a clear glass ornament, family photo, and festive ribbon. Its originator, Fynes Designs, has a few handy tricks for getting your photo inside the globe without ripping or bending it.
Christmas Footprint Art – Adorable Keepsakes you will Treasure!
Christmas footprint art is such a fun Christmas craft for toddlers and preschoolers. Christmas is a time for making memories and getting crafty with the kids. Around this time of year, we love making keepsake crafts to remember those special moments. If you’re looking for cute keepsakes to stash in the scrapbook or to send to friends and family, look no further than this post on Christmas footprint art. With 17 adorable holiday footprint crafts to choose from, you’re sure to find just the right thing to make your cards, ornaments, and other projects a little merrier.
If you want more Christmas handprint and footprint art ideas check out this article on Christmas Handprint Art.
You might also want to check out our full list of footprint art ideas!
Adorable Christmas Footprint Art
Night Before Christmas Mouse Footprint
Make adorable keepsakes for the family with our Night Before Christmas Printable. Turn your baby or toddler’s footprint into a sweet little mouse to go along with the classic poem. It’s easy to put together using the printable template and will be a big hit with the family. Save one for your scrapbook, too!
Mistletoes Footprint Keepsake
Here’s another printable to stamp your little one’s feet on. This time, the theme is mistletoe! A pretty ribbon added to the footprints at the top of the heel adds a festive touch. You’ll treasure the mistletoes footprint keepsake for years to come.
Footprint Penguin Keepsake
Our footprint penguin is an excellent craft for Christmastime, but you can make it anytime during the winter. The little red hat and scarf make the penguin look extra cute and wintery. You can swap out the colors for each child, too, so they all look unique.
Footprint Christmas Tree Art
Send some holiday cheer with these lovely footprint Christmas tree cards. With a bit of green paint, sequins, and cardstock, you can make a batch of homemade holiday cards in just minutes. This is the perfect card to send out on baby’s first Christmas. However, toddlers and preschoolers will have a blast decorating their footprint trees with sequins to send off to the grandparents.
Reindeer Footprint Art
Your tree will look so much jollier with these cute reindeer footprint ornaments hanging on it. We made them with our easy salt dough recipe that’s just perfect for handmade ornaments. Add googly eyes, pom-pom noses, and pipe cleaner antlers to the painted footprints to complete your festive reindeer.
Christmas Nativity Hand and Footprint Art
Remember the real reason for the season with this fun nativity craft made with handprints and footprints. Mary, Joseph, and the angel are made with footprints. The donkey is made with a handprint, and baby Jesus is painted in the middle.
Robin Footprints
Did you know that robins are a symbol of Christmas? During the 1800s, Victorian mail carriers wore bright red uniforms, and the darling little birds became associated with the postmen who delivered the holiday cards. So it’s only fitting that we created a robin footprint to make some Christmas cards as well. You could also stick the robins to a canvas or let your child make some robin-themed wrapping paper using their footprints.
More Cute Christmas Footprint Crafts
Baby Footprints Christmas Tree
Celebrating that first Christmas with your baby is magical. It’s a time for making memories and keepsakes and treasuring that time when your child is so small. This footprint Christmas tree ornament from Arty Crafty Kids will help you remember those tiny feet and toes long after they’re not so little anymore. Plus, the baubles on the tree are made with thumbprints, so it’s doubly special. Using air-dry clay, paint, and ribbon, you can make your own keepsake ornament.
Footprint Snowman
Tell someone, “I love you snow much!” with this charming footprint snowman from The Best Ideas for Kids. Draw on the snowman’s face and add accents with felt, paper, or pipe cleaners. The foam snowflake stickers add a lovely wintery touch. If you don’t have the stickers, add some fingerprint snow to the background.
Mistletoe Ornament
Make those mistletoes part of your yearly Christmas decor with these fun mistletoe ornaments by Danya Banya. It’s such a cute idea to pair the two different sizes of footprints together and add some wooden bead holly berries as well. This is a wonderful craft for siblings to work on together.
Rudolph Footprint Craft
What a unique take on the Rudolph footprint craft by A Little Pinch of Perfect! This one is made with both footprints, and the toes make the reindeer’s antlers. Draw some eyes, pop on a red nose, and add some snow, and you have a cute little Christmas craft to display on the wall.
Pete the Cat Christmas Footprint
Pete the Cat is one groovy cat! He’s incredibly groovy in this Pete the Cat Saves Christmas craft from Fun Handprint Art. It’s a terrific craft to go along with the book by the same name.
Rudolph Baby Footprint Cards
Spread a little Christmas cheer with some Rudolph baby footprint cards from Danya Banya. Who can resist tiny baby feet decked out in sparkly ribbons and a jingle bell to make a festive and fun reindeer?
Handprint and Footprint Angel
Try this handprint and footprint angel from Easy Peasy and Fun if you’re looking for more religious crafts to celebrate the holiday. The kids can personalize their angels by changing the hair color, decorating the wings, and so on.
Santa Sleigh Craft
The kids will LOVE making this Santa sleigh footprint craft by Someday I’ll Learn. Santa’s sleigh is made with a footprint, while his team of reindeer is made with handprints. Add a cute little construction paper Santa (or paint him on), and this pretty project is ready to hang on the wall or the fridge.
Santa and Elf Footprint Christmas Craft
Turn little footprints into delightful puppets. These Santa and elf stick puppets from Fun Handprint Art are perfect for the holiday season. You probably have everything you need already—construction paper, googly eyes, scissors, and glue. It doesn’t get much simpler than that. Use them to tell stories or sing your favorite Christmas tunes.
Footprint Elf on the Shelf
Children love their elves, don’t they? Make a footprint elf on the shelf in anticipation of your elves arriving this year.
Simple Natural Christmas Ideas
Fresh Clippings are such an easy way to add a Christmasy touch and feeling anywhere without overwhelming your space. In my new book, I share several examples of tucking fresh greens on the table, in a basket or on the shelves. For a charming traditional look- mix red and green transfer ware with fresh clipped greens for a lovely accent. This dining room vignette is from my new book French Country Cottage Christmas.
You can use those fresh clippings anywhere you would like. Here are a few inside an armoire. Simply leave the doors open for a beautiful Christmas moment.
Wreath Decor
Wreaths are always wonderful on a door – and inside the house- think outside the door box. A wreath either made from fresh foliage or with fresh foliage tucked into it is a lovely way to bring some of that natural greenery inside. You can display a wreath on the inside of a door, on an armoire or cupboard or even simply on a wall.
I have a DIY for a citrus wreath in my Christmas book as well- so simple and easy to make one of your own.
On the Porch
Bring in some fresh foliage to your porch for a festive welcome. Of course you can use fresh garland and a fresh wreath- but you can also bring in some branches and tie them to lanterns or tuck them inside of urns for even more cheer.
You can grab a signed copy of my new Christmas Book in my shop or an unsigned copy below or anywhere books are sold.
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Ruler Photo Ornament
A yardstick makes the perfect frame for “first day of school” photos. Old Salt Farm devised this easy DIY that also repurposes rulers, cereal boxes, and leftover ribbon. Since you need to use some serious tools—like a drill—this one’s not necessarily a craft for kids, but you can enlist them to choose the photo!
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Suitcase Travel Memories Ornament
This adorable ornament showcases your family’s vacation photos in a repurposed cardboard jewelry box. If you don’t want to purchase real hinges for the suitcase—like its originator Stuffed Suitcase did—you can just tape or glue the sides together. To make the suitcase actually close, snip an old refrigerator magnet and glue it to the edges.
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Family Tree Photo Ornament
If old family photos are cluttering up your home, these DIY ornaments by The Country Chic Cottage are the perfect solution. Bottle caps make great frames for vintage ornaments, and family members will love spotting their childhood memories scattered on the tree. Prepare for lots of trips down memory lane.
