Holiday Wall Art from Meri Cherry – Turn a wall into a giant canvas for the kids this Christmas. They can create their own Christmas tree, or any other Christmas art they want to make.
Christmas Painting Ideas for Toddlers at Home
Potato printing takes me back to when I was a child. I find it to be quite a nostalgic Christmas Craft, and one I wanted to recreate again on the blog!
These nostalgic Christmas painting ideas for toddlers, include a snowman painted with a carrot, a Christmas tree painted using a stick of celery, and a Penguin printed with a potato! Each of the paintings are finished with googly eyes and some key features.
You may choose to simply have a go at these with your toddler as a fun Christmas painting activity. Or you may choose to use them for Christmas in some way – stay til the end for some ideas on how you could use your toddlers paintings this year!
Christmas Painting Ideas for Toddlers at Home
The following ideas are all Christmas painting ideas for toddlers using vegetables, and where possible these can be reused simply by cutting of the painted parts!
You can do all of these crafts with other household items also – as always be creative with what you have and enjoy the process!
Snowman Painting Using Just One Carrot!
For this painting you’ll need just one carrot to create the body and face of the snowman!
Take your carrot and cut off both ends so that you are left with a big and small circle to print with.
I recommend when using stamps of any kind for painting that you use a paper plate to put the paint on for dipping in.
Use one end of the carrot for the face and the other for the body (tip – less is more when it comes to this kind of painting!)
Once you have painted the main part of the snowman you will want to add some features to bring it to life!
The best way to do this is to let the paint dry first (if you are making a lot, by the time you go back to adding features to the first then it may be dry – alternatively a hair dryer – used with caution! – is a great way to speed up the drying!)
Use black paint for the hat (or a felt tip hat drawn on)
Add my favourite googly eyes next with a little glue – This brings any character instantly to life!
Draw or paint on a carrot nose (or you could glue on a button) and add a small mouth too.
Using the end of a pencil dipped in paint, stamp on some snowman buttons.
And finally add a scarf or bow as we did to keep your snowman lovely and warm! (We found a glue gun was required for this part!)
Christmas Art for Kids
Marbled Homemade Christmas Card from Fun-A-Day – Kids can make homemade Christmas cards or pieces of art to frame and hang up using this shaving cream marbling art idea.
Christmas Doodle Art from Arty Crafty Kids – Cookie cutters and paint are all that’s needed for this colorful Christmas art project.
Tape Resist Glitter Forest from Left Brain Craft Brain – Kids can explore tape resist painting while creating a glittery, colorful forest this Christmas.
Kids’ Art into Christmas Decoration from Non-Toy Gifts – Use old paintings and other artwork to create Christmas decorations with the kids.
Colorful Christmas Trees from Kids Artists – What a creative idea for Christmas art the kids can make. Kids begin with free painting with watercolors, and then turn that into a forest of trees.
Toddler Christmas Spin Art from Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds – This Christmas art would work for kids of all ages, from toddlers to older children. What a fun process for them to dabble in!
Line Art Christmas Projects
Christmas Light Chalk Stencil Art from Buggy and Buddy – Create a beautiful Christmas lights effect using chalk blending techniques and a stencil.
Easy Christmas Faux Stained Glass Art from You Clever Monkey – Children use markers, a ruler, and a special “canvas” to create this faux stained glass art for Christmas. They can create any kind of design they’re interested in exploring.
Christmas Scratch Art from Childhood 101 – Experiment with different colors of scratch art with a Christmas theme.
Concentric Circle Christmas Tree Art from Handmade Kids Art – This is a wonderful STEAM project for the kids to get into this Christmas.
Beautiful Baubles by Tiny Art Room – A mixed-media art project that captures beautiful Christmas ornaments on tree branches. Love the use of analogous colors on the ornaments!
Mixed Media Christmas Art
Poinsettia Plant Mixed-Media Art from Deep Space Sparkle (link no longer available)- What gorgeous poinsettia art the kids can make using a variety of art materials!
Gift Box Collages Made by Preschoolers from Reading Confetti – Let the kids use their imaginations to create Christmas collages with art materials you have on-hand. Use them on gift boxes or to decorate the house for the holidays.
Jingle Bell Painting from Happily Ever Mom – Incorporate jingle bells to the kids’ Christmas art this year. A great way to incorporate the sense of sound with an art activity.
Christmas Tree Holiday Art from Art Bar – Children can let their creativity loose as they design and make their own cardboard Christmas trees.
Playful Christmas Toddler Art from Lessons Learnt Journal – Kids of all ages will have a blast stamping with green paint and adding sparkles to this large piece of Christmas art. It could be done on a smaller scale while making Christmas cards, too.
