Christmas trees are such a big part of the holiday season, and there’s something so exciting about finding fun ways to bring that iconic shape into kids’ activities. Whether you’re decorating a cardboard tree or trying out creative crafts and games, Christmas tree-themed activities are a perfect way to keep kids entertained and engaged during the holidays. At my house, we love mixing in a little learning with the holiday fun, and these activities are great for practicing skills like counting, sorting, and even fine motor coordination—all while embracing the festive spirit.
You’ll love these Christmas tree activities because they’re simple to set up, keep kids busy, and bring lots of joy to your holiday season. These ideas work for all ages and can easily be tailored to your child’s interests or abilities. Whether it’s a hands-on craft, a playful game, or an educational activity with a holiday twist, you’ll find something to enjoy together. Plus, they’re a great way to sneak in some family bonding time during the busy holiday rush.
Why You’ll Love These Christmas Tree Activities
These activities make the holidays even more special. They’re creative, engaging, and often use supplies you already have at home, making them a low-stress way to add some festive fun to your day. From toddlers to older kids, there’s something for everyone, whether it’s decorating, crafting, or getting a little silly with holiday games. The best part is the time you’ll spend together, creating memories that make this season truly magical.
Let’s get into some exciting Christmas tree activities your kids will love! (User would provide ideas here.)
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25 Christmas Tree Activities
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Blow Up Christmas Tree
Blow Up Christmas Tree Craft is a fun Christmas craft and toy for kids of all ages! Create a colourful Christmas tree that you can blow up with your breath again and again!
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Trim the Christmas Tree Cutting Activity
Trim the Christmas Tree is a fun and easy to set up cutting activity for preschoolers and kindergartners. Practice using scissors and getting ready for the holidays by trimming the christmas tree so that it looks perfect (or bare!). This is a simple way to practice scissors skills over the Holiday season.
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Q-Tip Christmas Tree
This Q-tip Christmas Tree Activity is a fun way to practice fine motor skills this holidays. Create this simple posting activity for your toddler or preschooler and let them decorate a Christmas Tree with lights while developing the small muscles in their hands, language skills and more!
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Decorate the Magnetic Tile Christmas Tree
Decorate the Magnetic Tile Christmas Tree is a fun and super easy activity using magnetic tiles. Decorate a colourful Christmas tree using your Connectix Magnetic Tiles with your preschooler!
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Christmas Tree Sensory Bag
Christmas Tree Sensory Bag is a fun and easy mess free sensory activity toddlers and preschoolers. Decorate a Christmas tree in this creative fine motor sensory activity.
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Christmas Tree Writing Tray
Writing trays are a great way for your little one to practice writing skills no matter their skill level. They are fun and engaging and simple to set up.
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Christmas Tree Sensory Bin
Set up this easy Christmas tree sensory bin using green coloured rice. This is the perfect holiday sensory bin for toddlers and preschoolers.
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Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree
Pin the tail on the donkey is a classic kid’s game that kids all around the world love to play. Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree is a fun Holiday twist on that game that we at Happy Toddler invented!!
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CVC Word Christmas Trees
Here is a fun way to practice CVC words this Christmas. It’s a great activity to keep for kindergartners busy this holiday season.
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Counting Christmas Tree Presents
Counting Christmas Presents activity is a fun counting activity for toddlers. Count mini presents under mini Christmas trees with your toddler or preschooler for this Holiday inspired math activity.
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Caps Christmas Tree
In this activity, my three year had lots of opportunity to develop and strengthen her fine motor skills decorating a Christmas tree made of squeeze pouch caps using tweezers and pom poms!
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Christmas Tree Magnetic Tile Puzzle
Magnetic Tile Christmas Tree Puzzles is a fun and super easy activity using magnetic tiles. Create a giant colourful Christmas tree using your Connectix Magnetic Tiles with your preschooler!
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Decorate the Christmas Tree
Decorate the Christmas Tree using pipe cleaners and beads! It’s a festive and easy fine motor holiday craft for kids of all ages! Create a colourful beaded tree while working on those all important smaller muscle in the hands that are necessary for everything from doing up buttons to writing your name!
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Post It Note Christmas Tree
Post it Christmas Tree is a fun and easy craft activity for kids of all ages. Make it for fun or as part of your Elf on the Shelf ideas!
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Sticky Christmas Tree Activity & Craft
Make a glittery sticky Christmas tree in this fun and easy activity and craft for kids! Makes a fun gift for family and friends for the holidays or colourful addition to your holiday decor!!
13
Rainbow Cotton Ball Christmas Tree Activity
Cotton ball rainbow Christmas Tree is a fun and easy to create fine motor art activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Create a colourful Christmas Tree using coloured water!
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The Best Christmas Tree Sticky Wall
Christmas Tree Sticky Wall is an adorable and super fun learning activity and craft for toddlers and preschoolers! First practice letters (or colours, shapes or whatever learning outcome you have this holiday season). Then let the real fun begin! Decorating a sticky wall Christmas tree is almost as fun as decorating the real thing!
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Christmas Tree Sticky Wall Decorating with Playdough
My daughter absolutely loved the Playdough Sticky Wall Mural activity we did recently, and asked to do it again the next day and the next and the next. So I finally gave in and set up this Christmas version where we decorated a Christmas tree.
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DIY Craft Stick Christmas Puzzles
Christmas Craft Stick Puzzles is an adorable DIY puzzle activity for toddlers and preschoolers. A great busy bag activity where they can practice counting and more!
17
Mess Free Christmas Tree Painting
Here is a fun and super easy painting activity that is perfect for babies and toddlers for Winter and the Holiday season.
18
Dot Sticker Christmas Tree
Dot sticker Christmas tree is a fun and easy colour sorting activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Let them decorate a tree while sorting stickers!
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Paper Plate Christmas Tree
This paper plate Christmas tree craft is an easy and fun craft for toddlers and preschoolers. A great fine motor and easy creative craft for the holidays! Simple to set up and let them express their creativity this season!
20
Sponge Painted Christmas Tree
Use a sponge to make magical looking trees this Christmas in the fun and easy sponge painted Christmas Tree craft for kids! Its a fun way to craft with your toddler.
21
Christmas Tree Paper Towel Surprise Art
Christmas tree paper towel surprise art is a fun and simple to create fine motor art activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Decorate the tree using water for Christmas!
22
Tape Christmas Tree Activity
Tape Christmas Tree Activity is a fun way to develop gross motor skills by working and playing on a vertical surface this holidays. Create this simple tape activity for your toddler or preschooler and let them decorate a Christmas Tree with pom poma while developing the large muscles in their body, early math skills and more!
23
Christmas Decoration Counting Game
Christmas Decoration Counting Game is a fun and easy counting activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Let your little one decorate a tree and practice counting at the same time!
24
Puffy Paint Christmas Tree
Create this beautiful Puffy Paint Christmas Tree using shaving cream and glue! It’s a festive and easy holidaycraft for kids of all ages!
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Easy Paper Cup Christmas Tree
This adorable paper cup Christmas Tree Craft is so fun and easy holiday themed craft for preschoolers. Make a super cute Christmas Tree using a paper cup!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
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These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
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Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
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Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
