Intro
Although these are Christmas gift ideas for parents from preschoolers, it is obviously not possible for you as a preschooler to give your children luxury brand shoes and bags. Therefore, what we have prepared are some that do not cost money but can be enjoyed. One of the joys of gift giving is the handmade Christmas gift.
Christmas Handprint Drawing
Handprint painting is very famous in hand-made paintings. It is interesting, simple and easy to produce beautiful effects, so it is very suitable for our preschoolers.
Using your child’s imagination, little handprints can be transformed into festive holiday scenes such as reindeer, Christmas trees, or even a Santa Claus.
I believe that receiving this cute and heartwarming little gift is also a very meaningful thing for parents.
Supply List:
Non-toxic Finger Paints (remember to make sure they are not harmful to children)
Paper or Canvas
Wipes or Wet Towels (just for cleaning up when changing colors, it’s ok if you don’t have them)
Palette or Plates (paints can be mixed)
Christmas swab painting
This is also a very creative painting using cotton swabs that can be seen everywhere in daily life. The cotton swab itself is a small paintbrush that can be dipped in paint and has a unique touch. This creative activity can also inspire children’s creativity desire and strengthen their hands-on ability.
These paintings can range from simple snowflakes and Christmas ornaments to more elaborate scenes like a winter wonderland or a cozy holiday fireplace.
Parents can also join their children in creating together. Maybe your works can’t compare to theirs~
Supply List:
Cotton Swabs (you can prepare more)
Non-toxic Paint (the more popular colors are red, green, white, and gold)
Paper or Canvas
Palette or Plates
Paper Garland
Prepare a disposable dinner plate, no matter the size, hollow out the middle part, leaving only a ring. Then cut the colored paperboard into strips and stick them on the ring one by one to fix them (as shown in the picture). Finally, decorate with small pom poms and hang them up with the twine or ribbon you prepared.
The additional detail is that you can use scissors to cut a small opening at the end of each ribbon, just like the end of a bow ribbon.
Supply List:
Scissors
Color paperboard (light green, dark green, you can also create new combinations by yourself)
Disposable dinner plates (can be replaced with other similar items)
glue
Decorations (red and white pompoms, and other children’s favorites)
Lanyard (can use ribbon, etc.)
Fork Painted Drawing
Another example of the wonderful use of daily necessities. Who would have thought that a disposable fork can also be used as a paintbrush? Compared with serious brushes, maybe preschoolers will prefer this kind of brushes that are closer to life.
When making a fork painted drawing, you first squeeze the paint onto the palette, then dip the head of the fork into the paint, and then press the fork on the canvas to let the paint on the fork apply to the canvas. If you want to create denser patches of color, remember to focus your brush on the tail of the fork rather than the loose head.
Supply List:
One-time forks
Paper or Canvas (watercolor paper or thicker stock paper, paperplate is also acceptable)
Paint (if you want to paint a Christmas tree, you can prepare two kinds of green, which is more colorful)
Palette or Plates
Christmas Count Down Paper Chain
A very simple countdown ring, just cut out paper rings of similar size and staple them with a stapler. Note that the first paper ring as the top is fixed first, and then the second paper ring without the stapler is put on it, and then the second paper ring is fixed with staples. Pay attention to this order and do not fix the paper ring with other paper rings, so that each paper ring is independent and our countdown function can be deployed smoothly.
Supply List:
Construction paper (prepare colors according to the image you want to create, red and green for Christmas trees, brown for elk, white for snowman, don’t forget to shape the facial features in detail)
Googly Eyes
Mini Stapler
Scissors
Glue
Paper tube painting Christmas tree
Everyone must have this kind of paper tube at home, don’t throw it away yet, let’s see how to make the most of it!
Taking advantage of the huge triangular shape of the Christmas tree, you can use one end of a paper tube dipped in green paint to create the main part of the Christmas tree, but at the same time, the decorative part is also very important. At this time, you can also use a cotton swab to paint directly. Alternatively, you can string toothpicks and cut them into round foam pieces, dip them in paint to draw small circles of different colors, and a Christmas tree full of colorful decorations is ready!
Supply List:
Paper tube
Pigment
Foam Blocks
Scissors
Toothpick (or small wooden stick, cotton swab)
Christmas paper plate string art
First of all, for beginners, you can print out the template of the shape you need online. Don’t worry, we only need a rough shape, such as a tree, a heart, or a star. Then dig out this shape in the center of your paper plate. Null.
Next, punch holes on the edge of the hollowed out part, making sure the holes are not too close together.
Next, you can start threading. Depending on the number of holes to punch, you will need 7 to 10 feet of yarn. Fix the yarn on one of the holes first, and then continue punching until every hole is filled.
Try to keep your yarn taut, but don’t push too hard and risk tearing the paper plate.
There are no rules in the entire threading process, allowing your children to unleash their creativity~
Supply List:
Paper Plates
Colorful String or Yarn
Tape（used to secure the string or yarn to the back of the paper plate）
Scissors（Needed for cutting the string or yarn to the desired lengths）
Hole punch
Printable Stencils (optional)