Paper plate Christmas crafts have to be some of the best things to make at this time of year.
We love getting creative during the holiday season but at this time of the year I’m unsurprisingly not super keen on spending loads of money on new craft materials, paper plate crafts are a great solution as we often have a few lying around.
Paper plates are also ideal for Christmas crafts as there’s so many different things that you can make from them, no matter if you have a preschool or classroom full of kids to keep entertained or if you just fancy having a big crafting session at home.
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Paper Plate Christmas Crafts
In our house it’s not really Christmas unless my kids suddenly announce that they want to make something festive right now! I know that I should know better and prepare something in advance but somehow I never do.
I love paper plate crafts as they rarely mean buying any fancy craft supplies.
Even if I don’t have any paper plates at home, they’re normally something I can easily pick up in a store and they’re really cheap too, ideal at this time of the year.
In this article you’ll find loads of different paper plate Christmas craft ideas, from a Santa paper plate craft to snowmen, reindeers, Christmas tree and even a Christmas unicorn.
There’s loads of ideas here so it’s worth taking a good look through or letting your kids look at the collages to pick a couple that they’d like to try.
I’ve included paper plate crafts for all ages from toddlers and preschoolers to school age kids and even some I quite fancy making so hopefully there should be something for everyone.
If you do like the Christmas paper plate crafts that I’m sharing today then be sure to bookmark this page or pin an image so that you’ve got these ideas to hand when you need them.
You’ll also find more ideas for Christmas crafts for kids at the end of this post.
Christmas Paper Plate Crafts
I love this movable penguins paper plate craft – the little dancing penguins remind me of the film Happy Feet!
This paper plate Christmas wreath is a great little craft for younger kids and and tissue paper is ideal for them to decorate their craft with too.
This paper plate craft from Arty Craft Kids is super festive and I love the way they’ve created Santa’s beard too.
I love this paper plate Christmas tree craft from Non-Toy Gifts which would be a great way to practice fine motor skills too.
We made this Santa paper plate twirler which also makes a great decoration to hang up or play with afterwards too.
I Heart Crafty Things has a very cute paper plate elf craft.
We won’t get snow where we live for Christmas but I love the idea of it, these paper plate snowflakes are great for kids to decorate as they can hold so much paint and glue. This is a craft I made with my kids when they were younger and they loved the excuse to go through our craft supplies and use up and buttons, sequins and glitter that they could find too.
This paper plate snowman twirler is one of our favorite fun Christmas paper plate crafts and you can follow our video tutorial to make it too. You’ll find it playing on this page or click through for the step by step instructions.
We love our spinning Christmas paper plate crafts and this Christmas tree themed one from Red Ted Art is fantastic.
Make a cute rocking paper plate Santa like this one from Easy Peasy and Fun.
Make a paper plate reindeer to pull Santa’s sleigh following this tutorial from Crafty Morning, you could also swap out the glitter paper for a pom pom for his bright red nose if you liked!
This paper plate Christmas unicorn with it’s glittery horn was a favourite with my daughter.
I Heart Crafty Things paper plate snowflake art is absolutely beautiful and definitely one to display!
This paper plate robin is super cute and is easy to make too.
This paper plate snowman craft has a little snowman that you can make move, like a tiny puppet show!
Grab the green paint and follow the easy tutorial from Arty Crafty Kids to make a 3D Christmas tree out of a paper plate.
My kids loved making these paper plate polar bears using fluffy cotton balls.
Buggy and Buddy’s paper plate Nutcracker craft is perfect for Christmas time.
Make a pretty paper plate snowflake wreath for Christmas.
My Bored Toddler’s paper plate snowman is a great craft for younger kids to make.
Why not try this paper plate Grinch craft from I Heart Crafty Things, perfect for making before a festive family movie night.
More Christmas Crafts for Kids
These scrunched paper Christmas trees are a great Christmas craft for younger kids.
These Christmas painted rock ideas are great if you love hiding rocks or you can use them as story stones.
Make a simple snowman Christmas card that would be lovely to send to friends or family.
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