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If you love the movie, Elf, like we do, you’ll definitely want to save this fun Buddy the Elf name craft to do this holiday season. Kids will make a paper snow globe featuring Buddy the Elf with snowballs that spell out their names. It’ll keep the fun of the movie going, and they’ll get to make something personalized they’ll be proud to show off.

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear and making these other Christmas crafts for kids! We have lots of fun and creative ways to combine learning with the excitement of the holidays.

Collage featuring the completed Buddy the Elf Name Craft. The top shows two elf snow globes named Ethan and Maddie, and the bottom shows a close-up of the Maddie craft being made.

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Snowglobe Name Craft

Your little elves will love making this adorable Buddy the Elf snow globe craft that features one of their favorite Christmas characters.

This name recognition activity is an easy and festive way to help kids practice spelling their name while also making a cute keepsake. This project will help them work on fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination and strengthen their letter and name recognition.

We have a free editable pdf for you to type your child’s name into before printing. So grab this Buddy the Elf template, some easy to find supplies, and your little ones to have a merry afternoon making memories and learning.

Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
White Paint Pen
Markers
Pom Poms
Elf Name Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

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Directions

Start by downloading and printing the template. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this elf to life!

Hands holding a printable template for a Christmas elf craft or coloring page.

Look for the eye pieces and glue them onto the elf’s head.

Hands are gluing the eye piece onto the tan paper elf head to begin assembling the Christmas craft.

Glue the orange hair onto the elf’s head, right above the eyes, to give Buddy his bright and jolly look!

Hands are gluing the orange paper hair onto the tan elf head for this festive Christmas craft.

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Use markers to add cute details, such as cheeks and eyebrows.

Hands are drawing a pink cheek onto the tan paper elf head with a marker to add detail to the face.

Find the hat and glue it on top of his head.

Hands are gluing the green elf hat onto the paper elf head to continue making the Christmas craft.

Look for the hat band and glue it across the middle of the hat.

Hands are gluing a yellow paper strip onto the green elf hat to create a decorative band for the Christmas craft.

Grab the red feather and glue it to the side of the hat. That’s his fancy little touch!

Hands are gluing a small pink paper feather to the side of the green and yellow striped elf hat for a cute detail.

Let’s dress Buddy up! Find his collar and glue it right below his head.

Hands are gluing a white scalloped collar piece onto the paper elf head to finish the face and neck area of the craft.

Grab the green coat and glue it right under his collar.

Hands are gluing the paper elf head onto the green elf body piece to assemble the Christmas craft.

To complete Buddy the Elf’s outfit, glue the belt buckle onto the belt.

Hands are gluing a small yellow square onto the black belt of the paper elf body to create the buckle.

Let’s start making the snow globe! Help your child grab the snow piece and glue it to the bottom of the snow globe piece.

Hands are gluing a white scalloped snow piece onto a blue paper dome shape to create the base of the snow globe craft.

Now let’s put Buddy in his snowy home! Glue the completed elf onto the snow.

Hands are gluing the paper elf figure onto the blue snow globe background to complete the main part of the Christmas craft.

For the best part, grab the letters that spell your child’s name! Let your child help arrange and glue them over the lower part of Buddy. It’s a fun way to practice spelling and see their name come to life!

Hands are gluing paper letters onto the Christmas elf craft to personalize it with a child's name.

To make it extra snowy, grab a white pen or marker and help your child draw little snowflakes the snowglobe.

Hands are drawing white snowflakes onto the blue snow globe background with a marker around the paper elf figure.

Lastly, you can have fun adding pom poms around the snow globe. It’s the perfect finishing touch to make your Buddy the Elf craft extra festive!

Hands are gluing small white pom-poms onto the blue snow globe background to create a snowy effect around the elf figure.

Look at your Buddy the Elf snow globe! We love how festive and personal it turned out. Your kids will have so much fun showing off their snowy elf. Be sure to check out some of our favorite Elf Activities for kids!

Hands holding a completed personalized elf snow globe craft with the name Ethan and white pom-pom snowflakes.

Torn Paper Elf Craft

Christmas Books For Children

Dasher: This wonderfully illustrated Christmas book for kids gives you the back story on one of Santa’s favorite reindeer, Dasher! Girls will especially love to read this since Dasher is a girl.

Construction Site On Christmas Night: Fans of the fun characters of the construction site books have to add this Christmas-themed story to their collection. See how the trucks get ready for Christmas!

How To Catch An Elf: Kids everywhere love the silliness of this Christmas story. The rhymes and the illustrations will draw the kids in as well. This is a Christmas book kids will want to read every year!

Side by side, two completed personalized elf snow globe crafts are displayed: one with light blue background and the name Ethan, and one with dark blue background and the name Maddie.

Christmas Crafts For Kindergarteners

Elf On The Shelf Paper Bag Puppet Craft – If your family has a mischievous little elf that pops up each Christmas, your little ones will love making a puppet that looks just like him! This paper bag puppet is easy to make with our free template, and kids will be able to use their imaginations and creativity making and playing with it!

Snowman Headband Craft – Kids can “chill out” when they wear this frosty headband! It’s great to wear for classroom parties or to play pretend with at home. There’s a couple of versions to choose from depending on the child’s skill level, so they can either cut and paste it together or just color it in.

Reindeer Shape Craft

Handprint Manger Craft – Celebrate Christmas with this sweet handprint manger scene! Kids will create Baby Jesus asleep on the hay made out of their own handprints. This keepsake is a fun activity to do at home or during church activities for kids.

Torn Paper Grinch Craft – Whoville fun is at your child’s fingertips when they make The Grinch by ripping and gluing green paper on our free template. They can decide if their Grinch will be cheerful or a little sneaky with either a smile or a mischievous expression.

Christmas Ideas For Kids

Add a bit of Whoville magic to learning time with these fun and festive Grinch worksheets! Kids will actually enjoy practicing important skills alongside everyone’s favorite green Christmas character.

These printables are good to use in the classroom or over the winter break. Kids will be able to strengthen their handwriting, fine motor skills, letter recognition, and scissor skills when they complete each page.

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Bring some merry fun to learning with these Christmas coloring pages. They’re made just for preschool and kindergarten kids so they have large spaces to color in.

These pages are a festive way to celebrate the season with little to no prep, since all you have to do is download, print, and grab the crayons.

Kids can color a Christmas mouse, Santa Claus, a polar bear, and a penguin then trace the dashed lines with the vocabulary words below each illustration.

Christmas Pattern Worksheets

Keep little hands busy and happy this holiday season with these Christmas do a dot printables! Kids will dot through these festive pages to practice important early learning skills.

This fun pack is filled with dot coloring pages, letter and number recognition, counting, and patterns featuring cheerful Christmas designs. They’re an engaging way for preschool through kindergarten kids to learn through play, so grab the dot markers, print, and have fun!

Hands holding a completed personalized elf snow globe craft with the name Maddie and light green pom-pom snowflakes on a dark blue background.

This Christmas sensory bottle will bring a little holiday sparkle to playtime! Kids will love shaking, swirling, and exploring all the colorful additions to the bottle. You only need a few simple supplies to make your own and kids will be excited to help. Since it’s made with dry materials, this sensory jar can be used over and over again for festive and mess free fun!

Did you make this activity with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

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A completed craft of personalized elf snow globe craft with the name Maddie is displayed on a blue background with scattered colorful pom-poms and craft supplies.

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