Christmas Tree Shape Craft for Kids [Free PDF Template]

Turn basic geometry into festive art with this hands-on Christmas tree shape craft! Triangles, rectangles, and stars come together to make a cheerful paper Christmas tree that will get kids in the holiday spirit. It’s a fun way to combine math and art with your preschoolers!

Your kiddos will be so proud to display their Christmas art project once it’s finished. Be sure to keep the festive fun going with even more Christmas crafts for kids to do this December!

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Christmas Craft For Preschoolers

This Christmas tree craft for preschoolers brings creativity and learning together in a festive way! Kids will design their own Christmas trees out of basic shapes using triangles for branches, rectangles for the trunk, and stars for the topper. They’ll even use spheres (pom poms) to decorate the tree with ornaments.

It’s an easy and engaging project that helps children practice fine motor skills and shape recognition. They’ll gain confidence and have fun preparing for the most wonderful time of the year when they complete this fun project.

Grab our Christmas tree template to get started, then follow the simple steps we’ve outlined below. This is one activity that will add joy, learning, and plenty of holiday cheer to your little one’s day!

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Pom Poms
• Christmas Tree Shape Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

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 Christmas tree to life!

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Help your child look for the middle tree piece, the triangle with the eyelashes and smile. Glue the eyes directly below the eyelashes.

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Next, find the largest triangle piece, which is the bottom of the tree. Glue the face piece to the top and middle of the bottom part of the tree.

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Take the smallest triangle piece, which will be the top of the Christmas tree, and glue it to the top and middle of the face piece.

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Now, let your little one add the star on top to finish the tree.

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We need a strong base for our lovely tree! Find the brown paper rectangle, which is the tree trunk. Glue it to the very bottom and center of the tree, peeking out just underneath.

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This is the most exciting part! It’s time to decorate! We are using colorful pom poms for our ornaments. Let your child choose where to place them all over the green tree sections. It’s fantastic for practicing fine motor skills!

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Don’t you just love this adorable paper Christmas tree? We think your kids will love seeing it displayed this holiday season! This simple craft is a perfect way to identify shapes like triangles, stars, and rectangles.

Be sure to check out some of our other favorite Christmas paper crafts for your kiddos while you’re here!

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Christmas Books for Kids

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!

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Cute Christmas Crafts For Kids

Grinch Craftivity – Give that grumpy Grinch a reason to grin! Kids will create The Grinch holding a heart that holds the writing prompt, “I would help the Grinch feel happy by…” This funny holiday activity mixes art, writing, and kindness in one activity. Download the free template and spread some Grinchy cheer before Christmas!

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Elf On The Shelf Photo Craft – Turn your little ones into the Elf on the Shelf using their pictures! Kids can pop their photo onto the elf’s face, and choose between building the elf or coloring in the black and white version. Once they’re done, they’ll be part of the holiday mischief!

Paper Bag Gingerbread House Craft

Reindeer Christmas Card Craft – Kids will be jolly little elves creating the cutest reindeer Christmas card. They can write a note in it to send it to someone special, attach it to a gift, or just show it off as a festive decoration. It’s lots of holly jolly fun that’s kid approved!

Handprint Christmas Gnome Craft – Even the gnomes are getting in on the holiday fun! Kids can help their gnome get ready for Christmas by wrapping his pointy hat with Christmas lights and finishing him off with a fluffy beard that’s made out of their own handprints.

Christmas Printable Activities

Ho ho ho, it’s coloring time at the North Pole! Kids will love bringing Santa to life in these Santa coloring pages while secretly working on fine motor skills, color recognition, and pencil control.

You’ll find sheets with Santa saying “Ho Ho Ho”, checking his naughty and nice list, untangling Christmas lights, and carrying a tree. It’s a jolly mix of learning and fun that’s perfect for a quick, last minute holiday activity.

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For a little elfish fun this holiday season, be sure to download these free elf worksheets! Kids will trace, write, and cut in these various activities featuring Santa’s little helpers.

They’ll practice writing the letter Ee on the E is for elf page, find their way through a maze by following the letter ‘Ee’s, and label the parts of an elf. These pages are a merry mix of handwriting, letter recognition, and fine motor practice.

Related: Reindeer Do A Dot Printables

These Christmas do a dot printables will keep little hands busy and learning all season long. Preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids can color, count, and spot letters with their favorite dot markers.

There’s 25 pages full of festive dotting fun where they’ll decorate Santas, trees, and more while also honing fine motor skills and focus. Just print them out, grab the dot markers, and let the merry dotting begin!

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Count up some Christmas cheer with this Christmas counting book! Kids will color festive pages filled with holiday pictures that they’ll count and write the number words from one to ten.

It’s a good mix of math, reading, and creativity to build language and cognitive skills. Plus, you can print it right at home for storytime fun any time. Watch your preschooler’s eyes light up as they read and count their way through their merry little masterpiece.

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Free Christmas Tree Shape Craft Template

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