The holiday season is a time for traditions! We love decorating the tree, counting down the days until Santa’s arrival, and watching a holiday favorite, How the Grinch Stole Christmas as a family!

Kids can take their love for this classic tale to the next level with this fun Grinch paper cup craft. This project transforms an ordinary paper cup into everyone’s favorite holiday grouch!

It’s a fun way to spend some quality time with your kids while making a craft that brings a holiday character to life.

Don’t forget to check out more Grinch activities to bring this beloved character and the spirit of Whoville to your holiday festivities!

Grinch Classroom Craft

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With a few simple supplies, you and the kids will be well on the way to crafting a Grinch masterpiece! Keep reading below for step-by-step instructions and a free template to see how easy and fun this craft is.

Supplies

• Paper cups
• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Grinch template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to get the template)

Directions

Download the Grinch template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

Begin by gluing both eyes just below the eyebrows.

Place the paper cup upside down with its rim facing downward, then use glue to attach the neck hair to the middle portion of the cup.

Finish up by attaching the head to the upper and middle parts of the cup. 

Make sure to check out some of our other favorite Christmas Crafts for your kids while you’re here!

Christmas Ideas for Kids

The holiday season is a great time to make learning fun with festive crafts and activities. We have a collection of wonderful Christmas ideas that your little ones are sure to adore.

Read on below to discover some ideas for holiday books, crafts, and educational activities that will keep your kids learning, laughing, and making memories throughout this special season. Don’t forget to save your favorites, so there’s no shortage of holiday magic to be had!

Christmas Children’s Books

Below are some of the top Christmas books to read to your 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!

Easy Christmas Crafts

Elf Name Craft – Kids can make a jolly elf that’s personalized with their own name when they make this cute craft! It’s a festive way for them to learn to spell their name and make an adorable decoration this Christmas!

Nutcracker Headband Craft – Your kids will love to create these nutcracker headbands! They can customize their craft by choosing to use their favorite colors. After crafting, they’ll have a blast wearing them and pretending with them in imaginative play.

Elf on the Shelf Popsicle Stick Craft – Santa’s scout elf is always on the lookout for creative fun, and we’ve got an easy and fun craft that looks like the Elf on the Shelf! You’ll just need popsicle sticks, our template, and a few supplies.

Photo Santa Paper Craft – Get ready to hear your kids laugh “ho, ho, ho” when they make this cute photo craft!

Your child’s face will bring Santa to life, making this festive art uniquely special. It’s personalized with their photo, so it becomes a cherished keepsake for you.

Preschool Christmas Activities

If you’re in need of a way to keep the kids entertained, our Christmas dot to dot printables are the perfect solution! While you tackle your holiday to-do list, kids can connect the dots to unveil festive Christmas illustrations.

They’ll reveal a reindeer, a snowman, and Santa while honing their fine motor and counting skills. After connecting all the dots, they can let their creativity shine by coloring in the characters. So grab some crayons and these free printables for a fun, no-prep, holiday activity!

This month, ensure the kids have a blast while learning with our free printable gingerbread man color by number pages. These engaging activity sheets are an entertaining way for kids to develop fine motor skills and enhance their number and color recognition abilities.

Go ahead and download these gingerbread man coloring pages to gear up for quality family time at home or as a valuable resource for teachers in the classroom!

Don’t miss out on the festive learning to be had with these free printable Santa worksheets for kids! These worksheets are an excellent tool for young learners to become familiar with the letter S, refine their fine motor skills, boost reading skills, and enhance handwriting.

If you’re in need of a last-minute activity, these printables are perfect for preschoolers, pre-k, and kindergarten children.

Add a little Christmas cheer to your child’s learning with this Christmas alphabet printable. Just grab these free printables, some scissors, and a glue stick to kickstart the fun matching game.

Kids will cut out the squares with lowercase letters and paste them with their uppercase counterparts on the letter matching sheets. This fun task aids in letter recognition and is a fantastic exercise for developing fine motor skills all with a fun, holiday spin!

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