As the excitement for Christmas builds, channel all your kids’ holiday cheer into a fun and festive activity. It’s a wonderful way to keep kids entertained while waiting for the big day to arrive!
Have your little cubs make this adorable polar bear Christmas craft, complete with a Santa hat and a candy cane.
Looking for more ways to celebrate the season? Check out our collection of Christmas crafts for even more holiday inspired fun and creativity!
Cutest Polar Bear Craft For Christmas
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It’s an engaging project that blends holiday fun with creativity, resulting in a Christmas decoration that’s as cute as it is fun to make.
Download and print our free polar bear template and gather supplies like colored paper, scissors, and glue. After a little cutting, gluing, and assembling, the kiddos will be on their way to creating a festive polar bear that’s perfect for displaying during the holidays.
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Polar bear template (unlock the image at the end of the post to go to the download page)
Directions
Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this polar bear to life!
First, guide your child in gluing the inner ears inside the ears.
Next, glue the hat fluff to the bottom portion of the Santa hat.
Glue the hat pom to the pointed end of the hat.
Position the Santa hat on top of the polar bear’s head and glue it on.
Now, help your child glue the candy cane to the center of the body.
Place the feet on the sides of the candy cane and glue them down.
Next, glue the hands to the sides of the body. Trim off the paper that hangs off the sides.
Finally, encourage your child to glue the head to the top portion of the body.
While you’re here, be sure to check out our winter animal crafts—there are so many fun ideas!
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Kids Christmas Themed Ideas
Looking for even more ways to spread holiday cheer with your little ones? Check out our collection of Christmas themed ideas for kids! We’ve rounded up festive hands-on projects and activities that are easy to do, spark creativity, and sneak in a little learning along the way.
There’s something to keep every child engaged and excited as they count down to the big day. Read on below for inspiration, including new holiday books, DIYs, and activities that will make this season both magical and meaningful!
Christmas Books For Kids
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!
Christmas Craft For Kids
Paper Strip Reindeer Craft – Get ready to sleigh the day with this cute and fun paper strip reindeer! Kids will have a blast cutting and gluing strips to create the reindeer’s body, then top it off with a shiny red nose like Rudolph or a classic black one like Comet!
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Gingerbread Disguise Ballerina—The gingerbread girl is twirling her way to safety as a graceful ballerina, complete with a fabulous tutu. Kids will love helping her stay undercover by making her dazzling disguise to blend in with holiday decor and avoid the dessert tray!
The Littlest Reindeer Craft – Bring Dot to life with this adorable project inspired by The Littlest Reindeer! Kids will love recreating the little reindeer using simple supplies. It’ll make the magic of the book leap off the pages!
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas Craft – After enjoying Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, kids can continue the fun of the story by making their own Santa Pete. This activity keeps the Christmas kindness rolling by dressing him in Santa’s iconic red hat!
Free Christmas Printables
Add some festive fun to fine motor learning with our Christmas cutting worksheets! These engaging activities are perfect for little hands, helping kids practice scissor skills while getting into the holiday spirit. They’ll match numbers and pictures and snip along wavy, straight, and zigzag paths.
Each worksheet is packed with opportunities to boost observation, coordination, and cutting skills. These pages are a fun-filled way to sneak in skill-building this holiday season!
Make the holidays extra merry with our free printable Santa connect the dots! The set includes Jolly Santa Claus, Santa and his snowman friend, and Santa with a sack of gifts. Each dot that kids connect reveals Santa and helps kids practice number sequencing, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination.
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Once they’re complete, they’ll beam with satisfaction as they color in their holiday masterpieces. These festive printables will keep little ones excited and engaged this season!
Bring the magic of the season to life with our Christmas activity sheets! With these merry challenges, kids will help Santa through a festive maze, pair objects to their matches and shadows, and learn graphing skills. They’ll also practice counting, matching, problem-solving, sharpening focus, and having some holiday fun.
These activities make every page a fun way to learn and will keep little ones curious, engaged, and full of holiday cheer!
This Christmas preschool activity pack is filled with festive fun that covers letter recognition, counting, shapes, and more. Each cheerful page caters to different learning styles—hands-on fun, visual challenges, and independent or guided play activities.
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You can pick which activities with various skill levels are best for your child. These festive activities make learning fun and will keep kids excited to learn all season long!
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Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump and more. Read more.