My daughters and I love doing doing crafts together, so I am always looking for easy and festive activities to do with my kids during the holidays. Christmas crafts are so much fun for the whole family!
Here are 15 simple candy cane crafts for Christmas that your kids will love!
Candy Cane Mouse Free printable download
First, I wanted to share a really cute idea that you and your kids can do together! I created these candy cane mouse cut outs for you to print and cut out at home! They are so adorable and make for a cute little treat for your kids to pass out to their friends!
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They look so cute sitting out on your coffee table, or add them to your treats table at your holiday party! My girls loved playing with them before they ate their candy canes!
15 Simple Candy Cane Crafts for Christmas To Do With Your Kids
These easy candy cane crafts are perfect for kids of all ages and will be so fun to do throughout the Christmas season. I love to have activities like this ready to go while my girls are home from school on winter break, and most of these we already have the supplies in our crafts drawer so it really makes it easy to put together and keep them entertained!
#1 Reindeer Candy Canes
These reindeer candy canes are so cute and I think they would make an adorable gift topper as well! All you need are candy canes, brown pipe cleaners, googly eyes, red pom poms and optional ribbon to add a bow.
Just wrap the pipe cleaners around the hook of the candy cane and shape them into antlers. Glue on the rest of the items and you’re good to go.
A lot of people love making candy cane hearts but these are a great way to use your candy canes too!
#2 Fine Motor Candy Cane Craft
Activities and crafts that are educational are always a win in my book. This specific craft focuses on sharpening fine motor skills. So many of these are great ideas to do with your toddlers.
All you need are pipe cleaners and fruit loop cereal to complete these adorable candy canes! They make great Christmas decorations as well.
#3 Candy Cane Reindeer Printable Craft for Kids
Another cute candy cane reindeer idea! This is a free printable reindeer sleeve for two candy canes that act as the antlers – so adorable and fun for kids of all ages.
We love to leave little treats like this at our friends front door to spread the holiday cheer. This would be a really cute candy cane reindeer ornament or even to add to your gingerbread house as well!
#4 Easy 5 Minute Candy Cane Sleigh
How adorable is this candy cane sleigh?! I know this would be a huge hit with my girls and it would make a great gift or even work as candy cane place card holders for your holiday tablescape! Get the full tutorial here and make candy cane sleighs for everyone you know.
#5 Candy Cane Collage Craft for Toddlers
This is another simple fun candy cane craft and great for younger kids. Just cut the shape of a candy cane out fo construction paper and let your kids creativity run wild to decorate it. You can use string, sequins, buttons, red glitter, pom poms and other various craft supplies.
#6 Candy Cane Cotton Ball Toddler Craft
This is such a cute candy cane craft for toddlers! Just have them paint a candy cane cutout with red, they could even use their fingerprints! Then add in white “stripes” using cotton balls.
It’s a bit messy, but an easy project and a great craft to really get your little ones involved in Christmas decorating!
#7 Candy Cane Math Activities
I thought this activity was so genius and it doubles as a craft as well! Get in some extra learning with this candy cane math activity that uses white pipe cleaners and red beads. This is a fun way to get in some counting practice and you can also utilize the candy canes that create as candy cane ornaments to decorate the tree.
#8 How to Grow a Candy Cane Activity
This is such a fun interactive activity that can get the whole family involved. Get the full tutorial of “how to grow a candy cane” and the free printable here.
#9 Candy Cane Playdough
Who doesn’t love play dough?! Make your OWN special candy cane play dough that is perfect for this time of year. This would make a great gift to share with friends and family members! I love the idea of making batches ahead of time and setting it out at the kids table – it would be great to keep little hands busy during Christmas dinner.
#10 Candy Cane Christmas Tree Craft
The classic candy cane Christmas trees. These are so pretty and can be decorated in so many different ways! All you need is green felt and different items to decorate with. This would also make an adorable gift topper or even holiday decorations.
#11 Candy Cane Slime
DIY candy cane slime! How pretty is it with the gold glitter mixed in?! My girls LOVE slime and it entertains them for hours. This is definitely on our list to do this year. Get the full tutorial here.
#12 Candy Cane Pipe Cleaner Ornament
The most simple candy crane craft with pipe cleaners! You could make candy cane ornaments for the whole family, just get different colored pipe cleaners and twist them together into the candy cane shape to hand on the tree!
What a cute ornament that your kids can make and add to the tree!
#13 Crystal Science Candy Canes
Do you have little ones that love doing science experiments?! This is for you. This crystal science candy cane craft is so fun and turns out SO pretty! You could do this with mini candy canes too and decorate the tree with them. Get the full tutorial here.
#14 DIY Candy Cane Ornaments
Another idea for DIY candy cane ornaments – pipe cleaners and beads make for endless possibilities! You could do all different colors to match your other decor. These are the cutest candy cane decorations!
#15 Pom Pom Candy Cane Ornament
I always love Pom Pom crafts as they turn out so adorable and this is no exception! Have your kids cut out a candy cane shape, then you can assist them using the hot glue gun to attach alternating red and white pom poms and a cut ribbon to attach to the tree.
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