Want to give out handmade Christmas cards? Not sure how to make them with young children? Our Christmas card process art is here to help! We love making our own cards and giving them out to family and friends. Having a home daycare means that I usually have young children in my care and this activity is perfect for doing with them and older children!
Christmas cards that kids can make don’t have to be elaborate. In fact we make ours through simple process art so that even my youngest kids can participate in making them. These collage style Christmas cards are always a hit with the kids. Mainly because they get to be messy.
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Christmas Card Process Art Craft for Kids
Materials:
- Tempera Paint
- Brushes
- Construction Paper
- Cookie cutters
- Sequins
- Glitter (optional)
This is one of those messy crafts that lets children turn art into a sensory experience. I set out a variety of art materials on a plastic tray and let the kids decide what they want to use and create.
The kids love making these collage Christmas cards. They get to be messy and create with the supplies however they want to. Boy do they get messy!
When they dried we cut them in half and then the kids drew pictures or wrote messages on the insides for family members.
Super cute, right? I love process art because every card is different and kids can experiment with different techniques.
While I do have a rug under the art table that usually catches most things but with exceptionally messy crafts, like this one, something always manages to get off the table and beyond the rug, inevitably ending up on my white carpet. Red paint is the worst color to try to get out of my white carpet.
I have a rough and tumble preschooler, an active large breed dog, we entertain at least once a month, and I run a home daycare. Add to that the rainy climate we live in and my park ranger husband who is always bringing dirt and mud home with him on his work clothes and you’ve got a messy nightmare at Christmas time.
Thankfully, I have a secret weapon that cleans up these messy art projects in no time!
My BISSELL ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Carpet Cleaner helps get all that paint out of my carpet and cleans all the dirt and yuck from our dog and shoes. It has an express mode that I use on art mishaps because I can do it at nap time and the carpet is both clean and dry within an hour. With it, I use the BISSELL 2X Pet Stain & Odor Remover formula and the Pet Oxy Boost Carpet Cleaning Formula Enhancer.
Thankfully, my ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Carpet Cleaner can clean it in no time! It totally saves me and my white carpet!
We can be as messy as we want now! I’m not afraid to do this Christmas card process art project with my toddlers and preschoolers. It’s all good!
Do you make holiday cards? Give this simple Christmas card process art activity a try! The results are so colorful and cute!!
Carpet cleaning is right at the top of our holiday cleaning list along with de-cluttering. Love how well the carpet cleaner works on white carpet, amazing! #client
Such cute cards and an awesome giveaway! Thank you!
Love this art idea! They cards turned out great. I am also loving this steam cleaner you have too:)