11th Day of Christmas - Christmas craft ideas for kids

Does anyone else love Christmas crafting with their kids? Most of these take less than 30 minutes to do and your kids will enjoy spending quality time with you. Pick one or two and put a time on the calendar to do these this December!

Edible crafts:
* Snowman Pretzel Sticks
* Cinnamon Ornaments - Last year, Ryan's teacher had them put a paperclip through the top before baking them and added a ribbon to hang on the tree. Ryan tripped while carrying his ornament home that day and it shattered into a million pieces. We'll try again this year!
* A mini-"gingerbread" house made from graham crackers (this one's easy for even the 1-year olds to help create)

* String popcorn on a long string to make garland for the tree

Christmas card ideas:
* Handprint Santa
* Thumbprint Reindeer

Other crafts:
* Gift bags - either Reindeer or Snowman
* Rudolf Handprint

* Paper Snowflake Cutouts, just like when we were kids - just fold a square piece of white paper in different directions and let your kids cut on the folds to create a "snowflake" to hang from the ceiling or in the window

There are a bunch of additional ideas on the Family Fun website. Again, don't be overwhelmed by these ideas...just do something fun and crafty (and Christmas-y) with your kids. You'll be glad you made those memories for them!

Do you have a favorite Christmas craft? Leave a comment, post it on your blog and paste the link into Mr. Linky below or link directly to a site that explains the craft.