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Christmas is a time to get creative and make your home and classroom look festive with decorations and ornaments. Take a look at some of our fun craft ideas for all the family or to make with your class to help make the classroom look cool this Christmas. 

Wrapping paper chains - There's always left over scraps of paper when wrapping presents, so why not keep them aside and create winter style paper chains with the whole family or class.

Christmas garland - Garlands can dress up any room and are great all year round. It's a fun crafty activity that is also a good way to use any old clothes or cloths you might have lying around. Follow the instructions in our video below to get started on your Christmas garland.

Snowflake decoration- Dreaming of a white Christmas? Well the snow is not always guaranteed so why not bring the snow inside this year and make your very own snowflake decorations. You could even paint the twigs white to create a real winter wonderland scene at home.

Silly Santa - Santa has so much to do at Christmas but sometimes he gets stuck in the chimney! 

Check out Festive crafts ideas for you and the kids for even more recycled craft ideas from Junk Rescue to jazz up your house or classroom.  

To find out to make a handprint Christmas wreath for the classroom door or any door inside the house follow Evie's instructions, you can make it any colour you want and make your door look brilliantly festive! 

Everyone needs a cool Snowman sock decoration to complete the festive look! Follow Ben's instructions to make your own funny snowman from a pair of socks. 

Make your own advent calendar - Create a Father Christmas beard advent calendar with Gyasi from the CBeebies House and countdown to Christmas with your family or your class.

Every room need a mini Christmas stocking - Make a super cute mini Christmas stocking perfect as a decoration or ornament in the classroom or at home on the tree or fireplace. 

When you have finished decoration the house or classroom why not make Christmas finger puppets and put on a show for all the family or class. 

We have some ideas for you to make your own Christmas tree decorations with a personal touch. 

Start decorating your tree with some baubles, ornaments and decorations. 

Sparkly bauble - Personalise your Christmas tree with this sparkly bauble using photos of your loved ones.

Christmas tree decoration - This simple decoration would look great on any Christmas tree and an easy craft activities for children under five. 

Jigsaw Christmas tree decoration - Mister Maker shows you how to make your very own jigsaw Christmas tree decoration to hang on the tree.

When you have added all of your decorations you can add tinsel or fairy lights for some extra sparkle, some people like to start with their lights and fill in the gaps with their decorations.

To finish of your tree you need a star, angel or fairy for the top. Make a Christmas fairy ornament - This tree topper is very simple and is a brilliant Christmas craft to do with younger children aged 2-4.

Bluey

• Bluey Christmas tree ornaments
• Make a Bluey Christmas stocking
• Bluey Christmas tree decoration
• Bluey colour in Christmas table name card craft

Hey Duggee

• Duggee Christmas tree topper decoration
• Hey Duggee Christmas felt decoration
• Hey Duggee Christmas decorations activity
• Norrie Christmas tree topper decoration

Supertato

• Supertato: Christmas ornament

Bing

• Bing Christmas tree decorations

Is Bluey a favourite of your little ones (or yours!)? If so, you can have a Bluey Christmas tree! Use the template as an ornament to hang on the tree, or as an amazing tree topper... or both!

You will need:

• Template
• Bluey cardstock
• Scissors
• Glue

Find instructions and the downloadable template to create your own Bluey Christmas tree decorations and watch your children's eyes light up!

You can have Bluey and Bingo be part of your families Christmas celebrations with these table decorations you can easily download. The best part? They can be coloured in and personalised! An activity to keep your kids engaged during the Christmas holidays.

You will need:

• Template
• White cardstock
• Scissors
• Glue

Find instructions and the downloadable template to make your own Bluey place cards for the dinner table at Christmas. 

Your little squirrels will be jumping for joy to see Duggee sitting as an angel at the top of your Christmas tree! Best of all, this Christmas craft will take less than ten minutes to make - A-WOOF! 

You will need:

• Template
• Safe glue
• Scissors 

Find instructions and the downloadable template to make a Duggee Christmas tree topper. 

Cosy up indoors with your Bingster and make your own Christmas tree decorations from Bing and friends. You can get creative with paint, glitter, colouring pens and pencils or anything to add colour to your decorations before hanging them on the tree. Alternatively, you could use them as Christmas present tags!

You will need:

• Template
• Glue
• Scissors
• String or thin ribbon
• Paint/Colouring pens/Glitter

Find instructions and the downloadable template to create Bing and friends ornaments to hang on your Christmas tree or use as name tags and them attach to Christmas gifts. 

Check out our collection of Christmas activities and craft ideas to do with kids and find Hey Duggee, Bluey, Bing and more. Discover the best Christmas card ideas for 2023.

Want to add some sparkle to your Christmas party with the best festive (bestive!) decorations and ornaments ideas, homemade gift ideas, and Christmassy craft ideas you can do with your kids? Well, we have you covered! Parents, teachers, families - get involved, and get the kids ready for Christmas. Head over to CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ for the best Christmas crafts and homemade decorations, ornaments and gift ideas for kids.

Most of us have a Christmas tree in our homes or classroom, but have you ever wondered why and when this tradition started? 

Many people think the tradition of Christmas trees in Britain started when Queen Victoria was on the throne, from 1837 until 1901 because Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert were known to be very big fans of Christmas. However, the tradition actually dates back further than that.

It originally came from Germany, where Prince Albert was actually born, and was introduced to England during the Georgian period, when King George III was on the throne.

He had a German wife called Charlotte, who it is thought used to decorate a tree for her family in the 1790s.

Read more about why we have Christmas Trees on Newsround.