Christmas crafts, activities and festive DIY ideas for kids

Add some sparkle to your Christmas party celebrations and check out our Christmas crafts, fun festive activities and homemade gift ideas to share with friends!

Christmas is the perfect opportunity to get creative and make your own Christmas tree ornaments, baubles, gifts and more. Check out our Christmas crafts collection!

Steph Blackwell's gingerbread tree ornaments - Great British Bake Off finalist Steph Blackwell popped in to show Blue Peter how to make gingerbread decorations that can also be enjoyed as a yummy treat if you feel peckish!

Make Your Own Pig Confetti Cannon- Learn how to make your own confetti canon. You can make the pig a festive one with some tinsel or even try a Christmassy animal like a robin.

Make a moving Christmas fish decoration - Follow this simple video to create your own moving fish ornament which you can hang up anywhere! You can make your decoration in any colour and decorate it however you like! Stick some tinsel on it to make it a festive fish.

Build a gingerbread house- Get inspired to make your own Christmas gingerbread house (perhaps a smaller version!) with Hey You What If? 

There is something really special about receiving a handmade Christmas card. Follow these simple instructions to make your own to give to friends and family.

Which DIY Blue Peter Christmas card will you choose? - Looking to add some festive cheer to your Christmas greetings? Check out these super cool Blue Peter DIY Christmas card designs.

Make the flip book Blue Peter Christmas Card - Every year on Blue Peter, we love to inspire you to make an incredible homemade Christmas card that will amaze your family and friends. We have a super cool flip book card for you to try. Get crafting!

Make an Animal Envelope Message - Send a kind message to someone special with this super cute animal envelope card.

Create Christmas window stickerswith Kyle Thomas - Join internet sensation and animal lover, Kyle Thompson to create these super fun Christmas window stickers!

Christmas is a great opportunity to get creative and make special gifts for your family and friends. Check out these cool ideas for handmade Christmas presents.

Make tissue paper flowers - Make your very own flowers from paper for your Christmas lunch table.

Make your own constellation jar - Have a go at making your very own constellation in a jar and experience space inside your home! Perfect for the Christmas dinner table.

Create your own bubbling bath bombs - Get your creative space boots on and join British astronaut Tim Peake to learn how to create your own bubbling bath bombs.

Make an awesome shark lamp - Turn your bedroom into an amazing aquarium with your very own super cool shark lamp.

How to make a funky bookmark - Make a funky bookmark for yourself, or as a Christmas gift for a friend or family member.

How to make a recycled plastic bag kite- Don't throw away those plastic bags! Re-use them and turn your old shopping bags into a cool new kite by following these instructions.

Perfect for a Christmas party or around the Christmas dinner table, test your family and friends with our festive quizzes.

Quiz: Christmas decoration or not? - Test your Christmas decoration knowledge with this quiz.

Quiz: Which Christmas decoration are you? - Find out which Christmas decoration you would be by playing this festive personality quiz. Are you the star atop your Christmas tree? Or perhaps you shine more like the Christmas lights? Take the quiz to find out.

Do you know these Christmas traditions around the world? - Test your knowledge with this global Christmas fact quiz - it's out of this world!

Horrible Histories: Christmas Gift Giver - There's been a terrible muddle over Christmas! Can you save the day and give the present to the correct historical figure?

Are you looking for fun craft ideas for younger kids to do over the Christmas school holidays?

You can decorate your home for Christmas on a budget whilst enjoying these crafting activities with your children. Get in the festive spirit with these easy, fun Christmas crafts from CBeebies!

Looking for easy recipes and dishes to make at home this Christmas? Take a look at our handy guide for festive inspiration!

There's plenty of free, online games to get stuck into over the Christmas period. 

Panto Panic! - Hacker and the CBBC stars need your help to defeat Robot Santa and to save the Christmas Panto!

Dodger's Christmas Dash! - Dodger's got himself in a spot of bother, he's fleeing trouble and the coppers are on his tail!

Take on terrifying tinsel snakes, evil snowmen and turkeys turned bad in the new CBBC Christmas game: Snow Joke.

Build your own snowman - Will you make a cosy pirate snowman, a winter princess snowman, or even a broccoli-nosed gentlesnowman?

Christmas Cracker Joke Generator- Christmas Cracker jokes are the WORST or are they the BEST?! We don't even know anymore but why not give the Christmas Cracker Joke Generator a whirl and decide for yourself.