Christmas Crafts: Homemade Christmas Card Ideas

If you're looking to save money and give something meaningful this Christmas, homemade Christmas cards are the way to go. To make them really special, set up a craft table and have you kids make them. Make sure the cards will fit in the envelope you have selected, and write a greeting both on the front and inside the Christmas card.

Homemade Photo Christmas Cards

Take some construction paper and a favorite picture of yourself, your kids, or your whole family. Carefully spread craft glue on the back of the photo. Apply it to the front of the Christmas card. Have your kids draw a decorative frame around the picture in crayon or colored pencil.

Another great photo Christmas card idea is to draw or make snowmen, angels, presents or Santas on the front of the card. Then cut out just the heads from an extra copy of your favorite photos. Glue the heads on the figures in the card so that it looks like you're a family of snowmen, or of angels or presents or Santas.

Homemade Pop-Up Christmas Cards

Print out this free Christmas tree pop-up card template on heavy paper, such as construction paper. Also print out the page which follows. Color the tree with crayons or colored pencils. Use the end of a paper clip to create a perforation on all dotted lines. Carefully cut out the card. Fold the card in half with the printed side facing outward, and cut the tree along the solid black lines. Fold each separate segment of the tree along the dotted line, then push backward into the card. When you're finished cutting out the tree, glue it onto the second print-out.

Kids' Art Christmas Cards

Let your kids show off their talent on the front of your Christmas card. Have them draw Santa, or a snowman, or a Christmas tree, or a reindeer on the front of the card. Encourage your kids to get creative and draw whatever they like. This is an especially great Christmas card project to send to grandparents. They love to receive personalized cards created personally by their grand-kids. They'll appreciate them far more than store-bought cards.

Homemade Christmas E-Card