Christmas Nature Crafts are such a lovely thing to make.
Christmas Nature Crafts are fun to make by yourself – and always a relaxing thing to do .
Is it a tradition in your home? – it certainly is in mine we crack open the mince pies, pop some Christmassy music on and make some hot choc (with lots of cream) and spend a happy afternoon Christmas crafting. Often this spans into several afternoons it is just that much fun!
They are also fun with your kids as a way to get them in to the Christmas spirit and spend time together. They are also a lovely way to encourage them to appreciate the changing seasons and the bounty winter brings . And of course they are such a brilliant excuse to get kids out and about.
Ice Bowl – My favourite of the Christmas nature crafts
An ice bowl is just the loveliest table decoration or one to plant outside by your doorstep to welcome in visitors. An electric tealight will stop a quick melt and honestly these must be up there as one of the most simple but effective crafts ever possible. i was shocked how easy it was to do this and how easy it was for my children.
A year of nature craft and play
To find out how to make this and how it is a great project for kids and Christmas do take a look at my brand new book on Nature Crafts (published by Harper Collins) It is a brilliant way to
discover the treasures and pleasures of our natural world with 52 fun activities following the seasons.and it is filled with crafts, gardening, games, art and science activities for children aged 7 years and up that are budget-friendly and will entertain all year round.
And yes of course it has a ton of Christmas nature crafts in it! And yes of course it makes a beautiful Christmas gift for kids who love the outdoors, begin creative and nature
Ice ornaments make gorgeous outdoor Christmas Nature Crafts
Over on my Simply Parenting blog I show you how to makes these pretty and super effective ice ornaments
Aren’t they just lovely?
Christmas Nature Crafts – Angel Wings
Gather pine cones from your local park, paint them and then arrange them into a pair of angel wings for a unique Christmas wall decoration.
How to dry orange slices – Christmas Nature Crafts
Oh now we go over to my all time favourite craft blogger – take a look at this super useful tutorial on how to dry orange slices from Red Ted Art – her pine cone angel ornament is rather fab too!
A Christmas Garland
Hand paint acorns with a simple Scandinavian pattern for a unique Christmas garland. It would look so pretty over a fireplace or well, just about anywhere really!
Pinc cone trees Christmas nature crafts
Sometimes the berybest things are the most absolutely simple and these really do tick that box don’t you think?
I love, love, love these pine cone trees from my co-author Catherine Hughes at Growing Family blog they are just brilliant fun to make and the look so very cute! You could gift them too – a lovely way for a child to have Christmas tree in their bedroom
I juts think it is a cute little tree that col dlook fab anywhere in the home though really and OMG are they just so very easy to make
You can find this Christmassy craft and many others in our book Nature Craft and Play
Christmas Nature Crafts – Tree Topper
Twig Chandelier
DIY orange garland
This DIY orange garland is made of orange slices and cranberries and it is just the most beautiful thing to adorn your mantel or your tree. Can you imagine the smell too?
Orange pomanders with spices
These all-natural great smelling orange pomanders made with spices are easy to make and create a wonderful festive spirit.
DIY Pinecone Wreath for Christmas (Costs Pennies!)
Oh this is just the prettiest wreath and such a simple DIY – definitely going on my list of Christmas nature crafts to try
Floral ornaments for Christmas
I love these floral ornaments for Christmas and they really could not be any easier to make
Evergreen Christmas wreath – Simple Christmas Nature Crafts
A lovely thing to do before Christmas is to take a walk in the woods to collect evergreens for a beautiful, large wreath!
So there we have it a lovely array of beautiful simple to make Christmas nature crafts that will make your home look simply amazing.
A big old Christmassy Thank You
Thank you to all the bloggers who gave me permission to share their stunning Christmas nature crafts – I love our caring sharing creative community and it continues to make me proud how wiling we are to support and enhance each others blogs. Merry Christmas to each and every one of you.
Further reading on Christmas nature crafts
For those of you whose kids LOVE nature and the great outdoors I have more lovely resources for you to check out including
- this free downloadable Christmas scavenger hunt will be brilliant
- and you might want to check out my posts on free Christmas gift ideas
- and How to afford Christmas
- Christian Christmas crafts
- Homemade Christmas wall decs
