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Seasonal activities · December 25, 2026

Christmas and Winter Activities for Kids

Snowmen, a decorated tree, gingerbread, presents, sledding and hot cocoa: cozy winter activities to color, fold and explore over the holidays.

December brings Christmas on December 25, the winter holidays and, in many places, snow. These free activities are cozy things to do indoors: color a snowman, a decorated tree, a gingerbread man, a present or a mug of hot cocoa, then cut a six-point paper snowflake for the window and make a pop-up tree card to send.

Winter is full of science, too. Find out how snowflakes form, why salt melts ice, how animals survive the cold by hibernating and how the tiny lights on a string glow. A few chilly jokes finish the list.

Christmas and winter coloring pages

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Draw it step by step

  • A dark blue penguin with a white heart-topped tummy, two dark eyes, pink cheeks, an orange beak, flippers at its sides and orange feet.

    Penguin

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 10 min Ages 5–9
  • A mountain landscape: a big pine and two gray rocks in front, green hills with small pines and a blue lake in the middle, and snowy blue mountains far behind under a small sun.

    Mountain Landscape

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 45 min Ages 10–14

Paper crafts to make

  • A white six-point paper snowflake with diamond-shaped holes on every arm and a small hole in the middle.

    Six-Point Paper Snowflake

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 20 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Thin printer paper, printed with the template Scissors No glue Adult help suggested
  • An open pop-up card standing like an L, with a green paper tree on a pop-up step, a yellow sun and a white cloud on the back wall.

    Pop-Up Tree Card

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 30 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Card stock printed with both templates Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A rainbow paper chain of seven linked rings, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and pink, hanging in a gentle curve.

    Paper Chain

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 15 min Ages 4–9 Paper craft Strip sheet, printed Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A blue folded greeting card with a red, a yellow and a green paper balloon glued on the front, with drawn strings tied in a bow.

    Folded Greeting Card

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 15 min Ages 4–9 Paper craft Card stock or construction paper Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A blue folded paper envelope with side flaps and a pointed top flap tucked under the bottom flap.

    Envelope

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 10 min Ages 6–11 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • An open square paper box in orange-red, seen from above at an angle, with four walls and a flat bottom.

    Open Square Box

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 15 min Ages 7–12 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A square red paper box with its matching lid being lowered onto it.

    Box with Fitted Lid

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 25 min Ages 8–14 Origami Square of paper for the box No scissors No glue
  • A flat black and white origami penguin with a white tummy, black flippers, an orange beak and two eyes.

    Flat Penguin

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 10 min Ages 5–9 Origami Square of origami paper, black or dark on one side and white on the other No scissors No glue

Jokes and riddles

  • Knock, knock. Who's there? Lettuce. Lettuce who?

    Show the punchline

    Lettuce in; it's chilly out here!

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  • Why did the book put on a jacket?

    Show the punchline

    Its cover felt chilly.

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Christmas and winter science: how things work

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