15 Christmas & Winter Crafts

Craft: Popsicle Stick Snowman

Blog: Holiday Kids Crafts

Treat: Candy Cane Blossoms

Blog: Baked Perfection

Mmm, how tasty do these cookies look? No wonder that this has become the most popular post on Risa’s blog, Baked Perfection. Find Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses for these, and you’ll be the most popular guest at the office’s annual cookie swap, too.

Get Kisses and more at Walmart. (Walmart coupons are all yours—no kisses required.)

 
 

Treat: Peppermint Bark

Blog: Redhead Recipes

This three-ingredient recipe is a snap to make, and as blogger Sarah points out, it’s versatile. You can toss in nuts, dried cranberries or other dried fruit, candies, pretzels, whatever you like—or keep it simple with white and dark chocolate and crushed candy canes.

Get dried fruit and nuts from Nuts in Bulk. (Save on your purchase with Nuts in Bulk coupons.)

 
 

Treat: Gingersnap Shake

Blog: Camille Styles

Holy decadence! A shake made of ice cream and all sorts of seasonally delicious flavors (think vanilla, cinnamon, ginger and molasses), plus a glass rim that’s been dipped in agave nectar and crumbled gingersnap cookies. Swoon.

 

Treat: Cinnamon Sugared Walnuts

Blog: Eat Good 4 Life

Pop these sweet walnuts into cellophane bags for nice holiday presents to hand out to friends, neighbors and teachers. Or go ahead and keep them all for yourself. They’ll never know.

Find cellophane bags at Paper Mart. (Bag yourself some Paper Mart coupons here!)

 

Treat: Snowflake Pretzels

Blog: Mom Endeavors

This project is cute and mistake-proof, as every snowflake is supposed to look a bit different. Making these pretzels is a good play-date activity if you’ve got kids coming over to hang out—just supervise the melting of the chocolate, of course.

 

Craft: Peppermint Wreath

Blog: Crafty Sisters

Peppermint sticks gussy up a regular old wreath so nicely. See what magic we can accomplish with a hot-glue gun?

Crafty sisters (no really, they’re sisters) Candace and Nicole got the wreath from Costco, the oversize candy canes at Home Depot and their peppermint picks and berries from Hobby Lobby. (Save at Costco, Home Depot and Hobby Lobby for your holly jolly Christmas.)

 

Craft: An Advent Calendar for the Procrastinator

Blog: The Little Red House  

If you’re not exactly on top of things, don’t sweat it. Sheena at The Little Red House has your back with this Advent calendar. She made little envelopes out of pretty paper, hung them with clothespins and filled them with adventures for her and her children to do (you can think of your own, or steal her lovely ideas like “Make a gingerbread house” or “Read a Christmas book”).

Get paper and other stationery from Paper Source and save with Paper Source coupons.)

 
 

Craft: DIY Holiday Ice Lanterns

Blog: Oh My! Creative

What a smart use for old plastic soda bottles. Fill them with water and freeze with greens and cranberries. Once they’re solid, pop in a battery-operated candle (a real flame will melt the ice), and you’ve got a cheery and inexpensive way to light up your walkway.

Get battery-operated tea lights at Oriental Trading. (Brighten your day with Oriental Trading coupons.)

 

Craft: “Let It Snow” Snowflake

Blog: The Ballard Bunch

This hanging snowflake looks so sophisticated against a black door, but I imagine it would look equally great in a child’s room or anywhere else you want a bit of glittery cheer.

The Ballard Bunch’s Evonne scored her supplies at Roberts Crafts. (Stock up with Roberts Crafts coupons here.)

 

Craft: Reindeer Advent Calendar

Blog: Balancing Home

Talk about easy. Get brown paper cups, googly eyes, little red foam stickers or puff balls for a nose, brown foam paper for antlers and presto! You’ve got a herd of reindeer hanging out with your family for the month.

Get foam paper over at Stuff4Crafts.com and save with Stuff4Crafts.com coupons.

 
 

Craft: Rosette Christmas Tree

Blog: Shanty 2 Chic

Start with a grapevine tree, and then use burlap to make flowers for a unique and elegant table decoration.

Blogger Whitney got her materials at Hobby Lobby and Jo-Ann. (Save bunches with Hobby Lobby and Jo-Ann coupons.)

 
 

Craft: Candy Cane Wreath

Blog: Millionayres

Oh minty goodness! Michelle at Millionayres boasts that it costs about three bucks to pull off this fancy-looking, edible wreath.

 

Craft: TP Christmas Trees

Blog: Simple As That

Keep the kids occupied and out of your hair by letting them make Christmas trees out of toilet paper rolls, construction paper, glue and whatever decorations you want like markers, pom-poms or glitter.

Load up on all sorts of art supplies at Michaels. (Get Michaels coupons.)

 

Treat: Reindeer Cupcakes

Blog: With Sprinkles on Top

Annie named her site With Sprinkles on Top, so you know she’s going to have creative ideas for crowd-pleasing desserts. Voil?! These cupcakes are so adorable that the kids will freak out, and you’ll score a smile from even your stuffiest grown-up guests.

Baking supplies abound at Wilton. (Stock up on Wilton coupons.)