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Bright and Cheerful Toddler Christmas Card that is Super Easy

December 10, 2018 by Sheryl Cooper

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Last Updated on October 23, 2024 by Sheryl Cooper

Inside: Put together a toddler Christmas card activity that also works fine motor skills as bright and cheerful felt circles are pressed onto a paper tree. Attach it to a handmade gift as a special touch!

Every year our toddlers and preschoolers make ornaments for their families.

And because the theme is handmade, they make their own gift bags and cards to go with it.

I love that every part of the gift is made by the child and I’m pretty sure the recipients do, too.

This year I came up with a bright and cheerful Christmas card that involved putting “lights” on the tree and then gluing the tree onto a folded piece of paper.

The children loved the process, and I love how they turned out!

toddler Christmas card

Bright and Cheerful Toddler Christmas Card that is Super Easy


What we used:

Small felt circles

Green construction paper

Assorted colors of construction paper (9 x 12)

White glue

Preparing this toddler Christmas card:

Cut a tree from the green paper that will fit on the card.

Fold the 9 x 12 piece of construction paper in half.

Put together a toddler Christmas card activity that also works fine motor skills as bright and cheerful felt circles are pressed onto a paper tree. Attach it to a handmade gift as a special touch!

Setting up the activity:

Place the tree, glue, and felt circles on a tray.

Put together a toddler Christmas card activity that also works fine motor skills as bright and cheerful felt circles are pressed onto a paper tree. Attach it to a handmade gift as a special touch!

Creating the card:

I told the children that their trees needed lights, and that they were going to put them on the tree.

This is a great way to work on fine motor skills as their small fingers pick up each circle, dropping and then pressing it onto the tree.

Put together a toddler Christmas card activity that also works fine motor skills as bright and cheerful felt circles are pressed onto a paper tree. Attach it to a handmade gift as a special touch!

Not only does this activity work fine motor skills, but it’s also an excellent opportunity to work on color recognition skills.

As the children were selecting each circle to press into the glue, I asked what color they had.

Soon, they were all telling me what colors circles they had.

(I love this hands-on way of reinforcing skills!)

Put together a toddler Christmas card activity that also works fine motor skills as bright and cheerful felt circles are pressed onto a paper tree. Attach it to a handmade gift as a special touch!

Assembling the card:

After letting the tree thoroughly dry, we glued it onto the folded pieces of construction paper and added a small tan rectangle to the bottom for the trunk.

I then let the children decorate the insides of their cards using markers and signed their names.

Put together a toddler Christmas card activity that also works fine motor skills as bright and cheerful felt circles are pressed onto a paper tree. Attach it to a handmade gift as a special touch!

The bonus of this toddler Christmas card is that if it’s made early enough, it can be used as a window or wall decoration until it’s time to attach it to the gift.

Put together a toddler Christmas card activity that also works fine motor skills as bright and cheerful felt circles are pressed onto a paper tree. Attach it to a handmade gift as a special touch!

Don’t they look festive hanging in the window of our building’s hallway?

Put together a toddler Christmas card activity that also works fine motor skills as bright and cheerful felt circles are pressed onto a paper tree. Attach it to a handmade gift as a special touch!

How to adapt this Christmas card for preschoolers:

Outline the tree in pen and invite them to cut it out. This is a fun way to work on scissor skills!

When decorating the inside of the card, let them write their own names.

toddler Christmas card

Make sure to pair this card with a homemade gift bag!

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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 25 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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