Holiday crafts are a definite holiday tradition. I have numerous handmade ornaments on my Christmas tree. Some that I made as a child and some that my daughter has made. Making an ornament is a great way to keep your child’s holiday crafts over the years.
Holiday Crafts at Home
Tri-Bead Ornaments
Tri-Bead Ornaments are one of my perennial favorites. I remember making them as a kid, and my daughter loves making them. They are great for preschoolers to practice their dexterity and pattern making skills. Tri-Bead Ornaments are great for a tree or to decorate a package.
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Christmas Origami
My daughter loves making origami. We bought a pack of holiday colored origami paper and found some directions online. We had a lot of fun making Christmas Origami.
Stockings
When my daughter was in preschool we attended a stocking decorating event at Michaels. We still display the stockings every year. She had so much fun that we bought stockings for her to decorate and fill for her grandparents and aunts and uncles.
Ornament Frame Craft Kits
When my daughter I found a box of foam picture frame ornaments. They were perfect for attaching to gifts from my daughter and for our own tree. My daughter was able to do all of the decorating by herself. I was able to find these similar ornaments on Amazon.
Height Ornaments
I love little ornaments for the tree that mark my daughter’s growth. For years we added a photo ornament each year. Create one of these height ornaments each year to mark your child’s growth. Unfortunately I think we’re starting too late. My daughter is already 5’3″. That would be a lot of string to wrap up.
Pinterest Holiday Crafts
I also have a Pinterest board with other craft ideas.
Check out our board here:
Holiday Craft Events
There are also lots of Holiday Craft events around Ann Arbor. I love these events because I don’t have to find project ideas or the expertise to guide my daughter.
We are still adding holiday events to our calendar, so this list will continue to update throughout the holiday season.
Saturday, November 1, 2025
🎄Ceramic Ornaments
9:30am-11:00am at Whitepine Studios: 141 E Michigan Avenue, Suite B
Cost: $30
Sunday, November 2, 2025
🎄Sunday MakeBreak: Ornament Event
2:00pm-4:00pm at Michaels: 3655 Washtenaw Ave
Cost: Cost of empty ornament
Monday, November 3, 2025
🎄Introductory Woodcarving: simple Birds
5:30pm-7:30pm at Downtown Branch of AADL: 343 South Fifth Avenue
Cost: Free
Thursday, November 6, 2025
🎄Fused Glass Ornaments
11:00am-12:00pm at Whitepine Studios: 141 E Michigan Avenue, Suite B
Cost: $60
🎄Drop-In Nutcracker Crafts
2:00pm-3:00pm at Dexter District Library: 3255 Alpine St
Cost: Free
Friday, November 7, 2025
🎄Fused Glass Ornaments
6:00pm-7:30pm at Whitepine Studios: 141 E Michigan Avenue, Suite B
Cost: $60
Sunday, November 9, 2025
🎄Kids Club: Snowman Ornament
2:00pm-4:00pm at Michaels: 3655 Washtenaw Ave
Cost: Free
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
🎄PJs & Stories with Santa
5:00pm-6:00pm at Saline Rec Center: 1866 Woodland Dr
Cost: $20/non-member, $16/member
🎄PJs & Stories with Santa
6:30pm-7:30pm at Saline Rec Center: 1866 Woodland Dr
Cost: $20/non-member, $16/member
Thursday, December 4, 2025
🎄PJs & Stories with Santa
5:00pm-6:00pm at Saline Rec Center: 1866 Woodland Dr
Cost: $20/non-member, $16/member
🎄PJs & Stories with Santa
6:30pm-7:30pm at Saline Rec Center: 1866 Woodland Dr
Cost: $20/non-member, $16/member
Friday, December 5, 2025
🎄KindleFest & Midnight Madness
5:00pm-10:00pm at Kerrytown Market & Shops: 407 N. Fifth Avenue
Cost: Free
Saturday, December 6, 2025
🎄Saturday Ornament Painting
1:00pm-3:00pm at Michaels: 3655 Washtenaw Ave
Cost: Free
Sunday, December 7, 2025
🎄Brunch with Santa and Mrs. Claus
10:00am-11:00am at Stone Chalet Events: 1917 Washtenaw Ave
Cost: Brunch: $36/Adult, $26/Child Visit at 11a: $10/child, $8/adult
🎄Visit with the Grinch, Santa and Mrs. Claus
11:00am-1:00pm at Stone Chalet Events: 1917 Washtenaw Ave
Cost: $10/child, $8/adult. Brunch add-on is $36/child, $26/child
🎄Sunday MakeBreak: Gnome Jars
2:00pm-4:00pm at Michaels: 3655 Washtenaw Ave
Cost: Cost of mason jar
🎄Visit with the Grinch, Santa and Mrs. Claus
2:00pm-4:00pm at Stone Chalet Events: 1917 Washtenaw Ave
Cost: $10/child, $8/adult
Saturday, December 13, 2025
🎄Mommy and Me - Ceramic Snowman Dish
10:00am-11:00am at Whitepine Studios: 141 E Michigan Avenue, Suite B
Cost: $25
🎄Gingerbread House Workshop
12:00pm-4:00pm at First Congregational Church: 121 E Middle St
Cost: Free
🎄The Great Gingerbread Hunt
12:00pm-1:30pm at Gallup Park: 3000 Fuller Rd
Cost: Free
🎄Saturday Ornament Painting
1:00pm-3:00pm at Michaels: 3655 Washtenaw Ave
Cost: Free
🎄Skating Snow Friends Painting PARTy for Kids
2:00pm-3:00pm at Whitepine Studios: 141 E Michigan Avenue, Suite B
Cost: $20
Sunday, December 14, 2025
🎄Make it at the Marsh: Natural Ornaments
2:00pm-4:00pm at Lake Erie Metropark: 32481 West Jefferson Avenue
Cost: $8/person plus metroparks daily or annual vehicle admission
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
🎄Holiday Workshop
9:00am-10:00am at Pittsfield Township Community Center: 701 W. Ellsworth Rd
Cost: $15/child, $10/Pittsfield resident
Saturday, December 20, 2025
🎄Saturday Ornament Painting
1:00pm-3:00pm at Michaels: 3655 Washtenaw Ave
Cost: Free
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