# Christmas Lights Activities for Kids > A big collection of Christmas-lights-themed activities from fellow bloggers: art projects, crafts, sensory and small world play, simple fun for babies and toddlers, STEM experiments, printables and patterns. - URL: https://www.funlittles.com/fun-christmas-lights-activities-for-kids/ - Ages: 0+ · Difficulty: medium · Mess: medium - Time: prep none, activity varies - Works for: one-on-one, small group, whole class - Skills: art, fine-motor, sensory-exploration, science, math, pretend-play - Cautions: wheat-gluten, ingestion-risk ## Safety - Adult checks real string lights for damaged cords or loose bulbs, keeps plugs and cords out of reach, and supervises closely, especially with babies and toddlers. - Candle holder project: an adult handles any candles and never leaves a lit candle unattended. Consider battery tea lights. - Small bulbs, beads, ping pong balls and similar small parts are a choking hazard for little ones. Supervise all play. - Slime and sensory materials are not food. Watch that kids don't mouth or eat them. - Salt dough is usually made with wheat flour. Check the linked recipe if anyone has a wheat allergy. ## Ideas - **Light-Up Christmas Tree Canvas Art**: Make a light-up Christmas tree canvas. - **Christmas Lights Sun Catcher**: Gorgeous Christmas light bulb sun catchers for the window. - **Fingerprint Christmas Lights Keepsake**: Such a cute fingerprint Christmas lights keepsake on a salt dough tree ornament. - **Christmas Lights Salt Dough Ornament**: Another cute Christmas lights ornament: a fingerprint Christmas tree made from salt dough. - **Fingerprint Christmas Lights Frame**: A beautiful Christmas lights keepsake picture frame decorated with fingerprints. - **Christmas Light Chalk Stencil Art**: An amazing Christmas lights stencil art project made with chalk. - **Christmas Light Bulbs Art**: Christmas light bulb art using recycled materials. - **Giant Christmas Light Suncatchers**: A beautiful Christmas lights sun catcher craft that you can't miss. - **Christmas Tree Candle Holders**: Christmas tree candle holders kids can make. Such a brilliant idea! - **Sponge-Painted Christmas Lights Wrapping Paper**: Cute sponge-painted Christmas lights wrapping paper. - **"Lights on the Tree" Sensory Activity**: A Christmas tree sensory activity for preschoolers: put the lights on the tree. - **Christmas Lights Slime**: A beautiful Christmas lights slime for fine motor and sensory play. - **Christmas Lights on the Light Table**: A gorgeous Christmas lights fine motor activity on a light table. - **Light-Up Pipe Cleaner Christmas Tree Small World**: Light-up pipe cleaner Christmas trees for small world play. - **Ping Pong Ball Christmas Lights**: Make adorable Christmas lights with ping pong balls. - **Christmas Lights Race Track**: A wonderful race track for cars made from Christmas lights. What a FUN idea! - **Gingerbread Playhouse with Christmas Lights**: Go big! A gingerbread playhouse decorated with Christmas lights. - **Baby Play with Christmas Lights**: A simple way for babies to have fun with Christmas lights this holiday season. - **Baby's First Christmas Sensory Play**: A Christmas lights sensory play idea to involve baby in the Christmas fun. - **Christmas Lights Fizzy Science Art**: Super fun fizzing Christmas lights art that mixes science and art. - **Circuit Christmas Tree**: A detailed tutorial for a circuit Christmas tree, a STEAM activity for the holidays. - **Bubbling Christmas Lights**: A bubbling Christmas lights science activity. - **Christmas Lights Color Mixing**: A DIY Christmas science light box for color mixing. - **Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt Printable**: A holiday lights scavenger hunt printable. Such a fun way to bond with the family over the holidays. - **Christmas Lights Addition**: A cute FREE printable for Christmas lights addition practice. - **No-Sew Christmas Lights Quiet Book**: No-sew Christmas quiet book patterns, including Christmas lights. - **Felt Christmas Lights Ornaments**: A fantastic felt tutorial: get the free pattern and sew these beautiful felt Christmas lights. ## Tips - Let's not leave babies behind: there are simple Christmas lights ideas for the littlest ones too. - Making science fun is easy when you add Christmas lights to it. ## The original post by TurkeyMom (2016) A collection of kids and family activities with Christmas Lights theme. You will find a big list of fun art projects, crafts, science, simple fun and even printables and patterns. ### Christmas Lights Art and Crafts Make a light up **Christmas Tree Canvas Art** from Adventures of Adam Gorgeous **Christmas Lights Sun Catcher** from Here Come the girls Such a cute finger print [**Christmas Lights keepsake**](http://www.messylittlemonster.com/2015/12/fingerprint-christmas-tree-ornament-salt-dough.html) from Messy Little Monster. Mommy's Bundle also a cute [**Christmas Lights ornament**](http://mommysbundle.com/christmas-tree-salt-dough-ornament/). Fun A Day has another beautiful [**Christmas Lights keepsake**](http://fun-a-day.com/christmas-gifts-kids-make-fingerprint-frames/) picture frame. It's very unlikely that you haven't seen this amazing [**Christmas Lights Stencils art project**](http://buggyandbuddy.com/christmas-light-chalk-stencil-art-kids/) from Buggy and Buddy on social media. **Christmas Light Bulbs Art** using recycled materials from Here come the Girls Next Comes L also has a beautiful [**Christmas Lights Sun catcher craft**](http://www.andnextcomesl.com/2015/11/christmas-suncatcher-craft-for-kids.html) that you can't miss. How beautiful are these [**Christmas tree candle holders**](http://www.easypeasyandfun.com/christmas-tree-candle-holders-kids-can-make/)! Such a brilliant idea from Easy Peasy and Fun Try these cute sponge painted **Christmas Lights wrapping paper** from In the Play Room ### ### Christmas Lights Sensory & Small World Play [**"Lights on the Tree" sensory activity**](http://fun-a-day.com/sensory-preschool-christmas-activity/) from Fun A Day Try engaging the kids with this beautiful **Christmas lights slime recipe** from Little bins for little hands Check out these gorgeous [**Christmas Lights light table activity**](http://www.stillplayingschool.com/2014/12/christmas-light-table-fine-motor.html) on a light table from Still Playing School Play Trains always has the best pipe cleaner smalls worlds. This [**light up Christmas Tree small world**](http://play-trains.com/light-pipe-cleaner-christmas-trees-small-worlds/) is no exception. ### ### Simple Fun with Christmas Lights [**Make Christmas lights with ping pong balls**](http://pagingfunmums.com/2015/11/13/how-to-make-adorable-christmas-lights-using-ping-pong-balls/) from Paging Fun Mums Check out this wonderful **Christmas Lights Race Track** from Adventures of Adam. What a FUN idea! Go big! **Gingerbread House and Christmas Lights** - the kids from Life with Moore Babies seem to be having a grand time with this activity. ** Babies can play too - Baby play with Christmas Lights** Let's not leave babies behind. Simple Fun for Kids has a great idea for [**babies to have fun with Christmas lights**](http://www.simplefunforkids.com/baby-play-with-christmas-lights.html/) this holiday season. Lemon Lime Adventures also has a great way to involve baby in the Christmas fun with this [**Christmas lights sensory play**](http://lemonlimeadventures.com/babys-first-christmas-sensory-play/) idea. ### Science, Technology, Engineering and Math based Christmas Lights Activities {S.T.E.M Activities} ### Patterns and Printables for some Christmas Fun Twitchetts have these great [**Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt printable**](http://twitchetts.com/2015/12/holiday-lights-scavenger-hunt.html/). Such a fun way to bond with the family over the holidays. A dab of glue has this cute FREE printable for have fun with [**Christmas Lights Addition**](http://www.adabofgluewilldo.com/christmas-lights-addition/). Christmas Lights [**No Sew Quiets Books patterns**](http://www.andnextcomesl.com/p/no-sew-christmas-quiet-book-patterns.html) from And Next Comes L This is a fantastic felt tutorial by Apple Green Cottage. Get your free pattern and sew these beautiful [**felt Christmas Lights.**](https://www.applegreencottage.com/how-to-make-christmas-tree-decorations/) You have to check these out! Want a simple way to make homemade ornaments? Click on the image and purchase and download the book and get CRAFTING with your family.