These homemade nature Christmas cards are a fun nature craft and gift idea that kids can make for their parents, grandparents or teacher. These gorgeous keepsakes will be treasured for years to come. Learn how to make these festive cards below!
Nature Christmas Card #1- Sticky Paper Card
Supplies
- White cardstock
- Pine needles
- Brown construction paper
- Clear contact paper– I did not purchase ours from Amazon so I am not 100% sure this is the type we used. You can get a closer look at the different types of contact paper at your local craft store
- White pom poms
- Clear sticker gems
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How to Make this Card:
Step 1: Draw a triangle on your card.
First, I used a ruler to help measure the triangle and keep the lines straight.
Step 2: Cut out the triangle.
Next, gently poke your scissors through the middle of your triangle and cut it out.
Step 3: Put clear contact paper behind the tree.
Then, make sure you put it sticky side facing up so you can stick pine needles on the triangle once the cover is closed. This paper is translucent so you can add a picture, fingerprint lights, or a special message on the inside of the card and it will show through the front of the card!
Step 4: Stick the pine needles on the contact paper.
Finally, make a design with the pine needle or just add them to look like a real pine tree. I started the design just to test it out and my son finished the top of the card for me. Isn’t this nature Christmas card so pretty?!
Step 5 (optional): Decorate your tree.
At this point, you can decorate the tree if you wish! I like the card both ways, but Leo was ready to decorate! We used sticker gems and pom pom. Just so you know, the pom poms didn’t stick very well and we needed to glue them one the contact paper.
Nature Christmas Card#2- Mini Evergreen Trees
Supplies
- White cardstock
- Little evergreen pieces
- Mini wooden beads
- Hot glue gun
How to Make this Card:
Step 1: Collect little pieces of evergreens from a tree.
The flat variety works the best. We used branches from an arborvitae in our yard.
Step 2: Invite your child to arrange the mini trees on the paper and glue them on.
We tried Elmer’s glue first and it didn’t work, so we stepped it up a notched and I used a hot glue gun.
Step 3: Invite your child to arrange the beads on the mini trees and hot glue them on.
Nature Christmas Card #3- Nature Ornament Card
Supplies
- White cardstock
- Hot glue gun
- Pine branch
- Dried orange slice- See how we made them over at Winter Solstice Hiking Stick
- Dried star anise
- Cinnamon Stick
- Hemp twine
- Star paper punch
How to Make this Card:
Step 1: Hot glue the star anise in the middle of the dehydrated orange slice.
This is a wonderful sensory activity and kids will love smelling the orange slice, star anise, cinnamon stick, and pine branch!
Step 2: Poke a little hole in the orange and thread a piece of twine through it.
Children can help tie the knots. This is great practice!
Step 3: Hot glue the cinnamon stick to the top of the orange and tie the twine around the top of the cinnamon stick.
Step 4: Tie a piece of pine on top of the cinnamon stick.
The pine and cinnamon stick give this ornament a pretty rustic feel!
Step 4: Punch a star near the top of the paper and tie the ornament to the card.
Add a Christmas message on the front of the card and this is a perfect card that doubles as a gift!
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I hope you try making these nature Christmas cards! I promise, your little nature lovers will love them as much as my boys.
∼Tara
