Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Having fun and easy crafts on-hand for the holidays is a must if you’re expecting kids at your festivities.  Today, I have a Christmas craft idea for kids that you’re going to love!  All you need are the DIY kits, paint and glue.  Let me show you how simple they are to create.

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Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Supplies you’ll need for this Christmas craft idea:

Kid’s Craft No. 1 – Build-A-Snowman Kit:

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

As I mentioned above, these kits are designed to make crafting easy.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

We’re simply going to paint, assemble and glue!

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

I used brown paint for the arms, orange for the carrot nose and white for the body of the snowman.  All of these colors were applied with a makeup sponge.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Then, I used a small paint brush to add white, red and blue paint to the hat, scarf and buttons.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

For the polka dot detail, I loaded some paint onto the end of a paint brush and applied it in a random pattern.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

You can see that I added the polka dots to the red portions of both the hat and scarf.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Once all of the pieces are dry, it’s time to assemble and glue in place.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Here’s the finished product!

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Kid’s Craft No. 2 – Santa Kit:

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

The Santa Kit is going to come together the same way the snowman did.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

We’re simply going to paint, assemble and glue!

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

I used the colors black, white, red and gold for my Santa.  Be sure to offer lots of different paint colors to your little artists to promote creativity!

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Just as I did above, I used a makeup sponge and small brush to paint the different areas of the Santa.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

A paint brush works best for larger areas and the makeup sponge is good for the tinier detail pieces.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

I also mixed a bit of red and white paint to create a pink color for Santa’s nose.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Once all of the pieces were painted and dry, it was time to assemble and glue.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Here’s the final look!  My Santa is very traditional, but yours can look however you like.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

How cute are they!?!  Add a small piece of string and hang them from your tree.

Need a Christmas craft idea for kids that comes together in less than 30 minutes? If so, these DIY kits are just what you need!

Want more fun and easy DIY home decor ideas??  Find me on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest!  Also – be sure to share your finished projects with me by tagging @rusticorchardhome on Facebook and @rustic_orchard_home on Instagram!

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