Easy and Fun Candy Cane Crafts for Preschoolers
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Christmas is the perfect time to do some crafting with your preschoolers, and candy canes are definitely iconic and so easy to use for Christmas crafts! Today I’m going to show you some very easy candy cane crafts ideas that you can make with your little ones this holiday season!

Candy Cane Crafts for Preschoolers this Christmas Season
Candy Cane Crafts for Preschoolers
These adorable candy cane crafts for preschoolers are perfect for the holiday season.
Are you wanting your preschooler to practice his fine motor skills and make a lovely ornament for the Christmas tree? This candy cane craft is make with Fruit Loops cereal and pipe cleaners. It's such an easy craft for little hands to create and it makes some of the cutest candy can decorations.
This is a fun candy cane craft that you can help young kids make. The bonus is you end up with a cute ornament for your tree, too! All you need are Christmas cookie cutters, chopped up candy canes, and a way to bake them to melt the candy canes into flat ornaments. You'll make fond memories making these candy cane ornaments with your kids!
If you're looking for an easy project, this one couldn't be simpler. You'll use white beads and red beads and bend a pipe cleaner into a candy cane shape. If you're looking for fine motor activities, this is a super fun activity for younger kids with a little bit of adult supervision.
Need a great way to teach your kids what sound the letter C makes? Try out this crushed candy cane craft. Kids will have so much fun crushing the candy canes in bags and gluing the pieces on to their letter C!
You really can't go wrong with a fingerprint craft. You'll need red paint, white paint, and construction paper. You'll simply guide the little kids to create a candy cane shape alternating red and white fingerprints. Those adorable candy canes will be treasured for years to come!
Are you looking for some of the cutest candy cane decorations? I'm in love with this adorable reindeer craft! All you need are googly eyes, a red pom pom, and brown pipe cleaners to create this adorable craft. It's sure to be a huge hit!
This has to be one of my favorite candy cane crafts because it's a cool science experiment that can be turned into a decoration. You'll use borax and pipe cleaners among other things to create this really cool candy cane craft!
You can't go wrong with this simple craft. You'll use red construction paper in the shape of a candy cane, and the kids will tear apart cotton balls and glue the white stripes. Super cute and super simple!
Make a beautiful candy cane sun catcher with this template and red and white tissue paper. We absolutely love hanging seasonal sun catchers in our windows, so this is on my list of things to make this year!
Get your kids in the Christmas spirit with these adorable candy canes made from construction paper. Use a candy cane template and have the kids add strips of red and white construction paper to design their very own candy canes. This has to be one of the simplest candy cane activities, but it is a lot of fun for little ones,
Get your kids in the Christmas spirit with these adorable candy canes made from construction paper. Use a candy cane template and have the kids add strips of red and white construction paper to design their very own candy canes. This has to be one of the simplest candy cane activities, but it is a lot of fun for little ones,
Need more fun ideas for Christmas School? Check out the posts below:
Christmas Preschool Lesson Plans
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