Holiday coloring pages are a great way to celebrate the seasons, but they don’t have to stop at just coloring.
Once finished, these pages can be turned into creative decorations, DIY gifts, and fun hands-on crafts for kids.
Whether it’s Christmas, Halloween, Easter, or any other holiday, these crafts will help make every celebration extra special.
20 Craft Ideas Using Holiday Coloring Pages
1. Christmas Tree Garland
Color and cut out Christmas trees, snowflakes, and ornaments.
Punch holes in the tops and string them together with yarn or ribbon to make a festive garland to hang on the wall or mantel.
2. Halloween Lanterns
Color and cut out Halloween designs such as pumpkins, bats, and ghosts.
Wrap them around an empty mason jar and place an LED tea light inside to create a spooky lantern.
3. Valentine’s Day Love Notes
Cut out colored hearts and glue them onto folded cardstock to create homemade Valentine’s cards.
Have kids write special messages inside for friends and family.
4. Thanksgiving Table Place Cards
Color and cut out turkeys, pumpkins, or leaves. Fold small pieces of cardstock in half and glue the colored designs onto them.
Write guest names on each card to create festive place settings for Thanksgiving dinner.
5. New Year’s Party Hats
Color and cut out stars, fireworks, and party hats from the pages.
Glue them onto construction paper shaped into a cone to create a fun party hat. Add elastic string to secure it under the chin.
6. Easter Egg Basket
Color and cut out Easter eggs and bunnies. Glue them onto a small paper bag or woven paper basket to create a fun Easter treat holder.
7. Fourth of July Windsock
Color and cut out patriotic designs such as flags, stars, and fireworks.
Glue them onto a paper towel roll and attach red, white, and blue crepe paper strips to the bottom.
Hang it outside for a festive windsock.
8. St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Clover Wand
Color and cut out shamrocks. Glue them onto popsicle sticks and decorate with glitter to make a lucky clover wand for kids to wave around on St. Patrick’s Day.
9. Hanukkah Menorah Poster
Color and cut out a menorah coloring page. Glue it onto a poster board and add yellow tissue paper to the candle flames for a 3D effect.
10. Mother’s Day Flower Bouquet
Color and cut out flowers. Glue them onto popsicle sticks or straws to create a bouquet.
Tie them together with ribbon to give as a special Mother’s Day gift.
11. Father’s Day Trophy Stand
Color and cut out a trophy design. Glue it onto a paper cup or small box to create a standing decoration.
Add a message like “Best Dad Ever!” on the base.
12. Autumn Leaf Suncatchers
Color and cut out leaves from autumn-themed pages.
Tape them to clear contact paper and hang them in the window to let the light shine through like stained glass.
13. Birthday Party Cupcake Toppers
Color and cut out balloons, cakes, and party hats.
Attach them to toothpicks and use them as decorative cupcake toppers for a birthday celebration.
14. Winter Snow Globe Craft
Color and cut out a winter scene. Glue it onto the inside of a clear plastic plate, then sprinkle fake snow or glitter inside before sealing it with another plate to create a DIY snow globe.
15. Diwali Paper Lanterns
Color and cut out traditional Diwali patterns. Fold a piece of colored paper in half, cut slits along the fold, then roll it into a cylinder and glue the ends together to create a festive lantern.
16. Cinco de Mayo Mini Piñatas
Color and cut out sombreros, maracas, or chili peppers. Glue them onto small paper cups and fill with candy.
Attach a string to the top, and kids can break them open like tiny piñatas.
17. Groundhog Day Shadow Puppet
Color and cut out a groundhog. Tape it onto a craft stick and use a flashlight to create a shadow puppet show to predict if winter will last six more weeks.
18. Easter Bunny Mask
Color and cut out a bunny face. Attach it to a paper plate with holes cut for the eyes. Punch holes on the sides and attach a string so kids can wear it as a bunny mask.
19. Christmas Countdown Chain
Color and cut out Christmas-themed images. Glue them onto strips of paper and link them together to create a countdown chain, tearing off one loop each day until Christmas.
20. New Year’s Firework Spinner
Color and cut out firework patterns. Glue them onto a paper plate, then poke a hole in the center and attach a string.
Spin it to see a cool firework effect in motion.
