This preschool Christmas tree decoration craft (Not A Creature Was Stirring craft) is fun to pair with The Night Before Christmas poem. These candy canes craft ideas make perfect homemade Christmas crafts for preschoolers, Christmas crafts for kindergarten, or simple Christmas crafts for kids of any age (even Christmas crafts for toddlers age 2-3!)! They’re also fun DIY ornaments for the holidays and an easy and affordable activity for preschool Christmas crafts for Sunday school.
Easy Preschool Christmas Tree Decoration Craft Idea
If you’re looking for easy Christmas crafts for kids with paper, this is it! This Not A Creature Was Stirring craft project is even perfect if you have a group, school holiday craft ideas, or are looking for Christmas crafts toddlers can make for parents. So adorable and so simple — easy group crafts for kids any age!
Twas The Night Before Christmas Craft Ideas
For these easy preschool holiday crafts, you’ll need:
- Red and green craft paper
- Googly Eyes
- White pipe cleaners
- White craft balls or cotton balls
- Candy canes
- Tape
- Glue
- Ribbon (optional)
(See the full preschool ornament crafts directions below.)
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Preschool Christmas Tree Decoration Craft: Not A Creature Was Stirring Not Even A Mouse Craft
The story of Night Before Christmas is the perfect pairing with this Not a Creature Was Stirring craft (a verse take right from the poem).
These are fun and easy for kids to make out of craft supplies you have around the house or in the classroom!
They’re also fun preschool holiday crafts for parents to do with kids on Christmas Eve for easy preschool Christmas paper crafts or if you’re having a family Christmas Eve sleepover!
Not A Creature Was Stirring Christmas Craft
Ingredients
- Red and green craft paper
- Googly Eyes
- White pipe cleaners
- White craft balls or cotton balls
- Candy canes
- Tape
- Glue
- Ribbon optional
Instructions
- Measure your candy cane on the pieces of paper and then cut ovals slightly larger than the candy cane. Point one end of the oval where the nose will go.
- Cut two slits in the oval (away from the pointed end) using a craft knife or the point of the scissors.
- Place the candy cane in between the two slits for the mouse tail. Tape on the back so that the candy cane doesn’t move.
- Cut up the pipe cleaners so that you have enough for three whiskers on each side of the mouse.
- Glue the eyes, nose and whiskers onto the mouse.
- Out of the scrap paper, cut out two 1-inch rectangles and fold in half for the ears. Glue onto the mouse just above the whiskers and eyes.
- Let dry completely. Tie ribbon around candy cane tail and hang on tree or use the candy cane "hook" to hang directly on the Christmas tree.
Notes
What are your favorite preschool winter holiday crafts?
Night Before Christmas Poem
The Not A Creature Was Stirring saying actually comes from ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C Moore and makes for great Christmas book activity!
(I still love the The Night Before Christmas book, don’t you?)
A Visit from St. Nicholas is the real title of the poem by Clement Charles Moore (although it is more commonly known as “The Night Before Christmas” or “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”).
How does Twas the Night Before Christmas go?
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;The children were nestled all snug in their beds;While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads…
Twas The Night Before Christmas Book Tip
Once, while reading The Night Before Christmas story for homeschool, we did something a little differently than just reading—we had musical story time!
If you’ve never done this, you have to try it!
While you read the story, your kids get to add the sound effects.
And, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas is a great book for sound effects, with the reindeer hooves on the roof, the window opening, the kids sleeping and Santa’s jingle bells.
So, before you read this book with the kiddos and do the craft, round up some sound effects: jingle bells, maracas
, an overturned bowl or kid drum
, and upside down cups (which make excellent reindeer sound effects).
Just use your imagination!
(Or, even better, let the kids pick out stuff to make their own music and sound effects!)
It makes for fun, creative sensory play for the holidays!
Watch the Night Before Christmas Movie
If you want to round out an entire holiday theme with crafts, you can also watch the Night Before Christmas movie (cartoon).
After the book and music time, use the the Night Before Christmas words for inspiration to make this super cute all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse craft for a paper tree ornament.
Even though they make fun Christmas tree crafts, these also make great holiday name tags, gift tags, or table place holders. Just write the names in the middle of the mouse’s body.
They would also make a sweet not a creature was stirring Christmas card for your kids to hand out to friends or other holiday decorations!
We hope you have fun with this Preschool Christmas Tree Decoration Craft!
