19 Nature Crafts for Christmas

Get outside or hit the farmer’s market to collect what you need to make these nature crafts for Christmas.

Some of the best holiday decorations come from nature!

19 Nature Crafts for Christmas

1. apple pomander. Here’s a traditional Christmas gift from the pioneer times.

2. aromatic ornament. Add cloves or other scented spices to your ornaments to make them extra aromatic.

3. birdseed outdoor ornament. The birds are going to love you this year!

4. bottle and branch Christmas tree. Construct your own mini Christmas tree from an old bottle and lots of little fallen branches.

5. Christmas story stones. There’s a fun game that you can play with these story stones, but they also look cute just sitting in a little bowl on your coffee table.

6. Christmas tree paintbrushes. Did you have to trim your tree a little to make it nice and perfect? Let the kids make some art with the trimmings!

7. Christmas tree vegetable platter. Sneak some healthy veggies into your holiday celebration!

8. cinnamon dough. This is the perfect dough to use when making Christmas decorations.

9. cinnamon stick reindeer. Reindeer have never smelled better!

10. salt dough ornaments. They don’t smell as fragrant as cinnamon dough, but they’re paintable!

11. filled ornaments. Put in some pretty pebbles, or beach sand from your last vacation!

12. glitter and snow pinecones. You won’t believe the major transformation that these pine cones undergo!

13. pinecone Christmas tree. You’ll find the last of these supplies out in your garden shed.

14. pinecone elf. Here’s a cute craft to make with your nature walk treasures.

15. pistachio flower. A beautiful holiday decoration is only a few dozen nuts away!

16. scrap ribbon trees. A few spools of pretty ribbon and some small twigs, and you’ve got a whole tree’s worth of ornaments.

17. vegan holiday recipes. Have a plant-based Christmas dinner!

18. wood slice Santa ornaments. The wood slices will take some time to cut and sand, but the results are really cute.

19. wood slice string art ornament. This is a  gorgeous ornament for your tree.