A World Full of Christmas Crafts: 24 ways to celebrate the festive season

Craft around the world this Christmas and find out how children from different cultures celebrate the festive season.

Christmas is celebrated in so many different ways around the world. This sparkling, illustrated treasury of 24 festive activities and recipes inspired by different countries keeps kids busy in the count down to Christmas, by encouraging them to create their own treats, decorations, and more!

Children and adults alike will delight in the wide range of activities to choose from. Whether it’s baking or making, there's something for everyone:
 

• Paper woven hearts originating from Denmark
• Mini lanterns from the Philippines
• Paper pine trees from Japan
• Gingerbread reindeer cookies from the US
• Maracas to shake from Trinidad and Tobago

Each craft features a little description about the tradition or celebration it’s inspired by, how it may have started, and the country it originated from. With simple step-by-step illustrated instructions, each activity is easy to follow for children and adults to do alone or together. It also includes stunning double-page illustrations that capture the widespread joy and magic of Christmas. Learn how Christmas is celebrated across the world and get excited for this time of the year!

Crafts/recipes from Denmark, Australia, Syria, Germany, Greece, Sweden, Peru, Philippines, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Finland, South Korea, Ukraine, United States, Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, Japan, Italy, France and Ethiopia.