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10+ Spatula Stamped Craft Ideas For Kids To Make This Christmas

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Spatula stamped Christmas crafts are one of our favorite ways to make holiday magic with kids, and they all start with a tool already in your kitchen drawer. Dip a flat spatula in paint, press it onto paper, and you get a textured shape that’s ready to become something adorable.

That’s the beauty of spatula stamping. There are no fancy supplies to buy and no tricky templates to cut. You only need paint, paper, and a few fun extras like googly eyes or paper scraps. Little ones love the squish of the stamp, while older kids can go wild adding details.

In this roundup, we’ve gathered all of our spatula stamped Christmas crafts in one place. You’ll find red-nosed reindeer, frosty snowmen, cheerful penguins, cozy owls, bright presents, and more. They work well for classroom parties, holiday break, or a slow afternoon at the kitchen table.

So grab a spatula and your favorite paint colors. Let’s get stamping!

A gray paper sheet features four hand-painted reindeer made with brown paint, googly eyes, and red paper noses, surrounded by snowflake cutouts and crafting supplies.

SPATULA STAMPED REINDEER – USE RED DOT STICKERS FOR THE EYES

A homemade penguin ornament made from black and white paper with googly eyes and orange paper beak and feet, hanging on a Christmas tree.

SPATULA STAMPED PENGUINS

A sheet of pink paper featuring five painted squares of red and green, each decorated with a small metallic gift bow, alongside holiday craft supplies and a snowman cutout.

SPATULA STAMPED CHRISTMAS PRESENTS – PROBABLY THE EASIEST OF THEM ALL!

A craft project on grey paper featuring two polar bear faces made from painted sponges, decorated with drawn snowflakes and hearts, next to a black spatula, a Christmas book, and decorative star ornaments.

SPATULA STAMPED POLAR BEARS FOR WINTER

Two handmade spatula stamped gnome ornaments with glittery cone hats, alongside Santa and reindeer cutout decorations, resting on patterned paper.

SPATULA STAMPED HOLIDAY GNOMES

Four owl crafts made from brown-painted cupcake liners and googly eyes are on yellow paper. Elmers glue and a spatula are nearby. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written on the image.

SPATULA STAMPED OWLS – USE CUPCAKE LINERS FOR THE WINGS

A spatula stamped smores craft card with LOVE YOU SMORE! written in chalk on black paper, featuring two smores made from brown strips, white paint, googly eyes, and red glitter hearts. Craft supplies are scattered around the card.

SPATULA STAMPED SMORES – THIS IS A GREAT CARD IDEA!

A pink paper decorated with three brown gingerbread faces made from paint and googly eyes. This adorable piece is perfect for valentine's day craft ideas for kids. White glue outlines and "you make life sweet!" are written in marker, with glue and a marker nearby.

SPATULA STAMPED GINGERBREAD MEN – USE TULIP PUFFY PAINT FOR THE FROSTING

A piece of brown paper features two reindeer faces made from spatula stamped crafts—brown paint spatula prints, googly eyes, red noses, and drawn antlers. A paint spatula with brown paint sits on the left. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

SPATULA STAMPED REINDEER

A handmade spatula stamped craft featuring two melted snowmen made from white paint, black hats, and orange carrot noses on blue paper, surrounded by red hearts and the words you melt my heart written in black marker.

SPATULA STAMPED MELTED SNOWMEN

A painted paper with brown handprints, a snowman ornament, and a paintbrush on a craft plate sit beside spatula stamped crafts, the book How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?, and small Santa and reindeer figures on a blackboard labeled @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

SPATULA STAMPED FIREPLACE/CHIMNEY FOR A SANTA THEMED STORY TIME

A craft project of an owl made with a handprint cutout, cupcake liner eyes, and white paint snowflakes on blue paper.

SPATULA STAMPED SNOWY OWL ON HANDPRINT BRANCH

Handmade blue greeting card with two snowman crafts, each wearing a black top hat, with the text Let it Snow written in black marker.

SPATULA STAMPED SNOWMEN HEADS

Text saying LET'S GET CRAFTY! in teal letters, surrounded by colorful stars and heart shapes on a white background—perfect inspiration for making handprint clay ornaments.

There you have it! A whole collection of spatula stamped Christmas crafts, from adorable gnomes and delicious looking gingerbread men to waddling penguins, fuzzy polar bears, and stacks of colorful presents. Every one of them proves that you don’t need a craft store haul to make something special. All it takes is a spatula and some paint to turn an ordinary afternoon into a holiday memory.

Pick one craft to try this week. Set out a paper plate of paint, hand your kids a spatula, and let them stamp away. These projects are perfect for a classroom party, a cozy snow day, or a little quiet time while the cookies bake. Don’t worry if the shapes come out a bit wobbly, because that’s where the charm comes from!

Be sure to pin or save this post so you can find it again all season long, and share it with a fellow parent or teacher who could use an easy holiday activity. Happy crafting, my friends!

A blue text on a white background, perfect for creating a charming the places you'll go keepsake.