27 Printable Paper Crafts for the Holidays

By: Suzanna Colberg, Editor, AllFreePaperCrafts.com

Ah, the holidays. Between wrapping gifts, planning your next shindig, and the occasional awkward family photo shoot, when will you possibly find the time for crafting? Enter: printables. During your busy season, these 27 Printable Paper Crafts for the Holidays are the perfect happy medium. The beauty of printables is - no pun intended - threefold: they're quick, they're easy, and best of all, they're free. Share holiday greetings, create gifts, and make memories that last a lifetime with the help of this collection.

When you need to satisfy your craft cravings but your schedule doesn't exactly allow for elaborate projects, there are plenty of speedy printable holiday crafts to choose from. You don't have to fire up the TV, the iPad, or the video game system to keep the kiddos entertained after filling your bellies with a large holiday meal. Instead, fire up the printer and watch as your munchkins howl with laughter while playing a printable game or enjoying a freshly-folded cootie catcher.

27 Printable Paper Crafts for the Holidays

Printable Winter Crafts

Printable Christmas Cards

Free Thanksgiving Printables

Printable Holiday Crafts for Kids

Make your gifts look their absolute best with the help of our collection, Too Pretty to Open: 25 Paper Craft Ideas for Wrapping Holiday Gifts

Printable Winter Crafts

These simple printable winter crafts work wonders when you're in a bind. Printables like a this Tis The Season Wall Art make a great gift, and backdrops like the Starry and Snowy Christmas Night Background are a great way to jazz up your office or cubicle with some holiday spirit.

Printable Christmas Cards

You don't have to shell out upwards of $5 to show your family and friends how much they mean to you this holiday season. In fact, we'll just about guarantee you there isn't a store around that carries a card quite as unique as the Beautiful Sheet Music Greeting Card. These printable Christmas cards give you all the style of store-bought cards with none of the fuss.

Find out how to make your holiday memories last with our free ebook, How to Scrapbook and Craft with Embellishments: 13 Simple Paper Crafts.

Free Thanksgiving Printables

Printables are great in that they're a craft of many faces. Use these free Thanksgiving printables to liven up your Turkey Day decor and activities. Don't settle for passing out on the couch after the last scoop of stuffing is gobbled up; instead, try out the I Am Thankful For Printable Activity, or round up the kiddos and make some Welcome Autumn Printable Mini Pennants.

Printable Holiday Crafts for Kids

Long before the dawn of the Internet, iPhones, or Xboxes, my friends and I spent hours of our youth entertaining ourselves with cootie catchers. Years later, they still haven't lost their magic, and neither have the rest of these printable holiday crafts for kids. Instead of going your separate ways after Thanksgiving dinner or during down time at the family reunion, why not show the kids just how much fun a simple piece of paper can be?