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A fun and simple Christmas stocking craft perfect for kids of all ages to complete around the holidays each year.

Making Christmas crafts doesn’t have to be a hassle. Sometimes, you need some cardstock and googly eyes to create a festive kid friendly craft. You can create these adorable Christmas Stocking crafts using minimal supplies. Kids of all ages can complete them on their own. Let kids make their own personalized stockings to display around the house. Keep reading to see how simple and fun this craft is for kids.

Materials Needed to Make a Christmas Stocking

Grab all the materials you need from the local craft store or Dollar Tree. The pieces make a great gift for those kids who love to craft. We always have pom poms, construction paper, and googly eyes on hand, ready for crafting.

FREE Stocking Craft Template
white, green, and red cardstock or construction paper
mini pom poms
small googly eyes
black Sharpie
black ultra-fine sharpie
white ribbon
glue stick or liquid glue
Pink paint pen

If you plan to have your kids make the craft all by themselves, use washable markers instead of Sharpies to minimize the mess on the table or their clothing.

How to Video:

How to Make Your Christmas Stocking

Follow these simple instructions to make the easiest paper Christmas stockings ever. Customize them with stickers, markers, ribbons, pom poms, and more.

Begin by cutting out your template pieces. Glue them in place.
Using your ultra-fine Sharpie, add stitch lines to the toe, heel, and brim of the sock.
Add the face pieces using glue.
Draw on rosy cheeks using a pink paint pen, markers and colored pencils will also work
Add a horseshoe-shaped piece of cardstock to the top to look like a hanging piece.
Attach holly leaves and berries using green construction paper and mini red pom poms. Instead of holly and berries, you can attach a white ribbon to the brim of the sock.

Hang these from windows, doors, and the fridge using the little paper hook. If you have them, attach a real hook so you can adorn your walls and even your Christmas tree. Clip the stocking onto a display board like this for the holiday season. It’s one of the best places to show off art.

Do I Have to Use Red and Green Paper?

If you want to make your stockings more colorful, use any paper you want! Some stockings are checkered, spotted, or have unique designs on them. You can even have your kids add some of their favorite doodles to their stockings. Just let them be creative!

What is the Story Behind Christmas Stockings?

It’s always fun to hear the history behind such popular traditions and after some quick research we found that Christmas stockings originated in European countries when kids would leave their everyday socks out at night to dry above the fireplace. The folklore story tells the tale of Saint Nicholas, who would fill the socks of children with toys and treats. This tradition started with him filling the socks of a family in need, but as the story got out, it’s told that he filled the socks of many children. Of course, the story evolved and has taken many forms since then.

Socks eventually turned into stockings and more elaborate socks. Stocking stuffers became a thing as families filled their children’s socks with treats and small trinkets. We now see stockings with classic designs and custom stockings with embroidery and more. Each member of the family usually has a stocking, including the animals in the household. The stocking has become a staple piece of holiday decor in the American home.

More Christmas Crafts for Kids

Looking for more fun holiday activities to do before Christmas? Try these simple activities. Each one is an excellent choice for your little ones.

Torn Paper Christmas Tree – This is a great activity to work on fine motor skills and to let kids practice their hand-eye coordination as they place the torn paper on the tree outline.
Handprint Christmas Crafts – Handprint crafts are always so much fun, and they make adorable keepsakes for parents and loved ones to cherish.
Printable Countdown to Christmas Calendar – Print this calendar to count down the days to Christmas with your kids. They will love keeping track all month!