We have dozens of Christmas titles in our shop, including Christmas around the world resources that explore 20 different countries. Here are some fun links with Christmas crafts and Christmas recipes connected to some of the facts found in our Christmas Around the World resources.
*Please note: I am not able to explore each of these sites in full, so please use caution and view them first before sharing them with your children. I am not affiliated with these sites in any way and do not endorse them. I include them only as a way to help you save time when looking for activities related to my titles that you can do with your family.
Christmas in Australia
Christmas in Brazil
- How to Make Brazilian Christmas Rice (this site has a ton of ads, so be careful)
- How to Make Portuguese Bacalhau
- How to Make Brazil Nut Pie
- How to Make Panettone Fruit Cake
- How to Make Brazilian Pave
- How to Make Rabanada (Brazilian French Toast)
Christmas in Canada
Christmas in China
- How to Make Paper Lanterns (various styles, including round like those in the book)
- How to Make Eight Treasures Duck
- How to Make Chinese Spring Rolls
Christmas in Egypt
Christmas in England
- How to Make Frumenty
- How to Make Yorkshire Pudding
- How to Make English Trifle
- How to Make a Christingle or How to Make a Christingle Paper Craft
- Twelve Days of Christmas Craft and Activity Ideas
Christmas in Ethiopia
Christmas in France
Christmas in Germany
- Strohsterne (Straw Stars) Craft Tutorial
- Froebel Stars (Moravian Stars) Craft Tutorial
- Nutcracker and Nutcracker Ballet Crafts
- How to Make Stollen
- Here are lots of gingerbread cookie recipes.
- Here is a fun gingerbread house paper craft, and here is a list of gingerbread craft ideas.
- How to Make Lebkuchen
- How to Make Zimtstern
- How to Make Marzipankartoffeln (Germany Potato Candy)
- How to Make Springerle
Christmas in Ireland
- How to Make an Irish Mince Pie
- How to Make Christmas Pudding (Plum Pudding)
- How to Make Irish Christmas Cake
Christmas in Italy
- How to Make Panforte
- How to Make Panpepato
- How to Make Torrone
- How to Make Panettone
- How to Make Pandoro
- How to Make Antipasto
Christmas in Japan
Christmas in Kenya
- 5 Ways Kids Can Have Fun with Photography (including gifts they can make)
- How to Make Nyama Choma and Ugali
- How to Make Chapati
- How to Make Kenyan Sukuma
Christmas in Mexico
- How to Make Luminarias
- Here is a fun Las Posadas craft, and here is a whole list of possible Las Posadas activities.
- How to Make Mexican Bacalao
- How to Make Ensalada Nochebuena
- How to Make Pozole
- How to Make Ponche, Mexican Christmas Punch
- How to Make Buñuelos
- How to Make Churros (including a fun churro log cabin that can take the place of a gingerbread house)
- How to Make Conchas
- How to Make Tamales (and here is a list of various tamale recipes you can make, including some using leftover Christmas turkey)
Christmas in the Netherlands
- Kerstkransjes Recipe and Craft
- How to Make Oliebollen
- How to Make Kerstol, Dutch Christmas Bread
- How to Make Pepernoot
- Simple Speculaas Recipe (no cookie mold required)
Christmas in the Philippines
- How to Make a Parol – Here is a simpler parol craft, and here is a much larger, more complicated parol craft.
- Here are some Resources to Make Do-It-Yourself Musical Instruments and some Musical Instruments Kids Can Make from Everyday Materials.
- How to Make Bibingka
- How to Make Puto Bumbong
- How to Make Filipino Pancit
- How to Make Embutido
- How to Make Pandesal
- How to Make Kalamay
Christmas in Russia
- How to Make a Matryoshka Paper Craft
- How to Make Kutya
- How to Make Quick & Easy Pagach
- How to Make Borsch (Borscht)
- How to Make Solyanka
- How to Make Vzvar
- How to Make Russian Pelmeni
Christmas in South Africa
Christmas in Spain
Christmas in Sweden
- How to Make Swedish Paper Star Ornaments (but for the record – I could never do this to a book, lol – just use sheets of paper!)
- Here is a whole list of tulip crafts kids can make.
- How to Make a Sweedish Orange and Clove Pomander
- Here’s a fun St. Lucia Day crown kids can make.
- How to Make Swedish Saffron Buns (Lussekatts)
- How to Make Swedish Heart Baskets (scroll down her post for instructions in English)
- Fun Dala Horse Craft for Kids
- How to Make Pepparkakor
Christmas in Many Countries
- Fun Poinsettia Crafts for Kids
- DIY Advent Calendars (some of these are a bit over-the-top, but some are simple and might work well or spark an idea for something that will work for your family)
- How to Make Christmas Crackers