Colour in Christmas cards can make a great craft activity for all ages and abilities, and many children will enjoy personalising their own cards to send out to family and friends. Colour in Christmas cards should be easy to find, and any good crafts retailer will have a website that you can search through for products and order from.

Most Colour in Christmas cards will be made from white card which is printed with a festive message such as ‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Season’s Greetings’, and often popular phrases such as ‘Jingle Bells!’ or ‘Ho Ho Ho!’. These designs are accompanied by a Christmas picture or scene, and can be coloured in with pencils or felt tipped pens. Colour in Christmas cards are a very simple but effective craft for children, and friends and family will appreciate receiving a personalised card. You may want to go the extra mile and really create outstanding cards, by adding extra decorations and accents with decorative craft materials. You might like to buy coloured glitters and a glue pen, so that children can accent parts of their card designs with glitter. A coloured in Christmas tree for example, may benefit from coloured glitter added to the baubles, tinsel, and not to mention the star on top! A picture of Santa could be given a sparkly gold buckle on his suit, and coloured in pictures of presents could be given sparkling ribbons and trims. By using a thin tipped glue tube or small glue brush, children will be able to create fine lines of glitter on their cards. Alternatively, you may want to buy stick on gems for children to apply to their creations. Short lengths of coloured ribbons can also be stuck onto cards to create festive borders, or even tied in a bow and stuck onto a design. By punching holes around the edges of their cards, children can thread ribbon in and around the edges, or you may even want to punch a couple of holes which allow them to tie a big bow on the front of their card. This could make a great effect on cards which feature presents or stockings, and a red or green bow could be tied at the top of the stocking or gift.

There are lots of colour in Christmas cards available to buy, and some feature an innovative ‘stained glass’ effect, if you are looking for something a little different. These feature coloured cards with a square aperture, in which is fixed translucent paper with pre-printed Christmas designs. Children can use coloured pens to decorate their cards, and when they are displayed on a windowsill or in front of a light, the translucent paper will give a stained glass effect. These can be a good alternative to plain white colour in Christmas cards, and may be attractive to older children who want something a little different. Don’t forget about envelopes too! All colour in Christmas cards will come with envelopes, and children could also decorate these to make their recipient smile!