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Magical and Fun Nutcracker Crafts for Kids of All Ages

If you love The Nutcracker ballet, you will definitely want to make these Nutcracker crafts for kids with your children! The ballet has never been so fun!

If you love The Nutcracker ballet, you will definitely want to make these Nutcracker crafts for kids with your children! The ballet has never been so fun!

We’re a bit obsessed with The Nutcracker. Going to see the ballet is one of our favorite Christmas traditions. This year, we thought we’d take the ballet home and make some Nutcracker crafts for kids. 

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I was surprised to see that The Nutcracker isn’t a very popular theme for crafts. Other than a few Nutcracker-themed craft sets, I could only find crafts that were isolated.

So, I put together this collection of Nutcracker crafts for kids and you can pick and choose several crafts to make together to complete a Nutcracker theme day, or just pick a craft to represent your favorite Nutcracker character.

Magical and Fun Nutcracker Crafts for Kids of All Ages

If you love The Nutcracker ballet, you will definitely want to make these Nutcracker crafts for kids with your children! The ballet has never been so fun!

These delightful Nutcracker crafts for kids would be perfect to make while listening to the ballet, as part of a Nutcracker theme study, or at a Nutcracker party!

Here you’ll find a craft for all the major ballet themes: Nutcrackers and soldiers, ballerinas, Christmas trees, mice, and snowflakes.

Nutcracker Craft Sets

If you love The Nutcracker ballet, you will definitely want to make these Nutcracker crafts for kids with your children! The ballet has never been so fun!

Craft Stick Nutcracker Puppets 

Clothespin Soldiers and Mice

Nutcracker Sensory Play

Nutcracker Soldier Crafts

If you love The Nutcracker ballet, you will definitely want to make these Nutcracker crafts for kids with your children! The ballet has never been so fun!

Popsicle Stick Nutcracker 

Clothespin Nutcracker

Paper Plate Nutcracker

Craft Stick Soldier

Sugar Plum Fairy/Ballerina/Clara Crafts

If you love The Nutcracker ballet, you will definitely want to make these Nutcracker crafts for kids with your children! The ballet has never been so fun!

Craft Stick Clara 

Coffee Filter Ballerina

Magnetic Ballerinas

Egg Carton Ballerina

Mice Crafts

If you love The Nutcracker ballet, you will definitely want to make these Nutcracker crafts for kids with your children! The ballet has never been so fun!

Popsicle Stick Mouse King 

Paper Mouse

Pom Pom Mouse

Wooden Spoon Mouse

Christmas Tree Crafts

If you love The Nutcracker ballet, you will definitely want to make these Nutcracker crafts for kids with your children! The ballet has never been so fun!

3D Paper Plate Christmas Tree

Marbled Christmas Trees

Jeweled Christmas Tree

Pipe Cleaner Christmas Trees

Snowflake Crafts

Snowflake Wand

Coffee Filter Snowflakes

Watercolor Snowflakes

Crystal Snowflakes

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Christmas STEM Activities by Grade

Christmas STEM Activities for Preschool

Christmas STEM Activities for Kindergarten

Christmas STEM Activities for 1st Grade

Christmas STEM Activities for 2nd Grade

Christmas STEM Activities for 3rd Grade

Christmas STEM Activities for 4th Grade

Christmas STEM Activities for 5th Grade

Christmas STEM Activities for Middle School

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