Homemade gifts and decorations are the best kind and those made in the moment as part of a Christmas day crafts project are the most enjoyable of all. There's something cozy and comforting to staying in the warm on any cold winter day with hot chocolate and cookies. Add the crafting projects to the day and things are about as good as it gets.

Almost anything of a hobby or arts and crafts nature qualifies for this cold winter day activity. But those special for the holiday are probably a better idea. Sometimes it’s a nice idea to save decorating for a Christmas day crafts activity. This solves many problems from entertainment to budget concerns and time shortages.

If vacation time together is limited then use the decoration of home and tree on Christmas day itself as the celebration of the holiday. That is an old fashioned idea anyway. Opening gifts doesn't take much time and it can leave a lot of time with no real entertainment plans. Christmas day crafts can be used as gifts themselves or the project elements can be presents. Children love to receive crafting kits or crayons, markers or glitter and glue.

Simple gift kits can include fleece no sew clothing or blanket kits. Pre-cut scarves that only need minor embellishment or afghans which only need tied laces are perfect and quick.

When these are opened and used to make Christmas day crafts to decorate then it saves money on decorations. Therefore money is saved on gifts, entertainment and decorations. It can also be cheaper to buy a last minute Christmas tree and is sometimes even left for free on the lot. That saves more money for Christmas dinner! It is also practical to have only a short stay of a fresh cut tree in the home.wares.