From one glowing winter canvas to an entire tree filled with painted decorations.
Choose How You Want to Paint Christmas
More Than One Kind of Christmas Painting
Our Christmas paint by numbers kits cover more than traditional rectangular canvases. The collection includes regular adult paintings, compact Mini Sets, three-panel artwork, paintable ornaments, vertical hanging banners and surprise craft boxes.
Subjects range from Santa Claus, snowmen, reindeer and gingerbread characters to Christmas trees, wrapped gifts, candles, fireplaces, village streets and warm window displays.
Some designs use familiar red, green and gold-colored palettes. Others explore pink Christmas treats, tropical holiday scenes, blue winter nights, auroras and contemporary seasonal interiors.
Begin with the kind of finished project you want. Choose one canvas for wall art, a Mini Set for several coordinating paintings, ornaments for the tree, a banner pair for a doorway or a triptych for a larger holiday display.
Explore Christmas Paintings by Subject
Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and Elves
Santa appears throughout the collection carrying gifts, riding in sleighs, standing beside Christmas trees or appearing with reindeer, snowmen, elves and gingerbread characters.
Some designs use one large Santa face or figure. Others divide the composition among several holiday characters and decorative objects.
A centered Santa with a broad background may be approachable for a beginner. Paintings containing a sleigh, village, presents, lettering and several characters generally require more color changes.
Pay attention to the white areas around the beard, hat trim and snow. They may use cream, gray, pale blue or pink shadows rather than one flat white.
Snowman Paint by Numbers
Snowman designs range from simple character faces to complete snowy scenes containing scarves, hats, trees, lights, houses and other holiday figures.
White snowmen can be easier to recognize when the numbered shadow colors remain separate. Do not cover every pale blue or gray section with white, as those shades help define the face and body.
Choose a colorful character collection for something playful or a moonlit snowman scene for a quieter winter atmosphere.
Reindeer, Penguins and Woodland Animals
Reindeer appear beside Santa, snowmen, gingerbread characters, Christmas trees and wrapped presents. Selected Mini Sets also include penguins, polar bears, cats, dogs and woodland animals in seasonal clothing.
Browse Pet Paint by Numbers when cats and dogs are more important than the Christmas setting.
Antlers, fur patterns, scarves and small facial features can make an animal design more detailed than its cartoon style suggests. Compare the numbered preview rather than assuming every cute character will be equally easy.
Gingerbread, Candy Canes and Holiday Treats
Gingerbread people, gingerbread houses, candy canes, cocoa mugs, sweets and festive drinks bring food-inspired imagery into the collection.
Some designs use individual holiday icons, while others create complete gingerbread families, parties or imaginative scenes.
The collection also includes a Christmas cocktail and other seasonal drinks. For food artwork beyond Christmas, browse Food and Drink Paint by Numbers.
Simple cookies and mugs may contain broad areas. Tables filled with food, glassware, decorations and lettering usually require finer brushwork.
Christmas Trees, Gifts and Ornaments
Decorated trees appear in living rooms, villages, snow globes, tropical scenes and modern three-panel compositions.
Lights, baubles, ribbons and wrapped gifts add color but also create many small boundaries. Identify these details before filling the surrounding green branches or dark background.
The current range includes traditional evergreen trees as well as golden, tropical and modern graphic interpretations.
Choose according to the palette you want to display rather than assuming every Christmas tree painting must use only red and green.
Nutcrackers, Bells and Festive Icons
Nutcrackers appear on regular canvases, Mini Sets, hanging banners and ornament designs. Other recurring icons include bells, stockings, candles, wreaths, holly, rocking horses and Santa hats.
These subjects work well when you want Christmas imagery without painting a large snowy landscape.
Nutcracker uniforms often contain repeated stripes, buttons, facial details and gold-colored areas. Work through one part of the uniform at a time to keep the mirrored elements organized.
Choose a Christmas Atmosphere
Cozy Christmas Interiors
Fireplaces, stockings, candlelight, decorated trees, wrapped gifts and warm windows create the indoor side of Christmas.
The Christmas Glow designs focus particularly on warm light moving through living rooms, gift scenes, wreaths and family-inspired interiors.
These paintings often combine dark corners with small illuminated areas. Preserve the numbered yellows, creams and oranges around candles, fireplaces and string lights before completing the surrounding darker colors.
A cozy interior can remain suitable for display throughout winter when it relies on warm lighting rather than large written holiday messages.
Snowy Villages and Christmas Streets
Christmas towns, cottages, storefronts, churches, city streets and houses surrounded by snow create a larger seasonal setting.
These scenes can contain more detail than one character portrait because windows, rooflines, doors, streetlights, trees and snow-covered edges must remain distinct.
For winter landscapes without strong Christmas decorations, compare the broader Landscape Paint by Numbers collection.
Modern and Colorful Christmas
Not every Christmas painting uses a traditional nostalgic style.
Current designs include pink holiday treats, graphic icon collections, golden trees, aurora skies, contemporary interiors and brightly colored three-panel compositions.
A tropical triptych combines a Christmas tree with fruit, flowers and festive drinks. This direction works well for warmer climates or painters who prefer turquoise, coral, pink and yellow over a conventional snowy palette.
Religious Christmas Artwork
The Christmas collection currently emphasizes seasonal characters, decorations and winter settings.
For the Nativity, Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the Holy Family and other faith-centered Christmas subjects, browse Jesus and Christian Paint by Numbers.
Keeping devotional artwork in its appropriate collection helps distinguish religious Christmas imagery from Santa, gingerbread and general winter decoration.
Choose the Right Christmas Format
Regular Christmas Canvases
Many regular Christmas paintings use a 40×50cm canvas, approximately 16×20 inches. Selected products also offer 20×20cm square formats, and orientation varies according to the composition.
A regular canvas works well when you want one complete Christmas scene for a living room, bedroom, entryway or seasonal gallery wall.
Canvas size does not determine difficulty by itself. A large painting with one snowman may be easier than a smaller scene containing buildings, lights and numerous gifts.
Check the exact size, orientation and frame options on the selected listing.
Christmas Mini Paint by Numbers Sets
Mini Paint by Numbers Sets make up a substantial part of the current Christmas range.
These sets bring several related 15×20cm canvases together around themes such as:
- Santa, snowmen and reindeer
- Gingerbread families and holiday treats
- Nutcrackers and Christmas toys
- Cats, dogs and woodland animals
- Christmas trees, ornaments and gifts
- Bells, stockings, candles and candy canes
- Winter nights and holiday messages
Each individual Mini Set canvas is paired with three brushes and one numbered acrylic paint set. The number of canvases included varies, so confirm the quantity on the selected product.
Many current Christmas Mini Sets are listed for children and beginners, but adults can also choose them when they prefer several compact projects to one larger painting.
Christmas Three-Panel Paintings
Selected 3-panel paint by numbers kits divide a Christmas composition across three coordinated canvases.
Current subjects include a tropical Christmas tree, a modern tree and gift scene, holly and ornaments, and a moonlit winter tree.
The listed size for these Christmas triptychs is 30×60cm. Review the individual product photographs and written dimensions to understand how the measurement applies to the complete composition before planning the wall space.
A triptych involves more total painting and display space than one canvas, even when its shapes are designed for beginners.
Paintable Christmas Ornament Sets
Christmas ornament kits contain several separate pre-shaped decorations rather than one wall canvas.
Current ornament themes include gingerbread, Santa, snowmen, reindeer, penguins, angels, bells, mittens, houses, stockings and wreaths.
Selected descriptions specify eight individual ornaments with paints, brushes and hanging materials. Contents may differ between products, so check the listing for the exact number of pieces and included supplies.
Paint one side at a time and allow it to dry before turning the ornament over. Do not hang or stack the pieces while the painted surface is still wet.
Christmas Hanging Banner Sets
Hanging banner kits create long vertical decorations for doors, walls, entryways and fireplace areas.
Current themes include nutcrackers, Santa and snowmen, gnomes and Christmas or New Year typography.
Selected products contain two coordinating banners intended to be displayed together. Confirm the dimensions, material and included hanging components on the individual listing.
Lettering and symmetrical character details require more edge control than a broad background, even when the overall design is marked beginner-friendly.
Christmas Craft Surprise Boxes
The Christmas Gift Box collection offers a different experience from selecting one known canvas.
Current descriptions explain that surprise boxes may contain a changing mix of Mini canvases, ornaments, banners, stickers, paints, brushes and other Christmas craft materials.
Choose a surprise box when variety and unboxing are part of the appeal. Choose a normal listing when you need one exact painting, size or set of contents.
Review the product description carefully because the included items may not be identical in every box.
Christmas Painting for Adults, Beginners and Kids
Christmas Paint by Numbers for Adults
Adults can choose detailed fireplaces, glowing interiors, winter streets, village scenes, snow globes, drinks and larger decorative compositions.
A 40×50cm Christmas canvas can become one seasonal focal piece, while a triptych creates a broader wall display.
Choose by the amount of detail you enjoy rather than assuming that every adult design must be advanced.
Beginner-Friendly Christmas Painting
A beginner-friendly design generally uses clear outlines, broader areas and recognizable subjects.
Santa faces, snowmen, simple trees, gingerbread characters and individual holiday icons may be approachable starting points. Selected ornaments, banners and triptychs are also marked for beginners.
Use the individual difficulty label and numbered preview as the final guide. Small lettering, antlers and ornament patterns can still require patience.
Browse more beginner paint by numbers kits when you want to compare Christmas subjects with other accessible designs.
Christmas Paint by Numbers for Kids
Current children’s Christmas designs are concentrated mainly in the Mini Set range.
Several coordinating canvases can give a child variety without requiring every picture to be opened at once. One Mini Set can also be shared when the package contains enough separate canvases and supplies for the painters involved.
Visit Paint by Numbers for Kids for additional age-guided subjects beyond Christmas.
Adult supervision should reflect the child’s age and the materials included with the product.
Plan a Christmas Painting Activity
Paint One Project Across Several Evenings
A Christmas painting does not have to be completed in one sitting.
Divide a regular canvas into manageable areas or complete one Mini canvas at a time. Close every paint pot firmly between sessions and keep each project with its matching paints.
If you want to display the finished artwork during December, allow time for delivery, painting, drying and framing or hanging.
Share a Mini Set
A Mini Set can support a family craft afternoon, holiday gathering or small paint night when it contains enough canvases.
Keep each mini canvas with its own brushes and numbered paint set. This prevents similar holiday colors from being mixed between different designs.
Compare the number of canvases with the number of painters before ordering.
Decorate Ornaments Together
An ornament set can be divided among several painters, provided each person has access to the necessary colors and brushes.
Set up a separate drying area before the activity begins. Small wet ornaments can easily be smudged when they are placed together or moved too soon.
Confirm the age guidance and supervise younger painters around paint pots, hanging cords and small components.
Paint Christmas Colors and Light
Preserve the White Areas in Snow
Snow may contain white, cream, gray, pale blue, lavender or pink.
These shades create hills, footprints, shadows and reflected light. Do not replace every pale numbered section with white.
If a printed number remains visible, let the first layer dry before applying another controlled coat.
Build Warm Fireplace Light
Fireplaces, candles, windows and string lights often use several yellow, cream, orange and red shades.
Complete each numbered section before deciding whether a selected edge needs softening. Keeping areas of contrast helps the light remain visible against the surrounding room or night sky.
Organize Evergreen Branches
A Christmas tree may use dark green, blue-green, olive, brown and black to separate branches and shadows.
Work through one numbered shade at a time. Preserve the spaces reserved for lights, ornaments, ribbons and gifts.
Avoid covering the printed layout with random green strokes before the base colors are complete.
Paint Baubles and Lights Before Losing Their Edges
Identify small circular ornaments and points of light before filling the nearby tree or background.
Use the pointed brush tip and a small amount of paint. If a dark green section crosses into an ornament, let it dry before restoring the shape with the correct color.
Keep Holiday Lettering Readable
Mini Sets, banners and ornaments may contain words or short seasonal messages.
Paint around each letter carefully and rotate the project to a comfortable angle. Complete the surrounding base color before correcting any narrow letter edge.
Do not add water or extra paint so heavily that it spreads across several small letter sections.
Do Not Assume Gold Means Metallic Paint
Golden ornaments, stars, bells, nutcracker uniforms and candlelight may be created with yellow, ochre, cream, orange and brown acrylic shades.
Only expect metallic, glitter or glow paint when it is specifically listed with the selected product.
Adjust Paint According to the Product Instructions
PaintEasy Mini Set acrylic paints are water-dilutable. When necessary, add only a very small amount of clean water because excessive dilution can reduce coverage.
For regular canvas kits, follow the supplied instructions and use a compatible acrylic thinner when required rather than automatically adding water.
Display and Store Christmas Artwork
Regular canvases can be displayed in living rooms, bedrooms, dining areas and entryways. Triptychs need enough width for the three panels to read as one composition.
Mini paintings can form a seasonal grid, line a shelf or be divided among several rooms. Banners work best on narrow vertical spaces, while ornaments can be placed on trees, windows, gift packages or other appropriate displays.
After Christmas:
- Allow every painted surface to dry completely
- Keep ornaments from rubbing against one another
- Store canvases in a clean, dry place
- Avoid prolonged direct sunlight and excessive humidity
- Do not place heavy objects directly on painted surfaces
- Keep each unused Mini canvas with its matching paint set
A carefully stored project can return as part of a later Christmas display.
Choose a Christmas Project by Its Final Purpose
Select a regular canvas for one finished wall piece, a Mini Set for variety, ornaments for a tree or gift display, banners for a doorway, a triptych for a larger composition or a surprise box for mixed seasonal crafts.
Then compare the subject, detail level, number of pieces and available product options.
For Halloween, autumn and other celebrations, browse the broader Holiday Paint by Numbers collection. To compare every PaintEasy subject, explore all paint by numbers kits.
