33+ Christmas Activities for Autistic Children

33+ Christmas activities for autistic children that will fill your home or classroom with holiday cheer! Set up fun and simple sensory play, teach new vocabulary, build fine motor skills and more! For more autism activities, get your copy of the Autism Activities Workbook Bundle. For even more activities, get the Autism Activities Vault.

33+ Christmas Activities for Autistic Children

Over the years working with autistic children in homes, schools, and at my autism center, I have amassed quite the collection of Christmas activities for littles on the autism spectrum.

These are some of my absolute favorites.

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Schedule a Virtual Christmas Field Trip for autistic children

What could be more fun than organizing a virtual field trip for the holidays?

Visit a European Christmas market, visit a Christmas tree farm, peek inside Santa’s house and more.

Check out all of my best virtual Christmas field trip ideas here!

Sing Christmas carols with children with autism

These children’s Christmas songs are so cute.

You can teach these Christmas songs 1:1 or in a small group.

Enjoy a Christmas coloring page while building fine motor skills

I made this cute Christmas truck coloring page for you to use with your child or students.

It’s a free download for you.

Use it to build fine motor skills all while enjoying a fun and educational autism activity.

In addition to building fine motor skills, use the autism worksheet to teach new vocabulary (truck, Chrismas tree, tire, snowflake, etc.), as well as the colors.

You and your child or students will love this simple, fun and education Christmas activity for autistic kids!

Click here to get the free printable Christmas truck coloring page.

Make a hot chocolate sensory bin and increase sensory play

I love a good sensory box! I use them in my programs with children with autism all the time.

This cute and simple hot chocolate sensory bin is a great way to teach new skills through sensory play at Christmas.

All you need are a handful of simple materials to set up the sensory box. Black lentils, cotton balls, a plastic or tin cup or mug, a box and you’re on your way.

Work on vocabulary words, such as the colors (brown, white), hot chocolate, marshmallows, box, Christmas, hot, cold, etc.

Instructions to make your hot chocolate sensory bin.

Go outside and engage your littles in Winter outdoor play

There are so many fun things to do outside during the Winter.

Go sledding, run around, make snowballs, go for a nature walk or go ice skating. The possibilities for fun, Winter outdoor play are endless!

Bundle up your little one and go out to play this Christmas season. Outdoor play is fun, has health benefits, can increase opportunities for social interaction and has the added bonus of tiring kids out (meaning they will sleep even better)!

These are all of my favorite Winter outdoor activities. Choose a few to enjoy this holiday season.

More Resources for Autistic Children

The Successful Interaction with a Child with Autism Course – learn to better understand your autistic child or students with this complete course.
Autism Activities Workbook Bundle – build communication skills, fine motor skills, sensory play skills and daily living skills, while helping your child or students to successfully manage any difficult behaviors, with these fun, educational, printable activities.
Autism Activities Vault – your collection of 420+ autism activities for the entire school year.
Autism Adapted Books Bundle – build communication skills with my collection of printable adapted books for autistic learners.
Autism Social Stories Bundle – a collection of printable social stories to help your little learners work on their social skills.
Sensory Communication Workbook – Build communication skills with simple sensory activities.
How to Make a Communication Binder Guide & Workbook – Learn how to create a Communication Binder for your child or student with autism using real photos. Follow my expert guide to learn how to use it to increase communication skills.
Zoo Animals Play Dough Mats Bundle – use these printable play dough mat to work on the names of the animals, build language skills, and increase fine motor strength and precision in a fun, sensory way!