Festive Mini Christmas Terrariums

1 min read September 13, 2026 Haeley Giambalvo
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Here's a fun way to capture sweet little Christmas scenes in a pretty vignette! The options are endless with these festive DIY Christmas Terrariums!

Project Time
30 to 40 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Step
1

Fill each glass jar halfway with the craft snow.

Festive Mini Christmas Terrariums step 1
Step
2

Position your mini characters and Christmas trees to create little scenes. If some of them don’t stand up on their own such as these mini gingerbread men, you can lean them on each other, or even glue them together to help them stand upright.

Festive Mini Christmas Terrariums step 2
Step
3

To make the scenes come to life, you can manipulate these bendable Christmas characters, such as having this Santa hold a mini present, which is attached with hot glue.

Festive Mini Christmas Terrariums step 3
Step
4

To create a pretty glass jar vignette on a table or your mantel, you can vary the height by using books and incorporate elements such as the craft snow and mini trees outside of the jars to tie the arrangement together.

Like this terrarium idea? Then don’t miss these Easter terrariumsfall sand art terrariums, and Hallowen candy terrariums!

Festive Mini Christmas Terrariums step 4

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