27 Christmas Ornaments for Kids you can Make yourself

Easy and Quick Ornaments:

  1. Glittered Pinecones: Coat pinecones in white glue and sprinkle with glitter for a sparkly and natural look.
  2. Salt Dough Ornaments: Mix flour, salt, and water to create dough. Let kids cut out shapes, bake them, and decorate with paint and markers.
  3. Button Snowflakes: Glue buttons together in snowflake shapes. Add a string or ribbon for hanging.
  4. Handprint Reindeer: Paint your child's handprint on cardboard or paper. Add googly eyes, pipe cleaner antlers, and a red pom-pom nose for a cute reindeer.
  5. Popsicle Stick Ornaments: Glue popsicle sticks together to form snowflakes, stars, or candy canes. Decorate with paint, markers, and glitter.

Ornaments for Little Hands:

  1. Pom-Pom Ornaments: Wrap yarn around a cardboard cutout or balloon to create a pom-pom. Tie it off, secure it, and add a ribbon for hanging.
  2. Jingle Bell Ornaments: Glue jingle bells to colorful felt circles. Decorate with markers or fabric scraps.
  3. Cinnamon Stick Ornaments: Tie a ribbon to a cinnamon stick and decorate with dried cranberries, orange slices, and small pine cones for a festive and fragrant ornament.
  4. Pasta Garland Ornaments: Thread colorful pasta shapes onto pipe cleaners. Bend the pipe cleaner into a circle and add a ribbon for hanging.
  5. Paper Chain Ornaments: Cut colored paper into strips and connect them to create paper chains. Form the chains into circles or spirals and hang them on the tree.

Ornaments that Get Creative:

  1. Melted Crayon Ornaments: Shave crayons onto parchment paper and bake them in the oven to create melted crayon art. Once cool, cut out shapes and hang them on the tree. (Adult supervision required for baking)
  2. Decorative Clothespins: Paint clothespins and decorate them with googly eyes, pom-poms, and pipe cleaners for whimsical ornaments.
  3. Recycled Ornament Balls: Use old plastic ornament balls and decoupage them with tissue paper or paint them with festive designs.
  4. Cookie Cutter Ornaments: Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes from felt or dough. Decorate with frosting, buttons, or glitter. (For dough ornaments, bake according to recipe instructions)
  5. Sock Snowman Ornaments: Repurpose old socks! Fill a sock with rice or stuffing, tie it off to create a snowman body. Decorate with buttons, fabric scraps, and a hat.

Personalized Ornaments:

  1. Photo Ornaments: Print out small photos and glue them onto cardboard or wooden circles. Add a coat of clear sealant and hang them on the tree.
  2. Handprint Salt Dough Ornaments: Press your child's handprint into salt dough. Bake, paint, and decorate for a personalized keepsake ornament.
  3. Fingerprint Wreath Ornament: Use fingerprints dipped in green paint to create a wreath shape on cardboard or paper. Add a red button or pom-pom for a berry in the center.
  4. Beaded Name Ornaments: Thread beads onto pipe cleaners to spell out your child's name. Hang it on the tree for a personalized touch.
  5. Thumbprint Reindeer Ornaments: Use a red thumbprint for the reindeer's body, add googly eyes and a brown pipe cleaner antler for a cute and personalized ornament.

Ornaments with a Playful Twist:

  1. Playdough Ornaments: Let kids create ornaments from colorful playdough. Press in cookie cutters or other shapes and add craft materials for decoration. Allow the playdough to air dry completely.
  2. Candy Cane Reindeer Ornaments: Glue candy canes together in a "V" shape for reindeer antlers. Add googly eyes, a red pom-pom nose, and a ribbon for hanging.
  3. Popcorn & Cranberry Garland Ornaments: String popcorn kernels and cranberries onto yarn or pipe cleaners. Create loops or spirals for a festive and edible (though maybe not for the tree!) decoration.
  4. Puffy Paint Ornaments: Mix equal parts white glue and shaving cream to create puffy paint. Let kids decorate cardboard or paper cutouts with puffy paint.
  5. Nature Walk Ornaments: Collect pinecones, acorns, and colorful leaves on a nature walk. Glue them onto cardboard or felt circles and decorate with paint or markers.

Ornaments that Light Up the Tree:

  1. Glow Stick Ornaments: Fill clear plastic ornaments with small glow sticks for a festive nighttime glow. (Adult supervision recommended)
  2. Paper Lantern Ornaments: Repurpose
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