Christmas ornament crafts can be fun and very, very easy. Spending time together as a family creating wonderfully fun Christmas ornaments is a great way to make memories with your little ones and decorate the house, tree, and wreath at the same time! Try a couple simple projects like these to start the fun!
Candy Cane Reindeer: This is a very sweet little ornament that will delight young and old alike. You'll need to have some regular size candy canes, brown pipe cleaners, goodly eyes, the tiny ones, and some small red pom poms, decorative ribbon, and a small bell.
Take the pipe cleaner and wrap it around the hook of the candy cane forming a V. Then bend the V into several angles to look like reindeer antlers. Glue the eyes on, then the pompom nose. Tie the ribbon on to form the hanger and string the ribbon through the bell for more decoration. Hang the reindeer from your tree or wreath for a pretty and fun decoration.
Painted Pasta Wreath: Pasta paints up very well and is also inexpensive, so why not use it for a Christmas project. You'll need some pasta in a variety of shapes, plus some paper plates that are sturdy, craft glue, craft paint or craft spray paint, and a ribbon and/or other decorations that you might want to hang on your wreath.
Create the wreath form by cutting out the middle of the paper plate. Start gluing the pasta onto the wreath form trying to cover as much of the plate as possible. Take whatever paint you have chosen and carefully paint the pasta and let it dry. Then, tie a pretty bow and glue it to your wreath and hang any other ornaments you might like on your completed wreath. Make a few more so everyone in the family gets to display their own creation!
Cinnamon Cookie Cutter Ornaments: These smell pretty, look pretty, and make great gifts, too. Start with gathering your ingredients and tools. You'll need 4 tablespoons of regular white glue, 1 cup of ground cinnamon, and about 1 cup of water, maybe a little less, for your dough. You'll also need a baking sheet or cookie sheet, a straw or toothpick to form a hole, cookie cutters, and some ribbon or string.
In a bowl, mix together the cinnamon and glue. Add about 1/2 the water, mixing well, then adding more until your dough is like cookie dough. Put the bowl with the dough in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Sprinkle a cutting or pastry board with cinnamon and put your dough on it, kneading the dough until it's smooth. Then, taking your rolling pin, roll the dough out evenly to 1/4 inch thick, sprinkling more cinnamon on the board if the dough sticks. Cut out the shapes using your cookie cutters and set on cookie sheet. Take your straw or toothpick and put a hole in the top of each one. Put the cookie sheet in a warm oven for about 2 hours. Take out and cool. Tie your ribbon through the hole to make a hanger, then hang your ornaments on the tree, or wrap them up for gifts.
You'll find there are many simple Christmas ornament crafts for kids to make for every age group. When you're looking at your little ones waiting with great expectation for the big day to come, give them a fun project to keep their hands and minds busy, and keep a smile on their face!
Candy Cane Reindeer: This is a very sweet little ornament that will delight young and old alike. You'll need to have some regular size candy canes, brown pipe cleaners, goodly eyes, the tiny ones, and some small red pom poms, decorative ribbon, and a small bell.
Take the pipe cleaner and wrap it around the hook of the candy cane forming a V. Then bend the V into several angles to look like reindeer antlers. Glue the eyes on, then the pompom nose. Tie the ribbon on to form the hanger and string the ribbon through the bell for more decoration. Hang the reindeer from your tree or wreath for a pretty and fun decoration.
Painted Pasta Wreath: Pasta paints up very well and is also inexpensive, so why not use it for a Christmas project. You'll need some pasta in a variety of shapes, plus some paper plates that are sturdy, craft glue, craft paint or craft spray paint, and a ribbon and/or other decorations that you might want to hang on your wreath.
Create the wreath form by cutting out the middle of the paper plate. Start gluing the pasta onto the wreath form trying to cover as much of the plate as possible. Take whatever paint you have chosen and carefully paint the pasta and let it dry. Then, tie a pretty bow and glue it to your wreath and hang any other ornaments you might like on your completed wreath. Make a few more so everyone in the family gets to display their own creation!
Cinnamon Cookie Cutter Ornaments: These smell pretty, look pretty, and make great gifts, too. Start with gathering your ingredients and tools. You'll need 4 tablespoons of regular white glue, 1 cup of ground cinnamon, and about 1 cup of water, maybe a little less, for your dough. You'll also need a baking sheet or cookie sheet, a straw or toothpick to form a hole, cookie cutters, and some ribbon or string.
In a bowl, mix together the cinnamon and glue. Add about 1/2 the water, mixing well, then adding more until your dough is like cookie dough. Put the bowl with the dough in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Sprinkle a cutting or pastry board with cinnamon and put your dough on it, kneading the dough until it's smooth. Then, taking your rolling pin, roll the dough out evenly to 1/4 inch thick, sprinkling more cinnamon on the board if the dough sticks. Cut out the shapes using your cookie cutters and set on cookie sheet. Take your straw or toothpick and put a hole in the top of each one. Put the cookie sheet in a warm oven for about 2 hours. Take out and cool. Tie your ribbon through the hole to make a hanger, then hang your ornaments on the tree, or wrap them up for gifts.
You'll find there are many simple Christmas ornament crafts for kids to make for every age group. When you're looking at your little ones waiting with great expectation for the big day to come, give them a fun project to keep their hands and minds busy, and keep a smile on their face!
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