My favorite Christmas decorations are the ones that the kids make for our tree. Every year after Thanksgiving our family gets together and we make several of the ornaments for our tree. Here are five, super simple ornaments that entertained and engaged my 2-5 year olds.
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My four year old, with supervision hot glued the pieces of cinnamon sticks together. My five year old drizzled on the glue while my newly three year old drizzled on the glitter. We love natural ornaments! This one was inspired by Rosy Posy.
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Glitter is huge at our house… and glue! The more the better! We dug out some of our old tiny toys and coated them with glue then doused them with glitter. Love the effect! We used tacky glue and I was not impressed with how well the glue “stuck” – the kids pealed the glitter off a few days after we hung them. If any of you make similar ornaments, let me know what glue would be more lasting. Our glittery toy ornaments were inspired by Martha. Love her.
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These were my youngest’s favorite ornaments. Seriously, she is constantly trying to get “her bells”. Tip: If you make them with preschoolers, use a plastic upholstery needle for them to thread the bells. My kiddos were frustrated with the yarn until I remembered we had a stash of needles hidden away!
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I first made cinnamon ornaments when I was a child, the ornaments pictured I made with my oldest when she was a tot. They have seen a number of Christmases and still look and smell great! I spritz them lightly with water each season to help rejuvenate the scent – yummy. P.S. Make sure your kiddos know that while these ornaments may be non-toxic, and they may smell really good – they are not food. One of our stars is “missing” one of it’s “points”.
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This ornament was inspired by Junk Garden Girl. She featured a felt wreath ornament and my kiddos had to make one! We had lots of leftover felt from previous projects. This ornament is a great way to put scraps to use! String the felt squares into a stack then tie the ends together. Easy.
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Love these ornaments?? We have more homemade Christmas ornament crafts for kids to do and there are several dozen suggestions from blogs I love on my pinterest board: Ornaments. Cheers and Merry Christmas!
About Rachel
These are such fun!
So many great ideas! We were on an ornament kick, but slowed down recently – now we have to make more with this great inspiration
So beautiful your ideas! Thanks for sharing…I´m a kindergarden teacher in Portugal. See our blog in http://preazul.blogspot.com/
Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year
Teresa Rebelo
Hey I like the cover the toys with glitter idea. But I would probably have to do it with the neighbors toys because if my kids will never purposely part with their toys (think special ops with black bags when its time to thin the chest).
And then the glue. Oh boy yes, I just posted this very question on my favorite board amongst crafty mamas.
No responses…Maybe I should try some modge podge.
What about Mod Podge? I think if you just layered Mod Podge over the dried glitter and glue, it would seal it so it couldn’t be pealed off.
oh wow! What great ornaments! I especially love the cinnamon stick star (I bet that smells YUMMY!)
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