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    Home » Crafts

    Contact Paper Christmas Stickers

    Modified: May 11, 2022 · Published: Dec 2, 2013 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    These Contact Paper Christmas Stickers are simple to make. Use acrylic paint to decorate clear contact paper to create this festive set of Christmas stickers. What makes them especially fun is that the ornament stickers can be removed and moved to a different spot so the activity can enjoyed all over again. I was inspired to make these after my kids had so much fun creating DIY Shape Stickers.

    Contact Paper Christmas Stickers - create this reusable sticker activity by painting on contact paper. My kids have played with this every day!

    You will need:

    • Contact paper
    • Scissors
    • Paint sponges
    • Acrylic paint
    • Permanent marker
    • Paint palette
    • Wax paper
    acrylic paint and contact paper and scissors

    The first step needs to be done by an adult. Unroll a length of contact paper and draw a tree and some decorations on the non paper side. Drawing is not my thing clearly, so you don't have to be an artist to do this.

    Christmas tree drawn on contact paper

    Cut the decorated paper and tape it down to your table or work surface. You will need to do this so the paper will not roll up during the painting. Squirt some acrylic paint (make sure to include green for the tree) onto a paint palette (you can also use a paper plate) and give it to your child so they can paint the tree and decorations.

    painting a Christmas tree

    I love using acrylic paint on contact paper since it doesn't flake or peel off.

    Christmas tree activity

    The kids had different methods of painting to contact paper. One of my daughters was very deliberate about painting in the lines and cleaning her brush between colors.

    child painting

    When the contact paper is painted, allow to dry over night. Then you will cut out each of the shapes. I tried to cut as much of the black marker outline as I could.

    Christmas tree stickers

    Peel the backs off of the cut out shapes and stick them to a piece of wax paper. This creates a "sticker sheet" for your child of ornaments that they can easily peel off to decorate their tree.

    contact paper stickers

    I stuck the tree on a window so that light could shine through.

    children's holiday activity

    My daughter then proceeded to stick the ornaments on her tree.

    Decorating a contact paper tree

    A fun thing about these contact paper decorations is that they can be peeled off the tree and used again.

    Christmas tree from contact paper

    We have had ours up for a few days now and the kids have redecorated them over and over.

    Contact paper stickers

    For more contact paper activities check out:

    20+ Ways to Use Contact Paper with Kids

    Contact Paper Shape Art

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    1. Louanne says

      December 03, 2013 at 4:46 am

      Very cute. Thanks. PS. My oldest and youngest seem to match yours - and I see it most in their art work.

      Reply
    2. Jodie Clarke says

      December 02, 2013 at 9:25 pm

      What a fantastic idea, my girls love contact and they love stickers but I get tired of peeling stickers for them so this is perfect! Shall try it out with my home daycare kids too, thanks for sharing, lovely little pics!

      Reply
    Vicky from Mess for Less

    I'm Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, which I started in 2011 to share easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I love creating meals that bring people together. I also design play and learning activities for kids, using my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education. Learn more about me.

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