Kid Made Christmas Ornaments

November 30, 2011 By Vicky 21 Comments

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We just put up our tree and the kids were excited to decorate it with some Kid Made Christmas Ornaments. I was thrilled with how they came out and how easy they were to make. With a few simple supplies that you probably already own, you can make some fun and whimsical Christmas ornaments with your little ones.

Kid Made Christmas Ornaments

Supplies you will need:

Colored Popsicle sticks
Glitter
Glue and brush
Pom poms
Ribbon

I was thrilled to receive a box of crafting goodies from http://www.craftprojectideas.com. I received the box for free, but all opinions are my own. Included in the box o’fun were colored Popsicle sticks and glitter shakers. Don’t have colored Popsicle sticks? No problem. You will be jazzing these things up with tons of colorful glitter anyway. While the kids were napping, I used hot glue to construct these snowflakes out of four Popsicle sticks. You could totally have your kids do this with white glue, but I knew mine would not have the patience to wait for them to dry. Also, with hot glue I know they will last for many years to come.

The kids “painted” their snowflakes with glue…

And then started shaking the glitter. I just love these little glitter shakers. They kept the mess in one place and were just so fun for the kids to shake.

These kid made Christmas ornaments are glitter-rific!

When the snowflakes were dry, I glued some ribbon to the back and then the kids hung them up on the Christmas tree.

The snowflakes turned out so well that I decided to make more ornaments using our cool new supplies. Using my glue gun again, I made some Christmas trees out of green Popsicle sticks. I used four Popsicle sticks to make the tree. For the smaller branches on top I just broke the sticks in half. They had some jagged edges so I just cut them off.

Next, I gave the kids some pom poms and glue so they could decorate their tree with “Christmas balls.”

We added some ribbon on the back for easy hanging.

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The Lovely Mrs. P says
November 30, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Hi Vicki, These kids are too cute! Thank you for following, I am following you back! Glad you found me!!
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I am having a link up tomorrow Made U Look Thursdays! I would love it if you link up something! I am also having a Blog Hop going on now!
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Lindsey @MakeandTakes says
November 30, 2011 at 3:52 pm
How fun! We made a list last night with our kids about the ornaments we want to make for the tree this year. We're doing all homemade ornaments.
I would really love for you to submit this to the Make and Takes spotlight page. This is just the kind of thing we want to showcase. (http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight)
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babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, oh my! says
November 30, 2011 at 4:55 pm
love love love your ornaments! Hopefully we will be doing some of these as well!!
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Hines-Sight says
November 30, 2011 at 7:55 pm
Those are so nice. Sweet!
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Comeca Jones says
November 30, 2011 at 9:17 pm
You are right such a cute idea!
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Vicky says
November 30, 2011 at 11:28 pm
The Lovely Mrs. P, thanks for the kind comments. I will come check you out tomorrow.
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Vicky says
November 30, 2011 at 11:42 pm
Lindsey, thanks so much! That is so nice to hear. I have just submitted it.
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Vicky says
November 30, 2011 at 11:44 pm
babies, toddlers and preschoolers, I hope you get to make them. They were fun!
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Vicky says
November 30, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Leigh, thanks so much!
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Vicky says
November 30, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Comeca, thank you for stopping by. I am glad you liked them.
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gifton says
December 1, 2011 at 2:54 am
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I love these ornaments. It looks like something my four year old would love doing and I have all the supplies on hand. I'm going to put in on my itinerary for this week!
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Lil Miss Red T-Shirt says
December 1, 2011 at 10:52 am
Cute and fun. I had never thought about using popcycle sticks for ornaments. Nice idea.
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LenoreNeverM♡re says
December 1, 2011 at 3:29 pm
such a FUN project, especially getting the kids to participate!
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RedTedArt says
December 1, 2011 at 8:06 pm
Beautiful! I love the snowflakes, all that lovely glitter!
Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy
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Ashley @ Lewis in Love says
December 2, 2011 at 4:56 am
Adorable crafts! Your children are beautiful. 🙂
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Patrick and Betsy says
December 2, 2011 at 8:47 pm
I just found your blog via notimeforflashcards.com and i love it! Thanks!
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Eva Scott says
December 3, 2011 at 12:57 pm
You recently commented on my felt Christmas tree post. Thanks! This is a great idea. Adding it to our advent activities. 🙂
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D says
December 4, 2011 at 7:00 am
Thank you for visiting Inspirations by D, I enjoyed your visit. I love these cute kid handcrafted ornaments, so fun for the kids!
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Jamie says
December 5, 2011 at 7:53 pm
These look like fun! I bet my girls will have a blast.
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cathy @ NurtureStore says
December 6, 2011 at 5:56 pm
I love them! So colourful and they look really fun to make. Thanks for sharing with the Play Academy.
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marble top dining table says
February 21, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Those are so nice. Sweet!
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