Every year our tree is decorated almost entirely with homemade Christmas ornaments. We have those traditional ball ornaments on our tree and lots of lights, but other than that, it’s pretty much all handmade.
One year it was paper snowflakes (beautiful!); other years there have been many salt dough ornaments, beaded ornaments, and stained glass paper chains.
Christmas is around the corner, so I thought I’d put together a post of Christmas ornaments for the the whole family to make.
Ornaments that are both easy and fun to make as well as beautiful on the tree.
Our tradition is to head out to the Christmas tree farm the day after Thanksgiving to choose our Christmas tree. So it’s getting time for us to think about tree decorations and to make a new batch of ornaments.
We keep some year to year and make some new, partly just for the joy of making. It wouldn’t feel like Christmastime if we weren’t making some ornaments.
Some of these are our faves and standbys, some are ones we’d like to try.
25 Homemade Christmas Ornaments the Whole Family can Make
Salt Dough Ornaments (11 different kinds!)
Beaded spirals (on True Aim Education)
Woven cardboard stars (on The Crafty Crow)
Sewing card ornaments (on Mr. Printables)
Yarn-wrapped popsicle stick stars (on Frugal Fun for Boys)
No Cook Cinnamon Ornaments (on Growing a Jeweled Rose)
Pinecone ornaments with pompoms (on One Little Project) or with glitter (on Mom Spotted)
Clothespin nutcracker ornaments (on Willowday)
Beaded wreath and candy cane ornaments (on Buggy & Buddy)
Borax crystal snowflakes (on Work It Mom)
Hand-drawn recycled cardboard star ornaments (on Jennifer Rizzo)
Birch photo ornaments (on View from the Fridge)
Embossed yarn ornaments (on Babble Dabble Do)
Printable dove and tree ornaments (on Picklebums)
Yarn-wrapped cardboard stars (on Mama Miss)
Origami star ornaments (on Homemade Gifts Made Easy)
Perler bead ornaments (on Housing a Forest)
Button snowflakes (on Red Ted Art)
Felt layer ornaments (on Stumbles & Stitches)
Fabric house ornaments (on belle and burger)
How about you? What are your favorite homemade Christmas ornaments to make with the kids? Any here that you’d like to try?
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Dena
November 22, 2015 at 10:34 amThank you for making this list! We are going to make marbled nail polish ornaments on clear plastic balls. But now I think I will add some of these. We always do coffee filter snow flakes and dough ornaments too. I really appreciate the hard work you put into the artful parent and wanted you to know I am grateful for the inspiration and ideas. Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Jean Van't Hul
November 22, 2015 at 8:06 pmThanks so much, Dena! And Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! :)
Brenda from Dwyer's Farmhouse
November 22, 2015 at 2:47 pmThese are all so lovely! Thanks….we will be making several of these!
Jean Van't Hul
November 22, 2015 at 8:05 pmGlad you like them, Brenda!
maggy, red ted art
November 23, 2015 at 5:56 amThank you so much for including our Button Snowflakes!
Jean Van't Hul
November 23, 2015 at 6:42 amOf course, Maggy! I can’t wait to try them with the kids! :)
Ashley Donati
November 23, 2015 at 2:50 pmI love all of these! For the past few years, I have kept my breakable ornaments in boxes and decorated my tree with paper snowflakes. I don’t have to stress about my toddler breaking an heirloom, and it still looks really pretty.
Handmade Beautiful
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Jeanine
December 28, 2017 at 7:45 pmMerry Christmas and Happy New Year Jean and Family! Just wanted to stop by & leave a note for anyone passing through… Looking for tons of easy set up, actually makeable activities, for you and the kiddos & fam to do together–& even learn a thing or two: this is the place you want to be! We have been subscribers of the artful parent for 5 years now & have tried at least 70% of Jeans activities…tried..tested..true they say! This is a fun-tastic blog/website to get activities from! Thanks Jean for the many years of generosity, positivity, & inspiration you’ve poured into your little place on the webspace☺️?!
Jean Van't Hul
January 4, 2018 at 5:42 amThank you SO MUCH for the super kind note, Jeanine! You totally made my day! :)