10 Easy Christmas Ornament Crafts for Kids to Make!

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You’ll love these easy Christmas ornament crafts for kids!

Go grab the kids… it’s time to make some easy Christmas Ornament Crafts for Kids! These sweet ornaments are so fun to make… and will be treasured for years to come! Making ornaments is the perfect Easy Christmas Craft to help the whole family get in the Christmas spirit!

Some of my favorite little treasures on our Christmas tree are the ornaments my boys have made over the years. {SO sweet!} I wouldn’t trade them for anything ~ they’re such a fun reminder of years past!

These sweet and simple Christmas Ornaments for Kids to Make are super-easy for even little kids, and will come together in a snap! Here’s what you need to do…

Easy Christmas Ornament Crafts for Kids

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#1: Christmas Wreath Bead Ornament

All you’ll need for this sweet ornament is Green Pipe Cleaners and Red and Green Craft Beads.

Simply string craft beads along the pipe cleaner, and leave a little room at each end.

Secure by twisting and forming a cute little bow… now you’ve got a sweet and simple Homemade Wreath Ornament!

#2: Popsicle Stick Reindeer Christmas Ornament

Popsicle sticks aren’t just for summertime treats… Rudolph loves them, too! Using 3 brown popsicle sticks {they can be colored brown with markers, too}, arrange them like shown below, and use Elmer’s or Hot Glue to secure. Once dry, glue on 2 googly eyes, a red puffy nose, and use 2 black pipe cleaners to wrap around the top for fun swirly antlers!

#3: Pipe Cleaner Snowman Ornaments

The kids will love Christmas craft time when they make these fun Pipe Cleaner Ornaments! You’ll need white, green, red, and black pipe cleaners, and small round wooden balls {for the head}. Criss-cross 2 white pipe cleaners and twist in the middle for the body {like below}. Glue on the small wooden head, then create a hat using a partial piece of twisted black pipe cleaner. Glue on the hat, then twist on the scarf using a small piece of green pipe cleaner. Use sharpie permanent markers to add eyes and a mouth! Easy-peasy!

#4: Puzzle Piece Picture Frame Ornaments

Puzzle Piece Christmas ornaments are so easy to make, and look great on the tree! Lay several small puzzle pieces out on painter’s plastic or newspaper outside, and spray paint gold {or other color of choice}. Cut a circle of red cardstock, and once puzzle pieces are completely dry, begin gluing pieces around the outside of the circle. Attach a photo to the center of the cardstock, hot glue a little red bow to the puzzle pieces near the top, and attach string using hot glue as a hanger. How easy is that? 😉

#5: Glitter Pine Cone Ornaments

So to make these you’ll start by collecting some pine cones from your yard, or your next walk out in the woods. Then, bake pine cones on a foil-lined cookie sheet to kill any little critters or buggies. Paint the edges with some pretty glittery paint. Glue a string on for hanging, and you’ve got a beautiful DIY Pine Cone Ornament!

#6: Fingerprint Snowman Ornaments

These Fingerprint Snowmen Ornaments are a wonderful homemade gift that the kids can make themselves!

Patti writes: “Perfect keepsake to make with your kiddos or grand kids, friends, family or just for you. Be sure to put the year it was created on the bottom of the ornament, too.”

#7: Orange Slice Ornaments

Did you know dehydrated oranges make the CUTEST old fashioned ornaments? And they’re SO easy to make! Go see how simple these sweet ornaments are and learn How to Dry Orange Slices in the Oven!

#8: Sheet Music Ornaments

I love all things vintage, and these DIY Vintage Style Ornaments are so quick and simple to make! You can even swap out the shredded music for other colorful paper shreds!

#9: Pasta Christmas Ornaments

Frugal friend Danielle writes: “My kids made pasta ornaments this year. Dried pasta, elmers glue and lots of glitter. Took a few days to dry but they turned out really good.”

You can see the pasta ornaments Danielle’s sweet kids made below… didn’t they turn out SO cute?!?

#10: Pipe Cleaner Candy Canes

To make adorable pipe cleaner candy canes, you’ll just need 1 Red Pipe Cleaner + 1 White Pipe Cleaner. Twist the two pipe cleaners together, until you have one long piece that looks like a spiral. Then shape into a candy cane, and hang on your tree. Or for smaller candy canes, you can trim the pipe cleaner down before shaping into a candy cane form.

Frugal friend Chrystal writes: “A pipe cleaner with red & white beads for candy canes are fun & easy also.”

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Patti writes: “ANYTHING made by a child is a precious keepsake. Here’s a thought: right about now, many adults are having a “Christmas Craft” day/evening. If they have to take a child with them, this would be a great way to have the youngster “involved in an adult craft” by their way of thinking since mom is busy doing HER own Christmas craft.”

Aren’t those so easy? The kids love making these sweet little ornaments, and they look great on the Christmas tree, too!

Make some extras to give as sweet little thrifty gifts for grandma and for grandpa, family members, etc!

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