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    Last Modified: Jan 3, 2020 by Tara Ziegmont 11 Comments

    27 Ornaments to Make With a Preschooler

    A collage of Christmas ornament crafts

    When I was putting together our Christmas Countdown chain, I decided to put up a small Christmas tree in Grace's room.

    My thought was that we could put up a special tree - decorated with ornaments made by Grace. I imagine it will have lights on it, too, but the garlands, decorations, and topper will all be made by Grace and me.

    That task presented a challenge; I couldn't at first think of many ornaments Grace could make.

    I dug around the internet until I found a bunch. Some are kitchy and rough, others are fancier. They're all appropriate for the 3- and 4-year-old crowd to work on.

    *At the time of publishing, all ornaments were linked to their creators' sites. Since that time, some of the sites have been taken down and the links have broken.

    Homemade Ornaments to Make with Preschoolers

    1. Garlands

      Pipe Cleaner Garlands from Parents.com. This is very simple; they just wrapped pipe cleaners around something round and linked them together. Anyone could make this colorful garland.
      preschool crafts christmas

      Fruit Loop Garland
      from Make and Takes
      fruit loop garland

      Dyed Pasta Garland. I didn't find any pictures of a garland made from colored pasta, but Marie at Make and Takes did a tutorial for making colored pasta necklaces last year. The idea is exactly the same.
      Grace and I dyed penne pasta this past summer, and we have a ton of it leftover in our craft supplies. I'm going to help her string it on a ribbon to make a colorful garland for her little Christmas tree.

    2. Painted Ornaments

      Swirled Glass Balls from Parents.com. These could not be easier. Open the glass ball and squirt paint inside - perfect for preschoolers! See the full tutorial for the particulars.
      preschool ornaments

      Popsicle Stick Ornaments from No Time for Flash Cards
      popsicle stick ornament

      Hand Print Ornaments
      from Our Crafts ~N~ Things
      hand print frame

    3. Beaded Ornaments

      Jolly Elf Ornaments from Parents.com. Grace loves threading beads onto pipe cleaners, so I know she would love making these ornaments.
      elf ornaments for preschoolers

      Simple Beaded Ornaments from Make and Takes
      beaded ornaments

    4. Dough Ornaments

      Homemade Dough Ornaments from A Feathered Nest
      homemade dough ornaments

      A much less fancy (and perhaps less intimidating) dough ornament from Under the Pepper Tree
      dough ornaments

      Clay Hand Prints
      from By Little Hands
      hand print ornaments

    5. Ornaments with Paper or Craft Foam

      Paper Tag Ornaments from Flighty Girl
      ornaments preschoolers can make

      Paper Snowflakes
      . No Time for Flash Cards made a snowflake garland, too.
      snowflake garland

      Butterfly Ornaments from Happy Together
      paper butterflies

      Easy Sticker Ornaments
      from No Time for Flash Cards
      easy ornaments

      Handy Reindeer from Fuzzy Sheep Crafts
      reindeer craft

    6. Ornaments with Yarn and Fabric

    Sparkly Yarn Ornaments from The Magic Onion
    preschool craft

    Candy Cane Mice at Skip to My Lou. This isn't specifically a Christmas tree ornament, but would be easy enough to hang. You could either add a loop of thread or hang it from the candy cane.
    candy cane mouse

    1. Ornaments with Buttons

      Button Snowflakes from Handmade Beginnings
      homemade ornaments for preschoolers

      Button Candy Canes
      from Ramblings of a Crazy Woman
      ornament for preschoolers to make

    2. Snow Globe Ornaments

      Penguin Snow Globes from That Artist Woman (based on a tutorial from Parents.com). The steps to make this aren't all that complicated, but a preschooler would need quite a bit of help. It would be really good for older kids and younger kids to make together.
      ornaments for children

      Snowman Snow Globe ornament from Craft Elf
      Snow Globe Christmas Ornament craft

    3. Glued Ornaments

      Twinkling Pom Pom Ornaments from Zakka Life. This might be my favorite ornament from the whole page. I adore these.

      pom pom christmas ornament

      A different take on the pom pom ornaments from Skip to My Lou
      pom pom ornaments

      Flower Ornaments from By Little Hands
      flower ornament

    4. Other Ornaments

      Recycled Ornaments by Zakka Life
      easy ornaments for preschoolers
      Lego Ornaments
      from Zakka Life. These aren't glued together, so they can be easily taken apart for play after Christmas.
      lego ornament

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    1. Anonymous says

      November 17, 2010 at 5:11 pm

      I LOVE the handprints ornament.

      Reply
    2. Charity Cole says

      November 17, 2010 at 7:19 pm

      My girls are having a playdate right now and while their friend is here, we are going to do the froot loop garland! Yay!

      Reply
    3. Amy Nabors says

      November 18, 2010 at 12:57 am

      My 10 year old would love making those pipe cleaner ornaments. Great ideas even if you have older kids.

      Reply
      • Tara @ Feels Like Home says

        November 18, 2010 at 1:25 am

        Yeah! I was hoping that some of these would be good for older kids, but I wasn't sure. There are so many great ornament tutorials out there!

        Reply
    4. April says

      November 18, 2010 at 1:49 am

      I love these ideas. I was thinking the same thing about letting my dc put up there own Christmas tree but I was just going to take them to HL and buy ornaments that they couldn't break. I like this idea much better!

      Reply
      • Tara @ Feels Like Home says

        November 18, 2010 at 3:19 am

        Thanks 🙂 I like the idea because I know Grace will be so very proud of herself. It will be a huge confidence builder for her to make the ornaments on HER tree.

        Reply
    5. Tara @ Feels Like Home says

      November 19, 2010 at 2:02 am

      Fun! I hope you'll post last year's with this years so we call see how much they've changed!

      Reply

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