Christmas tree decorations to make at home

Would youn't love homemade Christmas ornaments? These 17 festive some ideas could keep your little elves hectic all night. And performed we mention they make great DIY xmas gifts?

By Jocelyn Worrall together with editors of Parents.com

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Adam Albright

Sweet Sticker Ornament

Even small young ones may take do-it-yourself Christmas ornaments from drab to fab by adding fun and festive stickers. Just take standard basketball ornaments which help all of them (carefully!) press on holiday-themed stickers. Voila! A DIY decoration that is completely tree-ready.

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Heather Weston

Eco-Friendly Frosty

Make this green snowman from container tops, container covers, believed, and cotton fiber batting from a vintage pillow. What makes it much more eco-friendly? You are going to reuse it year in year out!

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Oh, Xmas Tree

Trace a cookie cutter onto thought, then strike numerous holes. Glue synthetic beads over holes and hang in a window - or on the tree.

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Dashing Through the Snow

Vinyl baseball ornaments result in the perfect rotund shape for this valuable Santa. Craft their trusty sleigh from a sizable matchbox, thought, and rickrack.

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Steps to make Polar Bear Ornaments

Styrofoam balls, white yarn, and black pom poms transform into an oh-so-cute polar bear ornament! Watch this video for simple step-by-step guidelines.

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Gift-wrap

Utilize Legos and quite ribbons to generate the adorable DIY present ornaments. And don't worry: the kids can untie the bow to obtain their toys back when the tree is preparing to drop!

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Chime In

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Twinkle, Twinkle

Thread straws and beads onto chenille stems to create colorful performers. (Since a few of these crafts involve tiny pieces, make sure they are with young ones age 4 or over.)

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In Inventory

Cut two felt stockings from our template. Cut slits and stitch with ribbon. Pretty + easy = DIY ornament win!

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Making an Angel Christmas Time Ornament

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Our Company Is Family

Roll out air-dry clay and press with gingerbread cookie cutters. Decorate with puffy paints, sequins, and rhinestones.

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What a Flake!

Stick six toothpicks into a big gumdrop and stack smaller gumdrops to create an ornament that is sweet adequate to consume.

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Mint State

Wrap red and white yarn around slim dowel to produce festive starbursts. Hang all of them one by one or string together for garland.

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Kim Cornelison

Popsicle Stick Snowflake Ornament

Provide your tree a natural feel by simply making these simple snowflakes. Glue together Popsicle sticks or clothespins in an asterisk, adding a wood craft round and baseball to your center. Hang using baker's twine.

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Steps to make Clothespin Skier Ornaments

That wouldn't love these colorful skiiers? View the video to observe to color clothespins and ice-pop sticks to create these snowbound figures.

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Greg Scheidemann

Felt Stitched Snowman

Have your kid draw and cut fully out a snowman along with his add-ons from felt, after that utilize a large sewing needle and yarn to sew around the outline. Complete his look with a fringed felt scarf and draw on facial functions with black colored marker.

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Bedazzled Ball Ornament

It's easy to create a do-it-yourself xmas decoration and add a little glow towards tree. First, apply two coats of paint into the decoration. After that, place colorful treasures in straight rows or even the structure of your choice although it's nevertheless wet. Let dry, then cover the top of the decoration with a piece of 1/2" ribbon.

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Jay Wilde

A delicacy for Your Tree

Antique hard candy can double as decadent décor. Link striped ribbon into bow after the handle, then hang upside-down utilizing wire as a hook.

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Wrapping Paper Ornaments

Turn this current year's gift wrap scraps into pretty paper ornaments for next year's tree. Trace a can onto a piece of wrapping paper, cut it out and embellish with recycled ribbon.

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Candy Cane Ornament

This cool candy cane decoration is fast and simple which will make. Reduce 1/8"-wide purple and white report quilling strips to 6" lengthy. Shape quills into spirals by wrapping the paper around a toothpick, then glue the spirals collectively edge to edge, alternating the red and white. Knot a length of ribbon, trim, and glue it regarding the candy cane as an accent. Attach the hanging bond.

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