DIY Christmas Ornaments - Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun

Tra-la-la-la-laaaaaa. As I type this, I am actually listening to some wonderful Christmas music. I do love the festive season and it is my favourite time of year to get crafty with and without the kids. We love making Edible Christmas Ornaments, Christmas Cards, fun Christmas Crafts (lots of Christmas TP Roll Ideas!!) and of course Christmas Ornaments. I have to say, that I think the Christmas Ornaments are my favourite (probably also why we have so many on this blog!!!). I love because they are –

well Christmassy…
they are also great little gifts to give to relatives…
they make wonderful keepsakes….
you can make them out of anything – nature, recycled or your favouirte craft materials…
great for schools fairs…
usually inexpensive…
small (great for storage and keeping forever)…

Christmas Ornaments for Preschoolers (also suitable for older kids)

Reindeer Corks – Ornament – it literally takes 3 minutes to make
Cork Mushrooms
Stunning Pipe Cleaner Snowflake Ornaments
Super simple Bead Wreaths (great for keeping young hands busy whilst you do other things)
Stick Santa (you know how we love Sticks!!)
Button Snowflakes (who can resist a button)
Pom Pom Pine Cones Trees (fabulously tactile for small hands)
Red Saltdough Hearts (such a classic!)
Similarly, adding a button, makes them extra cute: Button Saltdough Hearts
I LOVE this variation on salt dough.. and adding sea glass or lots of buttons to make Christmas Trees!
Or make them any shape – like these Salt Dough Golden Stars (Garland)
Ice Ornaments (why not decorate the great outdoors too?)
Edible Ornaments
Walnut Babies
Hama Bead Stars
Colourful Yarn Wrapped Stars

Christmas Ornaments for School Aged Children

Fun with Pipecleaners – make these cute Pipecleaner Christmas Tree Ornaments
Stunning Pipe Cleaner Snowflake Ornaments (I also added these to the other sections as they are great for all ages!)
Olaf – who doesn’t love Olaf?! A great craft for Champagne Corks!
Similar theme – you can also make these little Rainbow Snowmen Corks
Adorable Gingerbread Man Corks
Or Ugly Sweater Polar Bear Ornaments
Santa Corks (I love these little guys. Great for a game of “Santa Bowling” too!)
And because we can’t get enough of corks, we also made ADORABLE Cork Penguin Ornaments!
Pringle Lid Stained Glass Effect Ornament
Felt Hearts (teach kids to sew)
Felt Button Stars (more kids learn to sew)
Snowflake Ornament (use up those old puzzles)
Papier Mache Baubles (yes, a bit random, but wanted to see if it would work!)
DIY White Clay Hearts
Similarly, get the felt tips out, make your basic Salt Dough Recipe and create some of these fabulous Santa Star Ornaments. Just so fun!
Mini Presents
Fabric Keepsake Bauble
Art Paper Baubles & Trees
Photo Paper Baubles (a variation on the art bauble)
We now also have a super cute Paper Snowman Ornament made from the simple paper baubles!
Cookie Cutter Card & Ornament in One (more Edible Christmas Ornaments here)
Scrap Fabric Angel (designed and blogged by a teen)
Austrian Paper Angel
Pom Pom Peg Fairies
Pom Pom Fairies (wooden beads)
Melted Hama Bead Cookie Cutter Ornaments
Paper Fan Angels
Try your hand at these lovely little Origami Christmas Trees
More confident child sewers can have a go at these darling Felt Reindeer Ornaments
Cutest Felt Penguin Ornaments – Red Ted Art
Finger Knitting Heart Ornament
Paper Snowman Ornament
3D Paper Unicorn Ornament (oh man, just too cute!)
Gorgeous Paper Fan Birds – make these stunning Paper Cardinal Ornaments
Fun with Neon Paints and Newspapers – learn to make Paper Straws and turn them into Christmas Tree Ornaments
Simple Newspaper Stars
Magical Clay Unicorn Ornaments

Christmas Ornaments (Older Kids & Grown Ups)

Walnut Reindeers
Walnut Fox
Walnut Penguins, AND…
Walnut Bears
Newspaper Yarn Wrapped Ornaments for Knitters!
Gorgeous Paper Quilled Snowflakes ornaments
Stunning Pipe Cleaner Snowflake Ornaments (also added to the other sections as these are fabulous for all ages!)
Light up penguins
Light up snowman
Felt Robin
Felt Christmas Pudding
Adorable felt Reindeer Ornament (based on circle shapes)
Angel Cork Ornament
Nature Crafts Angel (made purely from things found in nature – more lovely nature crafts for kids here!)
Walnut Owls
Keepsake Ornaments (aka recycled cardigans)
Felt Heart & Star Ornaments
Pine Cone Elves
Swedish Hearts
Crochet Snowflakes
Red Knitted Hearts
Orange Slices
And if you love Orange Slices.. you may ADORE these Orange Slice Foxes
Physalis Elves
Stained Glass Cookie Ornaments
Edible “Bauble Ornaments“
Traditional Straw Stars! So very pretty
Fabulous Pokemon Ornaments – gotta catch them all!
Gorgeous Nordic Pixies

Check out all our Christmas Ornament Crochet patterns

Cutest Crochet Fox Ornament
And similarly adorable Snowman Crochet Ornament!
Santa Mickey Mouse Ornament 1
Santa Belt Mickey Mouse Ornament 2
Mini Stocking Crochet
Coastal Crochet Patterns
Crochet Snowflakes

So.. clearly, I told a small fib.. I said “49” Christmas Oraments.. but clearly there are many many more!! So I hope you enjoy them all and find plenty of inspiration this season.

Christmas Ornaments eBook

And though I have shared many ideas before, I really wanted to bring our Christmas ornaments together in one place. I also thought it would be useful to group them a little by age – young children, school aged children and “older kids”/ grown ups.

Now our FAVOURITE 30 DIY Christmas Ornament are now available in this handy download – browse it as an ebook or print and turn into worksheets: