Really Simple Ornaments Little Kids Can Make (with a little supervision)

Love ‘Em Ornaments

I bet you have a box of duplicate photos in your craft area, and if not, I bet you have a printer.

You can help your children decorate a Christmas tree with photos of family rolled and placed in clear plastic ornaments.

Trust me, this is much easier than building a ship in a bottle and is a simple project for little hands.

1. I cut this wedding photo into a heart shape.
2. It didn’t quite unroll like I wanted so I simply used the eraser end of a pencil to uncurl it and viola!
3. Instant ornament.

This would be a fun project to make as a theme:

VINTAGE—print  the photos in a sepia tone and tie the ornament at the top with ribbon

FAR AWAY—use photos of all those friends and family you are missing

Easy embellishments:

• lace
• ribbon
• paste on jewels

Festive Lace and Flowers

1. Water down a small amount of white craft glue—about 2/3rds glue to 1/3^rd water
2. Pour into clear plastic ornament and swil around until insides are coated.
3. Pour in glitter and swirl around. Let dry.
4. Use a tacky craft glue to adhere a stip of ribbon and a few small flowers to the outside of the ornament and let dry. (My assistant scored a bag of lace scaps recently at a moving sale.)

Glitter on the Outside Ornament

1. Draw glue lines on the outside of an ornament—I used a clear plastic one.
2. Turn it in one hand as you sprinkle glitter with the other—do this over a sheet of paper and you can put any excess glitter back into its jar.
3. Let dry.