Friday, February 5, 2016

Christmas Ornaments Garland Craft

Activity completed December 2015.

I was inspired by our fall leaves garland craft to make something similar for Christmas. After some thought I decided on ornaments. They look very sweet and sparkly in the playroom window. These would also be cute on a tree of homemade ornaments.


To make these ornaments, you will need:

  • Thick cloth paper towels, like Viva brand
  • Sharpie
  • Aluminum foil
  • Water
  • Food coloring
  • Pipettes
  • Glitter
  • White glue
  • Scissors
  • Ribbon
  • Hole punch
  • Newspaper


  1. With Sharpie, draw or trace a circle onto the paper towels.
  2. Place the paper towels on newspaper to catch any drips or misses.
  3. Add food coloring in your desired colors to containers of water.
  4. Let your child use the pipettes to drip water onto the paper towels.
  5. When dry, cut out the ornament shape.
  6. Add glitter to your white glue and use a paintbrush to paint it onto the towels.
  7. Cut a square of aluminum foil and fold it over. Glue to the top of the circle.
  8. When the ornaments are completely dry, use the hole punch to punch two holes into each ornament.
  9. Thread the ribbon through the holes for a garland.

The only issue I had here was getting the foil to stick to the paper towels. A stronger glue or hot glue might work better next time.



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