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57 Fun Homemade Christmas Ornaments for Kids to Make

Looking for some great Christmas ornaments for kids to make? I made a fun DIY wood reindeer ornament, tin foil Christmas ornaments, and fun fingerprint Christmas tree.

Next, I am going to make some more fun and easy DIY handmade Christmas ornament kid crafts using every day supplies. These unique ornaments make great gift for parents and grandparents.

Make a cute Santa ornament out of a paper plate.

I gathered a lot of different homemade Christmas ornament kid crafts to keep the kids entertained all month long.  Create some fun keepsake DIY ornaments for kids for your tree this holiday season.

Making fun ornaments at Christmas can be so much fun for kids and their family members. There are 50 easy homemade ideas that even older kids can enjoy.

You can use cookie cutters to shape colorful clay into cute shapes, or decorate wood slices with paint and glitter, for unique ornaments.

Pipe cleaners can be twisted into all sorts of cool designs. Clear plastic or glass ornaments can be filled with tiny treasures, painted, or items can be glued on.

These homemade ornaments are not only a perfect gift, but they also bring joy to the whole family as everyone gets creative together.

Easy Paper Plate Ornament for Preschoolers

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There are all different kinds of homemade ornaments to make either for gifts or keepsakes for this holiday sean.

Pair some of these fun DIY homemade kid easy ornament crafts with some Christmas books, for reading practice and arts and crafts together.

These DIY Christmas ornaments would be great crafts for preschoolers. There are a bunch of easy homemade ornaments to make.

Homemade Christmas ornaments are a great way to entertain the kids and made inexpensive Christmas decorations.

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Easy Christmas Ornaments for Kids to Make

1. Tea Light Homemade Snowman Ornament for Kids

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Make a fun and cute snowman DIY Christmas ornament for kids with a tea light. This could be a fun easy winter activity too.

2. Lid Snowman Homemade Ornament for Kids

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Make a ornament using a lid and a few supplies. This fun and easy homemade ornament craft would be great for preschoolers and kindergartens.

3. Pom Poms and Pinecones Christmas Ornaments for Kids

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Gather some pine cones and little pom poms to make this colorful handmade Christmas ornament. These little pompoms would be great way to practice fine motor skills.

4. Sea Glass Tree Homemade Ornaments for Christmas Craft for Kids

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Make a pretty Christmas ornament for kids using salt dough and sea glass. Have fun making your own special homemade ornament for Christmas.

This DIY ornament would be a great way to practice fine motors skills.

5. Handmade Christmas Wreath Clothespin Ornament for Kids

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Turn glitter and clothespins into a cute homemade ornament for Christmas.

6. Christmas Tree Salt Dough Ornament for Kids

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Use your fingerprints to make a colorful salt dough ornament. Make your own fun homemade ornament for Christmas.

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7. Snowman Ornament

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Make a cute DIY homemade snowman Christmas ornament. This would be a cute and easy project for kids.

You will need clear plastic ornaments and a few other supplies to make these easy snowmen. If all of the items are stickers this would be good for younger kids to do.

8. Christmas Light Ornament for Kids

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Make your own fun ornament for Christmas using pompoms and clear plastic bauble ornaments.

9. Button Christmas Wreath Ornament for Kids

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Make fun button wreath ornament.

10. Wood Reindeer Ornament

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Make a cute homemade Rudolph ornament with a wood disk, clothespins, and a little paint.

11. Pasta Christmas Wreath Photo Ornament for Kids

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Make a personalized homemade Christmas ornament with a photo and pasta. This holiday wreath craft would be a great way to practice fine motor skills.

12. Gingerbread House Christmas Ornament for Kids

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Make a cute gingerbread ornament with colorful items.

13. Salt Dough Handprint Ornament

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What child doesn’t love glitter. This homemade salt dough ornament would be a great keepsake.

14. Fingerprint Reindeer Christmas Ornament for Kids

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Who doesn’t love a fingerprint craft. Make a cute Rudolph ornament.

15. Colorful Easy Beaded Star Ornament for Kids

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Using colorful beads and a jingle bell to make this star Christmas ornament craft for kids.

This fun craft would be a great way for preschoolers to practice their fine motor skills.

16. Craft Stick Christmas Tree Ornament

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Make easy and colorful Christmas tree ornaments with this fun crafts for kids. This easy Christmas tree is made from craft sticks or recycled popsicle sticks, and other colorful items like pompoms and tinsel.

You can find more fun crafts using popsicle sticks in this post: 21 Fun Christmas Crafts with Popsicle Sticks.

17. Craft Stick Snowflake Ornament

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Create some colorful and sparkly snowflake Christmas ornament for kids using wood craft sticks or recycled popsicle sticks.

18. Craft Stick Christmas Ornament

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Make a trio of Christmas ornaments for kids using wood craft sticks. Craft sticks are great for ornament because they are inexpensive and easy to find or you can recycle popsicle sticks. Try this easy craft this holiday season.

19. Fun Light Bulb Reindeer Ornament

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Use a light bulb with a pipe cleaner for a cute and fun Rudolph Christmas ornament.

20. Craft Stick Ornament

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Make a cute gingerbread Christmas ornament with a few details, wood craft sticks, and paint.

21. Gingerbread Man Ornament

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Make this fun and easy gingerbread man ornament craft.

22. Air Dry Clay Fingerprint Christmas Tree Ornament

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Make a great homemade keepsake Christmas tree ornament for kids using air dry clay or salt dough. This would be a great DIY ornament for this holiday seaon.

23. Paper Plate Scratch Christmas Ornament Craft

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Make a fun colorful Christmas ornament for kids out of small paper plates and paint sticks.

24. Clothespin Snowflake Ornaments

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Make a beautiful DIY snowflake Christmas ornament with clothespins.

25. Laminated Photo Snow Globe Ornaments

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Make a fun photo snow globe Christmas ornament, a great keepsake.

26. Tin Foil Christmas Ornament Craft

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Use tinfoil and markers to make these easy colorful ornaments. They have a fun shine to them.

27. Easy Santa Paper Plate Ornament

Make a cute Santa ornament out of a paper plate.

Turn a small paper plate into a fun Santa ornament with a few supplies. These crafts has simple instructions are are easy and quick to make.

28. Gingerbread Man Paper Plate Christmas Ornament for Kids

Make an easy paper plate gingerbread man Christmas ornament.

Make this cute and easy gingerbread ornament with markers, yarn, and a paper plate. You could make a more permanent version using wood circle blanks and painting it.

29. Penguin Ornament

Make a cute penguin paper plate christmas ornament. This easy craft is great for kids.

Make your own cute penguin paper plate ornament with this easy craft.

30. Easy Snowman Paper Ornament Craft for Kids

Turn a some paper into a snowman ornament. This ornament has simple instructions that are easy to follow and quick to make.

31. Printable Paper Poinsettia DIY Ornament

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Color this free poinsettia ornament template printable or use it as a template for colored paper or felt.

I made a post about more easy printable ornament template too.

32. Easy Printable Star Christmas Ornament Craft

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There is a free printable star template you can use for a star ornament or any DIY star crafts.

33. Colorful Toilet Paper Roll Snowflake Christmas Ornament

Recycle some paper rolls into colorful metallic snowflakes.

Turn toilet paper rolls into colorful snowflake ornaments.

Lego Christmas Ornament

Christmas tree ornament out of Legos.
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Make your own fun Lego Christmas tree ornament.

Craft Stick Christmas Tree Ornament

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Turn some painted craft sticks into colorful Christmas trees with some pom poms for decorations.

Other Fun Christmas Crafts for Kids to Try

There lots of other fun and easy Christmas and winter crafts for the kids to try: Christmas Kid Crafts, Reindeer Kid Crafts or 17 Snowman Kid Crafts

Christmas is a time for family, friends, and fun. These homemade ornaments are the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit and involve your kids in some of the festivities.

From simple to more intricate designs, there’s something here for everyone. So gather your supplies, put on some Christmas music, and get crafting!

Making your own handmade ornaments will make them unique to you. When you look at them during future holiday seasons you will remember the fun you had.

We can’t wait to see the finished products. Have you made any of these ornaments with your kids? What was their favorite?

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