DIY Kids Christmas Tree Ornament You are going to LOVE creating these DIY Kids Christmas Tree Ornaments! This is a quick and easy craft for you and your kids, you can make 7-10 trees in under an hour. Make your tree unique by using different paint colors and embellishments, the possibilities are endless. They cost pennies to make and will look darling on any Christmas tree!”
Mom would always catch me before too much damage was done and would send me on my merry way. We would wake up the next morning to a beautifully decorated tree!
DIY Kids Craft Stick Christmas Tree Ornament
Merry Christmas, the holiday season is upon us! Making one or a few of these Craft Stick Christmas Tree Ornaments is a fun way to create a special memory with your grandchildren. One of my favorite Christmas memories is decorating our Christmas tree when Debbie, Sherri and I were young. We alternated between a fresh green tree and an all silver artificial tree decorated with red ornaments. When ever we had a fresh tree the finishing touch was always thin strands of silver tinsel. I loved hanging all of the beautiful ornaments on the tree. The silver tinsel not so much. I would start out by carefully placing one strand of tinsel on the tree. By the seventh or eighth strand I lost all patience and opted to decorate by throwing small handfuls of tinsel on the tree.
DIY Kids Christmas Tree Ornament You are going to LOVE creating these DIY Kids Christmas Tree Ornaments! This is a quick and easy craft for you and your kids, you can make 7-10 trees in under an hour. Make your tree unique by using different paint colors and embellishments, the possibilities are endless. They cost pennies to make and will look darling on any Christmas tree!”
Mom would always catch me before too much damage was done and would send me on my merry way. We would wake up the next morning to a beautifully decorated tree!
These Craft Stick Christmas Tree Ornaments are darling and a quick easy craft that requires little or no patience!
Feel free to use the supplies listed below or decorate the Christmas with any craft items of your choice. They would also be fun when decorated with fruit loops cereal, gummy Bears, popcorn, yarn etc.
Jumbo Size Craft Sticks
2 mm Jute, 20lb by Bead Landing
Turf Green Paint from DecoArt Multi -Surface Satin Paint
Emerald Green Paint from DecoArt Ultra Fine Green Glitter Paint
White Fuzzy Sticks (pipe cleaners)
Sparkling White Fuzzy Sticks (pipe cleaners)
Yellow Scrapbook Paper
Brown Striped or Corrugated Scrapbook Paper
Scissors
Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Embellishments
Coarse Glitter White by Martha Stewart
Paper Christmas Tree Jolee’s Boutique Embellishments
White Sugar Pearls by Wilton
Sprinkles White Sparkling Sugar by Wilton
Big Bag of Buttons from Favorite Findings 3.5 oz I
Figure out how many trees you are going to make, you will need 3 jumbo size craft sticks per tree. Paint your sticks the desired color, allow them to dry thoroughly.
Make a triangle with 3 sticks, gently lift up a corner and apply a small dab of hot glue, press down gently until the glue cools. Repeat the process with the other two corners of the triangle.
Glue your star and tree trunk on next.
Time to glue on an ornament hanger and buttons onto your tree.
We would love to hear one of your favorite Christmas memories! Please feel free to share one in a comment below.
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Paint Stirrer Christmas Tree Ornaments
I can’t stop with the DIY ornaments, I suppose. I shared a series of 7 DIYs for clear bulb ornaments recently, and today I’m sharing DIY paint stirrer Christmas tree ornaments.
We were doing our usual weekend Home Depot/Lowe’s run with Tootie last weekend when I got the idea for these ornaments. The nice guy at the paint station gave her two paint stirrers to wave around (which she did, at everyone for the remainder of the visit) and the idea just popped into my head to make something with them. As one does. So I settled on little Christmas tree ornaments.
Supplies
- Paint stirrers
- Dremel and small saw blade attachment
- Fine-grit sandpaper
- Wood glue
- Measuring tape, straight edge, pencil
- Craft paint (I used DecoArt paints in black and white) and small paintbrush
- Drill (we have this one) and drill bit big enough for an ornament hook to fit through
Ornament hook
And here’s how I made DIY Paint Stirrer Christmas Tree Ornaments.
Always take the proper precautions and safety measures before working with any tools. Wear safety equipment and work with a professional when necessary. Happy building and stay safe!
Step 1: First I cut a small “tree trunk” piece from another paint stirrer (you could also use a Popsicle stick) and glued that down on three paint sticks like so.
Step 2: Once the wood glue was dry, I took a straight edge and drew two diagonal lines to make a tree shape. I cut along those lines to form the tree shape.
(I do not recommend using something higher powered like a miter/chop saw since these are small. You would have to get your fingers pretty close to the blade!)
Step 3: After using the fine-grit sandpaper to polish up the surface, any glue, and any splintery edges, I used craft paint to paint the trunks piece. You can paint the whole tree if you want. I like the unfinished wood and black look!
Then I used my drill and a drill bit just big enough for an ornament to fit through to drill a small hole in the top of the ornament. I popped in a hanger and it was done. You could also use twine to hang them.
Guys. Paint stirrers are free, and you probably have some laying around your house or garage if you’re a DIYer. Make thyself some Christmas tree ornaments!
Share my cute little ornaments on Pinterest!
By Author Brittany
Posted on Published: December 25, 2020
