Homemade Ornaments

[Lianne]

I just got an email today from Parents Magazine titled "Kid-friendly homemade Christmas Ornaments". Haven't looked at all of the slides yet, but here's the link.

http://www.parents.com/holiday/chris...ail=1986779048

Thanks for the link! I found our parent-gift idea plus a bunch of ideas for crafts for the month!

[Unregistered]

I made these with my kids last year. Everyone loved them! http://pinkandgreenmama.blogspot.com...-ornament.html

[Lucy]

I made these with my kids last year. Everyone loved them! http://pinkandgreenmama.blogspot.com...-ornament.html

LOVE this!!! I printed out your picture and I'm going to have the kids make these!! Thanks!

[caring4kidsinSD]

Every few years I help the kids make an ornaments with their handprint - I paint their hand white and they put it on an ornament(usually red) Then I turn their hand into 5 snowman - put button dots for buttons and a hat on the head - One year I did a santa hat, another year I did a top hat - Really cute.

over the weekend one of my dcp posted a pic of the family decorating their tree and saw the ornament on it So glad they kept it

[Unregistered]

besides the hand and foot print ideas.....any other ideas for the wee littles? I feel like I go over board with the hand and foot print crafts, would like to try something else. It's hard when they are under two

[Lianne]

besides the hand and foot print ideas.....any other ideas for the wee littles? I feel like I go over board with the hand and foot print crafts, would like to try something else. It's hard when they are under two

The kids and I are going to make Cinnamon Applesauce ornaments. You roll the dough out, use cookie cutters then bake them like cookies. We'll use gingerbread men/lady shaped cutters and each child will make one man/lady for every member of their immediate family. The next day the kids can decorate their family of ornaments using buttons, sequins, pompoms, glitter, etc.

This will be our parent gift this year.

[Abigail]

The kids and I are going to make Cinnamon Applesauce ornaments. You roll the dough out, use cookie cutters then bake them like cookies. We'll use gingerbread men/lady shaped cutters and each child will make one man/lady for every member of their immediate family. The next day the kids can decorate their family of ornaments using buttons, sequins, pompoms, glitter, etc.

This will be our parent gift this year.

I just did these two days ago, but never read we were suppose to bake them? I read it takes 2-3 days to air dry. My kitchen still smells nice! I'm just going to hang mine with ribbon, not decorate them. They're only about 3 inches big.

[Meyou]

Doesn't the cinnamon cost a small fortune? I've looked at these several times but never went ahead with them. They look yummy and I can imagine the smell...it was just the cost for me. Although I was always thinking of doing them as a craft not a gift.

[Sunchimes]

I can get a pretty fair size size jar (2.3 oz) at WM or Dollar General for 50¢.

[Unregistered]

This site has some really cool and fun homemade ornaments: http://familyfun.go.com/christmas/ch...erland-671482/

Alot of them seem to only require the minimum materials and seem fairly simple to make.

[Lianne]

Doesn't the cinnamon cost a small fortune? I've looked at these several times but never went ahead with them. They look yummy and I can imagine the smell...it was just the cost for me. Although I was always thinking of doing them as a craft not a gift.

We have a store here called the Bulk Barn. You can get thousands of food items in bulk, you scoop it out, including cinnamon. It's never been so expensive that I've hesitated using it for a craft.

[Meyou]

I'll check out the dollar store and bulk barn. Thanks.

[Springdaze]

Anyone make one homemade ornaments for their dcks? Last year we squirted paint inside glass ornamanent balls and they turned out beautifully. Looking for some other ideas for this year. Saw an idea in Family Fun for paper pulp ornaments. Any other tried and true ideas?

Ive wanted to do this, but with plastic balls. The paint doesnt chip off inside?