Glittery Tree Ornaments
November 30th, 2009
It’s getting to that time when you are starting to think about getting your Christmas tree and decorating it. We like to get our toddlers involved in making decorations and it is usually it’s the simple ideas that are the best. It’s that’s true with these homemade glittery ornaments. Use cookie cutters to make paper cutouts, then cover in glitter to make pretty hanging ornaments for the Christmas tree.
Age group: 18 months+
What you need:
- White heavy weight paper or card
- Christmas theme cookie sutter shapes
- Clear drying craft glue
- glitter (in wahtever colour suits your tree)
- Scissors or craft knife
- Specialty hole punch or other tool to punch a small hole
-
thin Ribbon or decorative cord
What to do:
- Trace templates onto heavy paper/card and cut out with scissors or craft knife.
- Punch a hole at the top centre of your cut out using a hole punch or other sharp object that will poke a hole for hanging. A standard hole punch is too large for this project.
- Apply glue to one side of the paper cut out and cover glued area with glitter.
- Allow this to set for just a minute and then you’ll be able to handle it, but be careful not to damage what you have just glittered.
- Apply glue to the other side of the ornament and apply glitter to this side.
- Place your ornament on a smooth flat surface to dry completely.
- Once your ornament is dry, clear any glitter that has filled the hole by pushing a toothpick through the hole.
- Tie a piece of decorative cord or ribbon through the hole to use as a hanger.
Tags: decorate the tree, glitter ornaments, tree ornaments
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