Printable Christmas Shape Ornaments

Enjoy the holiday season this year with fun homemade Christmas decorations, and throw in a bit of math for a Christmas STEAM project! Our free Christmas ornament template makes these Christmas shape ornaments easy to make. Get the kids to make holiday decorations to hang on the tree or in the classroom. Christmas time is a fun opportunity for hands-on STEM learning too!

Explore Shapes This Holiday Season

What shapes do you think of as Christmas shapes? Of course, baubles or sphere shapes come to mind first! But there are many more shapes to explore with this Christmas ornament activity.

Get kids involved by talking about what they see…

What shapes do they recognize?
Are the sides of the ornaments the same?
How many sides does each ornament have?
Where else have they seen this shape?

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Our Christmas activities are designed with you, the parent or teacher, in mind! Easy to set up, quick to do, most activities will take only 15 to 30 minutes to complete and are heaps of fun! Plus, our supplies lists usually contain only free or cheap materials you can source from home! Let’s get started…

DIY Christmas Shape Ornaments

You might also like this paper Christmas Ornament Printable!

Supplies:

Printable Christmas Ornament Templates (see below)
Sharpies or Markers
Glue
String

For the other two projects in the video, click on the links just below:

Instructions:

STEP 1: Download and print out your free Christmas Ornament Template below.

STEP 2: Cut out each ornament shape. Then color in the paper ornaments.

STEP 3: Fold the ornament at the bold lines and bring the sides together. Attach with glue.

STEP 4: Add string and hang up your Christmas shape ornaments.

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