Kick off the holiday season with tons of easy Christmas ornament crafts for kids! Whether you have kids who are enthusiastic about Christmas crafts or not, these DIY Christmas ornaments are sure to interest anyone. From science ornaments, Popsicle stick ornaments to ornaments you fill yourself, Christmas time is a fun opportunity for Christmas crafts and handmade ornaments kids can make.
Easy Christmas Ornaments For Kids To Make
How do you make Christmas decorations for kids? DIY Christmas ornaments can be one of the easiest Christmas decorations for kids to make themselves.
We have tons of fun ornament crafts for kids, and can be put together cheaply! Try simple Christmas crafts that look amazing but don’t take a ton of time, supplies, or craftiness to do.
We have even included our favorite science ornament that are sure to interest any non-crafty kiddos. Your kids will LOVE putting together these unique ornaments with you!
Get started with these FREE Christmas ornament printables!
Just print, cut, and fold…
Homemade Ornaments For Kids
Homemade Christmas ornaments are the best for your all Christmas craft needs this holiday season! I like to keep our DIY Christmas ornaments as simple as possible with easy-to-find and budget-friendly materials. Look for printable templates, instructions, and more!
GLUE ART ORNAMENT
Make art with glue! Get ready to explore a fun process art technique… dig around in the recycling bin and grab all the plastic lids you can find for these unique Christmas glue art ornaments.
SLIME ORNAMENT
Our Christmas slime ornaments make the perfect gift for kids to give to friends. Add fun trinkets to your slime for a cool science experiment or just hang them up on the tree! Try adding glitter too!
CHECK OUT: Christmas Slime Recipes
CODING ORNAMENT
Coding without a computer meets the classic candy cane ornament! Have you ever wanted to learn more about the Binary Alphabet? There’s some great information here as well as a fun way to make a Christmas Alphabet Ornament.
MAGNETIC ORNAMENTS
Explore magnetism with all sorts of fun materials and create a magnetic science ornament too. Are jingle bells magnetic?
CRYSTAL CANDY CANE ORNAMENT
Grow your own crystals for Christmas and learn about solubility. Our crystal candy cane ornament is beautiful and remarkably sturdy. Growing crystals is easier than you think too.
CRYSTAL SNOWFLAKES
You can also make your own science Christmas ornament in the shape of snowflakes.
SALT CRYSTAL ORNAMENTS
Another fun way to grow crystals is with salt! This is perfect for the youngest scientists because all you need is salt and water. These will take longer to form then the borax crystal ideas above, but it’s a terrific process just the same.
LEGO Christmas Ornaments
If you have a house full of LEGO, you can’t have a Christmas tree without a few simple to make LEGO Christmas ornaments! From a snowflake ornament to wreath ornament, check out these fun LEGO ornaments for kids to build.
REINDEER ORNAMENT
Wrap Popsicle sticks in yarn to make your own cute Rudolph ornament.
STAR ORNAMENT
Kick off the holiday season with a fun handmade Christmas star ornament! This festive Popsicle stick star is easy to make with just a few simple materials.
BIOPLASTIC ORNAMENT
Create these colorful ornaments with your own homemade biodegradable plant based plastic. A hands-on way to learn about materials, science, and the environment while creating unique decorations for the tree.
SHARPIE AND ALCOHOL ORNAMENT
Make these fun science ornaments for the tree with Sharpie Ink and rubbing alcohol. Explore solubility, spreading of pigments and evaporation with kids.
CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT
All you need are colorful pop poms, popsicle sticks and yarn to make this easy ornament craft.
BIRD SEED ORNAMENTS
Studying nature and natural life is an amazingly easy science activity to set up for kids, and learning how to care for and give back to nature is equally important. Hang these DIY ornaments on a real tree outdoors to share with the birds.
CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT
Get the kids to make this cute and colorful Christmas tree ornament ready to decorate the house with this season with cardboard and buttons!
CINNAMON ORNAMENTS
Easy Christmas ornaments for kids with this beautifully scented cinnamon salt dough ornaments recipe.
SALT DOUGH ORNAMENTS
Similar to our cinnamon ornaments above, salt dough ornaments are super easy to make. Then paint and seal them for a shiny finish!
MELTED BEAD SNOWFLAKE ORNAMENTS
Make your own plastic snowflake ornaments with melted pony beads. Follow our step by step tutorial to create these simple melted Christmas ornaments.
MILK AND VINEGAR ORNAMENTS
Who would have thought you could make these pretty ornaments from milk and vinegar? Combine science and art this holiday season with a fun DIY Christmas ornament activity.
CHRISTMAS SHAPE ORNAMENTS
Download our free printable Christmas ornament template and get the kids making these colorful and easy shape ornaments. A simple Christmas math activity and art project in one!
MONDRIAN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
There is so much you can do with some cardstock and our free Christmas tree printable. These Mondrian-inspired Christmas tree ornaments will add a unique look to your tree and are easy to do at home or in the classroom.
MARBLED CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
Combine art and science to create these fun marbled Christmas ornaments! Use magnets to paint and make unique Christmas ornaments to hang on the tree this year.
STRAW CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
Fun with straws and a Christmas ornament that kids of all ages will enjoy making! Plus, it’s nearly mess free and uses super simple and budget friendly supplies. Includes free printable Christmas tree template.
POPSICLE STICK SNOWFLAKE ORNAMENTS
Create this fun snowflake ornament from glittery popsicle sticks!
LEGO SNOWFLAKE ORNAMENT
Yes, you can make Christmas ornaments from LEGO bricks. Follow the step by step instructions to make an easy LEGO snowflake ornament based on a real snowflake.
FRIDA KAHLO CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
Combine the color and beauty of flowers with a Frida Kahlo Christmas ornament inspired by the artist herself!
COLORFUL CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
Who says you have to use the traditional red and green for Christmas decor! Have making this colorful Christmas ornament inspired by artist, Bronwyn Bancroft.
ICE ORNAMENTS
If you live in a particularly cold climate this time of year, why not decorate the outdoors too! Make winter outdoor ice ornaments for the animals to enjoy in your yard. These sweet ornaments are so simple to make and look so festive on our tree outside the kitchen window.
GRATITUDE ORNAMENTS
Gratitude is one of the most powerful things we should all have in our proverbial toolbox. But sometimes our kids need extra encouragement to understand the importance of being grateful. I made these printable gratitude ornaments for a simple family Christmas activity to do together.
More Fun Christmas Activities For Kids
- Christmas Science Activities
- Christmas STEM Activities
- Christmas Slime
- Christmas Sensory Bins
- Christmas Art Activities
- Christmas Jokes for Kids
- Christmas Games for Kids
Printable Christmas Activities Fun Pack
Countdown to Christmas with 25+ low to no prep activities!
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
- 25+ Low-to-no-Prep Christmas activities include games, secret codes, paper crafts, and more!
- Fun Christmas games include a 10-card bingo game, DIY board game, I Spy, word find, sodoku, and more!
- Easy Christmas Projects include making a peppermint spinner, exploring gingerbread house tessellations, playing with homemade thaumatropes, creating 3D Christmas cards, and so much more!
- Bonus! Includes the 12 days of Christmas Color by Code!
