It's the holiday season again and your hard-earned money should be used wisely on Christmas decorations. As a frugal and fun way to make gifts for your loved ones, here are three handmade and homemade ornaments you can make with household items. These simple craft ideas for Christmas ornaments are great giveaway items for family and friends.
1. Cookie Ornaments: Get some cookie cutter designs you have on hand to bake cookies for your Christmas tree. If cookie cutter designs aren't available, no sweat. Make your own creations. How about making pretzel cookies which can then be hung on a twig and adorned with colored ribbons?
Use these simple instructions. Take a small piece of your favorite dough and roll out to a length of 3 inches. Take both ends and put one end over the other like a loop shape. After baking the cookie pretzel, you can thread a ribbon through the gap in the shape of a bow, and put it on your Christmas tree.
2. Colored Paper Trees: Cut out Christmas trees from white construction paper. Make it unique by having your child put his name. Have him put stickers, glitter, a photo, or color each tip of the tree branch to look like Christmas decorations. Use these trees to act as a small divider in your child's room or connect them together and hang it around the Christmas tree.
3. Christmas Stocking Ornaments: Make your own Christmas stocking ornaments using whatever material you have on hand. Use several fabrics and colors to really make them bright and colorful. Glue on bows, beads or large ribbons. You can give them a unique touch by writing your child's name on it. When finished, loop a piece of fabric and sew it to the top end of the stocking. Now, show them off by hanging it to the tree.
Making homemade and handmade Christmas ornaments is not only an enjoyable activity for the entire family, but also allows your child to exercise his imagination. It is much more rewarding to make something yourself than buying it. These simple craft ideas for Christmas are good activities to do during the Christmas season. These homemade decorations make great memorable presents as well.
Before you go out to buy Christmas ornaments, look around the house first! You'll be astonished at what you may find lying around!
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© Kerry Beck, 2007
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Kerry Beck desires to offer you her special Advent Countdown for your family's Christmas & Advent celebration this year. Her package also includes special Advent activities
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