ChristmasPreschoolers38 Comments
This is an easy homemade ornament for Christmas shared by Kristina at Toddler Approved. The possibilities really are endless with this ornament!
At our house, we get a small Christmas tree each year for the kids and decorate it entirely with homemade ornaments.
Last year I had a newborn and this was a really special activity for my 3-yr-old son to work on with me. He was feeling a little worried about his new little sister.
Cute DIY Button Christmas Tree Ornament
We just started making ornaments for this year and this button tree was our first one.
To make your own button Christmas tree ornament, you’ll need:
- green felt
- foam sheet
- ribbon
- various sized/colored buttons
- glue gun
- Elmer’s glue
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Print out a tree template or draw your own. Cut it out.
Trace it onto foam and felt and cut that out.
Use the glue gun to attach the felt to the foam back. This part is for adults only unless you have older kids that can be supervised with the glue gun.
Sort through your buttons and choose your favorites and then use Elmer’s glue to decorate the tree with buttons or other colorful items.
Use an awl or the edge of scissors to make a hole through the top of the tree.
Thread a piece of ribbon through the hole and tie a knot to make a loop.
Have your little one hang this on your Christmas tree… and then make a few more!
You could also decorate the tree with puffy paint or fuzzy or sparkly pom poms – the possibilities are endless. Simple crafts for Christmas are perfect for ornaments because we usually want to make more than one for our tree.
Build Early Skills with Simple Christmas Crafts
Plus, you’ll be working on with this simple button Christmas tree ornament include:
- button sorting by shape, color, and size
- counting buttons – How many blue buttons do you have? How about red?
- creating patterns
- expanding sentences – if your child says, “I see blue” you could model how to expand the sentence to add more description “I see a blue button with four holes”
- describing colors, shapes, and sizes
Do you have a favorite homemade ornament? Share your ideas and creations with us!
I’m Kristina, a mom of two (a preschooler and baby) and a former Special Education teacher for children with communication disabilities. I write about our creative explorations over at Toddler Approved. I blog alongside one of my best friends and we love sharing ideas with each other and our readers. My main interest is to find ways to make life a little more fun and creative. I also love to embed language learning into everything that we do.
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Jen p says
Question – I want to do this with some kiddos and I’m wondering if I can do it without the foam board on the back. Is that a necessary step? Thank you!
Tabitha Lightfoot says
Hi Jen! Great question – yes, you can definitely do it without the foam board on the back. It just won’t be quite as sturdy. Have fun with it!
Tina says
What a beautiful Christmas ornament! Thanks for sharing this on Toddler Fun Friday.
Camille says
This is cute! Thanks for sharing :)
Emma Leith says
I love these – they are bound to become family favourite decorations. You could even needle felt the Christmas trees with older children.
Jamie Reimer says
Thanks Emma! Thanks for the link for needle felting – that’s something completely new to me. Great idea for how to make it work for other ages!
Angela @outnumbered.be says
Cool, it’s like a mini version of our felt tree
Jamie Reimer says
Cool!
Maro's kindergarten says
Hi! I have featured your beautiful ornament craft in my blog for my post “Christmas tree ornaments made by children”. You can see it here! I would love your feedback! Happy holidays!
Amanda says
Love the simplicity. My 5 year old is sewing, so I may try and figure out a way for her to sew the buttons on rather than glue =)
The Iowa Farmer's Wife says
These are adorable!!! pinning now!
Sarah @ Frugal Fun for Boys says
Those are really cute! Perfect for little ones to help with. Last year, we enjoyed having handmade ornaments to give to friends and even the nurses and doctor at our pediatrician's office!