Today we are making paper ornaments! Kids of all ages, both young and older, will have so much fun making these simple, but fun and festive, Christmas ornaments using budget-friendly craft supplies. You can make these paper ornaments at home or in the classroom!
Paper Ornament Craft
Looking for a great Christmas craft that younger children and older children can do? This budget friendly Christmas craft is perfect. You can make fun Christmas ornaments using things you already have around the house.
Younger kids and older kids alike can get into the holiday spirit, practice fine motor skills, and make holiday décor with this awesome paper ornament craft. So, without further ado, let’s make a paper punch ornament!
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Related: Check out this paper ugly Christmas sweater ornament craft.
Supplies Needed To Make A Paper Ornament
How To Make A Paper Ornament
Step 1
Put your cookie cutter on your flat cardboard.
Step 2
Trace around your cookie cutter with your black marker. Cut them out.
Step 3
Use your hole puncher and punch out colorful construction paper.
Step 4
Glue the paper to your snowflake cutout.
Step 5
Punch a hole into your ornament once you have all the paper glue on.
Step 6
Cut a ribbon and loop it through the holes and tie it.
How To Make This Paper Ornament Your Own
Like all our other crafts you can change it up to make it your own! There are so many things you can do like:
- Use different cookie cutters for different shapes.
- Punch out decorated paper.
- Punch out glitter paper.
- Use yarn or string or a hook to hang your ornament.
- Use cardstock instead of cardboard.
- Punch out wrapping paper.
- Use different paper punch cutouts.
Our Experience With This Paper Ornament Craft
We had so much fun putting together these paper ornaments. It was not only a festive holiday craft, but a great way for my kids to practice their gross motor skills.
This festive craft can be paired with a Christmas movie or a Christmas story. And it’s a great way to use up simple art supplies and things you have around the house and a fantastic way to recycle cardboard.
My littlest one didn’t quite have the skills to punch the paper. But he was able to stick the paper on the cardboard ornaments. My older kids had no issues at all. We all had fun and then sipped some cocoa afterwards admiring our new ornaments on the tree.
Materials
- Cardboard
- Snowflake Cookie Cutter
- Black Markers
- Hole Punch
- Construction Paper
- Elmer’s Glue
- Ribbon
Instructions
- Put your cookie cutter on your flat cardboard.
- Trace around your cookie cutter with your black marker.
- Cut them out.
- Use your hole puncher and punch out colorful construction paper.
- Glue the paper to your snowflake cutout.
- Punch a hole into your ornament once you have all the paper glue on.
- Cut a ribbon and loop it through the holes and tie it.
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How did your paper ornaments turn out?
