How to Make Wooden Christmas Ornaments for Preschool
Christmas is a favorite time for all children, but probably with preschoolers most of all. Creating decorations, especially those given as gifts, will provide young children with the opportunity to feel capable and involved in the holiday festivities. An advantage for these homemade wooden ornaments is that they are inexpensive and simple to make.
Things You'll Need
- Wooden cut out shapes like circles, hearts and stars.
- Paint
- Ribbon
- Wooden buttons
Instructions
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Purchase a selection of wooden cut out shapes such as stars, circles and hearts. Sometimes you can find specific Christmas themed shapes like trees and Santas as well.
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Create Christmas ornaments by joining various wooden shapes. For instance, use a heart for a reindeer face with two upside down hearts as antlers. Three circles of graduated sizes can form a snowman.
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Provide preschoolers with paint to decorate the wooden shape. A thicker paintbrush works best with bigger areas to paint, while a finer tip is best for details.
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Glue a loop of ribbon to the back of the ornament in order to hang it.
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Finish the ornament with a coat of glue painted over the entire surface.
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Sprinkle a light dusting of glitter over the surface of the ornament while the glue is still wet for a sparkly effect.
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Tips & Warnings
Add embellishments like bells, sequins or buttons to the ornaments.
