How to Make Mitten Christmas Ornaments

Christmas is a wonderful time for making simple crafts and these mitten ornaments are a great way to get the whole family involved. This is a project that, with a little help, lets children use their creative side and customize their mittens as they like. These crafts are great to hang on the Christmas tree or give away as a homemade gift to family or friends.

Things You'll Need

• Construction paper
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Hole punch
• Craft glue
• Tissue paper, cotton balls or light-weight stuffing material
• Ribbon or string
• Decorations (crayons, markers, stickers, glitter glue)

Instructions

1. Draw or trace a mitten shape on a piece of construction paper. A way to make the ornament more personal is to trace each family members hand with fingers together.

2. Cut out four mitten shapes for each ornament and make sure they are the same size. Position two mittens together and punch a hole on the bottom.

3. Place each set of mittens on your workspace with the thumbs pointing together. Color or draw designs using crayons and markers. For a special touch, write family members names and the year on each of the mittens. Embellish with stickers or glitter glue.

4. Glue two of the mittens together leaving the bottom open. Stuff each one with scrunched up tissue paper, cotton balls or stuffing material and glue closed.

5. Take a piece of ribbon or string about 1 foot long and tie the two mittens together.

6. Hang your ornament on the tree or give to a loved one.