easy ornaments for 4 and 7 year old?

**Tater** · 11-30-2002, 08:49 PM

My grandfather has a tree and lights, but no ornaments. The ornaments were all handmade by my grandmother and when she died last year, they were divided among the grandchildren. He wants my girls to make some ornaments for his tree and they are very excited! I need SIMPLE, inexpensive ornaments that can be made by young children out of very basic items. I know all you crafty ladies will have some great ideas!

We have basics like, glue gun, construction paper, glitter, green and red spray paint, old CDs, lots of nature items, yarn, fabric paint, acrylic paint, fabric scraps.

HELP!!!

**TinCorAl** · 11-30-2002, 08:54 PM

I remember when I was a kid we made some ornaments out of Orange Juice lids. We just glued pictures that we cut out of old Christmas card on them but it was cute.

Tina

**Sherryh** · 11-30-2002, 09:54 PM

This is a pretty one made with a tiolet paper roll tube. http://www.pinksunrise.com/craft/rosscuttube.htm

There are some nice kids craft ornaments here.
http://growley.com/crafts.html

And here too.
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/akb/kids_xmas_crafts.htm

And here.
http://www.mothers-home.com/activities/xmascrafts.htm

**Sherryh** · 11-30-2002, 09:55 PM

I just wanted to add how special that tree is going to be to your dad.

He's a lucky guy.

**Sherryh** · 11-30-2002, 09:57 PM

These are cute too...
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jhtml?s...ta/sc_1395.xml
You'd have to do the sewing part, but they could do the glueing.

**captclearance** · 11-30-2002, 10:16 PM

On the bottom of plastic strawberry baskets is a snowflake if you look at it.... cut it out , cover with glue and glitter and put on a hanger ........
Also anything with their pictures on it would sure to be a treasure......

**sunshine** · 12-01-2002, 02:38 PM

Let's see-

Wrap small boxes in gift wrap, add ribbon and hangers. I've used jello boxes, ring boxes, cut down cough syrup boxes to make them square . . . . .

Cut felt shapes (use cookie cutters as templates), cut 2 of each shape, sew or glue edges together- stuff lightly before completely closing.

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/wreathpin.html Could be an ornament instead of a pin.

http://www.holidays.net/christmas/craft2.htm

Ice-cream Soda Ornaments

You'll need: cups, pompoms, string, straws

You can make a perfect miniature ice-cream soda out of the cups used for communion. First put in a Medium Brown or Pink Pom Pom ball (will be either chocolate or strawberry soda) then a smaller white Pom Pom for Whipped Cream and a very tiny red Pom Pom for the cherry, add a coffee stir (the kind that looks like two straws) cut in half and bent at the top to represent the straws. Can also add string or yarn to be used as Christmas ornament. (sorry, I don't remember where I saved this information from)

http://members.tripod.com/~diginncrafts/hmcrafts.html Scroll down to the Christmas links. Lots of ideas.

http://www.aokcorral.com/how2nov2000.htm Rag doll snowmen ornaments

http://itsallinmyhead.net/qcards/qcrafts_010.htm Memory ornaments.