Preschool Christmas Crafts

All parents love Christmas tree ornaments made by their children. My wife and I still have treasured kid-made ornaments that are over 40 years old. And, we continue to place them on our Christmas tree each year!

Two of our favorites:

Wooden Drapery Ring Ornament:

Gather:

• Wooden Drapery Ring
• Acrylic Paint
• Glitter/Sequins
• Glue
• Photo of your child (possibly posed in front of a stable scene)
• Felt scrap
• Ribbon
• Black permanent marker

Create:

1. Lay drapery ring on top of kid’s photo and then on the scrap of felt and trace the ring.
2. Cut out the traced circle on the photo and on the felt.
3. Paint the drapery ring.
4. Glue the ring onto front of the photo with the metal circle of drapery ring on top.
5. Trace, cut out, and glue felt circle onto the back of the photo.
6. Decorate ring with glitter/sequins.
7. Tie a loop of ribbon onto the metal ring for placing the ornament onto your Christmas tree.
8. Print the child’s name and date on back of the ornament with a black permanent marker.
9. Enjoy for years!

Jesus and the Star Ornament

Gather:

• Yellow star cut from poster board
• Gold/metallic chenille stem
• Small amount of hay
• Glue and tape
• Small, oval shape from white paper
• Small circle shape from pink or tan paper
• Silver sequins
• Black permanent marker

Create:

1. Position the star with one of the points at the top.
2. In the two lowest star points glue a small amount of hay.
3. Glue the white oval onto the top of the hay for baby Jesus’ body.
4. Glue the pink or tan circle onto one end of the oval for baby Jesus’ head.
5. Encourage the child to draw a face on the baby Jesus with the black marker.
6. Make a loop with the chenille stem and tape it onto the top/back of the star.
7. Print the child’s name and the date on the back of the ornament.
8. Enjoy for years!

Jerry Vogel is an Editorial Ministry Specialist in Lifeway Kids. He is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University and has served over 40 years in Kids Ministry at the local church level as well as at Lifeway. Jerry currently teaches four-year-olds at his church.