Everyone is definitely looking forward to the festive and cozy atmosphere at Christmas as well as the moments when you are surrounded by your favorite people and can calmly enjoy the celebration. It's even nicer when you see the shining children's eyes and are simply carried away by the little ones' enthusiasm and stimulation. Since the pre-Christmas enthusiasm is no less great, you can dedicate yourself to a great craft project together with your children. Making Christmas balls with children would be an excellent idea in which numerous creative ideas can be put into practice in no time. Be inspired by the following DIY suggestions and enjoy time with your loved ones.
Printed Christmas balls
Our first craft idea for Christmas tree decorations is child's play and ready in just a few minutes. Your child can embellish the Christmas balls with various temporary tattoos, for example. The diverse patterns look really nice on the Christmas tree baubles. Simply place the small pictures on the desired area and moisten them slightly. Then carefully remove the paper. The pictures don't necessarily have to be symmetrical, the balls look beautiful either way.
Christmas decorations with sequins, confetti and glitter
Another great idea for homemade Christmas decorations that are super quick to make would be theseglittering Christmas tree balls. Remove the cap from the transparent decorative ball and let your child fill it with confetti or sequins. Then put the closure back on. If you want even more shine and color, you can coat the top side of the Christmas ball with paste and also roll it in confetti.
Transform into Disney characters
Christmas will definitely be twice as nice for the children if the Christmas tree decorations have motifs and heroes from the many beautiful Disney films. Children look forward to anything that has their favorite heroes on it. Children of all ages will be fascinated by a Christmas ball like this, especially if you let them take part in the crafting. To the classic onesDisney MotivesUndoubtedly, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse belong. For this you need one larger and two small plastic balls. Use the knife to cut off the clasp of the two small balls and attach them to the larger ball like ears.
If you want, you can stick a bow between the ears and dress up Minnie Mouse. The children can draw on the face using a permanent marker. WithSequins and beads, with different colors and your child's rich imagination you can conjure up many popular film heroes. Frozen Elsa, for example, with her fairytale dress in blue with tiny, white snowflakes on it, is very easy to make. You can also color the inside of the transparent Christmas tree balls made of plastic or glass with paint, nail polish or glitter and paste.
Decorate with hand and fingerprints
If you want to make Christmas ornaments that will make a great keepsake, you can make handprint crafts. Get glass balls or plastic Christmas balls and generously paint your child's palm with white finger paint or acrylic paint. Now place the ball on his hand. Your child should wrap their hand around it. Gently press your painted hand onto the ball, making sure it doesn't slip. If you take your hand away again, the great impression is finished.
The individual fingerprints can be written in with waterproof penscheerful Santa Clausestransform. Using the same principle, your child can make another Christmas ball, this time using their fingerprints. The prints of little fingers create cute flowers, animals and other beautiful creatures. Santa's reindeer is ready in no time. Your child's name and the year make the homemade Christmas tree decoration unique and creative.
Make Christmas balls with children out of Styrofoam
If you have decided to dedicate yourself to crafting on a gray afternoon, you can create wonderfully beautiful and colorful balls made of Styrofoam and create a great eye-catcher on the Christmas tree. Get the desired size balls and thread a double thread through the ball. Tie the bottom end. Now your child can let off steam creatively and make little ballsmade of wool or felt woolshapes. Of course, you can also find lots of them in the craft store. Brush the Styrofoam ball with paste and let your child stick the balls together.
You can also make beautiful Christmas tree decorations or Christmas decorations from natural materials. First insert a wooden skewer into the Styrofoam ball and paint it with white acrylic paint. Children can sprinkle glass glitter or artificial snow onto the paint while it is still wet. Then tie thin twigs, pine cones or Christmas tree branches together and attach them to the Christmas ball.
Make Christmas decorations out of paper
The craft material paper is particularly suitable for various crafts, especially when children are the main protagonists. It is inexpensive, versatile and particularly easy to use. The adolescents can cut out strips of paper with different patterns and apply paste to the balls. Now the strips can be glued in the desired color combination. There are no rules to follow here. Whether crossed, side by side or slightly overlapping, the results are very original and beautiful.
Chic, glittering or patterned Christmas baubles can also be easily and quickly made just from strips of paper. Get craft cardboard with a pattern you like and let the children cut strips out of it. Place them on the table in front of you in the shape of a sun and thread a flat head clip on from below. Alternatively, you can glue the ends of the paper together. Do the same with the other strip ends. The template for the paper Christmas balls shownyou can find here.
Decorate Christmas tree balls with iron-on beads
You can also create unique and colorful Christmas decorations using the popular iron-on beads. As you can see, the small plastic beads can also be used for other purposes. The children can simply dip them briefly in paste and then stick them on. Depending on the color choice and combination, great color gradients or your child's initials can be created.
Create extraordinary filled Christmas balls
Whether on your beautifully decorated Christmas tree or as a small party bag or gift for loved ones, the filled balls will amaze. You can again choose between glass and acrylic balls and choose a filling of your choice. The possibilities for this are almost endless. Filled with colored ropes, colorful scraps of paper, pieces of paper with personal messages or perhaps fake snow and cotton wool, all of these variants look equally attractive.
Personalized Christmas tree decoration
If you want to give a personal gift, you can make a Christmas tree bauble with a photo with your child. A personalized Christmas ball with a photo of your child and a short message conveying your wishes for the coming year in an original way is an irreplaceable gift for other family members and grandparents.
