With Christmas just a few weeks, we are busy decorating our house and creating lots of holiday crafts for kids. We love to make all of our special holiday crafts using a variety of supplies and techniques. Today, we painted a Christmas Ornament Suncatcher using the same technique that we used when we made our Rumble and Tumble Football Craft. My children call it ball painting, because we usually use a ball or marble. Since it’s Christmastime, we thought it would be fun to use a plastic bulb ornament to create this festive holiday decoration.
How To Make A Christmas Ornament Suncatcher:
Supplies:
- Wax Paper
- Scissors
- Tape
- Cardboard Shirt Box
- Kid-friendly Paint
- Plastic Bulb Ornament
- Small Paper Plates
- Aluminum Foil
- Glue
Directions:
- Draw a circle on the wax paper. We traced a mixing bowl to create the right size shape.
- Cut out the circle. If your child is just learning how to use scissors, he or she may need help because the wax paper may be difficult to cut.
- Tape the circle inside of a cardboard shirt box to hold it in place. If you don’t have a cardboard shirt box, you can use a cookie sheet or baking dish too.
- Pour the kid-friendly paint onto a small paper plate. You can use any color paint but will need a paper plate for each color you choose.
- Dip a plastic bulb ornament into the paint and place it inside of the cardboard shirt box. If you don’t have a plastic bulb ornament, you can use a marble or small ball.
- Move the cardboard shirt box back and forth and all around. The plastic bulb ornament will move and leave streaks of paint on the wax paper.
- After the paint dries, cut a small rectangle (about 1 inch by 3/4 inch) out of the aluminum foil and glue it onto the circle.
- Cut another small rectangle out of the aluminum foil. Fold and bend the foil to form the hoop on top of the ornament.
- Glue the hoop onto the top of the foil.
Children are sure to have a blast painting this decorative Christmas Ornament Suncatcher. It is such a fun visual sensory activity for young kids too.
What a creative idea to use the plastic ornaments to MAKE an ornament, lol! We did something like this with marbles and my daughter loved it. Thanks for sharing at the Thoughtful Spot!
Thanks! We usually use marbles or small balls but I thought my children would love painting with the ornament.
I like how the size of this Christmas craft provides a big enough space for toddlers to freely create their own artwork on. Thanks for sharing on Toddler Fun Friday
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A very cute Christmas craft. Pinned 🙂
Thank you for pinning!