Sometimes after one of these craft projects there is such a mess…! Last night was no exception. Glitter was everywhere. At dinner there was glitter on a pieces of Avery’s cucumber and specs on Lola’s cheeks. But who cares? It’s so fun to see them being creative, helping each other, & the daily battle of learning to share. Who cares that my kitchen floor rug is sparkling with glitter…? It’s festive right?!
Supplies needed: Plastic ornaments. I’m not brave enough to use glass. Bowls of fillers including: ribbons, tinsel, feathers, glitter, snow (I used white embossing powder cause that’s what I had on hand), glitter star stickers, some felt balls I made, mini bells, ornaments metal flowers, knitted flowers, and more glitter.
A funnel for adding glitter and snow. Only put out as many spoons as you have funnels… I learned this the hard way. We also added 2.5″ photos punched into circles rolled them up to fit inside they look best in the flatter ornaments versus the round ones. Then we used a popsicle stick to flatten out the picture once it was inside. The girls also used the popsicle sticks to push the ribbon inside and stir them up. They don’t need to stir but it just added to the fun and extended the time they worked on their ornaments.
Patiently waiting for me to stop taking pictures so she can start.
The aftermath. They sucked me dry.
When we were finished I added some trims to a few of the tops and rub-on sayings to the outside. Have a hot glue gun ready to glue down the tops when finished. We are going to save a couple and then send some to Great-Grandma and Great Auntie in San Diego. They turned out so cute and would brighten their day.
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What a great project and a FUN memory for your kids! “Only put out as many spoons as you have funnels… I learned this the hard way.” LOL I can only imagine my kids whipping spoons full of glitter all over the place while waiting their turn.
haha… Exactly.
I’m thinking that a simplified version of this would be so cute for my sunbeam class to take home. Where did you get the plastic ornaments?
P.S. I love your blog. It always gets my creative juices flowing with all of the adorable pictures and projects. Thank you so much!
That’s a great idea! This is definitely easy to simplify.
I got them at Roberts Craft in American Fork but I have seen them at Hobby Lobby too.
Cute, I wish my little guy was old enough to do this!!
You’re a brave lady letting the kiddos go wild with glitter. There isn’t a spec of glitter in my house because I’m that afraid.
I love this Liz! That’s it. Heading to the crafts store to grab some fun goodies for the kids to make. Perfect for family day!
Those are precious. I would really love to try this with my kids. They would LOVE this! Thank you for sharing.
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These are SO cute…and these are the times that are priceless!!! Your girls will ALWAYS remember the fun things they got to learn…share…do! Made my day:)
Adorable idea and love that it doesn’t involve paint.
Those are great Liz!! My daughter and I love to make those too with glass ornaments, she’s 12 so it’s easier to use glass. My fave thing to do is pour some watered down Mod Podge into the ornament, and then fill it with glitter, then pour out the excess glitter and you have a glittered ornament!! then we just embellish the outside with ribbons, little flowers, etc. and it’s done. Those clear ornaments have such huge potential!!
Ok! I so love this idea… my 13 year old daughter just told me, “we should get everyone to make an ornament this year!” I said, “Yeah right… get your brothers and your dad to do that! Sure! Right!…NOT!” (Brothers are 19, 15 and 6 with Downs) But this has GREAT possibilities! I am going to do it! They can do this and i bet they’ll look cute! Thanks for posting this FAB idea!
Those are darling!
This is such a fantastic idea! Just did ours today, and my boy loved it! Thanks so much for sharing.
These look super fun!! Awesome idea!! They came out great and will definitely be treasured.
Arent those fun to make! They turned out really cute! I made one from my bloggers christmas party and now its hanging on my tree.
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Pearl