Wrapping Paper Ornaments

 

We had some left-over foil wrapping paper, and in our {well, this year it’s more mine – E is on a bit of a crafting hiatus for the most part this year 😉 } unending quest for more ornaments for our Christmas tree, I thought it would look nice inside a clear fillable ornament. I think it was the pretty wrapping paper that won E over, and she went along with my idea before giving it her own personal spin.

We each did our own wrapping paper ornament, and they ended up being very different from each other.

 

(E was 4 years and 1 month old.)

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Materials for Wrapping Paper Ornaments:

• Wrapping paper scraps. {Foil wrapping paper looks very pretty.}
• Clear fillable ornaments.
• Scissors (optional).
• Glue (optional). {Once more, I was surprised how well Elmers Washable Gel School Glue works on all kinds of materials.}
• Paintbrush (optional).

 

E started cutting “right side” up

 

 

but soon noticed the lines on the back and switched to cutting squares along the lines.

 

 

I decided to cut squares as well, fold them in half for added volume, and put them into the ornament.

 

 

E decided to cut her squares into tiny pieces that she dropped directly in. {To keep the ornaments from rolling over, we put them on top of jar candles we had on hand that happened to fit them perfectly.}

 

 

At this rate, it would have taken a LOT of little pieces to fill up her ornament. I didn’t say anything but I think she figured it out and got bored with it.

She quickly regrouped and shook all the pieces back out of her ornament, then asked for some glue and a paintbrush.

She proceeded to brush a generous amount of glue onto her ornament, then stuck the bits of paper on.

 

 

She actually tried to put Santa back together but given the way she had cut her pieces, it didn’t work so well. {However, her idea inspired our DIY Wrapping Paper Puzzle activity.}

She ended up skipping the really small pieces and was satisfied when most of one side of the ornament was covered in bits of wrapping paper.

 

 

As a finishing touch, she cut off a length of ribbon, and after experimenting with tying it, she stuffed it inside her ornament.

 

 

She announced that her ornament was done, then grabbed another sheet of wrapping paper and started to cut it into squares to help me fill up my ornament 🙂

 

 

 

When we were done, we immediately hung our wrapping paper ornaments on E’s small tree {this is the first year she has one of her own to decorate as she pleases – she loves it} and were very pleased with how they looked.

 

 

 

Do you make homemade Christmas ornaments? Do you have fun ideas for using up scraps of wrapping paper? Leave a comment below, I’d love to hear from you!

 

 

Looking for more ideas for homemade ornaments?

Handprint Snowmen Christmas Ornaments

Shaken Paint Christmas Ornaments

Christmas Countdown Day 4: Color Your Own Printable Christmas Ornaments

Salt Dough Candy Cane Ornaments

Mini Gift Christmas Ornaments by Hands On As We Grow

Gingerbread Christmas Ornaments by Preschool Inspirations

 

For more ways of using left-over wrapping paper, read about our Wrapping Paper Candy Cane craft and DIY Wrapping Paper Puzzle!

 

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