Caroline
Are you looking for an easy gift for your kids to make for mom, dad or grandparents this year? We have the perfect solution!
Whether you make these DIY Christmas Photo Ornaments at home to give to grandparents, or in the classroom for a special present for Mom, they are sure to be a big hit and they a super simple to make too which is a huge plus!
Supplies Needed to Make this DIY Photo Ornaments
- 4” x 6” printed photo (A photo of your child in a Santa Hat is extra festive!)
- cardboard
- hole punch
- glue stick
- paint markers
- glitter glue pens
- black permanent marker
- circles for tracing (we used a wide mouth mason jar lid and a small bowl)
- ribbon
- scissors
Instructions for Making DIY Christmas Photo Ornaments
1. Cut out photo and circle from cardboard
Gather your supplies. Cut a 5-inch diameter circle from your cardboard and cut your photo out into a 3 ½-inch circle. We used a small bowl to trace our cardboard circle and a wide-mouth mason jar lid to trace the circle for our photo.
2. Glue photo onto the cardboard circle, punch a hole at the top
Glue your picture onto the middle of your cardboard circle. Punch a hole in the top of your ornament with your hole punch.
3. Draw lights around photo
Draw colorful Christmas light circles on the cardboard around your photo.
4. Connect lights together with squiggly black lines
Draw a small black rectangle at one end of each of your Christmas lights with a black permanent marker and then connect the lights together with squiggly black lines.
5. Add glitter to the lights
Now use your glue pens to add a bold, glittery pop to the Christmas lights. We coordinated our glitter glue colors with the colors of our paint markers.
6. Add ribbon
Once your glitter glue dries, cut a piece of ribbon, thread it through the hole at the top of your ornament and tie a knot or bow to make a loop for hanging the ornament.
The sparkly Christmas lights on the photo ornament mixed with the glowing lights on the Christmas tree adds such a fun pop of color.
