Simple Kid Made Christmas Ornament

There it something so special about kid-made ornaments.  Like most kids, mine love blessing me with simple ornaments that they made.  So much so that I have an entire tree decorated with their handiwork.  I am one of those crazy people that loves to have a lit and decorated tree in every room.  I know a little over board for most, but I love it!  These simple Beaded Twig Christmas Ornaments have a special spot on the tree.  Right next to the pompom candy cane and the glittered juice lid.

I fell in love with the Twiggy Trees from Happy Hooligans last year.  Make sure to check them out, they are absolutely adorable and so simple to create.  I could not resist making our own Twig Ornaments.

We found a number of “y” shaped branches in our back yard that worked perfectly as the base of our ornament.  I helped the kids cut the branches so that all we were left with was a simple 4″ “v” shape.

Tools:

thin wire

small beads in assorted colors and sizes

“y” shaped twig

They simply stringed the beads on the wire and then wrapped it around the “v” shaped twig.  It really does not get any more simple than that.  I find that it is easier for the kids to work with wire than with string when beading.  However, string or yarn would work great too.

I love that the kids left a little bit of wire showing.  The part that took the kids the most time was stinging the beads, but even that was quick.  I showed the girls how to make a quick loop with the wire and a bead to create a simple hanger.

I am so excited to be joining a group of my fav kid bloggers to bring you over 50 kid-made ornaments over the next 20 days!

We would love for you to join us, all you need to do is:

• Simply pay my sweet friend Melissa from Mama Miss a visit.  She is one creative lady, and I just know you are going to fall in love with her blog.
• Once you are there, link up your favorite kid-made ornament that you created with your kids.  It is that simple.  Hope to see you there.
• You can find a schedule of all the creative blogs joining in the series here so you don’t miss out on any of the creative ideas shared.

Looking for more Simple Kid-made Ornaments?

Find our favorite ornaments here or follow our Simple DIY ornaments Pinterest board.

 

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