Comments on: Reader Question: Upscale, kid-friendly Christmas decorations?

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:09:31 +0000

I made these this year, and they are totally kid friendly. My 3 year old helped me make them. http://www.alwaysinwonder.com/2011/11/book-page-christmas-ornaments.html

By: J. Hill

J. Hill — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:07:23 +0000

I think the prettiest school ornament I gave to my parents was one that was made from a metal cookie cutter. We glued ribbon around the perimeter of the cookie cutter and then glued a small sprig of like pine or holly or something to it. It didn’t take much work and still looks nice years later!

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:58:59 +0000

I still have my foil-dixie cup ornament that I made when I was 5; I’m now 42! With a dark-green pipe-cleaner stem and a little dark-red bow, it still looks great.

Best ornaments my kids made that look amazing: pine cones, dipped in elmer’s glue and then covered in glitter. Shake the glitter on (and excess off) over a baking pan or bowl to reclaim glitter. So easy a 2 year old could do it. I love the way they catch the light.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:14:39 +0000

When I was a kid we would make popcorn & cranberry strands for the tree… and obviously you wouldn’t keep that for the next year.

I have two trees – a “nice” one that faces the front windows, and a “fun” one that is smaller and is in the back of the house (where we do most of our hanging out anyway)… the fun one has the kids ornaments, and color lights on it… the nice one is color coordinated and is what you see from the street.

By: Jenn/Rook No. 17

Jenn/Rook No. 17 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:03:18 +0000

My girls always enjoy glittering things. For the past few years we’ve purchased the 3 pack of white feathered bird ornaments from the Dollar Tree. The girls slather them in Mod Podge, then dunk them in silver glitter. The effect is elegant and the process is easy!

Jenn