These Homemade Keepsake Ornaments for kids to make (DIY Christmas Gift Ornament) are perfect for holding travel souvenirs and vacation keepsakes and kids collections. It's one of my favorite DIY Christmas Gift Ideas ever and make perfect homemade holiday gifts for kids to make for grandparents, parents, teachers, friends, and more!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Crafts
Servings: 1
Author: LittleCooksReadingBooks.com
Equipment
Pencil with Eraser
Scissors
Hot Glue or Super Glue
Ingredients
Clear Ornaments with Removable Tops
PaperColor of Choice–cut into 1/2-inch wide slips (if using your computer and printer, cut them into 1/2-inch slips after printing)
Ribbonassorted colors of choice
Souvenir items to put in ornaments
Instructions
Print (from your computer printer) or write the name of the event and year on a slip of paper. On a separate slip, write the location or any other information you want to include. For example, we printed SUMMER [year] on one slip of paper and the location (city and state) on the other.
Curl only the ends of the paper, curling away from the wording. (I used the scissor edge to gently curl it the same way that you curl ribbon.)
Gently remove the top of the ornament. Place (or pour) sand, crushed leaves, pieces of wood, rocks or whatever you want into the ornament.
Loosely roll the slips of paper and then place them, one at a time, into the ornament. Use the pencil (eraser side) to help unroll the paper and position the slip of paper inside the ornament.
Add the other slip of paper and repeat Step #4 until they are all in and in place.
Glue top of ornament on using hot glue or super glue. If you have sand in your ornament, you may want to glue a small, round piece of paper on the opening before you glue the top of the ornament back on. This will prevent the sand from accidentally pouring out. (Yes, I’m telling you this from personal experience.)
Tie with ribbon and hang on tree or wrap as a gift!
Notes
What do you put in the ornaments? You can put anything you want in the Christmas ornaments: items from vacation, sand, nature finds, shells, small trinkets, or anything that reminds you of the person you are gifting the holiday tree ornament! It's fun to get creative with them!