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Animal Christmas ornaments

DIY for kids
20 mn--6 Steps

Tired of your dusty and obselete ornaments that you purchased 10 years ago?

Decorate your Christmas tree with brand new but affordable DIY animal ornaments!

And when you’re done decorating your tree, add a little holiday twist

to your gift packages with our gift tags!

DIY animal Christmas ornaments

For this DIY, you will need:

  • our free templates that you can download below
  • white Christmas balls
  • glue
  • acrylic or watercolour paint (brown, black and white)
  • a pencil
  • a red pompom
  • a few Sharpies (black, white, pink and silver)
  • and… a pair of scissors
Download the template
DIY animal Christmas ornaments

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DIY animal Christmas ornaments
Step 1: download and print the free templates. Draw the faces on the balls with a pencil.
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DIY animal Christmas ornaments
Step 2: paint the ball (start with the grey and then use the black paint). Use a mug or a glass to stabilise the ball.
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DIY animal Christmas ornaments
Step 3: let it dry for 20 minutes and draw the details with a white Sharpie.
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DIY animal Christmas ornaments
Step 4: cut the templates ears and fold the edges (5mm) to glue them.
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DIY animal Christmas ornaments
Step 5: finally, glue the ears on the ball to make a cute raccoon.
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DIY animal Christmas ornaments
Step 6: repeat the same steps for the other animals and you're done!

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It was our Wednesday DIY 🙂