I know that right now many of you have little ones at home – they are out of school, it’s cold outside and they are bored. They might need a fun Christmas kids’ craft. Good news – Mod Podge is here to help. Since many of you are also setting up trees this weekend, you can set your kids at a table with these fabric scrap ornaments and let them go to town. Once you are done, slap them on the tree (okay, not so much slapping as placing). They are so easy and inexpensive, you probably have everything you need already, and your kids are going to have a great time.
Gather These Supplies
Mod Podge – your choice of flavors. I used Glitter Gold, Glitter Silver and Gloss
Paper mache ornaments – as many as you want to make
Fabric scraps – I didn’t have any holiday ones specificially so I bought 1/8 yard pieces from JoAnn. They were only around $.30 a piece with the sales right now
Embellishments – whatever you have laying around; I used ribbon and buttons
Flat Paint Brush – one for everyone!
Craft Glue
Scissors
Here are the goods. A couple of paper balls and some fabric. Oh, styrofoam works too, but I liked these because the hanger was attached. I have little patience when it comes to hanger-ing.
Cut your fabric into manageable bits – circles, squares, octahedrons – whatever! Parents, you obviously might want to do this part depending on the child’s age.
Kids love to get messy, and so do I! Work one or two shapes at a time, putting Mod Podge down on the ball and then placing the fabric squares. Tell the kids not to do too big of an area at once – we don’t want crying when the Mod Podge dries and nothing sticks!
Kids should keep coating and adding fabric. I had a great time! Cover the entire ball.
Use your Glitter Podges to coat the outsides. It’s so fun and it really sparkles. Add as many coats as you like!
Set the ornaments asie to dry for 15 – 20 minutes. Use your Beacon craft glue to add embellishments. I added buttons, ribbon, etc – whatever floats your boat! Again, make sure your glue is child safe if the little ones are going to be attaching embellishments. Set to dry for at least a few hours before hanging on the tree.
Your kids had a great time, didn’t they? This might be good for them to make as gifts for family members. You can even have them Mod Podge pictures of themselves or names on top. And as I said, you can use Christmas fabrics, but it would also be fun to use any fabrics and embellishments you have lying around.
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So cute and such a great project to do with kids. I’ll have to remember that for when my boys get older.
I was just wondering today how to do this. You never disappoint. Thanks!
Sooo much fun! I love this, I’m looking for good ornament tutorials because I want to make ours – not buy them. I know that the ones you make are so much more fun to hang up because they involve memories.
Thanks for sharing!
What a great project! I HAVE to make a few! Thanks so much for sharing such clever and beautiful ideas!
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Enjoy the weekend!
Roeshel
Great idea! I know my kids will have a great time doing this.
I love these! I’m going to post a link tomorrow morning from 7LittleMonkeys to your project. Thanks, and the other girls are right, you never disappoint!
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What a great idea!
My kids and I will be doing this tomorrow
AWESOME!!
That looks like fun! Who doesn’t have a ton of scraps around, what a great idea!
I commend them for their ideas. So inspirational and entertaining at the same time.
Caroline White
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These are so fun amy! I featured them
http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/mod-podge-fabric-ornaments/
I made these years and years (40+) ago BEFORE H.P.
But H.P. makes much easier work out of them as a glue, coating AND embellishing (glitter). Can’t wait to try it again with the grands!
Help! I tried these and the fabric wouldn’t stick. My Mod Podge was old – does that make any difference? I used styrofoam balls, and the fabric just fell off. I wondered if it was the balls (you used paper balls) or the ModPodge?…. or just me?
Styrofoam does take Mod Podge, but you have to use a BOATLOAD because the styro soaks it up. And Mod Podge shelf life is only 2 years – so I’d get new Mod Podge and paper balls ;D
Could you use clear glass ornaments? Thanks!
You definitely could but obviously they are breakable – and with kids I don’t know if you’d want to do that. But definitely it would work!