If you love DIY photo ornaments, get over 30 ideas to decorate your home and Christmas tree! These are easy to make for kids and adults.
Have you ever made a photo ornament for the Christmas tree before? Of course you have. Because at one point in daycare, kindergarten, or elementary school you were handed a picture of yourself along with some macaroni and glue and told to make one for your mom.
And you’re not the only one.
If you were born in the 70s or 80s – maybe even the 90s – it was a DIY Christmas ornament staple in every educational or child care facility across our lovely country. Because what parents didn’t want DIY photo ornaments as part of their Christmas haul?
Those parents don’t exist. Everyone wanted one.
Hahaha! Whether or not that’s truly the case is really irrelevant. Because regardless, those picture ornaments are brought out each year and displayed proudly on the tree. Right? I’m 45 years old, about to turn 46, and my mother still puts my childhood creations (and my brothers!) on the tree.
But photo Christmas ornaments aren’t just for kids. They’re for everyone! Yep. Today I’m going to show you a list of ornaments made with pictures. Using a variety of creative techniques!
Whether you’re a beginning crafter or you’ve been doing this for a while, you’ll find something on this list you want to make. These are perfect for hanging on the tree or giving as handmade gifts. There are also options easy enough for kids!
Tip: I always give the same advice for photo crafts. Make a color copy of the original photo if you want to preserve it. Many people have ruined original copies of pictures in failed crafting attempts. This is especially true of old photos, in my humble opinion.
Are you ready to check out the ornaments? Take a peek at the list below and let me know your favorites. Have any questions? Leave those in the comments. Merry Christmas and happy crafting!
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Photo Block Christmas Ornaments
Create festive, personalized Christmas ornaments using your favorite pictures, wood blocks, and Mod Podge. These DIY ornaments make great gifts!
What makes Rudolph stand out from the rest of the reindeer heard? A red nose! Now everyone in the house can be a reindeer with this darling ornament. Even dad and the baby!
You'll love this tutorial for how to make a keepsake ornament with a child's photo and their handwritten Christmas list on the back! This would be fun to do every year as a special memory.
Make this holiday special by crafting a personalized ornament for your family and friends. Use Mod Podge Photo Transfer Medium to add the faces of your loved ones to the wood slices.
These pretty ornaments make a wonderful keepsake! Make a picture Christmas ornament for each year of your child's life. The surface is unfinished wood you can get at the craft store.
What a great idea! Make a snowflake for every child in the family with their photo on the front and some highlights from the year on the back! Such a fun stocking stuffer kids can always get excited for each year.
Make this adorable miniature sled ornament out of wooden craft sticks. It can be painted or covered in patterned washi tape. Add a photo of your child or student to personalize it even more!
These darling DIY angel ornaments are a super easy craft for kids to make as Christmas gifts for parents and grandparents. Who wouldn't melt seeing their little one as a real angel? Ha!
The combination of natural materials and photo frames is a fun effect for your Christmas tree! A single ornament (or a set) makes a lovely keepsake to share with family members.
Perler beads are the best and everyone loves them, from kids to adults! They're also perfect for Christmas ornaments, and you can make them into frames of all sizes and shapes quite easily.
There are serious ornaments for your Christmas tree, and then there are those that make you smile! This would fall into the second category! These pine cone elves are perfect for all of your family members.
This is a cute ornament option if you want to make them with a bunch of kids in a classroom or craft class! Take pics of the kids with Santa hats, and then you'll just need some plastic cups, fake snow, and a pipe cleaner.
Who doesn't love buttons? I love these darling ornaments! You can make them as colorful as you want with different styles and colors of buttons and ribbons.
Using a very simple technique, you can create a small collection of darling wedding photo Christmas ornaments. These are mini in size and make great gifts!
Get crafty with the kids this holiday season and make cute photo ornaments with all of your favorite washi tape patterns! These are so simple and easy for beginners.
My favorite part of these ornaments is that the kids got to decide how they see themselves as angels! This is such a fun and funny activity the whole family can do together.
This is another great ornament that would be perfect for parent or grandparent gifts at Christmas time! Put your child right into the center of the snowglobe.
Trying to personalize the tree but don't have a lot of time or want to spend a lot of money? Grab some paper and photos. You can make these paper fan ornaments in minutes.
If you have a strict theme for your tree, I think you're going to like these paper frame ornaments! You can make them any shade or glitter color you like. I love the silver theme of Kim's tree!
This cute puzzle piece frame Christmas ornament is such an easy craft for kids and only uses a few materials. It's also a great way to use up all those old puzzle pieces!
