The holidays are an exciting time for children. Making these simple holiday ornaments is a fun craft for both adults and children to do during the holidays. These make great holiday gifts for grandparents, teachers, and family friends.
Where to Buy Paper Mache Ornaments.
Paper mache ornaments are easy to find at craft supplies stores.. They are the color of cardboard and are available in many different shapes, including balls, stars, hearts and other classic ornament shapes. These ornaments are very inexpensive, usually less than $1 each.
Decoupage Glue
There are several types of decoupage glue and paste on the market. Different types give different effects.when dry, such as matte, satin, glossy, shimmer, sparkle and glitter. Many decoupage paste products are nontoxic and easy to clean up. Still, smocks should be worn to protect clothing and newspaper or plastic sheeting can be used to protect surfaces.
The glitter and sparkle decoupage glues look pretty on ornaments, because they reflect the lights on the Christmas tree and make any ornament look festive. Children especially enjoy making ornaments with this sparkly effect and using decoupage sparkle glue is much less messy than sprinkling loose glitter.
Decoupaging Supplies
- Decoupage glue
- paint brushes or foam craft brushes
- decoupage tissues and papers
- magazines or newspapers
- scissors (safety scissors
- stickers, rubber stamps and ink pads, markers, crayons, etc...
Painting Ornaments
Paper mache ornaments can also be painted before, after, or instead of, decoupaging paper onto them.Only a few supplies are needed for painting ornaments: paint, a cup of water and paintbrushes. Any paint that dries quickly and is water soluble for easy cleanup will work well for this craft. Foam craft paint brushes work well.
How to Decoupage Ornaments
- protect clothes and surfaces
- cut out or tear out pictures or decorative papers to adhere to ornaments
- using foam craft brush coat both the surface of the ornament and the back of the papers with a thin coat of decoupage paste and adhere to ornament.
- smooth out any bumps and let dry.
- brush on a coat of glitter paste over paper
- repeat for more glitter, letting ornament dry in between coats .
- when ornament is completely dry, write child's name, age and the year on the back of the ornament
These ornaments are so easy to decorate. An entire batch of these can be made in less than an hour, and the results are beautiful ornaments that children will be proud of, and will cherished for years to come.
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