When I was growing up, my mom made a lot of handmade Christmas ornaments and decorations. It was my favourite part of Christmas to play with all the ornaments and rearrange them on the tree.
It’s 25 years later, and just this last weekend, my mom was trying to convince me that we need to split up all of our childhood ornaments between my sister, brother and myself. All I wanted to say was, “You can’t split up all those old, tattered memory filled ornaments! They belong on your tree forever!” haha… I guess that sentimental attachment hasn’t gone away, even though I have my own kids, my own Christmas tree and my mom hasn’t put up those handmade ornaments in years!
Did you play with the ornaments on your Christmas tree when you were a kid? I swear it was one of my favourite things about Christmas! It’s always been my goal to have a Christmas tree that my own kids can play with too. That means I don’t buy very many designer boring sparkling balls. And I definitely don’t have anything breakable. My tree isn’t very fashionable, and it’s definitely not going to make it into any magazines, but I really hope my kids love it as much as I loved our tree when I was growing up!
I know, I know. These pom poms and pinecones Christmas ornaments are ridiculously easy! But you know what? They turned out surprisingly beautiful, and they are going to look amazing on our tree! And the absolute best part was that both my 3 year old and 5 year old could help make them. They are pretty much fool proof, even for a three year old!
Check out our video for how to make Pom Pom Pinecone Ornaments:
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Pom Poms and Pinecones Ornament Tutorial
These are super easy! And they look amazing! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Pinecones
- Tiny pom poms
- String or ribbon
- Hot glue gun
These pom poms are really small. I got them from the dollar store and they were the perfect size to fit in the pinecones.
Start by adding a small glob of hot glue to the underside of the pinecone “branches”.
Then stick a tiny pom pom onto the dab of glue.
Repeat for all the the pinecone tips. The little pom poms look just like ornaments hanging from a tree!
It goes pretty quick!
Then take about 11″ of string or ribbon and hot glue it to the top of the pinecone. We used this gold chain looking ribbon from the dollar store. I was pretty generous with the hot glue and they feel pretty secure.
Maybe I’m a risky mom here, but I let both my three year old and five year old use the glue gun. They were sooooo excited and they actually did really well with it! It’s just one of those cheap, tiny glue guns, so it doesn’t get very hot.
I had to peel away a lot of glue strands when they were finished, but they cleaned up really well. And now my girls are going to be so excited to hang them on the tree!
It’s still way too early to put up the Christmas tree, so I had to improvise a little bit for the photos. Yup, that’s the kids swing set in the background of this next photo!
And I never realized it, but we don’t have any evergreen trees on our property. So this next photo uses a branch that hangs over our fence by about 18″. Of course our neighbour walked out into the backyard at exactly the same time I was shooting these photos. She probably thinks I’m a bird watcher now. But on the bright side, the branch gives a nice preview of what these ornaments will look like on the Christmas tree.
They’re really simple, but I love how they look natural and quirky at the same time!
These pom poms and pinecones Christmas ornaments are so easy! They’re a great craft for both kids and adults and they end looking surprisingly beautiful! You can make them multi-coloured like ours, or you can try using single coloured pom poms to give a more uniform look. They’re a great little ornament that will last for years!
bethany says
Woo! I just got my first glue gun. And I have leftover mini pom poms from making my Halloween costume. We don’t have any pine trees in our yard, but I can totally find some in the neighborhood!
Debbie @ One Little Project says
You’re going to LOVE your glue gun!! haha And don’t worry about searching for pinecones… if all else fails, I’m pretty sure you can buy little decorative bags of pinecones from the dollar store.
Bioxyn says
My 3 year old and 5 year old did great with the glue gun! And they felt sooooo special that I let them use it. 🙂
Robin says
I just love these! This might be a great little project to start my 3 and 6 year old off with a glue gun. I’m sure they will be beautiful on the tree.
Debbie @ One Little Project says
My 3 year old and 5 year old did great with the glue gun! And they felt sooooo special that I let them use it. 🙂
Laurie says
This is such a cute project! I’ll be featuring next week at Brag About It! Hope you will join us and thanks for sharing your projects with us!
~Laurie
Katherines Corner says
These are fantastic! Thank you for sharing your family friendly craft at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. I featured you on facebook and google plus xo
Shannon Mrazik Cantner says
Will any glue work? We are doing this with little ones in girl scouts, so glue guns are not advisable.
Debbie @ One Little Project says
Pom poms are kind of finicky to glue, so I’ve definitely had the best luck with the glue gun. I don’t think white glue will work. Zots would probably work though? They are clear double sided glue dots meant for scrap booking. You can get them here: http://amzn.to/1TnIWOh (affiliate link). Pack of 300 for less than $5. Good luck!
Mila Myk says
These are absolutely gorgeous!
Cutest craft I’ve seen this year 🙂
Pinning for next year.
xx
MIla
Miki Nyckel says
Ooh! Neat. I want to try using gems!
Jeanie says
Maybe leftover pearls from a broken strand!
Marilyn Larkin says
My friend and I were talking today and she mentioned having tons of pine cones that she had gathered here and there and only if she could think of something to do with them. This little project is perfect and will be so much fun! Thank you so much for sharing this adorable idea!
Tuula | My Tuesday Therapy says
These are super cute!! I know someone who will LOVE this idea!
fernanda says
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