DIY Kids Christmas Tree

As a kid I always enjoyed decorating for Christmas. In similar fashion, my kids like to put their designer touches on things. So, I decided to give them something they can have decorative ownership of. It required a bit of craftiness on my part, and inspiration thanks to Pinterest and the Empty Bobbin Sewing Studio. It only took a bit of felt, some glitter glue and a touch of patience to create. And, now they have their very own Christmas tree to decorate to their hearts’ content.

Using a large piece of green felt, I cut out a tree shape. I then cut out various ornament shapes from different colors of felt. Then the kids had their chance to get involved and show their craftiness (hence the need for patience). With glitter glue in hand, they decorated the ornaments, firmly believing that more is more. After a few days of drying, the ornaments were ready. Since felt sticks to felt, the ornaments magically stick to the tree with no need for Velcro or the like. Using Command strips, we placed it on the wall and voila! The tree is complete. Even Bailey enjoys it. Well, she prefers undecorating it and running around with the ornaments in her mouth. Maybe next year she’ll get the concept a bit more.