Preschool 3D Christmas Ornaments - Book Inspired!

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Today Shannon from Whimsy and Purpose is sharing this adorable book-inspired 3D paper ornaments! They are perfect for a Christmas activity with your preschoolers!




I love doing crafts with my daughters, almost as much as I love reading to them. Today's craft is making 3D paper ornaments because the 3D effect is still fairly simple, but makes it stand out from the other flat crafts that we do. Because different kids have different skill levels and interests I have provided a printable that includes several options. I hope you and your children enjoy this project as much as we have.

Choosing your Book


I've included several printables using the art from my book "The Little Pink Elephant", along with a page of templates for making your ornaments fit your child's interests. If you are interested in know more about my book, information can be found on my blog, click here to read the post I wrote about teaching our children to shine!

I have a copy of my book that was damaged so I'll be using it to show you how to use the templates to make your own custom ornaments from any book you'd like. You may choose to use any book that your child likes, its up to you.




Supplies needed:


  • Cardstock to print on
  • Print the free Printable I put on TeachersPayTeachers. The printable is called DIY Elephant Ornaments Template click here to go directly to the Printable.
  • Scissors
  • Optional an old or inexpensive book to cut up
  • Ribbon
  • Beads or pom poms
  • needle that fits through bead for ribbon (with eye big enough for ribbon)
  • Cardstock to print on
  • brush to apply glue
  • Glue (stick or liquid)
  • Glitter Glue (optional)




Directions:


  1. Print Ornaments or template pieces.
  2. Cut out the pieces based on the shape you want to make. for the 3D evect you need 3 pieces of the same shape and size.
  3. Thread your ribbon on your needle so that it can come off after going threw the bead or pom pom. Do this by keeping the loop at the far end away from the needle and do not push your bead or pom pom that far down the ribbon.
  4. Once the bead or pom pom is on the ribbon, tie a knot big enough to keep the bead or pom pom from coming off the ribbon.
  5. Gently fold each shape in half, but don't crease it. Take extra care to make sure your image is lined up the way you want it.
  6. Glue two halves together, then fit the ribbon at the center edge and press together and hold for a minute, add extra glue if needed.
  7. Add glue to the remaining piece and glue it to the two free sides of the ornament.
  8. Let dry.
  9. Optional, lightly paint ornament with glitter glue, being careful to not use to much glue. Let dry.


Shannon L. Mokry grew up in sunny California. She now makes her home in Texas. She lives there with her husband, three daughters, two cats and chickens. In recent years she has taken on the role of homeschooling her girls. It is a calling she finds both challenging and rewarding.  Shannon has been writing Children's books since 2016 and has been writing at www.WhimsyandPurpose.com since late 2018. She has written 3 series of books featuring dragons, and uniquely colored animals, each with the person of teaching and encouraging our children. You can find out more about Shannon and her books by visiting her website.  What will the future hold? No one knows for certain, but Shannon doesn’t plan to stop writing any time soon.
Happy Educating,
Carla


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