Craft Foam Christmas Cookie Ornament Craft
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This Christmas Cookie Ornament Craft is simple and fun and uses craft foam and glitter to give it a bit of sparkle.
So if you’re looking for easy homemade ornaments that kids can help make, then they will love decorating these cookie ornaments and then hanging them on the Christmas tree!
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Christmas Cookie Ornament Craft
The full list of materials, tools, and instructions is found in the printable tutorial card at the end of this post. I highly recommend reading the blog post all the way through before starting this project to ensure that you have everything required and understand the steps and timings involved.
Want to make cookie ornaments for the tree, but baking with kids is just too stressful? Well, how about making them with craft foam!
This deliciously creative Christmas cookie Ornament craft will sweeten up your tree this holiday season!
Use festive cookie cutters to cut out “cookies” from craft foam, add puffy paint, and glitter glue “icing”, and decorate with pony bead “candy”.
The craft foam cookie ornaments are so simple to make, and kids (and you!) will have so much fun customising them any way that you like.
Plus, they’re lightweight and won’t take up much space on your tree. Ready to get started? Keep reading for instructions.
Materials & Tools Used in This Craft
For your convenience, I’ve linked [some of] the materials and tools needed for this project to Amazon below. The quantities are on the craft tutorial card at the end of this post.
- Christmas Cookie Cutters – these are used to mark the shape into craft foam, and then to cut out with scissors, rather than to cut cookie shapes directly from the foam.
- Light Brown/Tan Craft Foam – the base of your cookie decorations.
- Dimensional Fabric Paint – I remember calling this puffy paint when I was a kid! You will need the colors white, red, and green for this project. This paint dries to leave a raised, 3-D effect.
- Clear/White Glitter
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks – use a dual or low-temp glue gun for this project.
- Scissors
- Ribbon – for hanging the ornaments. We used silver, but you can use any color you like.
- Pony Beads – optional, to add extra embellishments to the “cookies”.
Cheap Craft Supplies
A great thing about this craft idea is that it can be budget-friendly using supplies you may already have or can be purchased cheaply in stores:
If you’re in the USA, check out your local Dollar Store or Dollar Tree; and if you’re in the UK, the Poundshop, The Range, Wilko, and Baker Ross are great places to shop for cheap and inexpensive craft supplies. The rest of the world reading this – I don’t know every cheap store – sorry! But please hunt the ones out in your location for crafting bargains!
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I’ve shared lots of great craft ideas on The Purple Pumpkin Blog over the years, in fact, there are 100+ crafts to make and do at home for you to try!
How Do I Make Christmas Cookie Ornaments?
Just check out the how-to card below with full materials, tools, and instructions. Any demonstration photos do not print out to save your ink.
Craft Foam Christmas Cookie Ornament Craft
This Christmas Cookie Ornament Craft is simple and fun and uses craft foam and glitter to give it a bit of sparkle.
Materials
- Christmas Cookie Cutters
- Tan Craft Foam
- Dimensional Fabric Paint – White, Red and Green
- Clear Glitter
- Plain Paper
- Pony Beads, optional
- Ribbon
Tools
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
- Scissors
Instructions
- Push cookie cutters into craft foam, so they leave an indentation.
- Cut cookie shapes from craft foam with scissors.
- See design tip in notes. Apply white dimensional fabric paint to "cookies". Place cookie onto a plain piece of paper, and sprinkle with clear glitter. Shake excess glitter onto paper, gather paper, and return excess glitter to the container. Set aside to dry for several hours before adding the next color.
- Apply red dimensional fabric paint to "cookies". Place cookie onto a plain piece of paper, and sprinkle with clear glitter. Shake excess glitter onto paper, gather paper, and return excess glitter to the container. Set aside to dry for several hours before adding the next color.
- Apply green dimensional fabric paint to "cookies". Place cookie onto a plain piece of paper, and sprinkle with clear glitter. Shake excess glitter onto paper, gather paper, and return excess glitter to the container. Set aside to dry for several hours before adding the next color.
- If using beads in your designs, insert the pony beads into dimensional fabric paint, while still wet, to mimic cookie decorations.
- Attach a ribbon loop to the back of each cookie ornament with a low-temp glue gun and glue sticks to hang on the tree.
Notes
Design Tip!
Use the photos as a reference to decorate your Christmas Cookie Ornaments, or trace cutters onto plain paper and have the kiddos draw their designs with pencil before transferring them to the craft foam.
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