Inside: Just in time for Christmas, learn how to make DIY Colorful I Spy Christmas Ornaments for kids.
Crafters of all ages will enjoy making colorful and fun I Spy Christmas Ornaments to gift or keep this holiday season. They are easy, fun, and perfect for home or school.
How to Make Colorful I Spy Christmas Ornaments
“I spy with my little eye something yellow!”
My 7-year-old still loves to play I Spy when we are in an office waiting room, grocery line, or driving in the car. It’s definitely his boredom busting game of choice! So when I saw these I Spy Christmas Ornaments on Pinterest a few weeks ago, I knew he would love one of his own.
This ornament pairs beautifully with the book I Spy Christmas by Jean Marzollo. Read and craft with your child, or give both as a thoughtful holiday gift!
To Make This Christmas Ornament You Will Need
Directions for I Spy Ornament
This ornament is super easy to make!
1. Begin by removing the metal ornament hook and filling the clear ornament with dollhouse miniatures. We found our dollhouse miniatures at our local craft store.
I just adore the tiny pencils, cutlery, and vegetables!
Some other items you could use to fill the ornament are mini erasers, shaped buttons, or novelty beads.
2. After you’ve placed the miniatures inside of the ornament, fill the ornament halfway with Perler beads. We chose to use rainbow Perler beads, but you could also stick to red, green, white, and gold for Christmas!
3. Press the hook back into the ornament, then tie a colorful ribbon to it.
TIP: If you are making this ornament for a very young child, you may consider securing the ornament hook to the plastic ball with hot glue.
4. If you desire, you could also create a custom tag with the items the kids need to search for.
Isn’t it fun?
My kids love to turn the ornament around to look for the mini burger!
Make enough to share with friends!
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Linda says
Loved making the I Spy ornament for my grandkids. I purchased very few miniatures and found things around the house like a small screw, a paper clip, a bell, a button etc. To fill the ornament with the beads, I simply placed the ornament in the bucket of beads & used a small measuring cup with a spout (lip) to pour them in, Since I was doing this with the ornament in the bucket, the ones that didn’t make it could be scooped up and poured in on the next try. It took very little time at all. I also kept track of what I put in each ornament and numbered each ornament. That way, the kids can trade. These will be given out on Thanksgiving Day as we are waiting for our meal at the restaurant! Thank you for sharing this idea. I loved it & hope the kids love them too!
Melissa Lennig says
How fun! Thank you for sharing, Linda!
Katie says
Approximately how many items should you put in each ornament?
Melissa Lennig says
However many as you want. There is no specific amount.
Stacey says
Really cute idea. Definitely a good gift idea for me to use next year for my kiddos at story time.
sue garrett says
What sizes miniatures will fit in top of ornaments?
Melissa Lennig says
That is going to depend on your ornament! I bought miniatures from the dollhouse section. There are also a lot of cute themed buttons you could try too!
Bonnie says
I had so much fun making these for my Grandchildren for Christmas!
I used small themed buttons, ie a whale, boat, crayon,rollerskate, christmas lightbulb etc. and added things like a small clothespin, a tiny pinecone, tiny acorn, piece of macaroni, paperclip, jinglebell, safety pin, googly eye, colorful bead, small piece of lego etc. Put your thinking caps on, because there are so many possibilities! I do recommend gluing the top on so the children can take them when they grow up, to put on their own tree, for their children to enjoy as well.
You could also add a tag with the list of items on it.