Keep reading this tutorial to see how you can easily make your kids their OWN Christmas tree that they can decorate and re-decorate all day long however they want. I only re-decorated my daughter’s once, for some photos, otherwise I have put my OCD aside and let her do her thing 😉
Supplies – What you need
- Felt for tree and ornaments
- Scissors
- Glue
- Tape to stick the tree on the wall
- Ruler or straight edge
- Paper stencils for cutting ornaments
The felt was purchased from Michaels and the paper ornament stencils I printed. Just google “free printable christmas ornament patterns” or something along those lines!
Follow these easy steps to make a felt Christmas Tree!
STEP 1. To make the ornaments, cut out paper stencils, trace stencils on the felt, then cut the felt version out.
STEP 2. If desired, add embellishments to the ornaments. You can use felt, glitter glue, ribbon, bells, etc.
Full disclosure here…all the pretty embellishments made on our ornaments were done by a dear friend of mine (Thank you Lisa!). We made the tree together during the heat of our move and I couldn’t pass up the offer from Lisa to finish them for us. Aren’t they cute?
STEP 3. To cut the tree out I folded it in half (length wise) and used a piece of wood for a straight edge to draw a line from the top left corner (on the folded edge) to the bottom right corner (unfolded edge). Cut along the line. Going from top to bottom along the open (unfolded edge), I measured down a few inches and in a few inches to cut the “branches” on the tree.
STEP 4. Tape tree to the wall (I used painter’s tape) and place ornaments on as you wish! The felt automatically adheres to each other so the ornaments can be moved on and off and they still stick! It’s super fun for your little’s to decorate in their own creative ways without the stress of breaking real Christmas ornaments!
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Hi! I had a great time making this with you and it was fun adding some embellishments. Noah loves his tree! I like that it adds some Christmas spirit to our living room but it’s safe for kids and doesn’t take up much space. I love how your daughter lines up the ornaments. So cute!
Thanks Lisa!! It is the only Christmas tree we have up this year, so it’s even more perfect!!