This Santa hat homemade Christmas ornament made from craft sticks is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers and older to make. You’ll just need a few crafting supplies to get started. We still hang up my son’s Santa hat ornament he made when he was just thee. It’s such a sweet memory!
My favorite ornaments to put up on the Christmas tree are definitely the ones made by the kids. For our newest ornament I wanted to come up with a simple one that Theo, my preschooler, could do mostly on his own (like our tear art Christmas wreath ornament).
This Santa Hat ornament ended up being perfect for him. It involves some painting and gluing, two things Theo loves to do!
Santa Hat Homemade Christmas Ornament
Materials for Santa Hat Ornament
- Popsicle sticks (We made ornaments with jumbo popsicle sticks, some with regular popsicle sticks, and some with mini popsicle sticks!)
- Hot glue gun (optional)
- Red tempera paint or acrylic paint and brush
- Cotton balls
- White pom poms (optional)
- Liquid glue
- String for hanging
Directions for Making the Santa Hat Ornament
1. Start by gluing your three popsicle sticks together to form a triangle. (I used a hot glue gun so it would dry quickly.)
2. Paint the triangle red, and let it dry.
3. Glue cotton balls along the bottom of the hat, and glue one right on top.
4. Tie or glue on a piece of string to hang your ornament.
Tips
- Try using different sized popsicle sticks. We used mini sticks for some of our ornaments. Instead of gluing cotton balls on them, we glued on small white pom poms.
- Give your child creative freedom. Although my Santa hat had cotton balls only along the bottom and top of the hat, Theo wanted to glue cotton balls around the whole thing. Isn’t it cute?
