Yesterday was Mason’s classroom Christmas party and I was the room mom. The Fall party was great and while I never felt like I had to do better, I did know that I wanted it to be fun and that each kid would get to take something home with them that would help them remember it. Most party’s have a craft and possibly a game. I decided that we would do a craft and a book exchange for this one, hence where the personalized ornaments came in. I was only up until 1AM making them. My fault for procrastinating, but with going out of town the weekend prior and then working, the night before was crunch time. They turned out great, so I’m going to share with you what you’ll need for these ornaments along with links on where to buy all of the things all year round.
First things first, you’ll need the ornaments. I purchased these specific ornaments at Michael’s for a pack of 6 at 60% off. SCORE!!! I personally wanted plastic since kids would be handling them. I would have loved glass, but we all know how that would have ended (insert crying sad kid, including me)! They come in all sorts of sizes. I chose the middle size, not too small and not too large since they were going to be stuffed with things by the kids. I’ve linked similar ornaments below.
You’ll also need some fun things to place inside of the ornaments. They do look pretty with nothing in them too. You can put glitter, fake snow (so pretty), confetti, pom poms, sequins or bells. For the sake of not creating a giant mess to clean up, I stuck with confetti, felt balls, and bells.
Last but not least you’ll need something to tie on the top of the ornament for them to hang it with. I chose red ribbon, but you could also use twine. When choosing a ribbon, do not get satin because it will run. Grosgrain is a good ribbon to choose from. The ribbon I linked isn’t the one I used, but it’s a good one. Your options are endless when it comes to colors and prints on ribbon, so get creative and pick a fun one.
Vinyl
I forgot to snap a picture of the vinyl I bought. I got it from a local vinyl shop and it was a red glitter vinyl, but whatever you choose to use just make sure it’s permanent. Oracal 651 is the best permanent vinyl for projects. I linked a similar vinyl above, but it includes other colors.
The final unfilled ornaments looked like this.
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