Organizing crafts for classroom holiday parties doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. I did this super-simple Christmas Ornament Craft with Ella’s class for their Christmas party in 2nd grade and it was a huge hit. I gave them pipe cleaners and beads and told them to design their own ornaments. It was great because it did not require much prep work ahead of time (key factor since I had so many sick kids this week). And I way overbought on the beads and pipe cleaners, so I can repeat this at other holiday parties, or use the materials for other projects.The kids loved it. AND as an added bonus it’s a great activity for strengthening fine motor skills! I got a kick out of seeing what they created and the kids were all super excited to be making gifts for their parents.
Easy Christmas Ornament Craft:
The materials = beads + pipe cleaners:
This would be a great activity for kids who need to work on sorting or patterning skills. Or for children who need help with fine motor skills.
This guy loved making candy canes.
This little girl made a Bengals ornament for her dad.
One boy was making stars…pretty cool!
These are just a few shots…the possibilities of shapes they can make are endless, and you can always connect more than one pipe cleaner to make bigger creations. This would be a fun project for kids to make ornaments for grandparents, aunts, uncles, or you could even do it as a service project and make ornaments to pass out to residents of a senior center near your home.
