Christmas Ornament Craft

I was responsible for planning the kids Christmas party at preschool last week. I wanted to express to the children that the best gift they could give Jesus for his birthday is their hearts. I came up with a wonderful Christmas craft idea!

First, cut a strip of card stock - about 1/4 the width of a sheet of paper, lengthwise. Fold it four times to get the sides of a box, plus a tab for gluing. You can allow the child to color the paper if you wish.


Then, fold the strip into a box and glue the tab to the opposite side. A glue stick works fine for this.

Using another piece of card stock, cut a small heart, poke a hole in it, and thread a 20 inch piece of yarn through it. Put the heart in the middle of the yarn, and tie a small knot in the yarn about a centimeter above the heart. You can write the child's name on the heart if you wish.

Poke a hole in the top of the box, and pull both ends of the yarn through, allowing the knot to remain inside the box.

Tape a strip of Christmas-colored ribbon around the box to look like a Christmas present. Then, tie the yarn loosely over the top of the ribbon and make a nice bow. Tie another knot just above the bow to keep it from coming untied when the ends are pulled.

Tie the remaining ends together to form the loop to hang the ornament on the tree.

This is Hannah's ornament hanging on our Christmas tree.

This craft turned out very nicely and got lots of compliments from the parents, and it is so simple!