Handmade Puzzle Piece Ornaments (Holiday Craft)
I’m a big fan of easy handmade ornaments to make with the kids. They are always such fun keepsakes to put on the tree throughout the years. Here’s a really cute and frugal idea that you can make with dollar store items. You can change the colors, embellishments, and add glitter if you’d like. This would be a fun class art project or group activity.
For this craft, you’ll need:
- medium sized puzzle pieces (Snow flake=6 pieces, Reindeer=5 pieces, Wreath=17 pieces)
- white spray paint
- glue (tacky craft glue or hot glue)
- Snowflakes will need a one inch wide cardboard circle in white
- craft embellishments (glitter, sequins, googly eyes, buttons, etc)
- small ribbon or string to hang
Directions:
- Spray paint both sides of the puzzle pieces and let dry.
- Snowflake: Glue three pieces equally spaced apart to the cardboard circle. Flip it over and glue three more pieces as shown. Loop a piece of thin ribbon and glue to hang.
- Reindeer: Glue two “antler” pieces to a “head” piece and repeat for the other “antler”. Glue eyes and a nose. Loop a ribbon and glue to hang.
- Wreath: Glue about 18 pieces into a circular shape. Add embellishments. You can also personalize this and glue a photo to the back. Loop a ribbon and glue to hang.
This year, we decorated a tiny tree especially for the kid’s handmade ornaments along with popcorn garland. It’s so cute! Thanks Lisa’s craft blog for the snowflake idea!
Cute and could use some old Dollar Tree puzzles for this–great idea!!!
These are so cute! I have tons of puzzles that the kids have lost pieces to that need a purpose and we always make ornaments for the tree each year. Thanks Lina and Collin!
Great! I know perfect for those puzzles with lost pieces 🙂
Wonderful idea for reuse! Very green!!
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Thank u!
These make great school picture frames for an ornament. My kids made them in the first grade and I still hang them every year
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My kids both made these in Kindergarten. I put magnets on the back and hang them on the fridge.
Mine did this in kindergarten as well, very cute!
How does it work with kids and the spray paint? Do you let the kids do it? I am also concerned about the fumes. How would it be done in a classroom?
No you would do that detail before and bring the puzzle pieces already painted and dried 🙂
I’m pretty sure they glued it together first, let it dry and then painted it the next day. The holly berries were made with red glitter glue.
Painted with brushes I should add, no spray paint involved.
If you use puzzles that have a lot of green in them ( grass, trees, leaves,etc.) you can build 3 layers in a circle around a school picture to make a wreath ornament or fridge magnet. Add holly berries with red t shirt paint.
This is one the neatest ideas I have seen. Will definitely try my hand at this one. Thanks for all you do.
Oh how sweet! You are welcome.
I think painting them primary colors and make a big wreath for autism