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Wood Photo Ornament DIY

Nov 22 by Meagan Leave a Comment

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Tis’ the season for homemade gifts! With everything going on in the world, we’ve been trying hard to keep certain holiday traditions. Every year we love to make gifts and DIY some of our ornaments. When I saw this idea on TikTok I knew I had to tweak it and make it our own. Check out this low cost wood photo ornament DIY. 

Wood Ornament DIY - Easy DIY Christmas Ornament that is low cost and simple to make. Perfect for DIY Christmas gifts.

Wood Photo Ornament DIY

Wood Photo Ornament
Mickey Ornament
Bookish Photo Ornament

Wood Photo Ornament DIY Steps

Wood Photo Ornament DIY - Easy DIY Christmas Ornament that is low cost and simple to make. Perfect for DIY Christmas gifts.

You Will Need

  • Mini Stacking Game (Think Jenga but miniature.) (Found ours at the dollar store.) 
  • Gorilla Glue Super Glue 
  • Printed Photos
  • Super Glue
  • Ribbon
  • Mod Podge

Making the wood photo ornament

Preparing photos for printing:

Start by selecting a handful of photos you want to print for this project. You will crop them to 2 inches by 2 1/2 inches. Once you have cropped the images you will add them to a word document. 

Print your photos on paper in color or black and white depending on what you need. Don’t worry about printing them on photo paper as photo paper will not work well for this project. 

Putting together wood ornament pieces

Glue together wood pieces. 

Using your gorilla glue, glue together your wood pieces horizontally. You should only need three dots of super glue to bind your glue together well. You will glue together 4 pieces in total. 

Cut out all photos.

Use scissors to cut out each photo to use for the ornaments. 

Use Mod Podge to attach your image. 

With a paint brush you will need to apply mod podge to the wood before placing the photo on the wood. After attaching the photo add a coat of mod podge to the top of the image. 

Let dry completely. 

You will want to let the mod podge glue dry completely. It can take a few hours for it to dry. 

Cut your ribbon. 

The ribbon will need to be about 3 1/2 inches long. 

Use hot-glue to attach the ribbon. 

Use hot-glue to attach the ribbon on both sides to support the ornament. 

Wood Mickey Ornament DIY - Easy DIY Christmas Ornament that is low cost and simple to make. Perfect for DIY Christmas gifts.

Wood Mickey Ornament DIY 

You Will Need

  • Mini Stacking Game (Think Jenga but miniature.) (Found ours at the dollar store.) 
  • Gorilla Glue Super Glue 
  • Mickey Wrapping Paper
  • Super Glue
  • Ribbon
  • Mod Podge

Making the wood photo ornament

Preparing wrapping paper for ornaments:

Find a Mickey on your wrapping paper that you like best and then cut it out.

Cut it out as detailed as you want. 

Putting together wood ornament pieces

Glue together wood pieces. 

Using your gorilla glue, glue together your wood pieces horizontally. You should only need three dots of super glue to bind your glue together well. You will glue together 4 pieces in total. 

Mickey Modpodged on to ornament

Use Mod Podge to attach your image. 

With a paint brush you will need to apply mod podge to the wood before placing the mickey on the wood. After attaching the mickey add a coat of mod podge to the top of the image. 

Let dry completely. 

You will want to let the mod podge glue dry completely. It can take a few hours for it to dry. 

Cut your ribbon. 

The ribbon will need to be about 3 1/2 inches long. 

Use hot-glue to attach the ribbon. 

Use hot-glue to attach the ribbon on both sides to support the ornament. 

Wood Book Lovers Ornament DIY - Easy DIY Christmas Ornament that is low cost and simple to make. Perfect for DIY Christmas gifts.

Book Lovers Ornament DIY 

You Will Need

  • Mini Stacking Game (Think Jenga but miniature.) (Found ours at the dollar store.) 
  • Gorilla Glue Super Glue 
  • Book Spine Prints
  • Super Glue
  • Ribbon
  • Mod Podge
  • Black Acrylic Paint
  • White Acrylic Paint

Making the book lovers photo ornament

Wood Book Lovers Ornament - Book Spines

Preparing wrapping paper for ornaments:

Find book spine images for your favorite books. 

Crop the image to 1 inch wide by 2.5  inches tall. 

Place them on a word document so that you can print them on paper. 

Cut out each of your book spines once you have printed them. 

Putting together wood ornament pieces

Glue together wood pieces. 

Using your gorilla glue, glue together your wood pieces horizontally. You should only need three dots of super glue to bind your glue together well. You will glue together 4 pieces in total. 

You will want to do one of these for each book spine you make. 

Book spine

Use Mod Podge to attach your image. 

With a paint brush you will need to apply mod podge to the wood before placing the book spine on the wood. 

Start by doing the spine before folding over the sides. 

Once you have attached each spine, put a coat of mod podge over the top of the book spine. 

Let dry completely. 

You will want to let the mod podge glue dry completely. It can take a few hours for it to dry. 

Books for book ornament

Use hot glue to connect the books. 

Use your hot glue to connect the books to each other. Make sure to watch the spines to make sure they are all facing the same way. 

Books together

Put all books together. 

Connect all books together using hot glue until you have the amount of books you want. 

Cut your ribbon. 

The ribbon will need to be about 3 1/2 inches long. 

Use hot-glue to attach the ribbon. 

Use hot-glue to attach the ribbon on both sides to support the ornament. 

Use black paint to paint covers. 

Paint the covers of each book black so that it does not leave it as wood. (You can add the date to the front if you want to make a different one each year. 

Paint the “pages” white. 

Paint the places where the pages would be white. This will give the image of books. 

Wood Book Lovers Ornament DIY - Easy DIY Christmas Ornament that is low cost and simple to make. Perfect for DIY Christmas gifts.

Let dry completely and hang. 

 

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Slime Advent Calendar

Nov 14 by Meagan Leave a Comment

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In our house slime is a favorite sensory play option. The kids love to mix up a quick batch of slime on days off of school or when they get a bit bored. This year I wanted to have a bit of fun with our advent calendar as we countdown to Christmas. I put together a slime advent calendar with twenty-four different slime surprises. Slime can be fun this year with this simple slime advent calendar. 

DIY Slime Advent Calendar - This slime advent calendar is packed with 24 different sensory slimes that are easy to make and enjoy! Huge variety of sensory play options!

Slime Advent Calendar 

 

Base Slime Recipe  

While you can rotate out some of the ingredients or colorings for different smells or looks, this is a good simple base slime recipe you can modify. For the advent calendar, I made candy cane slime, Christmas tree slime, snow slime, butterbeer slime, and a few different colored slimes using the below recipe and switching out the colors from batch to batch. 

Ingredients 

  • 1 – 4 oz container of glue (we prefer Elmer’s) 
  • 1/2 cup shaving cream
  • 3 pumps hand lotion
  • 1 tbs cornstarch 
  • Food Coloring (Optional depending on color desired) 
  • 1 cup of warm water
  • 1 tsp borax 
  • Container for slime 

Making the Slime 

  1. Start by adding one four-ounce container of glue.
  2. Add 1/2 cup of shaving cream and mix well.
  3. Add 3 pumps of hand lotion.
  4. Add 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch and mix well.
  5. In a separate bowl, mix together 1 TSP borax and 1 cup warm water.  Add 1 tsp of this mixture to your glue mixture at a time until your slime is the consistency you want.
  6. Place slime in a sealable container to keep it usable.

Making a Slime Advent Calendar

You will need

  • 24 Small sealable containers
  • 4-6 varieties of slime
  • googly eyes
  • pom poms
  • glitter (Get a variety of colors) 
  • sequins
  • character erasers 
  • 1 Gift Box 
  • 1 roll of double-sided tape
  • 1 string of garland
  • Puff Paint

slime Advent Calendar Items to add to slime

Directions

1. Use puff paint to write numbers 1-24 on the lids of your plastic containers. 

2. Start by adding slime to all of your containers. Mix together colors to add some variety to the options available. For mine, I started with a few base designs and mixed them together in varying colors so that each container is different. 

slime Advent Calendar Items to add to slime

3. Once you have put slime into each of your containers, you will get out all of your fill in items. These items are meant to be a mix in for playing with the slime. 

4. Try to make sure you have a variation for each container so that no slime is repeated throughout the month. 

5. Use double-sided tape to add slime containers to the gift box. 

6. Add double-sided tape in between numbers to stick garland to. 

7. Weave garland throughout the box and make sure to attach it to the double-sided tape. 

8. Open a new sensory slime each day for a fun sensory experience. 

See the slime advent calendar on YouTube! 

This video will show you how it’s made and share a few of the openings of the slime. 

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Christmas Slime Recipes | Slime Recipes for Kids

Nov 8 by Meagan Leave a Comment

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Slime making can be a lot of fun for kids. If you are looking for a Christmas craft you definitely want to try out this easy recipe! Not only is this an amazing multi-sensory experience, but it’s also an easy recipe to make! Use these for favors for a party or as a favorite slime for the kids to play with. Check out these Christmas slime recipes.  Christmas Slime Recipes perfect for making Christmas gifts, sensory play, & stem project for kids. Sensory Christmas Slime Recipe!

Christmas Slime Recipes | Slime Recipes for Kids

Index

  • Candy Cane Slime
  • Christmas Tree Slime
  • Cinnamon Slime
  • Snow Slime

My friend over at Surviving a Teacher’s Salary shared the base recipe with me and I tweaked it as needed for each of these slimes.  Candy Cane Slime Recipe

Candy Cane Slime Recipe

The ingredients below have 2 next to each item because you will make 2 batches of slime in order for this to work. (For holiday slime you can easily switch to red and green instead of red and white.) 

Slime making supplies

  • 2 – 4 oz container of glue (we prefer Elmer’s) 
  • 2 – 1/2 cup shaving cream
  • 2 – 3 pumps hand lotion
  • 2 – 1 tbs cornstarch 
  • Red Food Coloring (Using Gel Food Coloring helps to use less and get more rich colors.) 
  • Peppermint extract
  • 1 cup of warm water
  • 1 tsp borax 
  • Container for slime

Elmer's Glue for Slime Making

Start by adding one four-ounce container of glue. 

Add 1/2 cup of shaving cream and mix well. 

This easy candy cane slime is the perfect Christmas science project. Even better, it is extremely easy to make and involves the amazing smell of peppermint. This is NOT edible but it is fun to play with and makes a perfect Christmas stocking stuffer or gift kids can make.

Add 1/2 cup of foaming hand soap and mix.  Add 3 pumps of hand lotion.

Add 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch and mix well. 

 

Add 2 capfuls of peppermint extract and mix well. 

In a separate bowl, mix together 1 TSP borax and 1 cup warm water.  Add 1 tsp of this mixture to your glue mixture at a time until your slime is the consistency you want.  Set your slime aside and make your red slime. 

Begin your Red Slime

For your red slime, you will do everything above and stop before the peppermint extract.  Add 5 capfuls of peppermint extract. 

Candy Cane Slime Add red food dye until your slime is the color of red you want.  Add your borax mixture until the slime is the consistency you like. 

This easy candy cane slime is the perfect Christmas science project. Even better, it is extremely easy to make and involves the amazing smell of peppermint. This is NOT edible but it is fun to play with and makes a perfect Christmas stocking stuffer or gift kids can make.

Swirl your red and white slime together and place it in the container.  Let the kids have fun with it or use it for a gift or stocking stuffer. 

Christmas Tree slime recipe perfect as a Christmas slime recipe or as a holiday party favor idea. Perfect slime for sensory play!

Christmas Tree Slime Recipe

My friend over at Surviving a Teacher’s Salary shared the base recipe with me and I tweaked it as needed.

Slime making supplies

  • 1 – 4 oz container of glue (we prefer Elmer’s) 
  • 1/2 cup shaving cream
  • 3 pumps hand lotion
  • 1 tbs cornstarch 
  • Red Food Coloring (Using Gel Food Coloring helps to use less and get more rich colors.) 
  • Wintergreen Mint Food Flavoring (Found in cake aisles of grocery stores.) 
  • 1 cup of warm water
  • 1 tsp borax 
  • Container for slime 

Start by adding one four-ounce container of glue. 

Add 1/2 cup of shaving cream and mix well. 

This easy candy cane slime is the perfect Christmas science project. Even better, it is extremely easy to make and involves the amazing smell of peppermint. This is NOT edible but it is fun to play with and makes a perfect Christmas stocking stuffer or gift kids can make.

Add 3 pumps of hand lotion.

Add 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch and mix well. 

Add 2 capfuls of wintergreen extract and mix well.  In a separate bowl, mix together 1 TSP borax and 1 cup warm water.  Add 1 tsp of this mixture to your glue mixture at a time until your slime is the consistency you want. 

Place slime in a sealable container to keep it usable. The containers above were purchased at the dollar store and came in a pack of ten. One batch of slime can make 10-20 of these containers. These would make a fantastic party favor!  Cinnamon slime recipe perfect as a Christmas slime recipe or as a holiday party favor idea. This cinnamon slime smells amazing!

Cinnamon Slime Recipe

My friend over at Surviving a Teacher’s Salary shared the base recipe with me and I tweaked it as needed.

Slime making supplies

  • 1 – 4 oz container of glue (we prefer Elmer’s) 
  • 1/2 cup shaving cream
  • 3 pumps hand lotion
  • 1 tbs cornstarch 
  • Red Food Coloring (Using Gel Food Coloring helps to use less and get more rich colors.) 
  • Cinnamon Food Flavoring (Found in cake aisles of grocery stores.) 
  • 1 cup of warm water
  • 1 tsp borax 
  • Container for slime 
Elmer's Glue for Slime Making

Start by adding one four-ounce container of glue. 

Add 1/2 cup of shaving cream and mix well. 

This easy candy cane slime is the perfect Christmas science project. Even better, it is extremely easy to make and involves the amazing smell of peppermint. This is NOT edible but it is fun to play with and makes a perfect Christmas stocking stuffer or gift kids can make.

Add 3 pumps of hand lotion.

Add 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch and mix well. 

 

Add 2 capfuls of cinnamon extract and mix well.  In a separate bowl, mix together 1 TSP borax and 1 cup warm water.  Add 1 tsp of this mixture to your glue mixture at a time until your slime is the consistency you want. 

Place slime in a sealable container to keep it usable. The containers above were purchased at the dollar store and came in a pack of ten. One batch of slime can make 10-20 of these containers. These would make a fantastic party favor! 

See it made

 

Snow slime recipe perfect as a Christmas slime recipe or as a holiday party favor idea. This snow slime is perfect for sensory play!

Snow Slime Recipe

My friend over at Surviving a Teacher’s Salary shared the base recipe with me and I tweaked it as needed.

Slime making supplies

  • 1 – 4 oz container of glue (we prefer Elmer’s) 
  • 1/2 cup shaving cream
  • 3 pumps hand lotion
  • 1 tbs cornstarch 
  • 1 cup of warm water
  • 1 tsp borax 
  • Container for slime 
  • 1 package glitter snow (I found ours at the dollar store.) 
Elmer's Glue for Slime Making

Start by adding one four-ounce container of glue. 

Add 1/2 cup of shaving cream and mix well. 

This easy candy cane slime is the perfect Christmas science project. Even better, it is extremely easy to make and involves the amazing smell of peppermint. This is NOT edible but it is fun to play with and makes a perfect Christmas stocking stuffer or gift kids can make.

Add 3 pumps of hand lotion.

Add 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch and mix well. 

 

In a separate bowl, mix together 1 TSP borax and 1 cup warm water.  Add 1 tsp of this mixture to your glue mixture at a time until your slime is the consistency you want. 

Add 1/4 cup of snow mixture to your slime and mix in well.  Place slime in a sealable container to keep it usable. The containers above were purchased at the dollar store and came in a pack of ten. One batch of slime can make 10-20 of these containers. These would make a fantastic party favor!   

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