North Pole Clothespin Ornament Craft For Kids
Today’s Paper & Wood North Pole Christmas Ornament craft idea is super easy to make and just as versatile.
You can add these Santa’s workshop clothespin creations to presents to make a cute gift tag holder or hang them on the holiday tree for a fun kid-made ornament. Another awesome idea is to stand these North Pole wood creations up on their own and use them as instant holiday decor in your home {maybe even for your very own Elf on the shelf can play with it too!}
The kids will keep busy for hours and you’ll have a keepsake for many years to come! So keep on scrolling to learn how YOU can your child can recreate it, as well as grabbing our FREE printable to make it even easier to recreate.
Happy crafting, my friends! Be sure when you complete this North Pole inspired Christmas ornament craft, that you come share pictures with us on our Facebook page. I seriously can’t wait to hear from you! BTW – we also want to encourage YOU to give it your own holiday spin, so don’t be shy on changing it up either!
PAIR YOUR FINISHED CRAFT WITH OUR —> Handprint Santa & His Elves Gnome Keepsake
North Pole Craft Supplies:
* Free “North Pole” Printable {GRAB THE FILE ON BOX.COM}
* White Cardstock Paper
* Color Printer
* Basic Paper Craft Scissors
* Wood Clothespins {one per ornament craft}
* Choice of Colored Craft Paint {a combination of TWO different colors}
* Small Paint Brushes {two}
* Large Paper Plate
* Hot Glue Gun
* Twine or Ribbon
* optional materials – small Christmas stickers and embellishments
Directions:
* First things first – grab your paper plate, one clothespin, your paint brushes and TWO colors of craft paint.
* Squirt the craft paints on one side of the paper plate. You are doing to do your “painting” on the other side of it so leave some blank space for your working area.
* Now lay down your clothespin on the paper plate.
* You are going to paint one side of your clothespin in a stripped pattern. I would do one color all over the clothespin, then add the stripes on top of that. It doesn’t need to be perfect!
* When done with the paint step, set it aside to let it dry completely.
* Next up – if you haven’t already, go ahead and print out our FREE printable listed above in the supply list. One print will give you EIGHT ornaments. I printed ours on white cardstock paper but feel free to change that up as well! You can also have children color in the printable for an extra step.
* Go ahead and trim out ONE of the North Pole rectangles from the printable.
* Set aside the remaining cardstock paper so you can recreate the full eight ornaments later on.
* Now get the glue gun hot and ready.
* Hot glue the small North Pole rectangle shape to the front of the painted clothespin. Make sure you don’t cover up too much of the “pole” with the paper.
* The final step is to cut off a small piece of ribbon or twine and hot glue it to the back of the finished clothespin design to make an ornament. Simple cut, tie off and glue down on the back of the paper sign design.
* Now you can either leave it as is or add some small holiday stickers on the sign {like I did} to really pull it together.
* Once the North Pole Christmas ornament is dry enough, go ahead and display it proudly for ALL to see!
PAIR YOUR FINISHED ORNAMENT PIECE WITH OUR —> Handprint Holly Jolly Christmas Keepsake
Calling all my crafty friends! Are you looking for even more creative kids craft ideas to recreate this Christmas holiday? Maybe something to pair with today’s North Pole Christmas Ornament post? Then be sure to check out our SUPER popular Gingerbread Truck Ornament, Paper Holly Wreath and Paper Plate Santa Belly craft posts!
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Clothespin North Pole Ornament
Tools:
- Color Printer
- Basic Paper Craft Scissors
- Small Paint Brushes
- Large Paper Plate
- Hot Glue Gun
Supplies:
- Free "North Pole" Printable
- Cardstock Paper
- Wood Clothespins
- Craft Paint
- Twine or Ribbon
- Embellishments
Instructions:
- First things first - grab your paper plate, one clothespin, your paint brushes and TWO colors of craft paint.
- Squirt the craft paints on one side of the paper plate. You are doing to do your "painting" on the other side of it so leave some blank space for your working area.
- Now lay down your clothespin on the paper plate.
- You are going to paint one side of your clothespin in a stripped pattern. I would do one color all over the clothespin, then add the stripes on top of that. It doesn't need to be perfect!
- When done with the paint step, set it aside to let it dry completely.
- Next up - if you haven't already, go ahead and print out our FREE printable listed above in the supply list. One print will give you EIGHT ornaments. I printed ours on white cardstock paper but feel free to change that up as well! You can also have children color in the printable for an extra step.
- Go ahead and trim out ONE of the North Pole rectangles from the printable.
- Set aside the remaining cardstock paper so you can recreate the full eight ornaments later on.
- Now get the glue gun hot and ready.
- Hot glue the small North Pole rectangle shape to the front of the painted clothespin. Make sure you don't cover up too much of the "pole" with the paper.
- The final step is to cut off a small piece of ribbon or twine and hot glue it to the back of the finished clothespin design to make an ornament. Simple cut, tie off and glue down on the back of the paper sign design.
- Now you can either leave it as is or add some small holiday stickers on the sign {like I did} to really pull it together.
- Once the North Pole Christmas ornament is dry enough, go ahead and display it proudly for ALL to see!
