DIY Foam Christmas Cookie Ornaments

Who else loves making their own ornaments for their Christmas tree? When I was a toddler, my mom made a bunch of dough ornaments by hand to ensure that I wouldn’t hurt myself on glass ornaments if I got into the tree at all. She hand-painted all of them and they have been some of our favorites through the years. Of course, dough dries out and crumbles and piece break off as time goes by.

A fun way to keep this tradition alive without dealing with the mess of dough it to create handmade ornaments using foam instead of actual dough. Additionally, these don’t need to be baked so they are easier to do with kids. (Just watch them around the hot glue gun.) They look just like actual sugar cookies too – but you can save the flour for baking pies!

 

Here is what you’ll need to gather for  supplies:

• Christmas Cookie Cutters 
• Craft Foam – Tan
• Dimensional Fabric Paint – White, Red and Green
• Glitter, Clear
• Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
• Scissors 
• Plain Paper
• Ribbon, Silver – 10” lengths
• Pony Beads, Silver

Instructions:

STEP ONE

Gather all supplies.  Push cookie cutters into craft foam, so they leave an indentation.

 

Here is a detail of the indentation.

 

STEP TWO

Cut out cookie shapes from craft foam with scissors.

 

STEP THREE

Apply white dimensional fabric paint to “cookies”.  Place cookie on a plain piece of paper, sprinkle with clear glitter.  Gather paper and return excess glitter to the container. Set aside to dry for several hours or overnight.

STEP FOUR

Apply green dimensional fabric paint to “cookies”.  Place cookie on a plain piece of paper, sprinkle with clear glitter.  Gather paper and return excess glitter to the container. Set aside to dry for several hours or overnight.

STEP FIVE

Apply red dimensional fabric paint to “cookies”.  Place cookie on a plain piece of paper, sprinkle with clear glitter.  Gather paper and return excess glitter to the container. Set aside to dry for several hours or overnight.

 

STEP SIX

Insert silver pony beads into dimensional fabric paint to mimic cookie decorations.

 

STEP SEVEN

Attach silver ribbon to the back of each cookie ornament with the glue gun and glue sticks.

 

Quick and easy Craft Foam Cookie Ornaments go together in about an hour (not including drying time) and make a great addition to any Christmas gift.

Enjoy seeing these on your tree or use them as tags to decorate gifts!