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DIY Snowman Photo Ornaments

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These cute reversible snowman photo ornaments are a quick and easy craft and make a great Christmas present for relatives!

Two DIY snowman ornaments made from photos of children, each with a black hat, green yarn scarf, and red ribbon for hanging. The ornaments display the year

Today we’re making DIY snowman photo ornaments and I think they are my favorite handmade Christmas ornaments that I’ve come up with (so far)! We have a tradition of making some kind of photo ornament every year as a gift for grandparents and other relatives and because I’m me, they are different every time.

The best thing about these snowman ornaments is that they are reversible. That works perfectly for my two kids, but you could easily make them just one-sided and one ornament per child. This would also be a fantastic project to do with your elementary aged kids.

Are you ready to DIY some snowman photo ornaments?

A snowman ornament with a photo of a smiling child as its face hangs on a Christmas tree. The ornament has a red ribbon, a black hat labeled

DIY snowman photo ornaments supply list:

Wood snowman ornament shapes

Printed photos of kids sized appropriately

1 inch (or appropriate size) hole punch

Black cardstock

Scissors

Yarn scraps

Acrylic paint pens

DIY Snowman Ornament Instructions:

  1. If your snowman ornaments aren’t painted, paint them white. Print your photos an use the hole punch to cut out just the kids faces. A 1 inch hole punch was the right size for my ornaments, but adjust accordingly.
  2. Trace just the top hat shape of the ornament on black cardstock. Cut out 2 black hats per snowman.
    A white snowman-shaped cutout with a red ribbon is placed on a yellow sticky note, casting a shadow. Simple black lines are drawn on the sticky note, to trace the top hat.
  3. Glue the photos to the snowman heads and then glue the cardstock top hats covered the tops of the photos as shown.
    A handmade snowman ornament with a black hat, red ribbon, and a photo of a smiling child’s face as the snowman’s head, lying on a wooden surface.
  4. Cut 3 lengths of yarn about 8-10 inches long. Tie a knot at one end, then braid the entire length. Knot at the other end. Trim the ends evenly so they look like tassels.
    A close-up of a green yarn braid on a wooden surface, with three strands at the end being separated by a hand.
  5. Tie the yarn braid around the snowman’s neck with the knot on the side so you can see if from both sides.
    A handmade snowman ornament with a child’s photo as the face, a black paper top hat, green yarn scarf, three black buttons, and a red ribbon loop, lying on a wooden surface.
  6. Use acrylic paint markers to add details including coal buttons, branch arms and even the band and date across the top hats if you’d like.
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