Learn how to make pour paint ornaments easily. Today we are goint to start our 24 days of Christmas by making pour paint ornaments. This is a fun and easy craft for kids and the pour paint ornaments end up being stunning!

Today is day 1 of our Jesse Tree advent calendar and we are going to share how to make pour paint ornaments that resemble the world. On day one we are talking about how God made the heavens and the earth. So we wanted a craft to reflect the world.

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
Genesis 1:1

For the longest time I have wanted to create activities to go along with each day of our Jesse Tree tradition. When my kiddos were really little I just didn’t have the time. Now I still don’t have the time (lol) but I do have two older daughters that can help. So we are going to try to get through the 24 days of advent and give you a new activitiy to go along with the Jesse Tree each day.

Today is day one and we are reading through the first chapter of Genesis. We are reminded that God spoke and the world was created. As a creator often times it takes me so long to get a project just right. Can you imagine if you just spoke and your creation was created, and not only created but created perfectly? It is neat to think about how powerful God is as we move into making our own world ornaments today.

Yield: 4

How to Make Pour Paint Ornaments

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 5 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Materials

Blue, green and white paints
Plastic ornaments
Water
Paper to cover workspace

Instructions

Prepare your workspace
Remove your ornament caps
Add a small amount of water to your paints and pour paints in your ornamments
Move your ornament around to cover the entire surface

Notes

Here's a simple user-friendly guide to make pour paint ornaments this Christmas. For day one of our Jesse Tree advent we are going to make ornaments that look like little world ornaments by swirling paint around.

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Here are the supplies you need for a pour paint ornament:

Blue, green, white acrylic paints
Clear plastic ornaments
Water

How to make pour paint ornaments:

Step 1: Prepare your workspace

The first step is to cover your workspace. Use paper or a paper bag and cover the space.

Step 2: Remove your ornament caps

Start by removing all of your ornament caps. Young kiddos might need some help in doing this.

Step 3: Add some water to your paint and pour into your ornaments

Take your paint and add a small amount of water to each of the paints you will be using (about 1 tsp). Thinner paint moves around more easily in the ornaments and covers the surface better. If you add too much water it will take the ornaments longer to dry and the paint will seep through the top of the ornament. So add water gradually.

Pour paint into your ornament one color at a time. Use a combination of the blue, green and white paints to make the

Step 4: Move your ornament around to mix colors

Now holding the open of your ornament upwards, move your ornament around to fill the entire surface of your ornament.

After we finished making these our first reaction was, “Wow, they are so beautiful and they actually look like the world!” I hope that you and your kids enjoy this first day of crafting with us, let us know in the comments below how they turn out.

It is our hope that we will make the Jesse Tree tradition even more meaningful for you and your family this Christmas. Feel free to do as many activities as you have time for and don’t feel like you have to do them all. The point is to give you a quick and easy craft to enjoy with your kiddos and hopefully tie in nicely with the Bible reading each day.

Did you miss any of the other days in our Jesse Tree Craft Along you can find them below:

Well, that’s it for now! We will see you tomorrow!

P.S. If you are looking for some more crafts to do in the mean time, you can also check out our 24 days of crafting.