Kids will love making these mason jar decorations as gifts for family and friends. Enjoy this kid-made ornament at home, or surprise a favorite teacher or relative.
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This activity is a great way to include little ones in creating fun decorations and unique gifts. These homemade decorations are just right for little hands to work on.
What’s on your list for a teacher gift this year? How about Gramma and Aunt Mary? It isn’t easy to come up with new ideas for holiday gifts.
And your toddler or preschooler might want to get in on the gift-giving, or gift-making!
Simply fill a mason jar with festive colors and materials to make a unique gift. These sturdy jars are inexpensive, and available online, or in department stores or dollar stores.
A mason jar kid-made gift can be just what you need to mark the special teacher on the list ‘done’. The activity is hands-on fun, with lots of support for creativity along with fine motor and sensory play.
Mason jar Christmas craft
This is a child-led activity. Each result will look different. There is no right or wrong way to engage.
Set out the supplies, then allow time for your preschooler to explore the materials.
Materials for a mason jar activity
- small decorations from a craft store or dollar store
- mason jar with handle (The handle makes it easier to carry).
- narrow ribbon
- mini pine cones
Provide a variety of old and new items to keep the cost low while inspiring creativity.
- Search through your old and unused decorations for small parts that can be removed and reused for this activity.
- Purchase mini decorations in dollar stores and craft stores, or online.
How to make a mason jar ornament
Layer pine cones and small decorations in the mason jar. Fill the jar. Empty the jar. Fill it again until it looks just right! There is no right or wrong way to make this mason jar decoration.
Tie a ribbon around the top of the jar.
That’s it! That’s all there is to it. The only step kids might ask for help with is tying a bow.
The end result will depend on the materials you provide and the items kids choose, making each mason jar Christmas decoration unique and beautiful!
As a bonus, this activity engages early development skills – sensory, fine motor, cognitive – as kids choose materials, sort and count items, and fill a jar.
Mason jar activity
This craft is easy to adapt to any event, any season of the year.
Simply change the small parts placed in the mason jar to reflect the occasion.
- Use pastel colors for Easter, autumn colors for fall, or special items for a birthday.
- Fill a jar with mini erasers or crayons for a fun teacher gift at the end of the school year.
Kids love to give as much as they love to receive. With this kid-made gift, they share the wonderful colors and textures of seasons, holidays, and special events!
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