Glass Stained Window Ornaments craft for kids is our most popular Christmas and holiday craft on the blog! These holiday ornaments are perfect to create at home or in the classroom.

Glass Stained Christmas Window Ornaments Kids Craft

This is an easy kids’ craft that can be done with toddlers, preschoolers, or kids of any age.

It’s the perfect way to make your kids feel special by allowing them to add their own touch of the holiday season to your home or classroom.

We made these window ornaments this year to decorate our windows and enjoy some one-on-one time.

I love how not only are we spending time together, but it’s a great way for kids to practice creativity and fine motor skills.

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Why Make Your Own Christmas Decorations

One of the best parts of the holidays is crafting and baking with my girls.

It’s a special time we spend together bonding, creating, and making memories.

As our kids age, they will want to hang out with their friends.

I want to cherish every second I still have with them now that they are young.

Plus, what child does not love hanging and showing off their artwork?

Materials Needed For Window Ornaments

• Clear Contact paper (cut into squares) You need two squares for each ornament.
• Tissue paper (any color or Christmas print)
• Black or gray construction paper
• Gold or silver pipe cleaners/ribbon
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Tape

How To Make Christmas Window Ornaments

One of the best things about Christmas time is making fun crafts with the kids.

When my girls were young, we created this fun craft.

I’ve since updated a few photos to show how fun it is to create these Christmas ornaments with different tissue paper and prints.

Plus, make sure to check out the step-by-step video below!

• Cut your tissue paper into strips and then cut it into small squares. 
• Your contact paper should be cut into large squares. You will need two squares for one ornament.
• In the video below, I showed you how to create the ornaments if you’re doing it with older children. For younger kids, you want to draw a circle as a guideline for your child.

Tips: Be creative. We decided on three different size ornaments for our windows.

• Have your child stick the square pieces of tissue paper inside the drawn circle of their contact paper.
• My youngest likes mixing colors, so she wanted to do a different shade of the same color on her ornaments.

Tips: If using print tissue paper, as I shared in the video, make sure that the print side is facing the same way. This way, when it’s on the window the print shows through the glass.

Instructions Continued

• Lay the second square of contact paper over the tissue paper, sticky side down. You’re basically laminating the tissue paper together.
• Cut around your marked circles to trace out your ornaments.
• Using black or gray construction paper cut out small squares or rectangles for the top of the ornament.
• Cut out small pieces of gold pipe cleaners or ribbon. You need enough to create an ornament loop.
• Use tape to attach the pipe cleaner to your black square of construction paper.
• Then tape the black square on your ornament.
• Tape to sliding glass doors and windows around your home or classroom.

Now you have a faux glass stained window Christmas ornament for all to see!

Allow your child to help you attach your beautiful Stained Glass Window Ornaments for a lovely Christmas Holiday decoration.

Create different shapes and sizes!

Be creative with the type of tissue paper and the print you use.

The possibilities are endless.

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Glass Stained Christmas Window Ornaments Kids Craft

Yield: As many as you would like

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Active Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Estimated Cost: $8

Create these Faux Christmas Glass Stained Ornaments Kids Will Love Crafting

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Materials

• Contact paper (cut into squares) You need two squares for each ornament.
• Tissue paper (any color or Christmas print)
• Black or gray construction paper
• Gold or silver pipe cleaners/ribbon
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Tape

Tools

• Scissors
• Tape

Instructions

1. Cut your tissue paper into strips and then cut into small squares.
2. Your contact paper should be cut into large squares. You will need two squares for one ornament.
3. In the video below I showed you how to create the ornaments if you’re doing it with older children. For younger kids, you want to draw a circle as a guideline for your child.
4. Have your child stick the square pieces of tissue paper inside the drawn circle of their contact paper. My youngest likes mixing colors, so she wanted to do a different shade of the same color on her ornaments.
5. Lay the second square of contact paper over the tissue paper, sticky side down. You’re basically laminating the tissue paper together.
6. Cut around your marked circles to trace out your ornaments.
7. Using black or gray construction paper cut out small squares or rectangles for the top of the ornament.
8. Cut out small pieces of gold pipe cleaners or ribbon. You need enough to create an ornament loop.
9. Use tape to attach the pipe cleaner to your black square of construction paper.
10. Then tape the black square on your ornament.
11. Tape to sliding glass doors and windows around your home or classroom.

Notes

Pick a special spot to hang your ornaments. Make sure it's on a window or door and watch the light come through to create a faux stained glass window ornament.

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Faux Stained Glass Window Ornaments

I hope you enjoy these Christmas crafts the kids will love to make.

It doesn’t take much time, and it’s the perfect budget-friendly craft.

You don’t need expensive materials to create a fun faux craft with your kids during the holiday season.

All it takes is a little imagination and a lot of wanting to create something fun.

These faux stained glass window ornaments can easily be recreated with different crafts.

The magic in this craft is using contact paper to create the light coming through your paper.

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*Originally published on December 2014*