Tiny Santa Hat Christmas Ornament Craft (made with Dollar Tree items!)

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Are you looking for a cute and easy homemade Christmas tree ornament that you and your kids can together?

Well, look no further. Not only does this craft take about 15 minutes to make, but it’s made with several items that we found at Dollar Tree. (See the links below.)

We chose to put our tiny Santa hat on a plastic toy dinosaur, but of course you can use any animal or figurine you’d like.

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Craft Materials Needed

Place the bottle of tacky glue on the edge of the red cardstock, with half the bottle on, and half off. Trace the semi-circle shape onto the cardstock with a pencil. (You could also trace any other circular shape that is approximately 1 ½” in diameter.)

Place the red semi-circle onto the white cardstock, and trace the semi-circle again.

Cut out the white semi-circle, and then cut another semi-circle within the white, leaving you with an approximately ¼” rainbow shape.
Fold the red semi-circle into a cone shape, and apply tacky glue to the seam to seal.

Apply tacky glue to the bottom border of the cone, and wrap the white rainbow shaped strip around.

Hot glue one small white pom pom to the top of the cone to complete your Santa hat.

Bend into a slight curve, and hot glue pom poms to the pipe cleaner in alternating colors of red, green, and white.

Apply hot glue to the ends of the pipe cleaner, and attach to the inside top of the ornament. (We found it easiest to hold the pipe cleaner between my pointer and middle finger to slide into the ornament.

Turn the ornament upside down, and pour in faux snow. Screw the lid onto the ornament.

Active Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Place the bottle of tacky glue on the edge of the red cardstock, with half the bottle on, and half off. Trace the semi-circle shape onto the cardstock with a pencil.
Use scissors to cut out the red semi-circle.
Place the red semi-circle onto the white cardstock, and trace the semi-circle again.
Cut out the white semi-circle, and then cut another semi-circle within the white, leaving you with an approximately ¼” rainbow shape.
Fold the red semi-circle into a cone shape, and apply tacky glue to the seam to seal. Apply tacky glue to the bottom border of the cone, and wrap the white rainbow shaped strip around. Hot glue one small white pom pom to the top of the cone to complete your Santa hat, then glue the hat to the top of the dinosaur's head.
Glue the mini tree to the inside of the ornament lid and hot glue the dinosaur’s feet diagonal to the tree.
Cut a piece of pipe cleaner approximately 1 ½” long. Bend into a slight curve, and hot glue pom poms to the pipe cleaner in alternating colors of red, green, and white.
Apply hot glue to the ends of the pipe cleaner, and attach to the inside top of the ornament.Turn the ornament upside down, and pour in faux snow. Screw the lid onto the ornament.
Cut a piece of green and red ribbon approximately 12” long. Thread through the ornament hook, and tie in a bow.
Enjoy your ornament!