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Corduroy’s Christmas Surprise Handmade Ornament

December 3, 2015 By Thaleia 8 Comments

I cannot believe Christmas is coming so soon! Yes, I realize that it falls on the same day each year but this year the weather hasn’t been very cold until the last 2 weeks.

Corduroys Christmas Surprise Present Ornament

Need some cute ornament crafts? Check out these #KidMadeChristmas ideas.

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Today we are sharing with you Don Freeman’s book Corduroy’s Christmas Surprise and a super cute ornament to go with the story!

First you will need to gather some supplies:

small cardboard box- tiny candy box or bracelet box
wrapping paper
scissors
glue stick
cutting board
string or ribbon
large thumb tack
Corduroy’s Christmas Surprise

Corduroys Christmas supplies

Step 1. Place the top and bottom halves of the box on the wrapping paper and trace around them. (Be sure to mark which one is which.)

Corduroy's Christmas Surprise

Step 2. Cut out the top and bottom rectangles.

Step 3. Cut out a rectangular strip long enough to go all the way around the outside edge of the box lid.

 

 

 

Corduroys Christmas Surprise present

 

Step 4. Glue the wrapping paper rectangles to the top and bottom of the box.

 

Corduroys Surprise Present gluing

Step 5. Glue the long strip of wrapping paper all the way around the sides of the box lid. (We also put a strip around the sides of the bottom of the box to add a bit of thickness to help keep the halves together.)

Corduroy's Christmas Surprise Handmade Ornament

Step 6. Carefully poke a hole through the center of the box lid. We used a giant push pin, but  you could use whatever you  have handy.

Step 7. Cut a length of string or ribbon (ours was about 6 inches long), fold it in half, and tie the ends together in a knot.

Step 8. We used a needle threader to pull the looped end of the string through the hole we made in the box lid.

Step 9. Put the two halves of the box together and you’re ready to hang it on the tree!

10 days ornaments

Princess has come to my rescue once again for the 10 Days of a Kid-Made Christmas: Ornaments Inspired from Books. Lil’Red was too tired and laid down for a nap. Big Red was distracted by some new Lego’s…If you love handmade ornaments especially those made by kids then I have a treat for you!

FANTASTIC MR. FOX from Peace but Not Quiet

MOOSELTOE from Lalymom

DINOSAUR CHRISTMAS from Glittering Muffins

PENGUIN from Kids Craft Room

UNI THE UNICORN from My Bright Butterfly

ITSY BITSY SNOWMAN from Easy Peasy and Fun

POLAR EXPRESS from The Resourceful Mama

THE BIG SNOW from Living Life and Learning

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS from The Eyes of a Boy

Here are some more fabulous kid-made ornament ideas from some other bloggers:

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  1. Emma (Kids Craft Room) says

    December 3, 2015 at 4:27 pm

    Awww, totally sweet. It’s a new book for me, I’ll have to check it out.

  2. Melissa says

    December 4, 2015 at 12:29 am

    Super cute – love the box idea!!

  3. Shelah says

    December 4, 2015 at 12:04 pm

    What a sweet craft to go with a sweet holiday book!

  4. Thaleia says

    December 4, 2015 at 1:54 pm

    Thank you. I was hoping to offer a simple craft for those families not very crafty or with limited resources:)

  5. Julie says

    December 9, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    Smart Idea!! Presents look great hanging in a tree!

  6. ornaments says

    August 18, 2021 at 3:47 am

    Very nice craft to go with a sweet + good holiday book!

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