Looking for a fun DIY activity with the kids? These candy cane Christmas ornaments would be the perfect craft for a quick and easy addition to your tree. These candy cane ornaments are reminiscent of old-world decorations with a warm touch from your kids. This activity would be perfect to fill up the kids’ tree or as gifts to grandparents.
I am joining up over at My Very Educated Mother today for her No Ugly Ornament series. Be sure to head over there after you are done here to see even more ornament inspiration. Now let’s break out those buttons!
You can use any colors or sized buttons you choose! If you already have an overflowing button jar, make a multi-colored and shaped version as a unique spin on this easy DIY ornament.
The thing I love about this craft is that there is no glue, paint, or sticky mess that can find its way onto furniture by little hands. It’s just buttons and floral wire!
If you are looking for more crafts with buttons, bottle caps, or the like, check out these to make with your kids today:
- Button Santa Ornament
- Candy Cane Button Tree
- Button Wreath Ornament
- Fall Tray with Button Design
- Button Carrot
How to Make Button Candy Cane Ornaments
Button Candy Cane Christmas Ornaments Supplies:
- Buttons — you can find packs of red and white at Buttons Galore and More
- Floral wire
- Pliers
- Scissors with a wire cutter or Wire Cutter
The buttons used for my project were provided by Buttons Galore but all projects and opinions are my own.
Start on one end of your floral wire and bend it over with your pliers. I would recommend a 16 gauge wire so your candy cane will hold its shape.
Next start adding on buttons from the opposite end. Two red then two white right through the holes in the buttons. Keep them all about the same size. This is where the kids come in y’all. Let them add the buttons on your wire! When you have your candy cane about full, bend the wire by hand while holding the buttons in place with your other hand. When you bend the wire the buttons will move slightly so you want to do this before you finish off your candy cane.
Once your candy cane looks full enough for you, hold the buttons tight and bend over your wire as shown below.
Cut off the excess.
Bend it over to hold everything in place.
You will have a tree full of button candy canes in no time y’all! Those were easy right? Y’all can make these! Trust me!
Now don’t forget to find more fun ornaments over at My Very Educated Mother. Now is the perfect time to kick off crafting for Christmas.
I hope you enjoyed my button candy cane Christmas ornaments. Stay tuned cause I have tons of Christmas fun planned over the next couple of months.
Supplies
- Buttons you can find packs of red and white at Buttons Galore and More
- Floral wire
- Pliers
- Scissors with a wire cutter or Wire Cutter
Instructions
- Cut your floral wire to the desired length of your candy cane. Start on one end of your floral wire and bend it over with your pliers to create the “hook” of the candy cane.
- Next start adding on buttons from the opposite end. Two red then two white right through the holes in the buttons. Keep them all about the same size.
- When you have your candy cane about full, bend the wire by hand while holding the buttons in place with your other hand. When you bend the wire the buttons will move slightly so you want to do this before you finish off your candy cane.
- Once your candy cane looks full enough for you, hold the buttons really tight and bend over your wire and cut off any excess.
- Turn the raw edge under to hold everything in place.
These can be used every year without getting eaten!
I love these! I think my kids would like to make them too.
Simple yet adorable!
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We are doing something similar to this only with pipe cleaners and those little 3 sided beads. It’s something easy and fun for the kiddos to do during the afternoon. Thanks for the cute idea!