These simple yarn wreath ornaments are an easy Christmas craft for kids of all ages (adults too!).

They are a great way to practice and develop fine motor skills and the finished ornaments look gorgeous hanging on the tree.

We made these ones back when my girls were pre schoolers, and still have them in our ornament box today (they are big 4th and 5th graders now!).

I have a penchant for collecting odd balls of textured, chunky yarn. In fact, my yarn collection is pretty enormous even though I have no idea how to knit or crochet. It all gets used up in other crafts like our braided yarn dolls and DIY pom poms.

Yarn wreaths are another great way to put them to use. They work best, and are fastest to make, with the very thick type – the fluffier the better!

If you like to decorate with a specific colour theme each year, you could easily make these in the colours to suit it. We, however, have an eclectic mix of hand made ornaments that have grown with the kids. I love pulling them out each year and adding more to the collection, kid-made ornaments really do make lovely keepsakes.

Want to make some? Here’s how…

How to make Yarn wreath ornaments

You will need:

A copy of the wreath templates
Chunky style wool
Ribbon
Twine for hanging
Scissors
Thick recycled cardboard

How to:

Trace the template onto thick recycled cardboard and cut it out
Tie on a loop of string, ribbon or twine for hanging (or if you prefer you can do this at the end)
Cut a long length of the wool and tie it to the ring, then wrap it around and around the cardboard wreath, all the way around until it’s completely covered in yarn.If woking with younger kids, you can cut the pieces of textured yarn a bit shorter because shorter pieces are easier to work with. When the yarn runs out, tie a new piece to it and keep going
When finished, tie the end to the beginning piece of yarn so it doesn’t unravel
Tie a piece of ribbon or a different contrasting style of chunky wool around the string into a bow

All done!