This project makes stunning christmas star ornaments out of salt dough and melted perler beads. Kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and more will have fun making these beautiful christmas star crafts. So let me show you how to make these easy, kid-friendly white star ornaments for christmas tree.
christmas star ornaments
Looking for a fun and festive activity to get the kids excited for the holiday season? Look no further! This project is all about creating stunning Christmas star ornaments using salt dough and melted Perler beads. It’s a great way for kids of all ages—from toddlers to second graders and beyond—to unleash their creativity while making beautiful decorations for your Christmas tree.
The process is simple and enjoyable, making it perfect for family craft time. First, we’ll make the salt dough, which is easy to whip up with minimal ingredients that you probably already have at home. The dough is fun to knead and shape into star forms. The best part is that each child can create their own unique stars to hang on the tree or gift to family members.
Once the stars are shaped and baked to perfection, it’s time to add a little sparkle! That’s where the melted Perler beads come in. You can let the kids choose their favorite colors to fill in the star shapes with these beads. Once they are arranged, simply pop them in the oven to melt into beautiful, shiny accents that catch the light beautifully when hung on your tree.
What I love about this project is the opportunity for kids to express themselves artistically and learn valuable skills like measuring, mixing, and following instructions. Plus, the satisfaction of seeing their hard work displayed on the Christmas tree is priceless. They can even customize their ornaments with special touches like glitter or paint after they’ve cooled down.
To make this super easy two ingredients clay recipe you only need cornstarch & baking soda! We also decided to put in some white glitter – it was the perfect touch!
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
3/4 cup warm water
glitter (optional)
Mix the ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat stirring continually. When it starts to bubble and pull away from the sides of the pan it is almost done. Pull it off the heat when it resembles soft playdough and turn onto parchment paper to cool until it is a temperature you and your children are comfortable touching. My kids and I loved playing with and rolling out the warm ornament dough recipe.
star christmas ornaments
Isn’t the white glitter so pretty.
Don’t worry, it wont rub off and make your house a mess once it is in the pretty white clay ornaments.
white star ornaments for christmas tree
I love how white this recipe! It’s so pretty! It rolls out perfectly and looks so shimmery and perfect for our star ornaments.
christmas star crafts
We used our nesting star cookie cutters. You want a medium size star with the smallest star you have to cut out the middle.
christmas star arts and crafts
We put all our start cutouts on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
christmas star craft for kids
The kids pressed perler beads (yep, we got the mega pack to use with our 5 Perler Bead Christmas Crafts for Kids) into the small hearts to decorate them. It was such a simple, beautiful way to decorate these stars. The kids loved helping.
Hint: Leave some stars pretty and white. It makes a beautiful contrast on your tree!
clay star ornaments
The stars with the start cut out in the middle we filled with perler beads. Then we baked all of them at 200 F for 50 minutes. We removed the small stars, turned up the oven to 375 F and continued cooking the perler bead filled stars for an additional 15 minutes to get them perfectly melted.
Allow them to cool on the cookie tray before moving. They will slip right off the parchment paper.
christmas star crafts for preschoolers
Here is a sampling of our finished ornaments. I love them all! The plain ones are so beautifully white, simple, and just the right amount of shimmer. The small star decorated with perler beads is so sweet.
But my favorite are the perler bead filled stars! The ones to the left were melted for 15-20 minutes as apposed to 10 of the ones to the right. I think the ones that are melted more are prettier.
preschool star crafts
You can easily hang the ornaments with an ornament hook. Aren’t they just the prettiest, most original Christmas Ornament Craft.
Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! With over 20 years educating children, she has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids alphabet, math, science, English grammar, history, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables - www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com. Beth studied at the University of Northwestern where she got a double major to make her effective at teaching children while making education FUN!
