DIY Gumball Machine Ornament Tutorial
This DIY Gumball Machine Ornament is totally easy and fun to make for the holidays! It’s a simple, creative craft that’s perfect for kids to make.
Handmade ornaments make great gifts for the holiday season! I love how easy this is to make with only a few simple supplies.
This year I decided to host the Twelve Days of Christmas Crafts on Instagram and we had so much fun!! We’ve made a ton of crafts to go along with my DIY Tree Collar and Holiday Ribbon Picks!
Be sure to check out this Wine Cork Garland, Sweater Ornament tutorial, Clay Farmhouse Ornaments or Wood Plank Tree Signs too!
This gumball ornament is so fun and whimsical, perfect for kids! They would be so much fun paired with a gift card and gifted to friends or family.
How to make these DIY ornaments:
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Get the supplies:
- Mini red solo cup
- Clear plastic ball ornament
- Red faux berries 12-20
- Hot glue gun
- Baker’s twine
- Black felt sharpie
- Soda can pull tab
Tip: colorful pom poms, or sprinkles can be used for gumballs instead of berries.
Directions:
- Cut the berries from a festive floral stem. I think that these shiny berries totally look like gumballs!
2. Half fill the clear ornament with berries.
3. Use the black sharpie marker to color in a “door” at the base of the cup.
4. Glue the soda can tab to the bottom of the cup to create a door.
5. Glue the bottom of the clear ornament to the top of the cup.
6. Tie with a loop of bakers twine for hanging.
Super cute right?! So easy and versatile, this would make a great craft for kids at school. They could all fill the ornaments with different colored gumballs.
Seriously, how darling are these Gumball Christmas ornaments?! I can see them on the Christmas tree or used as gift tags to embellish gifts!
Have you made a Christmas craft like this? More of our favorite DIY Christmas ornaments include: this Reindeer Ornament, these DIY Wood Slice ornaments and this Dried Orange Garland.
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More of my crafting essentials for holiday crafts:
- We love using these Apple Barrel Acrylic Paints to add bright color to all of our projects.
- These paint brushes are ideal for most craft surfaces and a great price!
- This art supplies kit is our favorite because it has everything we needed to get started.
- This rolling storage cart helps to keep our craft supplies organized.
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