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Free printable Christmas ornament templates are an easy starting point for holiday crafts. The outlines can be colored, cut out, traced onto sturdier materials, or used as patterns for handmade decorations. Common designs include round baubles, stars, bells, candy canes, snowflakes, gingerbread shapes, snow globes, and Christmas trees.
These templates are useful for parents, preschool teachers, elementary classrooms, homeschool groups, scout meetings, and family craft sessions. Young children can color large, simple shapes, while older children and adults can add detailed patterns, names, messages, glitter, ribbon, or layered paper pieces. The finished ornaments can decorate a tree, classroom display, mantel, window, bulletin board, gift package, or holiday card.
How to Use the Ornament Templates
- Choose a design. Select a blank outline for coloring or a patterned shape for a quicker project. Consider using several sizes if you are making a garland or a full set of decorations.
- Print the template. Open the printable file and print the page at its original size. Avoid choosing “fit to page” unless you want the ornament reduced or enlarged.
- Decorate the design. Use crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint, stickers, or paper scraps. For a cleaner result, decorate the page before cutting.
- Cut around the outline. Use child-safe scissors for younger crafters. Adults can trim detailed edges or prepare pieces in advance.
- Add a hanger. Punch a small hole near the top and thread yarn, ribbon, string, or a pipe cleaner through it. For a sturdier ornament, glue the printed shape to cardstock before punching the hole.
Practical Printing Tips
- Use standard US Letter paper measuring 8.5 by 11 inches unless the file specifies another size.
- Choose cardstock for ornaments that need to hang independently. Regular printer paper works well for coloring pages, garlands, and temporary decorations.
- Print one test page first to check the size, margins, and ink coverage.
- Set the printer to “actual size” or 100 percent when the template needs to remain true to scale.
- For classroom use, print several copies before the activity begins and keep extra pages available for mistakes.
- Laminate completed paper ornaments, or cover them with clear contact paper, if you want to reuse them next year.
Simple Craft Ideas
Use two matching shapes to make a front-and-back ornament, or glue several smaller ornaments to a strip of paper for a festive garland. Templates also work as tracing patterns for felt, foam sheets, fabric, thin cardboard, and air-dry clay. Add each child’s name and the year to create a keepsake ornament. For a low-mess activity, provide crayons, washable markers, glue sticks, and pre-cut decorative paper.
Before printing many copies, check the original resource’s usage terms. Some templates are intended for personal or classroom use and may not be redistributed or sold.
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