Simple model magic Christmas ornaments for kids to make. Parents can also help children make these beautiful handprint ornaments.
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Making Model Magic Christmas Tree Ornaments
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Four-year-old Lily had a wonderful time making Crayola Model Magic ornaments with me while the two oldest kids were at school and Anna was napping! She used this set of pottery tools. It’s a little sophisticated for Model Magic, and Lily is on the younger end, but she knows how to use real tools properly, and she loved how easily they manipulated the Model Magic!
Lily came up with the idea of what to make all on her own. I love the way she used the flat end of her tool to make the sun’s rays – so pretty, and I never would have thought to do that! It took a few tries, but she eventually was able to get her name written on the sun in points so that she was happy with how it looked – you can see it in the middle row here:
Lily also made this handprint ornament on her own – no doubt inspired by Anna’s baby handprint ornament. I would have done it a little differently, but then it would be my ornament, not Lily’s! I love this as a memory of her creativity at age four.
Model Magic Nativity Ornament
I find that crafting alongside my kids is one of the easiest ways of keeping myself from interfering with what they are making! I enjoyed making this simple nativity ornament. Model magic is a little unique to work with (sort of like working with moldable marshmallows, only it sticks to itself very well, but not to you). I did the little neck shaping on the people once the clay was on the black background using one of the tools we had; a fork or toothpick would also work. The star one large triangle with three smaller ones added, and then blended together.
I added a loop behind the star to hang it. This would not work with play dough or probably even salt dough, but model magic sticks to itself super well and is very lightweight, so I think it will hold over time without too much trouble.
What should we craft next? Do you have a handmade ornament that we should try? How about a Model Magic project?
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MaryAnne lives in Silicon Valley with her Stanford professor husband Mike and their four children. She writes about parenting through education, creativity, and play. Mama Smiles - Joyful Parenting is a space to share crafts, hands on learning activities, and family outings that enrich lives and bring families together.
So cute!! Kid-made ornaments are the best! :-)
Love Lily’s ornaments! It’s been a while since I’ve tried Model Magic. I know Aiden would like to try it out.
I love Lily’s ornaments and glad that you liked the pottery set. We just received ours yesterday in a neat package that came all the way from China :)
I don’t think ours came clear from China, although I’ve had other orders arrive that way :)
I’d love to let the kids play with model magic. It would make some great ornaments for their tree!
It’s perfect for making ornaments!
Great ornaments! My daughter would love the glitter glue. She loves glitter, and I like the glue version because it’s not as messy!
My girls love glitter, too, and I prefer glitter glue for the same reason! It’s a nice compromise!
Of all the Crayola products we’ve ever used, I don’t think that Model Magic is one of them. I’m totally curious now! I adore her sunshine ornament, how clever to use the tool for the rays. And of course, mama, yours turned out lovely as well :)
Oh, you need to try Model Magic – it is probably my favorite! My younger sister brought home this little dragon she made out of it in Seventh Grade, and it made a huge impression on me because I had never seen a clay that was anything like it before!
I have never tried Model Magic. My 6-year-old granddaughter is very creative and I think she would really enjoy it. It would be fun to create things together.
I love the silhouettes on your nativity ornament! And Lily’s sun brightened my day. Beautiful!
Thank you, Elisa! I was happy with how my ornament turned out, and I LOVED the way Lily designed her sun! It looks so neat, and I never would have thought to us that tool that way!
I love Lily’s ornaments! It’s so special that you two have this one on one time together. I struggle finding that with just two kids so I can imagine that it’s extra special when you have four to divide your time between. I also struggle with not interfering with my kid’s creations – it’s something I’m constantly reminding myself not to do. Crafting alongside is such a great idea.
I love the one-on-one time. It’s so nice! It really is a struggle finding it for each of the kids, though.
The glitter glue
Ooh… the model magic looks like so much fun. It’s one thing we haven’t tried and I know my kids would love it.
We have never tried Model Magic, but it is on our wishlist! This looks so fun and easy!
We love Model Magic in our house—could always use some more:) Great idea!
1. roll out your model magic so it’s about 1/4 – 1/2 inch thick. 2. using your cookie cutter, cut out a snowflake 3. using the straw, poke a hole at the top 4. repeat process for however many you want to make 5. allow to dry for about 24-48 hours, turning over halfway through. 6. hang with a ribbon.
Easy and fun – thanks for sharing!
We love Model Magic clay. It’s easy to use and doesn’t have a weird smell. What a great idea to use it for ornaments!
Lily is very creative!!!
She definitely does her own thing – I love watching her!
We love the Crayola Model Magic. It seems a bit expensive, but the kids spend hours molding different scenes and animals. The variety of colors is fantastic, and when it dries, it doesn’t crack or crumble like Play-Doh. It maintains its soft appearance and dries like hard foam. If you don’t let it dry out, you can re-use it over and over! Although, I now have little model magic creatures all around my house so it’s about time to order more. But I love it! I would recommend it to any parent whose kids love to sculpt and mold with clay.
Only one for my favorite? But I love them all… Well, we just finished off most of our tubes of glitter glue making gingerbread men.
“moldable marshmallows” Love that!
Lovely ornaments. I love how creative Lily’s ornaments are. Well done!
We’d love the glitter glue! I hope my daughter gets the chance to use them :)
Love the ornaments! Looks like a fun activity to do together.
the model magic would be great to win so the kids can make fun ornaments, figures, or whatever with it.
My daughter will love the markers but I’m excited about trying the glitter glue.
I am excited to try the Model Magic. My daughter has never tried it and she loves Play-Doh so I really think she would enjoy it.
I’d love to try those “slick sticks” in the picture.
I’m interested in the glitter glue. Who doesn’t love glitter?
The glitter glue…Mom can use it, too!
I would love to try the Model Magic! M y on would have so much fun making different things with it!
I think my kids would have a blast with the Model Magic. I don’t know what the Slick Stix are but I would love to find out! Thank you for the giveaway!!
I am most interestied in the washable markers as my grandchildren are all young and sometimes makes mistakes (that could be washed away with these).
I would like the Washable Markers for my granddaughter.
I’d like to win the colored pencils for my niece because she loves drawing with colored pencils!
I would love the glitter glue because glitter is pretty messy with two two year olds and a four year old. I think it would be so fun for them without the huge mess for me :)
The glitter clue! Would make a fun and cute art projects!
We love Model Magic in our house—could always use some more!
I want to win washable markers because my son loves them and they are not messy to use
The glitter glue – my girls LOVE glitter glue!
The washable glitter glue looks so fun!
I love their glitter gel pens! They are great for everything!
I’d love to win the model magic. It’s something my daughter and I could do together.
We would use the glitter glue to decorate ornaments!
Love the model magic. There are so many things to do/make with it. Love the ornament idea!
The model magic looks like a lot of fun to work with; I would most want to win that.
ive never tried the slik stix and would like to (:
model magic would be loved by my kids
the glitter glue looks cool
the model magic looks like it would be so fun for the kids to play with!
Ooh… the model magic looks like so much fun. It’s one thing we haven’t tried and I know my kids would love it.
I love the glitter glue! My daughter loves glitter so we go through a lot of it!
We’d love the model magic! The ornaments are awesome.
we love glitter glue! this would be a fun for my for kids!
So cute! The kiddies love the glitter glue. I like Crayola watercolor paints…way better than expensive watercolor paints!
I like the model magic because it is the most fun to use!
The model magic because my kids love to make little creatures out of it!
I’d love to try those twistable slick stix with my kids!
Beautiful photos, by the way, and you have a talented family. :) Thanks for the giveaway!
I really want to try the Model Magic. I’m sure we could make great memories with that.
I am most interested in the glitter glue! Our 4 year old daughter would love to do some projects with glitter :) The Slick Sticks would also be fun for all 3 of our children, and also the Model Magic! Our 10 month old daughter would love the feeling of it :) Thanks for the chance to win such an awesome prize package!
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Model magic looks like fun!
My kids would love the model magic, that would be the favorite!!!
I am interested in model magic
the model magic clay
my daughter would love the glitter glue
Id like to win the glitter glue. My granddaughters are always cutting and glueing so I know they would get alot of use out ofvit.
Looks like the model magic makes the cutest ornaments, would love my kids to try it.
I like the model magic. Seems like a creative way for kids to play.
I’m most interested in the gift card and the model magic. It looks like a fun way for the kids to be creative….first time I’ve heard of this
the slick stix and model magic would be a hit at our house.
I think my son would like to try the slick sticks, I have not seen these before.
Model magic, my niece and nephew would love to make ornaments.
I’m most interested in the washable glitter glue. We love glitter and being washable is a huge bonus.
The markers, ours are all dried out!
My daughter would love to try the Crayola Model Magic ornaments maker. She loves to play with clay and playdoh
Model Magic clay because it is easy to clean
The twist able slick sticks look neat
What crafting has your family been enjoying lately? Do you have a handmade ornament that we should try? How about a Model Magic project?
We’ve made some foam Santa’s for the tree and I have never tried Model Magic before.
I’m most interested in the model magic. I’ve never used it and I think my 2 1/2 year old son and I would have a blast with it!
I will go with the good old markers. I love the way markers look when you color with them and Crayola is the best!
I like the glitter glue – I think my 4 little granddaughters would love using it!
I think this would keep kids busy for hours. Thank you for the giveaway opportunity.
I want the crayola washable markers. My kids love these for art/science projects.
Definitely the glitter glue-add glitter to anything and i want it ;)
What wonderful magic Christmas ornaments one can make with Crayola! Most interested in the glitter glue & adding sparkle to some wonderfully made Christmas cards!
Thanks for the chance to win this fantabulous giveaway!
I’m interested in the washable crayons to help with messes when we do crafts!
The slick stix sound interesting! :)
The model magic would be great for making other ornaments and other holiday crafts
The Model Magic would be so fun for my nieces. Thank you for the chance :)
I love the markers and glitter for my daughter…she is a little artist.
I’d most be interested in the model magic to make neat little things with my daughter.
I am most excited to try the Model Magic, because we have never tried it before!
I love model magic. It’s so easy to use.
I would like the clay to make ornaments. Too cute!
model magic…for keepsakes of course.
My girls would love this kit as they love to craft and create.
The washable markers for my niece! She loves coloring and creating new things!
I would like to win the Washable Markers because I have a 16 month old granddaughter who loves to “draw’ on everything.
Me & my daughters love making crafts..they are 4 and 1. Anything glitter glue, girly, and sparly is our fav.
i’d like the glitter glue to decorate picture frames with.
I love glitter glue
Scrapbooking
the model magic clay-my son would make ninja turtle ornaments
I would be excited to win any of them. My seven year old daughter is going though a crafting faze and would love it!!
The glitter glue my kids would LOVE!!! Thanks!
I want to win the colored pencils. They are good for both kids crafts and grown up art too!
I would love the washable markers because my son always gets marker on his clothing!
We have been making gingerbread houses and love it!
The modeling clay, because I think my little guy would really enjoy it — and it’s not messy. :)
The Model Magic looks like it would be fun.
Twistable stix
My son would love the glitter glue
glitter glue – can never have too much sparkle. :-)
I would say the glitter glue, I wonder what we could craft to use that, it would be fun to try out some new projects!
Model magic! My daughter loves creating things!
The kids would love the Model Magic. I love the, Anna’s baby handprint ornament, just the way it is.
Would love to try the Model Magic! My daughter loves making things with playdoh, I would love to see if she would love this too! <3
I love the model magic. Thank you
I’m most excited about the glitter glue I love the colors
the slick sticks look really neat
ID LOVE to do sme crafts with the glitter glue
I’d love to win the Model Magic. My son loves to play with Play-Doh but I’ve never heard of this before.
we want the washable markers, because they come off really easy
I’d love the glitter glue because regular glitter makes a giant mess