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Classic Christmas Angel Ornament Math Game for Kids

 
Get crafty this Christmas with items you already have around your house!  This Christmas angel ornament is a great way to strengthen your child’s fine motor muscles and math skills!

DIY Angel Ornament

Read on to find out how to incorporate a little math learning too!
Affiliate links are used in this article.Materials Needed

 

  • Metallic Gold Spray Paint
  • Permanent Marker
    1-Hole Punch
  • Uncooked Elbow Noodles
  • Empty Cardboard Box
  • Scissor
  • School Glue
  • Newspaper
  • Red Chinelle Stems /Pipe Cleaners or thin red ribbon
  • Thick Red Ribbon
  • Glue Gun with Glue Sticks

Directions to make DIY Paper Plate Christmas Wreath

1. ADULTS: Cut a angel shape out of the box.

Trace and cut angels on cardboard box

Make a hole near the edge using the hold punch.

Hole punch top of angel

2.Use the permanent marker and write the child’s name on the back of the angel.

3. ADULT ONLY STEP: Set the cardboard angel on newspapers outside, away from children. Follow all safety instructions on your paint container.  Spray with gold paint. Let dry. This will be the back of the ornament.

Gold sprayed angels

4. Set the angel- shiny side down on the table. Let the child place drop of glue on the angel.  Put a noodle on top of each glue drop.

Squeezing the glue and picking up the noodles with the thumb and pointer finger makes this angel ornament a great fine-motor skills craft.

Roll a dice, cover angel with number of noodles

MATH SPIN ON IT:
Roll and Cover Christmas Angel: For older children, let them roll 1 die and call out the number Place the same amount of glue dots as the number rolled. Then cover each glue dot with a noodle.  Repeat rolling until the angel has been filled. Challenge: How many noodles are on the angel all together?

covering angels with noodles

For an EXTRA math challenge: Hand children two dice. Let them roll both and place either the sum or the difference on their angel.  a 2 and a 4 would mean children could place either 2 glue dots (4-2=2) or 6 glue dots on their angel (4+2=6)

4. Allow the angel to dry.

Gold Spray painted noodle ornament

5. ADULT ONLY STEP: Set the dried noodle angel on newspapers outside, away from children. Follow all safety instructions on your paint container.  Spray with gold paint.  Make sure to paint from several angles until all the noodles and cardboard is covered. Allow to dry

6. Thread the red Pipe Cleaner through the hole and twist.

Angel ornament to make and give

OPTIONAL: Have the children wrap their angel ornament with tissue paper to give as a gift.

 
 
 
 
  1. The Christmas Story
  2. The Animals’ Christmas Eve (Little Golden Book)
  3. God Gave Us Christmas
  4. Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale
  5. God Bless Our Christmas
  6. A Christmas Prayer
  7. The Parable Series: The Pine Tree Parable
  8. This Is the Stable
  9. Who Is Coming to Our House? (Board Book)
  10. Mortimer’s Christmas Manger
 
Click for STEP BY STEP photos to make a STAR Ornament

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Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Christmas, Ornaments, Toddler

About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. max den says

    December 11, 2015 at 2:42 pm

    Amazing post.

    Reply

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