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December 8, 2011 by Jenae - 53 Comments
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Kid-Friendly Christmas Tree




The idea for felt Christmas trees has been all over Pinterest recently, but my absolute favorite has been this version from Johnny in a Dress. I love the simplicity of the triangle for the Christmas tree as well as the addition of felt presents at the bottom of the tree!

This kid-friendly Christmas tree is such a fun idea because it works just like those felt boards you had in Sunday school…the felt ornaments stick to the felt tree. Then, when you want to move them, just take it off and place it somewhere else!

 

When I saw that felt was on sale for $2.99 per yard at JoAnn’s last night, I knew we had to give this a try. I bought 1 yard of green felt (although I could have done 3/4 a yard) and I had the rest of the colors of felt on hand from other projects.

 

Update:  I do not recommend using pushpins to secure the felt onto the wall as this could pose a hazard to young children. I would recommend using command strips/hooks instead.

 

I estimated about how high I wanted it to be a cut a straight line across my yard of felt. Then I folded the felt piece in half and used a straight-edge to trace the angled cut.

 

I then used push-pins to attach it to the wall (if you’re reading this, Prince Charming, the holes are REALLY tiny). :)  Once again, please do not use push pins as I did. Use command strips/hooks instead.

 

And then I cut out circles, using a cup for my template.

 

I left some plain and on others I used a hot glue gun to add stripes or polka dots.

 

At first, I planned to have the tree in our kitchen. But then it looked a little too cluttered, so I decided to put it just around the corner.


The boys love getting to decorate and redecorate their very own Christmas Tree!

 

 

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Comments

  1. justine says

    December 8, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    fantastic! Can’t wait to do this!

    Reply
  2. Cilicia Phillips says

    December 8, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    I LOVE it!!!!! and I ESPECIALLY love the part about the REALLY tiny holes!!!!!!!!!! ….I was just telling my husband the other day how I needed to nails in the wall to hold up some garland….and he was NOT ok with that! ;)

    Reply
  3. Maria Dismondy says

    December 8, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    This is just what I needed for next week’s crafts at home! Thank yoU!

    Reply
  4. Sheryl says

    December 8, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    No chance of using tacks on our walls but I do have some felt boards in the basement that I never use…this it is time to repurpose them…Thanks for the idea!!

    Reply
  5. Sheena says

    December 9, 2011 at 8:20 am

    Any suggestions on other ways to hang it besides using push pins? My 13 month old would get them out for sure! And try to eat them…. ;)
    But I’d love to have this up, so he has one tree in the house he can touch and play with, since the other once is behind the baby gate.

    Reply
    • Britt says

      December 4, 2017 at 8:46 pm

      Im thinking about trying this and using Velcro for the ornaments

      Reply
  6. Best Christmas Gift says

    December 9, 2011 at 12:43 pm

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    Reply
  7. Evie says

    December 9, 2011 at 6:57 pm

    Took me less than 5 minutes to make it for my son (since I have a crazy fabric stash, I had all the fabric necessary)! I also only made round balls which were very simple…no glue necessary. Anyway, my 15 month old has been having a good time with it. It occupied him for 15 minutes at first and he’s gone back to it a few times since then. One time, he introduced it to his dad. Thanks for sharing the idea!

    Reply
  8. Nicole @ DavisDomestications says

    December 10, 2011 at 10:07 am

    I know what I’m doing soon! Thanks so much! I’ll give you props when I blog about it, following you now too. :)

    Reply
  9. Jennifer Steele says

    December 10, 2011 at 10:22 am

    I bet you could use the command strips meant for posters to stick these to the wall. Those things are genius:)

    Reply
  10. Crystal says

    December 10, 2011 at 11:23 am

    I did this but when I made the ornaments I used different names for Jesus, Son of God, the Almighty, I AM. It has been great to be able to discuss Jesus with her while she decorates her tree :)

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      December 10, 2011 at 11:39 am

      What an AWESOME idea! Thanks so much for sharing! I might have to do that on ours (at least plan on doing it next year). :)

      Reply
  11. Valerie says

    December 10, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    so ….the felt ornaments just “stick’ to the tree?? you don’t have to attach velcro or anything?

    Reply
    • SaraG says

      December 11, 2011 at 7:28 am

      Yeah! We just did this the other day too. Felt sticks to felt, which is what makes this so simple :)

      Reply
  12. SaraG says

    December 11, 2011 at 7:31 am

    We did this but the felt was trying to sag, so I put cardboard behind it. Tacks were not long enough to hold with the extra layer, so I’m off to buy some Command strips today to get this thing up. Right now it’s leaning on the wall and my 2 toddlers (1 and 3 yrs old) are loving it!

    Reply
    • grammycommins says

      July 3, 2012 at 3:06 am

      i think this is an awesome idea…and i think i may do mine on a project board. with a “pocket” on it for storing the ornaments and use spray adheisive to attach the tree to the board. makes for easy storage. i have 5 grandchildren of which 4 are under the age of 2yrs so this will be perfect for little artist to play with

      Reply
  13. Ellen says

    December 15, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    I LOVE this idea but since we are Jewish I’m going to try to make a huge felt Menorah and the kids can put the new flames on the monorah each night!! I can also do dreidels etc. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Ellen

    Reply
  14. Mary Anne says

    January 13, 2012 at 7:41 am

    I did this with my 2 and 3 year old. My oldest is for sure a crafty kid, I let her glitter glue designs on her shapes. Both kids LOVED it!!

    Reply
  15. Jenn says

    August 20, 2012 at 9:05 pm

    I love this idea! I was looking for some crafts that I could do with my 1 and 3 year old! I bet they will have so much fun!!:) thank you so much!

    Reply
  16. Heather says

    September 9, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    This is such a cute idea! For storing the ornaments, you could use one of the gifts at the bottom of the tree. ;) just a thought. We will definitely have to try this.

    Reply
  17. Leticia Echeverry says

    November 16, 2012 at 9:12 am

    me encantan todas las ideas. Pero no las entiendo muy bien pues no están en español. Podría encontrar todo esto en alguna página en Español?. Mil gracias.

    Reply
  18. Jenee says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    Hi Janae! (great name. ;) )

    I love this idea. I am so glad to have found your blog!

    Reply
  19. Candice says

    November 21, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    I love this idea. I am planning to use a felting tool instead of hot glue so it doesn’t add weight to the pieces.
    Here is a link txo the tool:
    http://www.kmart.com/felting-needle-tool/p-1990000000073872P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

    Reply
  20. Tina Hare says

    November 23, 2012 at 8:32 am

    I LOVE the part about the pin holes and Prince Charming…my PC is the SAME Way! THANK you for this WONDERFUL idea! I have a 23 month daughter that will LOVE this…but I bet the 5 year old son will love it too! Maybe I should make TWO!!

    Reply
  21. Katie says

    December 9, 2012 at 9:10 pm

    Loved this idea so much, that we made it on the weekend. I couldnt find our hot glue gun so just had plain pieces.
    I used cookie cutters to make the shapes- heart, butterfly, circles and stars. We didnt want pins in the walls, so I stiched cardboard to the back edges and used blue tak to hold it onto the wall.

    I think my 12 month old is still a little bit too young, but she has loved taking the pieces off and is trying to get them back on – all scrunched up.

    Thanks for the idea.

    https://www.facebook.com/katie.frazertheobald#!/photo.php?fbid=10151270639227159&set=a.319275562158.147546.522727158&type=1&theater

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  22. Becky says

    October 26, 2014 at 3:39 pm

    Command velcro strips will probably hold it up without leaving even tiny holes behind (for the Prince Charmings like mine who would flip out even though they are tiny.) Also my smaller (18 mo.) Prince Charming would find a way to pull out the tacks and nothing good can come out of that.

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    • Jenae says

      November 2, 2014 at 3:14 pm

      Great idea! Thanks Becky!

      Reply
      • Anne S says

        November 20, 2015 at 8:47 am

        Will command strips tear the paint off the wall, though?

        Reply
  23. Cindy says

    November 5, 2014 at 9:30 am

    This idea sounds really good and I’d like to do this for my one year old but I have a problem with the felt. I just went to a store this week and looked at the felt and it didn’t stick at all. I might have mention that I’m from Switzerland but I thought that fabric should be the same! Is it any special kind of felt? Thank you for helping, I’d really love to do this!

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      November 11, 2014 at 11:06 am

      Hmmm…that is interesting. I would assume all felt is the same as well! So sorry I can’t help you more!

      Reply
      • Jean says

        November 6, 2015 at 8:48 am

        You could put velcro dots on the back of the ornaments to help them stick to the felt. If you use the hook side it should stick

        Reply
  24. Cassie says

    November 11, 2014 at 3:18 pm

    Such a good idea! Easy and cost effective too. Our first baby is just now 4 months old, but I am super excited for her to get a bit older so we can do fun things like this. But I try to remind myself not to wish time away as well! Thank you for the cute idea :)

    Reply
  25. Judy Sprinkle says

    November 12, 2014 at 10:08 pm

    Great idea and I’m going to do this, myself. However – PLEASE recommend something other than tacks or push pins if it will be used by toddlers or younger. Last year a local toddler found a push pin in a preschool room he attended. He swallowed it and did not survive. Perhaps some other fastener like Velcro or even small nails securely fastened. it’s super easy to patch the holes afterwards, if need be. And all felt is not created equal – you need to look for the felt that is thicker and has a little nap to it.

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  26. melly says

    November 21, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    I love the idea. But i would warn anyone not to use push pins or tacks as we had a lady in our office the other day who’s son died from swallowing one. It caused internal bleeding and he died within 24 hours.

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      November 23, 2014 at 10:06 pm

      Oh my goodness! That is horrible! I will update the post!

      Reply
  27. Susan Norton says

    November 26, 2014 at 11:54 pm

    I am going to put yellow and red Christmas balls on a tree and let my Kindergarten students work on addition and subtraction. I think they will love it!!! :)

    Reply
  28. Tracie Barnes says

    November 30, 2014 at 10:09 am

    What keeps the ornaments from falling off? Did I miss a step? Could you do this with fleece? I have a ton of left over fleece from a previous project…..

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      December 1, 2014 at 9:06 am

      No, the felt ornament should stick to the felt on the tree (like a giant felt board). I don’t think fleece will work for this project.

      Reply
  29. Catherine says

    December 5, 2014 at 11:20 pm

    What was the cost for this project? I something similar at Target for $10. I’m trying to decide if I want to try making it myself or just buy it from Target.

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      December 8, 2014 at 11:08 pm

      Probably under $5 for the felt, if you can find it on sale. Honestly, if you can find it at Target for $10 that would be worth it in my book. ;)

      Reply
  30. Sara Wahlberg says

    December 15, 2014 at 10:00 am

    Hi there

    Thank you for a clear and inspiring instruction! I also fancy the choice of flags! ;)

    I wonder how the ornaments stick to the tree? I have polyester craft felt and it will not stick. How did you do it? Velcro? Tak?

    Happy holidays,
    Sara, Sweden

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      December 15, 2014 at 10:50 pm

      Hmmmm…no, the felt sticks to the felt (like a flannel board). That is strange!

      Reply
  31. sandra parmer says

    November 4, 2015 at 12:35 pm

    How can I buy the Kid friendly Felt Christmas Tree already made

    Reply
  32. Jina says

    November 16, 2015 at 12:15 pm

    Very cute idea. I watch kids at my house and I am gonna do this for sure. The kids will live it.

    Reply
  33. Laurie says

    November 18, 2015 at 11:02 am

    I just finished my last night.. then found this! Dangit! http://www.amazon.com/Kiwi-Crate-Felt-Tree-Creativity/dp/B00P85NN0G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447866208&sr=8-1&keywords=felt+tree

    But it was fun

    Reply
  34. Arlene Mobley says

    November 6, 2016 at 2:43 pm

    Not sure if you know this but both links in this sentence are bad.
    The idea for felt Christmas trees has been all over Pinterest recently, but my absolute favorite has been this version from Johnny in a Dress.

    Reply
  35. Shellie says

    November 16, 2016 at 12:08 am

    What a fun activity for kids (and adults)

    Reply
  36. Lynn Strawser says

    November 27, 2016 at 6:43 pm

    Does the felt ornaments just stick to the felt Christmas tree by itself or do I have to add something sticky to the back of the ornaments?

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      November 27, 2016 at 9:34 pm

      Yep, it just sticks. Like a good ol’ fashioned flannel board from Sunday school back in the day. Felt on felt sticks all on its own. :)

      Reply
  37. lil says

    October 19, 2017 at 11:54 pm

    Haha. At first I was puzzled as to why the Swedish and Norwegian flags were on your Christmas tree!

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      October 23, 2017 at 12:23 pm

      Haha!!! I didn’t even realize I made gifts to look like their flags! :)

      Reply

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