How to make an LED Christmas candle ornament

Personalise your tree this year with a luminescent piece that has longevity.

With each year that passes, homemade Christmas tree décor becomes less traditional and something more unique. 

Each handmade ornament and decoration that we make or is gifted has its own story. And as the Christmas tree is set up there’s a conversation about memories.

“Remember making this?”

“Look! It’s the dough ornament that Fiona and Alex made eight years back. Don’t eat it!”

For today’s Christmas activity we’ll be converting an LED into an ornament.

Let’s get started.

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What you need

• LED candle light
• Ribbon
• 2 pipe cleaners
• Acrylic marker pens
• Hot glue 

Note

Adult participation is advised when using sharp tools (E.g., art knife) hot elements (E.g., oven and hot glue gun).

Image: supplied

Activity

Using acrylic marker pens illustrate an LED candle light to look like a reindeer’s face.  When creating the face consider the LED flickering light to be the nose.

Curve two pipe cleaners into a set of antlers, and then twist together. Glue the antlers to the candle rim, above the painted face.

Tie a ribbon loop. Glue ribbon to candle base, behind antlers.

Hang up reindeer ornament and switch on the candle light.

For more detailed instructions, watch the video above!

Originally published as How to make an LED Christmas candle ornament