DIY Scratch Art Christmas Ornaments

Every year, we make tons of homemade ornaments for our tree. One of our choices this year, were these fun scratch art ornaments. I had to do a lot more prep ahead of time for this project, but the results were worthwhile.

To begin, I cut a selection of circles. I used a couple of different sized circle punches to make life easier on me. If you don't have punches, just use some drinking glasses as a stencil.

Next, I used our oil pastels to make colorful designs on the circles. You can also use crayons, though you will want to color darkly. I prefer using the oil pastels because they go on so much thicker than crayons.

Finally, you'll want to color over your designs with a thick coat of black. When you're done, it's time to scratch! We used a toothpick to gently scratch our designs on the ornaments. Some were well planned out and others were random and fun. When all were done, we punched a hole in the top, strung some string through the hole and hung them on our tree.

Scratch art is fun and you don't have to buy a specialized kit to experience it. Not only were these a fun afternoon project, but they would also be an easy and inexpensive stocking stuffing. Just bundle a few pre-made ornaments with a few scratchers in a pretty package. What a fun thing to find in a Christmas stocking!

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