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DIY Kid’s Angel Craft with Paper Straws – Free Printables

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A graphic of paper straw crafts from Abbi Kirsten. The top photo shows a paper straw Christmas tree and two singing angels crafts. The bottom photo shows the templates and has a pink circle that reads "Free Printables. The center of the graphic reads "Paper straw angel Christmas craft." DIY angel ornament craft. Create an easy kid's angel craft with paper straws. Download the free angel and Christmas tree printables.

Christmas crafting just isn’t the same if you can’t get creative with the kids. Today’s angel ornament craft is a family-friendly, handmade item that can be gifted or used as decor during the holiday season!

You can make this simple angel ornament craft with just a printer, pair of scissors, and a few adornments.

Looking for more Christmas crafts? Check out all my tutorials here, like my 6 last-minute gift ideas!

A blonde choral angel made with paper and paper straws sits against an evergreen garland. The red paper faux ribbon below says "Merry Christmas!" Create an easy kid's angel ornament craft with paper straws. Download the free angel and Christmas tree printables to make this craft.

Supplies Kid’s Christmas Angel Craft

A square photo of the Christmas angel craft free printables templates made with green and white patterned paper. A pink center circle contains the words "DIY Paper Straw Angel's Christmas Kid's Craft."

Print the templates (find them above) and cut out the angel and tree pieces with your scissors.

Angel printable Christmas craft detailing step one in the craft process. The angel cut parts lay on a wooden table waiting to be assembled.

Fold the angel’s body or tree, like an accordion, back and forth on the dotted line.

A printed page of the separate sections of the singing angel/ The triangle body has been cut out.

Punch holes where the X’s are located but don’t punch any holes over the very top section

With the angel body folded, slide the paper straw through the center holes.

The gold paper straw is inserted into each folded section through the punched holes to create the body of the Christmas angel. This is an easy craft for kids!

Glue the angel’s head to the top of the triangle.

The paper Christmas angel craft is coming together. On the wooden table lays a white paper folded triangle with a gold paper straw threaded through it. Anni's hand is holding the blonde angel's head which needs to be glued to the top of the triangle.

To add wings to your angel ornament craft, apply glue to the back of the angel’s body where you would like to place the wings. Next, glue the songbook with hands to the front of the angel.

The back of the paper Christmas angel craft shows the circular gold pipe cleaner halo glued to the back of the golden paper straw.
Paper Christmas angel craft as seen from the back where the white angel wings have been glued onto the gold paper straw. A golden pipe cleaner halo sits at the top of the straw.

Cut your gold pipe cleaner in half and twist it into a halo, leaving a tail for the pipe cleaner to insert into the top of the straw.

The black-haired paper Christmas angel craft from the front. Her hands and a red chorus book has been cut out and added to the front of the gold straw.

Finally glue the Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or Season’s Greetings banner to the bottom.

The paper Christmas tree straw craft made from Abbi Kirsten's free printables. The tree is made from green and white patterned paper. Red pompom adorn the sides of the tree and a a cut-out printed yellow straw is attached to the tree top. The Christmas tree craft says "Happy Holidays" on the bottom.


Repeat the first 5 steps to create the Christmas Tree but instead, glue the star to the treetop.
and glue pompoms, sequins, or buttons onto your tree as ornaments.

Glue a banner across the bottom to complete the tree.

Two paper singing paper angels sit on either side of the paper straw Christmas tree craft.  All three decorations are in front of a pine needle garland on a brown wooden table top. Create an easy kid's angel ornament craft with paper straws. Download the free angel and Christmas tree printables to make this craft.

Did you enjoy this easy and fun angel ornament craft or kids? Get access to the templates and all my Christmas freebies here!

DIY Kid’s Angel Craft with Paper Straws Cover Image

DIY Kid-Friendly Angel Ornament Craft With Paper Straws - Christmas Crafts

Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Use my free printable templates to create these cute Christmas crafts with your kids! Two singing angels and a Christmas tree are wonderful decorations for your mantle, window sill, or bedside table.

Instructions

For the Angels: 

  1. Print out all the templates. 
  2. Cut out all the angel pieces with your scissors. 
  3. Accordion-fold the angel's body using the dotted line as a guide.  
  4. Punch holes at each X. Don’t punch holes over the very top section.
  5. Thread the paper straw through the center holes. 
  6. Glue the angel’s head to the top of her triangle body.
  7. Add the angel’s wings by applying glue to the back of the angel’s body. 
  8. Glue the hands and songbook to the front of the angel’s body. 
  9. Cut your gold pipe cleaner in half. Twist it into a halo, leaving a pipe cleaner tail to insert into the top of the straw.
  10. Glue the Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or Season’s Greetings banner to the bottom.

For The Tree

  1. Print out the template. 
  2. Cut out the tree pieces with your scissors. 
  3. Accordion-fold the tree using the dotted line as a guide.  
  4. Punch holes at each X. Don’t punch holes over the very top section.
  5. Thread the paper straw through the center holes. 
  6. Glue the star to the top of the tree. 
  7. Add pompom or sequin decorations with craft glue
  8. Glue the Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or Season’s Greetings banner to the bottom.

I hope you have fun making these fun Christmas crafts by yourself or with the children in your life!

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