I’ve been looking for a holiday craft project to do with Kora & Logan for sometime and recently decided on DIY Button Christmas Trees. I’ve seen variations of button crafts on Pinterest and remembered how much I used to enjoy going through my grandma’s button tin. I would spend ages looking at all of the buttons and always thought the kids would enjoy doing something with buttons as well. So we started this project the other night and it was a big hit!
I love how they took two completely different approaches. While Kora looked for specific buttons to put in certain places, she pretty much started right away. Meanwhile, Logan sorted through all of his buttons, and then Kora’s, looking for the tiniest buttons and made an entire tree of teeny little buttons. Then he made a second tree as well.
I think they both turned out wonderfully and Kora & Logan had so much fun doing them they asked when we could do it again.
They want to do other shapes as well. I thought it might be fun to do a whole series, so I’ve been keeping my eye out for various color buttons.
How did we do it?
It was pretty simple actually. I bought the buttons in bottles from Tuesday Morning. I just happened to come across them and as soon as I saw them I thought of button Christmas trees. Then I picked up the canvases at Meijer. I looked in other places but found these to be the most affordable.
Then I warmed up the glue gun while the kids got to work going through all the buttons and looking them over. Once the glue gun was warm enough they got started and used it to glue the buttons to the canvas.
The glue was a bit wispy for some reason so I just made sure to wipe it up with a paper towel and it was no problem. Kora and Logan are a bit older so I knew they would be ok using the glue gun but I still made sure they were careful.
We all sat at the table together and put on some Christmas music, singing along while the trees came to life.
The DIY Button Christmas Trees made for a fun and festive project and I would recommend it anyone who has a few extra minutes this holiday season. It’s a fun one to do on your own or with kids and it makes a keepsake that you can treasure for years to come.
Oh I so love this idea! Not only are you getting in some sweet family time,but you are making something really cool that can be gifted or hung up through the years! Definitely doing this with the kids tomorrow,thank you!
What a great idea! I haven’t tried the Christmas trees yet. I have make flowers with my grandkids, and they turned out great!
Looks so cute! I love this
My mother used to work in a sewing plant that specialized in men’s button down dress shirts. When the plant closed down she ended up with several boxes filled with various sizes, styles, and colors of buttons. We have made all sorts of button activities but button trees have never been one of them. I know what we’ll be making next. Thanks for the idea!!
I love this fun activity! My girls are always asking to do arts and crafts so I am constantly looking for different things to do! This would also make great gifts for grandparents!
What a cute and fun way to use buttons! I have so many buttons, I need to see how many greens I have I must try this!
What a cute idea. I think my kids would like to do this.
This is really a cute craft to do with kids. I can’t wait to try with mine.
This is such a cute craft! Would keep my little guy busy for a while. Love it!
These button Christmas trees are nice. You could add some colored buttons as tree ornaments. These would also look nice in a colored frame.
They turned out really cute. This looks like a lot of fun. I will have to do this with my grandsons.
These Christmas trees are adorable and I really like them. I would love to make these with the kids. Thanks for the awesome idea!
What a cute idea to try!
my daughter does these with old beads
I love this idea, very creative and you can make it with different kinds of buttons.
What a cute idea and easy for my grandsons to create!
What a cute idea! Looks like a fun craft I am going to have to share with the grandkids.
Love this. Just made my daughter a music clef with silver black and white buttons. Turned out beautifully if I do say so myself
Those super cute. I love this idea.