If you haven’t discovered this holiday DIY idea yet, hold on to your stockings!
, or at least I did until my first-born daughter was old enough to toddle around the living room landmine of breakable ornaments and yankable stockings. I started to feel anxious every time she'd play independently that her curious hands would wind up breaking something.
Then, during one Christmas gathering a few years ago, I noticed that all the kiddos were busying themselves with something other than the giant eight-foot tree in the center of the room. When I investigated, I discovered the single smartest holiday decoration for young families. It was a simple felt tree tacked up on the low-end of the wall, with a pile of multicolored felt circles, stars, and diamonds surrounding it.
The kids – a mix of tots from 18 months old to preschool-aged – were all clamoring around it. As felt sticks to felt, the kids were able to affix the felt"ornaments" to the tree wherever they wanted with a simple pat, and then they could move them around or shake them off to start over. The simple open-ended toy captivated my daughter's attention – she was obsessed, and thus, so was I.
If you love this idea but don't want to make it yourself , I just discovered a similar toddler-friendly version of the felt tree that you can buy online. is made of thicker felt and is certainly more ornate than what I created. Plus, it comes with 25 whimsical ornaments – three-dimensional candies, intricately cut snowflakes, and elaborate snowmen – that I don't have the patience to compile.
Whether you go homemade or store-bought, I can promise that this tree will be a seasonal activity that your kids will enjoy, and that will buy you some time to relax.
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