Each holiday season my family likes to make a new homemade ornament. This year we made Minion ornaments to celebrate Despicable Me 3 Special Edition which is now available on Blu-ray & DVD. These DIY Minion Ornaments were a lot of fun and inexpensive to make.
We saw Despicable Me 3 in the theater and laughed so much. It’s another exciting adventure featuring the characters we’ve all grown to love – Gru, his wife Lucy, their three adorable daughters—Margo, Edith and Agnes — and (of course) the Minions. I love a movie that the whole family can enjoy, plus who can resist the Minions!
If your children enjoyed Despicable Me 3, they are sure to have fun making these Minion Christmas tree ornaments. My 9-year old really enjoyed this activity.
DIY Minion Ornaments
Supplies you’ll need:
clear plastic ball ornament
yellow acrylic craft paint
black ribbon (1/4 inch wide)
large wiggle eyes
silver pipe cleaner or silver tinsel ribbon
clear drying craft glue or hot glue gun
black paint pen or Sharpie
Directions for Minion Ornament:
Remove cap from ornament, drizzle a couple teaspoons of yellow paint inside ornament and shake it vigorously, covering the opening with a napkin to keep it in. Add more paint if needed to completely coat the inside.
Place upside down in a small paper cup to allow extra paint to drip out. Allow to dry several hours or overnight.
Cut a length of black ribbon, long enough to go around the ornament. Using glue, secure the ribbon around the middle of the ornament.
Glue one or two wiggle eyes onto the ribbon.
Use the black paint pen or Sharpie to give the Minion a mouth and hair.
You’re finished!
oh wow, these are the cutest ever! And so much fun to make! We love everything minions!
I love how easy it is to do these!!
My family is eager to watch the Dispicable Me 3 this holiday season and I bet the boys would love to make some of these ornaments.
Super cute and creative! They look really nice on your tree.
Your ornaments came out terrific. The color is fantastic. My nephew likes the Minions and I’d bet he’d like to make one of these.
What a fun idea, they are super cute. My grandsons love Minions.
My kids LOVE Minions so this would really make them smile! I’ll definitely be making these this weekend.
I would pick this exclusive gift set for my 7 year old grandson who loves the Minions. Thank you for sharing this adorable minion ornament & instructions !
Now those are incredibly adorable! What a great craft.
ARG how cute are these? I love how they are oversize. I especially like the sparklies around the eyes. Now these will get some attention. I just think they are darling.
Would be a great family gift idea. We all loved the movie and would love to add it to our collection.