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Kid Made Christmas Ornament: Fantastic Mr. Fox

December 3, 2015 By Laura 12 Comments

My second grader is currently reading “Fantastic Mr. Fox.” It’s one of our favorites — a great young reader chapter book, and one of the few Roald Dahl books that doesn’t creep me out. It’s a funny and wonderful story about a feud between three local farmers — Boggis, Bunce, and Bean — and Mr. Fox, who would love to devour their chickens.

Fantastic Mr. Fox -- a kid made Christmas ornament based on a great children's book!

So when I joined up with a bunch of other bloggers to create a kid made Christmas ornament based on a children’s book — “Fantastic Mr. Fox” was a shoe-in.

We began with two circles of orange felt, a half circle of white felt, two orange felt triangle ears, some yarn for whiskers, and some fabric markers for his face.

Fantastic Mr. Fox -- a kid made Christmas ornament based on a great children's book!

Glue the two orange circles together, then glue the white felt on the front and let dry. Color the ears with the fabric markers.

Fantastic Mr. Fox -- a kid made Christmas ornament based on a great children's book!

Add a face and glue on the yarn whiskers. On the back of the ornament, add a loop of ribbon so it can be hung on the tree.

Fantastic Mr. Fox -- a kid made Christmas ornament based on a great children's book!

That’s it! Let everything dry, and hang your ornament.

I had a little trouble with the fabric marker on the white felt. You could also embroider the face on, if you have kids who are old enough to learn some basic sewing skills. We tend to be a wee bit impatient here, and I thought the sewing would be one step too many that afternoon, so we settled on the markers instead.

Be sure to check out the other awesome kid made ornaments below, all inspired by children’s books. There are tons of ideas for making ornaments with the kids, and you’ll probably find a few new book suggestions, too!

Fantastic Mr. Fox -- a kid made Christmas ornament based on a great children's book!

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Comments

  1. Lauren says

    December 13, 2015 at 7:37 am

    So cute! My daughter would love to do this craft.

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  2. Julie says

    December 9, 2015 at 11:24 am

    We love this book – and this is a perfect little idea!

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  3. Sara says

    December 4, 2015 at 11:12 pm

    My kids would be singing “What does the fox say?” ALLLLLLLL day after this one! HA! Super cute!

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  4. Marina (Flash Bugs Studio) says

    December 4, 2015 at 6:42 pm

    Adorable little ornament. Now I have to dig out our Roald Dahl books to read this to my son.

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  5. Shelah says

    December 4, 2015 at 9:41 am

    What a fabulous felt fox to make with the kids after reading The Fantastic Mr. Fox.

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  6. Melissa says

    December 3, 2015 at 9:51 pm

    Mr. Fox is so cute!

    Reply
  7. Emma (Kids Craft Room) says

    December 3, 2015 at 12:59 pm

    One of my all time favourite books! A fab ornament to go with it.

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