Grab a Dollar Tree Tumbling Tower game, and make these adorable farmhouse style Jenga Christmas Ornaments in two different styles.
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Why I love these DIY Christmas ornaments:
Dollar Store Supplies and a Farmhouse-Style Christmas Craft… I mean, do I really need to say more?
These Dollar Tree Tumbling Tower games come with 72 pieces. That’s a LOT of Christmas ornaments that you can make! And the little wooden blocks are the perfect size to paint, stain, and craft with. The creative possibilities are almost endless!
Want more Dollar Tree Jenga crafting inspiration? Check out these Tumbling Tower crafts:
- Deck your Christmas tree with these DIY Dollar Store Ornaments with Snowmen and Snowmen Tophats
- Decorate your fridge with these pretty Jenga Block Magnets
Video Tutorial: Jenga Christmas Ornaments
Follow this quick video, or read the step-by-step directions below:
Ornament 1 – Mini Wooden Frames
Supplies
- Jenga game pieces (at Dollar Tree, it’s called Tumbling Tower Game)
- Waverly chalk paint in moss and Crimson wood stain (Americana Gel Stain in Oak)
- paint brushes
- hot glue gun and glue sticks
- wood glue
- thin ribbon
- scissors
- printable graphics printed out onto white cardstock (to go inside the frame ornaments) – download the printable that I used here
Tutorial
- Paint or stain the Jenga pieces. Set aside to dry. TIP: I like to use parchment paper for things like this. When you paint all the sides at once, the surface doesn’t stick like it would with newspaper.
- Glue the Jenga pieces together into a frame shape. TIP: Add a dab of wood glue (for better long-term hold) and a dab of hot glue (to hold the ornament together while the wood glue dries). I also found it easiest to glue two pieces into an L-shape. Do this twice, and then glue the two L-shapes together to form a frame.
- Print out these printable graphics. Trim down to size by cutting just inside the square outline.
- Cut a length of ribbon. Tie the two ends together with a knot, forming a loop. Hot glue the ribbon knot to the top back edge of the Jenga piece frame.
- Line the back perimeter of the frame with hot glue and place the paper cut out over the glue. Smooth down.
Ornament 2 – Mini Gift Ornaments
Supplies
- Jenga game pieces (at Dollar Tree, it’s called Tumbling Tower Game)
- Waverly chalk paint in moss and Crimson, white acrylic paint
- paint brushes
- hot glue gun and glue sticks
- wood glue
- thin ribbon
- scissors
Tutorial
- Paint the Jenga pieces. Set aside to dry. TIP: I like to use parchment paper for things like this. When you paint all the sides at once, the surface doesn’t stick like it would with newspaper.
- Glue three Jenga pieces together along the long edge. TIP: Add a dab of wood glue (for better long-term hold) and a dab of hot glue (to hold the ornament together while the wood glue dries).
- Cut a length of ribbon 4-6 times longer than the ornament length. Lay the ribbon flat under the ornament. Pull both ribbon tails into the center of the ornament front. Twist two ribbon pieces around once, then pull the tail ends to the back of the ornament over the top and bottom edges. Secure the tail ends on the back of the ornament with hot glue.
- Cut a 12-inch length or ribbon. Slide it under the ribbon along the ornament top edge. Tie both ribbon ends together with a knot, forming a loop to hang the ornament.
- Cut a 10-inch length of ribbon. Slide it under the ribbon twist on the front center of the ornament. Tie in a bow. Trim the tail ends at a 45-degree angle.
Jenga Mini Frame Christmas Ornaments
Grab a Dollar Tree Tumbling Tower game, and make these adorable farmhouse style mini frame Christmas ornaments.
Materials
- Jenga game pieces (at Dollar Tree, it’s called Tumbling Tower Game)
- Waverly chalk paint in moss and Crimson wood stain (Americana Gel Stain in Oak)
- paint brushes
- hot glue gun and glue sticks
- wood glue
- thin ribbon
- scissors
- printable graphics printed out onto white cardstock (to go inside the frame ornaments) – download them from thecrazycraftlady.com/jenga-christmas-ornaments
Instructions
- Paint or stain the Jenga pieces. Set aside to dry. TIP: I like to use parchment paper for things like this. When you paint all the sides at once, the surface doesn’t stick like it would with newspaper.
- Glue the Jenga pieces together into a frame shape. TIP: Add a dab of wood glue (for better long-term hold) and a dab of hot glue (to hold the ornament together while the wood glue dries). I also found it easiest to glue two pieces into an L-shape. Do this twice, and then glue the two L-shapes together to form a frame.
- Print out these printable graphics. Trim down to size by cutting just inside the square outline.
- Cut a length of ribbon. Tie the two ends together with a knot, forming a loop. Hot glue the ribbon knot to the top back edge of the Jenga piece frame.
- Line the back perimeter of the frame with hot glue and place the paper cut out over the glue. Smooth down.
Mini Gift Ornaments
Use Dollar Tree Tumbling Tower Game pieces to make farmhouse style mini gift Christmas ornaments.
Materials
- Jenga game pieces (at Dollar Tree, it’s called Tumbling Tower Game)
- Waverly chalk paint in moss and Crimson, white acrylic paint
- paint brushes
- hot glue gun and glue sticks
- wood glue
- thin ribbon
- scissors
Instructions
- Paint the Jenga pieces. Set aside to dry. TIP: I like to use parchment paper for things like this. When you paint all the sides at once, the surface doesn’t stick like it would with newspaper.
- Glue three Jenga pieces together along the long edge. TIP: Add a dab of wood glue (for better long-term hold) and a dab of hot glue (to hold the ornament together while the wood glue dries).
- Cut a length of ribbon 4-6 times longer than the ornament length. Lay the ribbon flat under the ornament. Pull both ribbon tails into the center of the ornament front. Twist two ribbon pieces around once, then pull the tail ends to the back of the ornament over the top and bottom edges. Secure the tail ends on the back of the ornament with hot glue.
- Cut a 12-inch length or ribbon. Slide it under the ribbon along the ornament top edge. Tie both ribbon ends together with a knot, forming a loop to hang the ornament.
- Cut a 10-inch length of ribbon. Slide it under the ribbon twist on the front center of the ornament. Tie in a bow. Trim the tail ends at a 45-degree angle.
These are such fun ideas and won’t break the bank. Thanks so much!
Looking forward to making some of these and thank you for the printouts, super cute.
@tisonlyme143
Love these creative and cute ornaments. Thank you for sharing your ideas!
What width of ribbon did you use?
These are so cute I’m addicted to making them and trying new techniques . Would love it if you could fit more of the sayings on a page. When printed there is a lot of wasted paper.