These Salt Shaker Snow Globe Ornaments are a uniquely beautiful handmade Christmas ornament and holiday keepsake. This DIY picture snow globe ornament is perfect to make in the classroom as a take-home gift for parents or at crafting parties!
Salt Shaker Picture Snow Globe Ornaments
One of our favorite family Christmas traditions is an ornament making party. Ever year we create a simple DIY Christmas ornament — we especially love to make personalized ornaments with photos, handprints, etc.
Growing up, my family never had a picture-perfect Christmas tree. It was a hodge-podge of homemade ornaments, paper ornaments we brought home from school, and vintage ornaments handed down through the generations. I absolutely loved it!
Now that I have my own family, I want to have a Christmas tree just like the one I did as a kid. I love that we are building our own unique collection of ornaments!
These salt shaker snow globe ornaments turned out even prettier than I imagined! Though they are homemade, these salt shaker photo ornaments are beautiful enough for ANY Christmas tree!
Related: Click here to see all of our favorite easy Christmas crafts for kids!
What You Need to Make Snow Globes with Salt Shakers
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- Salt shakers – We used simple glass salt shakers, you can paint the lids Christmas colors if you like.
- Child’s photo
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Artificial snow – This fake snow we found on Amazon is lightweight and sparkly, perfect for this snow globe christmas ornament!
- Copper craft wire – You’ll want something in the range of 18-20 gauge so it is bendable.
- Wire cutters
- Red and white cotton twine string
How to Make Salt Shaker Snow Globe Ornaments
Cut child’s photo into the shape of your salt shaker. We traced the salt shaker itself so that the photo will be a little larger and will stay in place without glue. Open the lid and curl the photo slightly to slip inside the salt shaker – the photo will pop into place.
Put a pinch of fake snow into the salt shaker so that it is about 1/2″ deep on the bottom. Put the lid back on the salt shaker.
Cut a piece of craft wire, about 6″ in length. Wrap one end of the wire around the neck of the salt shaker and twist to secure. Take the other end of the wire and make a loop over the top of the lid, then secure the very end of the wire to the piece that is already around the neck of the salt shaker. This will make a sturdy loop with which to hang your ornament on the tree.
Add Christmas decorations and decorative string bow to complete your salt shaker ornament.
Can You Use Any Salt Shakers?
Sure! When choosing a salt shaker, you want it to be wide enough to fit a small photo inside. However, you don’t want it to be super thick and heavy because it will weigh down Christmas tree branches.
Our salt shakers came with red lids, but you can also spray paint regular silver lids in Christmas colors such as red, green, or even gold.
You can order Salt shakers from Amazing to make and have them delivered to your front door (to save time). It could also be fun to check out your local antique shops to look for unique finds!
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Salt Shaker Snow Globe Ornaments
Equipment
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Wire cutters
Ingredients
- Salt shakers
- Child's photo
- Artificial snow
- Copper craft wire
- Red and white cotton twine string
Instructions
- Trace and cut child's photo into the shape of your salt shaker. Open the lid and slip photo into salt shaker - it should pop into place and stay put.
- Put a pinch of fake snow into the salt shaker so that it is about 1/2" deep on the bottom. Put the lid back on the salt shaker.
- Cut a piece of craft wire, about 6" in length. Wrap one end of the wire around the neck of the salt shaker and twist to secure. Take the other end of the wire and make a loop over the top of the lid, then secure the very end of the wire to the piece that is already around the neck of the salt shaker. This will make a sturdy loop with which to hang your ornament on the tree.
- Add Christmas decorations and decorative string bow to complete your salt shaker ornament.
Video
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Stefanie says
Hi there! This is such a cute idea. Thanks for sharing!
What did you use to
Paint the lid of the shaker? Thanks!
Stacey aka the Soccer Mom says
The ones in the photos came with red lids already, but if you can’t find those you can use spray paint because it sticks to metal. Hope this helps!
Sheri says
Did you use something to close in the holds in the lid?
Stacey aka the Soccer Mom says
You can cover the holes if needed, but the fake snow is probably too large to fit through. You can always test with your materials and cover if needed.
Michele says
Where did you get the salt shakers?
Stacey aka the Soccer Mom says
You can find them on Amazon — if you can’t find the ones with a red lid, you can spray paint the lid. Hope this helps!
Marissa says
Hello! what size photo did you use for the craft?! It is such a great parent gift idea since I am a educator! Thank you so much for sharing this!
Stacey aka the Soccer Mom says
Hi Melissa, I used a regular 4×6 photo and trimmed to fit. You kind of have to eyeball it to pick a photo that will have the kid the right size. Hope this helps!