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33 Fun and Easy Plastic Ball Ornament Decorating Ideas

Create unique DIY Christmas ornaments with inexpensive fillable plastic Christmas ball ornaments. Check out this amazing Christmas ball ornament crafts round-up for fun and simple ideas anyone can do.

Plastic Ball Ornament Decorating Ideas That Are Fun and Easy

If you’re looking for DIY Christmas ornaments that are easy and inexpensive with endless possibilities, then you’re looking in the right direction with these plastic Christmas ball ornaments.

These are really great for ornament decorating parties, or if your family makes homemade ornaments as part of your Christmas traditions. They are a wonderful way to get creative and easy enough to pull together quickly and without a huge mess!

For these DIY projects you can also use clear glass Christmas ball ornaments.

In our house, between the dogs, the cat, and the kids… we stick with the plastic. 😉

Fillings for Christmas Clear Ball Ornaments

Find them at Walmart or your favorite craft store, and you can buy the kind that you fill from the top or the kind that separates into two parts (which are much easier to fill!).

Ready to make some Christmas ornaments?

Let’s get started!

1. Fill With Miniature Christmas Craft Supplies

Fill With Miniature Christmas Craft Supplies

These festive DIY ornaments are so easy, all you have to do is open the top and drop some Christmas-y items from the craft store in. Want over 40 more Christmas ball ornament ideas? When you’re done scrolling this round-up, jump back here and click the link below.

Learn more: Home Made Lovely

2. Create a Snowy Look on the Outside

Create a Snowy Look on the Outside

I love how this crafty blogger “thought outside the ball” and created a realistic snowy look all over the outside of the ornament.

Learn more: Just Crafty Enough

3. Use Sea Salt for an Icy Look

Use Sea Salt for an Icy Look

Sea salt is the magic ingredient that transforms a plain ornament ball into a beautiful, icy Christmas ornament. Have a go at making one yourself.

Learn more: Sadie Seasongoods

4. Decorate with Melted Crayons

Decorate with Melted Crayons

Here’s a fun way for older kids to get involved in decorating the Christmas ornaments. Have them round up all the broken crayons and check out this tutorial by Heathered Nest to learn how to create the colorful look shown above.

Learn more: Heathered Nest

5. Kid-Friendly Grinch Ball Ornament

Kid-Friendly Grinch Ball Ornament

I love this easy DIY ornament idea because it reminds me of the best part of the Grinch story- when he finally lets love into his world and his heart grows so big! Even the youngest kids in your home can join in making this ornament ball.

Learn more: Buggy and Buddy

6. Paint a Cute and Simple Penguin

Paint a Cute and Simple Penguin

Don’t shy away from painting your ornament balls! Little Gray Fox shows how easy it is to create an adorable penguin ornament using your clear ball ornaments and a white filling. She used leftover white yarn, but you could also use shredded white paper filling or poly-fil beads.

Learn more: Little Gray Fox

7. Create a Frosted Glass Look

Create a Frosted Glass Look

Turn the plain clear ornaments into a frosted glass background, then add some holiday cheer on the outside.

Learn more: October Afternoon

8. Swirl Paint into Beautiful Galaxy Ornaments

Swirl Paint into Beautiful Galaxy Ornaments

We’ve made marble, paint-swirled Christmas ornaments with the kids in previous years and the results are really beautiful, especially considering how easy they are to create. I think these galaxy and Earth ornaments turned out really lovely.

Learn more: Shrimp Salad Circus

9. Go From Plain to Glittered

Go From Plain to Glittered

Clear ornaments are completely transformed with glitter and it’s easy to do with something you might already have on hand. View this tutorial to learn how to use wood polish to get this glitter ornament ball look.

Learn more: Today’s Creative Life

10. Create Marble Patterns with Sharpies

Create Marble Patterns with Sharpies

Learn how to make this gorgeous marbled look by checking out this fun tutorial. With a set of colorful Sharpies and some rubbing alcohol, you will have a groovy set of Christmas ornaments in no time.

Learn more: Hometalk

11. Add a Snowman Face

Add a Snowman Face

Once you get the hang of making your own glitter ball ornaments, simply add a snowman face to make these adorable snowman glitter ornaments.

Learn more: Craft e Corner

12. Add a DIY Potpourri Blend

Add a DIY Potpourri Blend

I love this idea for an ornament ball filler. Not only is it wonderfully scented, but they are gorgeous to look at as well! If you make this, be sure to make a few so you can keep some for yourself and also have some to give as gifts.

Learn more: Let’s Craft Instead

13. Fill with Candy

Fill with Candy

Here’s a cute idea for Hershey’s candy-filled ornament ball. But you could also use holiday colored M&Ms, brightly colored gumballs, and more!

Learn more: The Suburban Mom

14. Use Green Fillings to Make a Grinch Ornament

Use Green Fillings to Make a Grinch Ornament

These Grinch ornament balls are a great example of how easy it is to create the same look with different ornament ball fillings.

Learn more: Bullock’s Buzz

15. Create a Stunning Photo Ornament

Create a Stunning Photo Ornament

I’m a sucker for sentimental Christmas ornaments, and I love this idea for decorating your clear ornament balls with a special photo.

Learn more: Tidy Mom

16. DIY with Watercolour-Effect Alcohol Ink

DIY with Watercolour-Effect Alcohol Ink

These watercolor-effect ornaments are just gorgeous. Learn all of the tips on how to work with alcohol inks to achieve this stunning finish by following the link below to this exciting tutorial.

Learn more: The Craft at Home Family

17. Create a Rustic Look with Twine

Create a Rustic Look with Twine

This twine-wrapped ornament ball is so pretty and you can add some flair with ribbon in whatever colors match your own holiday color scheme.

Learn more: Sweet Red Poppy

18. Fill with Soup Mixes and Use for Gifts

Fill with Soup Mixes and Use for Gifts

This is another plastic ball ornament decorating idea that makes a great gift. Would you ever believe how beautiful a soup mix could be?! I would use these as teacher gifts or as simple holiday gifts for my neighbors.

Learn more: Sprinkle Some Fun

19. Create a Family Time Capsule

Create a Family Time Capsule

This time capsule ornament ball is one of my absolute favorites. I wish I had seen this idea years ago, so we could have one for each year of our growing family! It’s never too late to start, though right?

Learn more: Sprinkle Some Fun

20. Add Delicious Hot Cocoa Mixes

Add Delicious Hot Cocoa Mixes

Here’s a fabulous idea for party favors if you’re hosting a Holiday party this year. Fill your clear ornament balls with different hot cocoa mixes and add a little gift tag. Easy, cheap, practical, and delicious!

Learn more: Life Sew Savory

21. Add an Edible Snowman

Add an Edible Snowman

This is basically another version of the hot cocoa filler, but I had to include this one because the little candy snowman they added is so cute and such a great little touch to the hot cocoa ornament.

Learn more: Craftberry Bush

22. Create a Fluffy Grinch Ornament

Create a Fluffy Grinch Ornament

Here’s yet another great Grinch ornament! It’s the glitter ball, plus some additional plumage, lol!

Learn more: Gotta Love DIY

23. Have Fun with Neon Puffy Paint

Have Fun with Neon Puffy Paint

This craft project is perfect for kids. They will love swirling colorful puffy paints all over the clear plastic ball ornaments.

Learn more: I Love to Create Blog

24. Make Personalized Ornament Keepsake Gifts

Make Personalized Ornament Keepsake Gifts

Here’s a great gift idea for someone close to you using clear ornament balls. Find some little trinkets, gems, or charms that are meaningful to the recipient. Put some fake snow, glitter, or Epsom salts (shown), into the ornament and then add your collection of little things. The result is so beautiful and truly thoughtful.

Learn more: Hometalk

25. Make a Reindeer Ornament Craft

Make a Reindeer Ornament Craft

These reindeer ornaments are fun and easy for kids to make. We received a pair as gifts from our neighbors’ kids a couple of years ago and they are truly adorable!

Learn more: Reading Confetti

26. Go Happy with Emoji Ornament

Go Happy with Emoji Ornament

Bring on the Christmas cheer with this smiley emoji ornament. This one is great for kids and teens to put their own spin on. Great for a fun party activity too.

Learn more: Glued to My Crafts Blog

27. Make Your Own Rae Dunn Inspired Christmas Ornaments

Make Your Own Rae Dunn Inspired Christmas Ornaments

This ball ornament actually started as a clear ornament ball! See how to easily transform the clear ball into a festive farmhouse, “Rae Dunn Inspired” Christmas ornament.

Learn more: Simple Made Pretty

28. Upcycle Old CDs into Beautiful Mosaic Ornament Balls

Upcycle Old CDs into Beautiful Mosaic Ornament Balls

Have some old CDs lying around? Feeling a little crafty? Then go ahead and make a ton of these gorgeous mosaic Christmas ornaments and decorate your entire tree with them.

Learn more: Creme de la Craft

29. Go Rustic with Decoupage

Go Rustic with Decoupage

Love the eclectic and rustic look? Find some red and green Christmas scrapbook paper and get crafting these beautiful Christmas ornaments.

Learn more: Eccentricities by JVG

30. Fill with Feathers

Fill with Feathers

These feather ornaments have a gorgeously ethereal look about them. Find out how to make these colorful ones and white and gold ones in this easy tutorial.

Learn more: The Craft at Home Family

31. Make Cupcake Ornaments

Make Cupcake Ornaments

Sweeten your Christmas tree with these adorable cupcake ornaments. They are bright, glittery and merry, all a good Christmas should be.

Learn more: Color Made Happy

32. Create Unicorn Magic

Create Unicorn Magic

Bring a little whimsy and sprinkle unicorn stardust all around your home with these unicorn ornaments. Little girls will love crafting some unicorn magic for the Christmas tree.

Learn more: Living Life as Moms

33. Build a Snowman

Build a Snowman

Here’s another fabulous clear plastic ornament craft idea to do with kids. Easy and inexpensive and great fun for the whole family. And if there’s no snow outside to build a snowman have a go at building these adorable snowman ornaments instead.

Learn more: Hip 2 Save

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