Some families may hesitate getting a Christmas tree if they have babies or toddlers, but there are so many child-friendly Christmas tree alternatives. These would also be sweet as a tree of your little one’s own. Here is a roundup of my favorites to inspire you:
1) Handmade felt ornaments stuck on with little suction cups via A Legg Up 2) pom pom tree via Down to the Woods; 3) DIY felt toddler tree from Johnny in a Dress; 4) DIY felt toddler tree + advent ornament calendar Confessions of a Sewing Addict
1) Ikea tree fabric via Oh Happy Day. Check out more ways this fabric has been decorated on the Ikea blog and Cuckoo 4 Design; 2) DIY foam core and fringed tissue paper tree via curbly; 3) Light tree with felt star template via Martha Stewart; 4) light tree via A Merry Mishap
1) hand drawn chalk tree via A Legg Up; 2) chalk decal tree via Uppercase Living; 3) washi tape tree; 4) yarn, washi tape, ornament, and Christmas card tree via ellinpellinkof; 5) Christmas card tree via homelife; 6) advent calendar/Christmas tree via Martha Stewart
1) cardboard Christmas tree, 2) DIY cardboard Christmas tree via Instructables, or make your own with this template from Martha Stewart; 3) gray & red tree decal from Leo Little Lion; 4) circle tree decal from Tiny Me
Would you try any of these child-friendly alternative Christmas trees?
GOLD / nectarine / 2331 posts
I LOOOOOoOoOOVE these!!!!! I was going to list my favourites, but really there are too many to list!
coffee bean / 46 posts
I made the flat felt tree. We put it up yesterday and my 14 month old likes it. I like that it was easy and inexpensive to make, it’s reusable and it will store ver easily.
hostess / papaya / 10077 posts
I love the lighted tree!
GOLD / nectarine / 2923 posts
Thanks for this post! We were not planning to put up a tree this year due to toddler and being out of town for half the month, but DD is so disappointed. I think I will try one of these instead!
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Thanks for mentioning my tree.
I have to say that I’m in love with gray & red tree decal from Leo Little Lion. So cute and different!
blogger / papaya / 11708 posts
These are amazing!!! We were just discussing how sad it is to not have a tree because Cobi would easily pull it on top of himself. I’ll have to look into these
GOLD / nectarine / 2554 posts
So pretty and creative!! Back in 1985 when I was 5 years old, my mom made the most unforgettable tree out of silver tinsel outlined on the wall! (Similar to the ones with strung lights above). We lived in Miami at the time, so real trees were hard to come by… it was beautiful! :)
blogger / nectarine / 2983 posts
Cute! We just did a little 4-footer decorated with child-friendly ornaments. Little Y likes to point out the ornaments and touch them, but he doesn’t yank them or try to topple anything. If we had the room, we could get away with a normal tree without glass balls, I think.
GOLD / clementine / 885 posts
i LOVE these! :) just wanted to mention that one or two of the links are incorrect, ex. the hand drawn chalk tree is from A Legg Up, etc :)
thanks for the round up!
GOLD / pomegranate / 3695 posts
These are all super cute! I saw a cardboard one at Ikea the other day that looks like #1 in the bottom set–they’re on clearance for $10 if anyone is hunting for one. I love the advent tree made with numbered books!
admin / honeydew / 8462 posts
@tysonja: oops thanks! fixed! finished writing this post at 3am last night! :)
blogger / apricot / 455 posts
Oh man… I love love love SO many of these! While we have a traditional tree, I’m now considering another “non-traditional” tree as well.