Christmas Ornaments - The Eiffel Tower

A little girl goes on a trip to Paris with her family and the first thing she notices is that people there talk another language. She hears bonjour in the park, at the Louvre museum, the cafe and the Eiffel Tower. Everybody bonjours! is a charming children’s book and one of my boys’ favorites.

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When Melissa from Mama Miss organized 10 Days of a Kid Made Christmas: Ornaments Inspired by Books, I knew right away this book would be our inspiration. Choosing a particular French landmark wasn’t a difficult job either as my kids are fascinated with the Eiffel Tower. A super tall monument with an interesting shape and four elevators – what’s there not be liked by two little boys?

We made two Eiffel Towers using paper straws of different colors and patterns.

Supplies:

2 white foam sheets (only one if you’re making just one Eiffel Tower). You can also use card stock but I find the foam is easier to cut.
paper straws
craft knife to cut the foam sheets
scissors to cut the straws
hot glue gun Regular glue is recommended for young kids but keep in mind that it will take longer to dry.
twine

How to make Eiffel Tower ornaments

Draw the Eiffel Tower on paper and use that template to cut out three Eiffel Tower shapes for each ornament.

Cut the straws and glue them to the foam. If you’re using regular glue, let it dry completely before you glue all the three shapes together to form the ornament.

Stick three small pieces of straws on top of the ornament and glue the twine to them.

This is a great ornament for preschoolers, kindergartners and elementary school kids to make as they can do the cutting of the straws and the gluing with no supervision. It also can be used as an Eiffel Tower craft for toddlers to help them develop their fine motor skills, you just have to cut the straws and let them arrange them on the shape.