This angel Christmas craft is on the cheap. In fact, if you’re willing to give up one $5 hot-&-read pizza from Little Caesars for a darling Christmas decoration, you’re good to go. And, unlike pizza, this will last for many holiday seasons to come. But the best thing about this cheap, quick craft is that they can be personalized. Every member of your family can make one that represents their unique taste and personality.

How to make an angel Christmas craft

Gather the supplies

All you need is a sphere foam ball for the head, a foam cone for the body, two various sized wood wreaths for the wings and halo, 2 latex gloves, a few toothpicks, and a permanent marker. I bought all my supplies from Michael’s for under $5 (but I already had the permanent marker, toothpicks, and latex gloves).

Assemble the parts

Taking your first latex glove, stretch the longest finger over the foam cone. You’ll need to stretch it enough that all the other fingers are at the base of the cone. Once it’s on, cut the glove about half way up the palm portion so that the remaining portion of the glove puddles at the base of the cone and looks like a flowing robe.

Then take your second latex glove and push the foam sphere inside of the palm. Fasten a knot at the bottom of the palm where the wrist would be to seal the hole and hold the foam sphere in place. Adjust the fingers to look like the angel’s hair.

Use the larger sized wreath for the wings and the smaller for the halo. To fasten the halo on top of the angel’s head, poke toothpicks on either side of the wreath and push into the foam through the latex glove. The toothpicks should not be visible from the top of the wreath, but they should be visible at the bottom. (You’ll want to maintain a space between the wreath and the foam sphere to give the appearance that the halo is floating.) To fasten the wings on, push toothpicks through the top and bottom of the wreath where it intersects with the foam cone. Push the toothpicks all the way through so they are no longer visible but so they are still supporting the wreath. Then attach the head to the body using toothpicks.

Personalize the angel

This the fun part. And pretty much anyone who can wield a permanent marker can participate. Using the marker, draw on the face and add any other embellishments or details that will make your angel Christmas craft your own. You could have angels that are praying, singing hymns, smiling, or (if it’s possible for angels) being mischievous. Just have fun with it!

Let us know how your angel Christmas craft turns out by commenting below! And let us know what other crafts your family loves to do for the holiday season.

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