Paper ornaments are one of my favorite Christmas crafts: cheap, quick and easy enough for small kids, and they look surprisingly lovely hanging on a tree or strung into a garland. All you need is a good template.
So here’s a set of free printable Christmas tree and ornament templates: a big tree, trees in three sizes, a 3D paper tree that slots together, round ornaments, nine ornament shapes, ornaments to color and cut, and a tree topper star. Everything is in one PDF.
What’s in the template pack
The PDF has 8 US Letter pages: a cover and 7 template pages. All shapes have clean, bold outlines that are easy to cut along, and the ornaments have a small dot or cap where you can punch a hole for string or ribbon.
Christmas tree templates
The large tree fills a whole page, perfect for a classroom display, a door decoration or tracing onto green felt. The second page has five more trees from small to large, plus little stars for the tops.
3D paper Christmas tree
This one is fun: cut out both trees, then cut along the dashed lines. One tree is slit from the top down to the middle, the other from the bottom up. Slide them into each other and you get a little tree that stands up on its own. Print it on cardstock so it’s sturdy.
Ornament templates
There’s a page of round baubles in three sizes, and a page with nine shapes: star, bell, heart, snow star, stocking, gingerbread man, candy cane, mitten and a small tree. Use them as they are, or cut them out and trace them onto cardstock, felt or patterned paper.
Color and cut ornaments
Six round ornaments with patterns already drawn inside (stripes, zigzags, dots, a star, a snowflake and holly) for kids to color before cutting. They make a sweet classroom craft and a nice first ornament for little ones.
Tree topper star
Cut out two big stars, color or glitter them, and glue them back to back with a toilet-paper roll in between. The roll slides over the top of the tree.
What you’ll need
- Cardstock (65–110 lb) for ornaments that hold their shape, or regular paper for tracing.
- Scissors, plus a craft knife for the 3D tree slits (grown-ups only).
- A hole punch and string, ribbon or yarn.
- Crayons, markers, glitter glue, washi tape, buttons, whatever you have.
Ideas for using the templates
- Paper garland: punch two holes in each ornament and thread them onto a ribbon.
- Felt ornaments: trace the shapes onto felt, cut two of each, and stitch or glue them together with a little stuffing.
- Gift tags: the smaller shapes make great tags. Write “To” and “From” on the back.
- Classroom tree: each child decorates one ornament for a paper tree on the wall.
- Window decorations: cut the trees and stars from white paper and tape them to the window.
Frequently asked questions
Are these templates free?
Yes, free for personal and classroom use. Print as many as you like. Please don’t sell them or share the PDF directly; send people a link to this page instead.
Can I resize the templates?
Yes. Use the “Scale” option in your print settings, for example 50% for small ornaments or “Fit to page” for A4 paper.
More free Christmas printables
Round out your holiday crafting with my free Christmas coloring pages, free printable Christmas gift tags and Christmas bingo cards.
Want patterned ornaments instead of plain ones? Trace the templates onto free printable Christmas paper in plaid, stripes or gold stars.
Save it for later
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Happy crafting, and Merry Christmas!
