Your baby’s first Christmas is a special time. It is a time to celebrate the miracle of life and the joy a new baby can bring. There are many commercially available ornaments for this once-in-a-lifetime moment. There are also options for making ornaments to celebrate baby’s first Christmas.



An ornament for baby’s first Christmas should be something that can be passed down to the child when he or she is older, possibly to put on the tree for your grandchild’s first Christmas. With this in mind, be sure to pick a sturdy ornament that will endure the years.

Many options exist for homemade Christmas ornaments for baby’s first Christmas:

• The booties that baby wore home from the hospital can be tied and placed on the tree with a special message attached.
• A special snowflake or other cloth decoration made from the bunting blanket that baby came home in is another option.
• Photos, placed in special hanging frames, make great first Christmas decorations. These could be pictures of the whole family or special baby pictures.
• A handprint or footprint can be a great decoration, as well. This can be done in red and green plaster or using red ink on green paper, or vice versa.