What would the Christmas holidays be without snowflake decorations? Not only do they make fun and creative paper crafts for kids, but they also allow adults to tap into their creative potential as well, creating ornate, beautifully beaded Christmas ornaments and decorations to attach to stockings and Christmas presents.

Homemade Christmas ornaments are a popular December craft, and can be quick and easy to make. Whether you want to try your hand making Christmas angel ornaments or dream up a new ornament depicting Santa Claus and his reindeer, there is certain to be a variety of options for a trend setting crafts person like yourself. Even if you are a beginner, don't be discouraged! This guide will provide you with step-by-step directions on how to make snowflake ornaments.

Handmade snowflake ornaments can be made out of a variety of materials, including paper, fabric, beads or yarn. Simply pick the medium you like best and get started!

• 1 styrofoam snowflake
• 1 blue velvet ribbon
• 1 package of mall sized, straight sewing pins with a plastic, opal head on top. Make sure the package has enough to cover the styrofoam snowflake.
• 1 package of ornament hooks
• A variety of medium sized, colorful sequins. Pick out three or four (light blue, opal white, silver and medium blue). You will likely need to purchase four different packages.

1. Decide how you want to decorate the snowflake. Lay out the design in your mind. You might want to just alternate between colors, or you may want to create an actual design.
2. Once you have an idea of how you want the snowflake to look, take a straight pin and stick it through one of the sequins. Push it into the styrofoam ball.
3. Repeat the above procedure until the entire styrofoam ball has been covered.
4. Tie the velvet ribbon into a loop, and use a push pin to secure the underside of the ribbon's loop into the top center of the snowflake. This loop will be how you hang the ornament.

1. Crochet a small snowflake using blue or white yarn. Attach an ornament hook to it and hang from the Christmas tree.
2. Buy a small, wooden craqft snowflake ornament that has not been painted or decorated. Use acrylic paints to make the snowflake come alive, and add embellishments as desired. Consider using glitter glue, or gluing down sequins or similar, fancy decorative art.