Best Book Christmas Ornaments

INSIDE : Check out this awesome collection of the Best Book Christmas Ornaments! This is a perfect gift idea for the avid reader in your life.

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This post has been updated since it’s original publish date of November 2023.

I have always been a big reader, but there was a season where my daily or weekly reading was significantly less (because small children in the home makes personal time much smaller -ha). Now that my kids are middle school I am finding time again to read!

I have been updating my book review post and think I will probably finish this year reading around 70+ books, which blows my mind.

Want to check my favorite books from over the years?

DIY Books Read Ornament Ideas

Making (or buying) an ornament and including some of your favorite books from the year is a fun way to celebrate being a book lover!

DIY Stacked Book Ornament

One option is to purchase miniature books from your local craft stores or online (here and here). Then you can hot glue them together in a stack with a small tree on top. Add a piece of string to the tree to hang!

DIY Book Cover Ball Ornament

Another book ornament idea is using book covers. You can either print out book covers or use stickers for this project. Cut out the book covers and glue them using decoupage to a clear ornament ball.

I am in a local bookclub and someone gifted this ornament with all the books we had read as a group that year – it was SO POPULAR!

DIY Book Pages Ball Ornament

And if you are just celebrating reading in general, you could remove a few book pages from a thrifted book then glue them using decoupage to a clear ornament ball.

Here are some tips for making a DIY book ornament:

Use a variety of different books, covers, or pages. This will make your ornament look more interesting.
Be careful not to use too much hot glue. This can make the ornament look messy.
Let the ornament ball dry completely before hanging it on your Christmas tree.
Have fun and be creative!