DIY Aqua Resin Christmas Decorations: 5 Simple Ideas

Creating Christmas decorations with children is not only a way to make your home unique, but also a precious opportunity to spend time together, develop manual skills, and strengthen creativity . If you then use a safe, natural, and easy-to-work material like Aqua Resin , the moment becomes even more magical.

Aqua Resin is a premium quality alpha mineral plaster , perfect for making crafts and decorations: it is mixed with water (or Aqua Shield ), poured into a mold and after an hour it is ready to be colored or hung.

In this article, I'll share 5 creative ideas for Christmas decorations that are easy to make, even with the littlest ones, using simple materials and producing a stunning final effect.

What you need to get started

• Aqua Resin

• Water or Aqua Shield

• Christmas silicone molds (stars, trees, snowflakes, etc.)

• Brushes, acrylic paints or Aqua Pigment

• Glitter, string, ribbons, beads

• Fine sandpaper for finishing

• Cut straws (to make the holes)

1. Hanging snowflakes

Elegant, light, and full of poetry, plaster snowflakes decorate your home or become charms for gift packages.

How to do:
Prepare the Aqua Resin mixture, pour it into snowflake-shaped molds, and insert a straw to create a hole. Once dry, sand lightly and paint with cool tones (light blue, pearl white, silver). Add glitter for a bright touch.

Extra idea: Use Aqua Pigment in the mixture for a marbled effect.

2. Stars for the tree

Stars are a great classic, also perfect for children to decorate during plays or school workshops.

How to do:
Pour the mixture into star-shaped molds. Once hardened, color them with gold, red, or green, or leave them plain for a Nordic style. You can write names with a permanent marker and hang them with ribbons.

Extra idea: Make a star for each family member and hang them all together.

3. Flat Christmas balls

Perfect for those who love a minimalist style or are looking for an original solution to decorate the tree safely.

How to do:
Choose flat round molds. Pour Aqua Resin and create a hole for the drawstring. Once hardened, let your imagination run wild: abstract paintings, collages, glitter, textures. They're also perfect as gifts for grandparents or friends.

Extra idea: Have the children write their New Year's wishes on the back of each ball.

4. Christmas magnets

A small creative idea to stick on the refrigerator or use as a place card during Christmas lunch.

How to do:
Use small molds (Santa Clauses, reindeer, gift boxes, stars). Pour Aqua Resin, let it dry, then color and glue a magnet to the back. In just a few minutes, you'll have a collection of original, handmade Christmas magnets.

Extra idea: Add a Christmassy phrase to each magnet with a thin marker.

5. Fingerprint decorations

A super cute idea for little kids: turn their fingerprint into a decoration.

How to do:
Pour Aqua Resin into a plain mold (round or square). While it's still soft, place the child's finger in the center. Let it dry, then color the print with a contrasting color. Add the child's name and age.

Extra idea: Create a series over the years to see how the footprint changes over time.

Helpful tips for working with children

• Prepare everything beforehand: the material hardens in 20–30 minutes

• Protect your work surface and use aprons

• Involve children in decorating and choosing colors

• Sand the most delicate parts yourself to avoid scratches

• Use Aqua Shield in the mix to have decorations that are resistant even to humidity.

A Christmas made by hand, with the heart

Creating decorations together makes Christmas even more meaningful. Every star, bow, or charm is a small gesture of love, a way to say, "We made this." With Aqua Resin, every project becomes easy, safe, and full of beauty. No technical skills are required: just quality materials, a little imagination, and a desire to share.