Looking ahead to the future? Get your kids dreaming big! They’re going places! Where do they want to go? What do they want out of life? What do you want for them? A Wish Jar can get everyone thinking and planning for what adventures lie ahead.
What you’ll need:
Filling a Wish Jar can help your child focus on developing new interests, trying new things, and going new places. Encourage your child to open the jar periodically and review the wishes—especially when he or she needs some un-slumping. A Wish Jar by KindNotes is a thoughtful guestbook alternative, holding handwritten notes from friends and family to share for weddings, anniversaries, going away parties, baptisms, and more. Knowing the recipient will read and treasure these personal notes for years to come makes giving a Wish Jar that much more special. The Mason Jar Inc, Lake Forest, California. Personalized Party Wish Jar Kits & Message filled Mason Jars. Up to 365 messages, we've perfected gift giving. Specializing in Deployment. Guests can use the included heart-shaped cards to write sweet notes, and then place them in the glass wish jar to serve as a memento of your special day. If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.
This Heirloom Porcelain wish jar features low bas-relief dandelions made of real platinum. 49 sparkling jewels embellish the dandelions and drift off across the jar, as if blowing in the wind or perhaps chasing the platinum butterflies. A silver sentiment hints at the treasure waiting to be discovered - 365 wishes printed on paper.
- a clean empty jar with a wide mouth and a lid
- small strips or squares of paper (various colors) and pen
- scissors and glue
- items to decorate the jar (paper, stickers, paint, markers, glitter, ribbon, fabric, etc.)
Directions:
Start with the lid. It needs to be functional, but also look good! Use glue to cover it with fabric or ribbon or apply several coats of paint.
If your wish jar has a theme, like Graduation Wishes or Birthday Wishes, cap your jar with a mini mortarboard (circle the lid with sturdy paper and top it with a tasseled square) or birthday hat (affix a decorated cone over the lid).
If you’re reusing a jar, remove any labels and make your own label for the jar. You can use permanent markers or paint to write directly on the jar or create a label that wraps around it. Or you can make a tag that you tie around the jar neck.
To fill your jar, have small strips or squares of paper to make wishes, share happy thoughts, words of wisdom or ideas for the future. Fold or roll the paper and put it in the jar. When your child needs encouragement, ideas, or a reminder to dream big, head to the Wish Jar!
You can also use your Wish Jar to:
- Give your kids real-world experiences. Fill your Wish Jar with ideas for trips and outings—to museums, parks, concerts, plays, sporting events, factory tours, and more! Let everyone contribute ideas and write them down on slips of paper that go into the jar. Make it a point to regularly set aside time to choose an outing from the jar and get on your way!
- Have family and friends share their wishes for success and a bright future at a graduation or birthday celebration. Set up a special table at your event with your jar, colored paper strips to match your party decorations, and plenty of pens. Include a sign that invites guests to leave their well wishes and advice for your celebrant.
- Help your child keep track of wishes and dreams. Some things seem more possible when you write them down. Filling a Wish Jar can help your child focus on developing new interests, trying new things, and going new places. Encourage your child to open the jar periodically and review the wishes—especially when he or she needs some un-slumping.
Hi Creative Mamas! Are you ready to make this Christmas a wonderful and inspiring event for your kids and grandkids to remember for ever and ever? I have a little something to share with you that will make you super popular with your kids this Christmas season: A Christmas Wish Jar for kids!
What is a Christmas wish jar?
A Christmas Wish Jar is basically a jar or a vase which you decorate with Christmas ribbons and colors and you fill it with Christmas wishes using wishing labels which you can download for FREE from the Free Resource Library
It’s super easy to make! You can use any size jar or a glass vase that you may have at home. It creates lots of excitement among kids because they feel free to write different Christmas wishes at different times. I find these jars super cool to give to my friends and extended family a month or so before Christmas.
Retirement Wish Jar
It helps parents know what the kids are thinking in terms of physical gifts but it’s also an opportunity to wish for more thoughtful things such as spending time with a family member that they miss or wishing to spend Christmas with someone special 🙂
Present this Christmas Wish Jar to your kids when you hang the advent calendar. You can make your own DIY advent calendar for a crafty feel and get your kids involved in gift wrapping and making their own unique Christmas gift tags using these cool self adhesive felt templates.
What do you write in a wish jar?
I encourage my kids to write 4 wishes each. I also encourage them to write a variety of wishes such as toys, food, a sentimental wish or a wish for someone else. It’s quite magical what can happen when kids start to think about others in these holiday seasons.
How do you use a wish jar for kids?
I place our wish jar by the Christmas tree and let the kids put in their wishes when they feel is the right time. I include lots of wishing labels which you can download for FREE from the Free Resource Library. these wishing labels are great fun and it makes it super easy for us parents to know who wrote what 🙂
Wishing jar for kids ideas
Christmas Wish Jars are just one kind of wishing jars. There are many options. Here are some:
- Gratitude jars
- Birthday party wishing jars
- Tooth fairy wishing jars
- Easter Bunny wish chocolate eggs jar
Christmas Wish Jar Printable Templates
These are the Christmas Wish Jar Templates that will allow you and your kids to create beautiful jars all ready to be filled with Christmas wishes and love! Get your kids organized, gather all the necessary tutorial materials, download the templates and be ready to spend an awesome afternoon getting your house ready for Christmas 🙂
How to make a Christmas wish jar Tutorial
Equipment and Materials
- Glass jar without a lid or small glass vase
- Christmas Printable templates and Printable Christmas Wish labels (available in my FREE RESOURCE LIBRARY— get the password for free by filling out the form below)
Before we start the tutorial I just want to share my favorite Christmas Pillow Tutorial using fabric scraps. Check it out here to learn a simple way to create a beautiful Christmas pillow that you can make using fabric scraps. It’s the perfect item to make together with this Wishing Jar 🙂
Step 1: How to start making your Christmas Wish Jar?
Gather all of your materials. I have chosen bright Christmas colors such as red and green in order to create that Christmas feeling that I am after.
Step 2: Preparing the Christmas adhesible felt templates
Download and print out the Christmas Printable templates and Printable Christmas Wish labels from my FREE RESOURCE LIBRARY. Cut around the star shapes with paper scissors.
This is the green adhesible felt sheet that I bought. It comes in an A4 size and has a paper backing.
Place your cut out star shapes on the paper backing of the felt sheet and trace around it.
Trace all the different size stars so that the kids can get creative with their jars 🙂
Using the fabric scissors cut around the star shapes.
Step 3:
Peel off the paper backing and stick the star to the middle of the glass jar.
Prepare another felt star.
Grab your chosen Christmas Ribbon. Place it around the top rim of the glass jar and make its end meet. Stick the second felt star on top of the ribbon and the third felt star where the ribbon meets. The felt stars’ glue will hold everything in place.
Step 4: Christmas Wish Labels
Now fill the jar with the Christmas pom poms and the Christmas Wish Labels. I also added a few blank gift tags and held them with mini wooden pegs. I like to offer a variety of way for the kids and adults to place their wishes 🙂
The finished Christmas Wish Jars
This is our family 2020 Christmas Jar. It will be placed by our DIY fabric Advent calendar. I asked my daughter to fill the jar with her first wish.
She wrote: I wish to see my grandparents (I am hoping her wish comes true soon! We all love in different countries and with the pandemic we are kind of stuck ) However this goes to show that these Christmas Wish Jars are way more than wishing for toys which makes me really happy!
Wish Jar Spell
Download your Templates now and get started making your Wish Jar now!
Also you can place your Wish Jar by your Christmas tree which can be decorated with these cute fabric Christmas angels! They are a super easy to make Christmas craft for the kids!
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