10 ways to toddler-proof your Christmas tree

Paper and yarn ornaments are festive and totally toddler-safe.

 

Get the instructions for our simple pompoms here. 

Anyone with a toddler knows that silence sure isn’t golden. Adorn the lower branches of your tree with bells so you can hear when your little one is admiring the O Tannenbaum a little too closely. Every time a bell rings, a toddler is probably up to no good. 

 

Get the instructions for this bell ornament: The Happier Homemaker

Keep curious tots at bay by wrapping large empty boxes and creating a blockade. It’s pretty and functional. If you’re not all Martha Stewart-like, forget the pretty paper packages and use a baby gate instead.

Forgo the hassle (and cleanup) of a tradional tree with a simple washi tape tree. Make the boughs as simple or intricate as you’d like, but don’t forget the garland. 

Opt for a smaller tree and keep it up high, away from curious little hands. You can add all the glitz of traditional trimmings while your little one admires safely from ground level.  

Remove lower branches so dangling baubles or lights are out of a toddler’s arms-reach. Parenting win!

 

Shatter-proof ornaments will let kids be kids without the worry of a bajillion pieces of broken glass everywhere.

 

38-piece decoration set: ikea.ca 

Guys, this is for sure the ugliest option. But if you feel it’s the best one for you, no judgments. You do you.