Remove the metal lid from the ornament and fill it with the nonpareils. (If you have a tiny funnel, use it to get the nonpareils into the ball. If you don’t have a funnel, you can fold a piece of paper into a shape of a cone.)

Once your ornament is filled to your desired level, place the lid back on. Attach your piece of string or ribbon so that it can be hung.

Using your hot glue gun, glue the soda can tab to your mini red solo cup.

Now, take your black sharpie marker and draw inside the gumball chute.

With your hot glue gun, attach the clear Christmas ornament to the bottom of the mini solo cup. It can be quite challenging, especially for kids, to get it centered so that the hook is perfectly centered. Be patient and take your time.

Give the hot glue a few minutes to set and your DIY gumball machine ornament is ready to be hung.