VICTA’s Christmas decoration gallery 2025
Welcome to our magical Christmas decoration gallery! Thank you to all the children who made such beautiful sensory decorations, now proudly on display at centre:mk in Middleton Hall. Children with a vision impairment and their siblings were invited to enter our Christmas decoration competition and will all receive a treat in the post to say well done! We hope you enjoy all of their beautiful creations as much as we do.
Below you will find photos and descriptions of the decorations on display and details of the winners… why not try making some of these yourself at home?
With special thanks to centre:mk for displaying our decorations for everyone to enjoy! You will find VICTA’s trees as part of the Middleton Hall Christmas display. This year’s grotto theme is Peter Rabbit and you will sport a few rabbits on our trees! Walk through the twinkling central walkway, they are displayed opposite the helter skelter. Tag us in your photos of your visit @VICTAUK!
Find out more about the display at: centremk.com/whats-on
A snowy artificial Christmas tree stands indoors at the centre:mk among a display of brightly lit festive decorations, heavily adorned with the children’s creative decorations; including rabbits, garlands, colourful paper cut-outs, a felt Santa and tactile baubles. Near the top sits a green felt wreath and a crocheted Jeremy Fisher. Soft lighting from surrounding Christmas trees — glowing green, red, and warm white — reflects off the glitter and provides a magical backdrop.
A second tree stands sparkling, again decorated entirely with children’s handmade decorations shaped like rabbits, stars, Christmas dinner vegetables and tactile baubles. They are crafted from lots of different textures and materials and feature playful colours, glitter, pom-poms, and wobbly eyes! There is a set of decorations which all depict Peter Rabbit decorating a rainbow tree crafted from lollipop sticks, a sound shaker featuring a penguin and a VICTA rainbow with hanging bells. The tree is full of personality and looks beautiful in the lights!
Competition winner
Daisy, age 7
“Daisy used glitter FIMO to make her decoration. Petter Rabbit in a VICTA watering can.”
Congratulation Daisy, we loved how she worked hard creating all the shapes to put together a charming sparkly design. It looks just like Peter Rabbit peeking out of the watering can and fits the theme perfectly. The 3D design means the shapes can be enjoyed through touch as well as sight, well done!
Description: A textured decoration made from FIMO coloured clay. It features a silver glitter watering can with the word “VICTA” written in golden raised lettering on the front. Peeking out of the watering can is a brown clay rabbit with long ears and round grey eyes. Above the sculpture are two small inset photos showing Daisy rolling and shaping her clay at a table.
Runners up
Oscar, age 9
“I cut out shapes of cardboard for Peter Rabbit’s face and ears, I then went through my craft items to find the best colours and feeling of things I could use to make my decoration. Putting the beads on the elastic to make the carrot took ages as it was really hard. My parents helped me with the hot glue gun and tying the knots in the elastic so that my decoration can be hung on a tree and so that Peter Rabbit’s carrot could be attached.”
Congratulations to runner-up Oscar, we love how colourful and tactile the decoration is and the dangling carrot is such a fun finishing touch!
Description: An oval wreath made from blue foam wrapped partly in green artificial leaves. White pom-poms are attached among the leaves like snow. Along the top edge are alternating red and green felt Christmas tree shapes with tiny star stickers as toppers. At the centre bottom sits a friendly rabbit face made from brown felt, with large felt ears, googly eyes, a pink felt nose, and beige whisker strips. A dangling cord with beads looks like a carrot hanging below.
Felicity, age 14
“My Christmas tree is very tactile and sparkly. My mum helped me make and cut out the Christmas Tree shape and then I used a plastic fork to paint it green to make it look and feel like a real tree. Then I sprinkled fake snow all over it. At the end of each branch I stuck gems in the shape of tear drops to make it look like lights. Next I put red, green, silver and gold gems all over the tree and holly berry stickers too. These are all tactile and can be felt on the tree. At the top, middle and bottom I stapled some fake evergreen to make it look and feel more realistic. At the top I stuck a silver star on one side and a white one on the other (these are also tactile because they have a glittery feeling). I stuck little gem stars at each end of the star points. Underneath the star there is a sparkly VICTA rainbow gem sticker. For the bottom and base of the tree I painted brown on the trunk and then stuck rectangle, stripy red and white paper at the bottom to make a base. On the rectangle base I stuck Peter Rabbit stickers on it to keep in with the theme this year! The tree is hung by black elastic string and I have attached 4 silver bells on to the string so that they will jingle when the tree decoration sways or moves and people will hear it. I had lots of fun decorating my tree.”
Winning Primary School or Primary Aged Group
Club Wilber
Congratulations to all of the children who are part of Club Wilber at the Wilberforce Trust, York. Your decorations bring nothing but joy and we can see how much fun the children had making them and giving them their own personalities!
A collection of handmade Christmas decorations, all created using the same polystyrene ring base. Each ring has been transformed with different festive materials, making them appear varied in size and style. Some are wrapped in white fabric, while others are covered in coloured tinsel, glitter, or cotton wool. Many rings are decorated with sparkly foam shapes such as Christmas trees, bows, and gift boxes. Several feature sprigs of artificial pine branches, shiny curling ribbon, bells, or pipe cleaners. A few rings include googly eyes and pom-poms arranged to create character-like faces. Together they form a bright, textured display of uniquely styled wreaths built from identical bases.
Close-ups of two of the decorations:
A festive face using fluffy white cotton wool for a beard , a large red pom-pom nose, and a strip of red felt across the top. The upper section is decorated with gold tinsel, small star confetti, and googly eyes, giving it a cheerful, expressive look. A green tinsel loop sits at the top for hanging.
A polystyrene ring covered with layered glitter foam shapes in red, gold, green, and yellow. Large googly eyes are attached at the top, giving the wreath a playful, character-like expression. Two sprigs of artificial pine branches extend from the top giving the effect of antlers.
Winning Secondary School or Secondary Aged Group
Moorend Academy
Congratulations to Moorend Academy!
“The students have really enjoyed making their Peter Rabbit themed decorations. Peter Rabbit has been busy collecting veggies from Mr McGregor’s garden to make his Christmas dinner!”
Description: A collection of handmade vegetable- and rabbit-themed decorations, each crafted with googly eyes and colourful materials. The decorations are shaped and labelled as different foods: a green Brussels sprout, a fluffy white rabbit with pink ears, a textured green broccoli, a yellow parsnip, two pea pods filled with smiling green peas, a carrot made from orange tissue paper, a gold-painted potato, a cauliflower with a rounded textured top, and a cluster of bright red cranberries. Additional pieces include dried orange slices decorated with small blue pom-poms and several leafy green shapes. All items have silver or string loops for hanging, and many feature small printed labels naming the vegetable they represent.
The entries
Finley, age 6
“Finley has made a hanging Santa using red fluffy felt for his clothes. He used cotton wool for a beard and coloured his gloves and boots with grey felt-tip. He added a red pipe cleaner and white pom-pom for the hat.”
Description: A card Santa decoration. Santa wears a bright red suit made from soft, velvety felt, trimmed with fluffy white cotton around the cuffs, belt, and hem. His face is drawn with a smiling expression, rosy pink cheeks, and tiny black eyes. His long white cotton beard covers most of his face. The red hat is also cotton-trimmed, topped with a fluffy pom-pom and a pipe cleaner for texture. Santa’s boots and mittens have been coloured with grey felt tip pen.
Dexter, age 10 and Ethan, age 4
“Me and my little brother decided to make a Christmas wreath using holly and rosemary out of the garden. I really like rosemary because it smells nice. Mummy helped us glue some bits on as we were not allowed to use the glue gun.”
Description: Two circular hanging cardboard decorations hanging from natural jute string.
Left decoration: Features a brightly coloured drawing of a red rabbit wearing a blue coat, cut out and mounted in the centre. Around the edges are sprigs of rosemary, holly leaves, and red pom-poms. A small silver label at the top reads “MERRY CHRISTMAS.”
Right decoration: Displays a hand-coloured drawing of a rabbit’s head in purple, blue and yellow tones. Surrounding it are rosemary sprigs, glossy green leaves, and bright red pom-poms. A gold “Merry Christmas” label sits at the top.
Dayzie, age 16
“This is Jeremy Fisher. He is crocheted out of soft wool. Jeremy has a coat made out of a glove and is sat on a lily pad made out of air dry clay and is fishing. His fishing rod is made from a cotton bud and string for the line and he smells all Christmassy as he is sprayed with perfume.”
Description: A handmade plush frog with soft pale mint-green crocheted wool. The frog has very large bulging eyes that are dark brown with glossy black centres. Its wide stitched mouth forms a gentle smile. The frog is dressed in a grey jumper and has a yellow fabric bandage around one arm, giving it a playful character-like appearance.
Isla, age 8
A fluffy oblong ‘ninja’ snowman made from cotton wool. The snowman has googly eyes, a blue tinsel pipe-cleaner smile, and a blue tinsel eyebrow. Small rectangular black pieces form buttons down its body. Green sparkly pipe cleaners are used as arms, bent outward. A silver tinsel loop at the top acts as the hanger.
Elodie, age 7
Two handmade decorations. On the left is a fluffy snowman made from white cotton wool wrapped around a soft oval form. It has two googly eyes, a small red pipe-cleaner mouth shaped into a smile, and three shiny square pink sequins down the front representing buttons. A thick white pipe cleaner forms a loop at the top for hanging. Attached to the snowman’s side is a hand-written brown tag reading “Merry Christmas.”
To the right is a small present wrapped in bright red tissue paper. It is decorated with a large silver metallic gift bow and has a loop made from a sparkly red pipe cleaner for hanging.
Olivia, age 8
A large five-pointed star cut from thick white card with a glittery texture. Each point of the star is decorated with shiny pink square sequins. In the centre, a smaller beige paper circle reads “Merry Christmas,” hand-written in marker. Around the message are scattered colourful star-shaped sequins in red, green, and gold. A round holographic sticker sits near the bottom point, shimmering with rainbow colours. A loop of gold tinsel pipe cleaner is attached at the top for hanging.
Maeve, age 3
A toilet roll Christmas angel with a friendly hand-drawn face. The tube is upright with two googly eyes and a lovely pen-drawn smile. Purple craft sticks (like lollipop sticks) are pushed through the sides, forming outstretched arms. Around the neck area are shiny pink square sequins arranged like a necklace. A loop of sparkly green pipe cleaner is attached at the top, wrapped with a silver pipe cleaner twist for decoration.
Rupert, age 7
“Melting beads, sight loss logo with a Santa hat, and other Christmas characters.”
Description: A vertical chain of characters made from fused plastic melting beads. At the top is a gingerbread man in brown with green eyes, red buttons, and a colourful collar. He holds two candy canes — one striped green, red, and white, the other is red and white. Hanging beneath is a round Santa face made from beads, with a pink nose, rosy cheeks, and a red hat. At the bottom hangs a small black-and-white sight loss logo, wearing a red Santa hat. Everything is connected with short pieces of woven string and hangs from a purple ribbon loop.
Willow, age 2 and Nanny
“Peter Rabbit’s carrot with a joyful face.”
Description: A carrot-shaped decoration created from tightly wrapped tan rope forming a textured body. At the top, three bright neon-yellow pipe cleaners act as leafy carrot tops, sticking out playfully. The carrot has two red pom-poms for eyes and a green pom-pom for a nose. A brown pipe cleaner is bent into a wide curved smile. At the bottom are two metallic rose stickers—a pink and a silver rose—adding decorative detail. A loop of natural rope is attached at the top for hanging.
Dotty, age 10 and Albie, age 8
“Dotty and Albie took a log slice, they coloured the VICTA logo, we decided to turn it into a Christmas wreath. Dotty wanted to put the bells on as they only ring for those who believe… can you hear them? We added a light (you can turn it on underneath). Albie made a little cane from an ear bud, they added Christmas ribbon, so it can be hung on the VICTA tree.”
Description: A Christmas wreath built around a round slice of natural wood. On the wood surface is a hand-drawn rainbow with thick, glossy paint in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. The rainbow is surrounded by artificial green pine sprigs, tiny red berries, and several real pinecones. A silver ribbon bow sits at the bottom. Hanging from the wreath is a cluster of two shiny silver jingle bells and a small LED tealight with a warm yellow glow. A brown ribbon with white polka dots forms the hanging loop at the top.
Noah, age 9
“Noah’s trio of trees – ‘Sparkly, sensory trees for the tree’.”
Description: Three handmade Christmas trees cut from card and arranged side-by-side.
Left tree: A bright green tree decorated with plastic gem stickers in shades of blue and silver. Cut-out images of planets and galaxies are scattered across the branches. Hand-written motivational messages are added on each tier: “BE KIND,” “BE HAPPY,” and “BE YOU.” A glittery gold pipe-cleaner loop sits at the top.
Middle tree: A darker green felt tree decorated with multicoloured gems. Tiny red and yellow dot stickers form patterns across the branches. A silver tinsel pipe-cleaner loop is attached for hanging.
Right tree: A small yellow card tree decorated with gold gems and sequins. The handwritten message reads “ALWAYS SPARKLE & SHINE.” A simple loop of white string is attached at the top.
Thomas, age 8 months and George, age 2
“George and Thomas picked a clear plastic bottle from our recycling. George and mummy filled a small cup with rice and poured it through a funnel to add noise to our snow globe for Thomas. We then added glitter for sparkle. It’s silver in colour. Everyone needs sparkle at Christmas.
Daddy and George and Thomas rolled some white fluffy cotton wool into balls to add into the bottle too to make it look like a real snow globe. Mummy tightened the lid to seal everything in then George stuck a gold sparkly foam star on top of the lid to seal in the magic. Thomas then tested the snow globe giving it a good shake to hear the noise. It made us all smile.
We then painted Thomas’ foot black and printed it onto white paper. Fantastic sensory play. George stuck 2 googly eyes onto the black footprint, and mummy drew some wings and an orange nose to make a penguin. The penguin made from Thomas’ footprint also wears a red Santa hat which says “Thomas” on and has a red jingle bell that jingles to make a noise on the end of the hat. The Santa penguin made from Thomas’ foot which has googly eyes and a jingle bell hat was safely cut out and stuck onto the snow globe. A few silver embossed delmontes were stuck on the outside of the snow globe for texture. A red and white twine was tied around the top of the bottle so that it could be hung from the Christmas tree.”
Molly, age 9
Description: A large star-shaped ornament made from yellow clay. Its surface has a textured, bumpy handmade look. Two oversized googly eyes sit near the centre, and below them a single large gem acts as a nose. Small multicoloured star-shaped sequins form a smiling mouth. At the top point of the star is a small pink star sticker. A bright yellow pipe cleaner is threaded through the top to form a loop for hanging.
Asiya, age 15
“I have made a circle shaped ornament. On one side is a picture of a reindeer with beads stuck on with lots of Sellotape. The beads are many different colours. On the other side are three Christmas trees. (One is white, one is red and the other is green). At the top I have written “Merry Christmas” in print and in braille. The background is a shiny purple piece of card.”
Freddie and Verity, age 10
Freddie: “I made a snowman using air-dry clay and buttons to make an imprint and patterns. I painted my decoration using metallic paint, using a sponge for more texture.”
Verity: “I used air-dry clay and a cutting shape of a Christmas tree. Then I made a texture using pine tree leaves and twigs. I painted the decoration using metalic paint.”
Carolina, age 4
“Creating this Christmas decoration allows Carolina to express her creativity while fostering a sense of confidence and joy.”
Description:
A playful set of three bunny-themed creations:
Left rabbit: A flat rabbit cut-out decorated with multicoloured paint splatters in yellow, orange, pink, and green. It has googly eyes and a joyful jumping pose. The edges are dusted with gold glitter.
Centre rabbit: A small upright 3D rabbit figurine painted in swirling shades of green, yellow, pink and orange. It has dark eyes and a slightly textured surface.
Right rabbit: Another cut-out rabbit, this one pale pink with a cut-and-paste cartoon face featuring large googly eyes. The rabbit is lying down and is covered with gold glitter across the lower half. Along its back is a row of fluffy pom-poms in bright colours – pink, yellow, green, and blue.
Millie, age 8
“Millie loves all things rainbows and Christmas, so to make a Christmas coloured rainbow was a favourite for Millie! Millie has added pipe cleaners for a soft fuzzy feel and gold beads for added texture – she loves bumpy feelings!”
Description: A clear plastic ornament in the shape of a rainbow. Four soft, fuzzy pipe-cleaner arches fill the centre: red on the outside, then white, followed by bright green and then brown. The rainbow’s ends form cloud shapes filled entirely with shiny gold cube beads. A thin gold string is looped through a hole at the top for hanging.
Dalton School
“The children of Oak provision at Dalton School have grouped together to make this garland that includes 2 Peter Rabbits that are made from twister pipe cleaners for the body, a bell for the nose and tactile whiskers, feet and tail. There are also two carrots made from cinnamon sticks and green felt sticking out for the tops. There are 2 garden gates made from lolly sticks, decorated with a tactile bunny and carrot. At either side of the garland is a banner in VICTA rainbow colours with the wording in Braille, Hoppy Christmas.”
Great Binfields Primary School
“Each of the three girls has contributed an element of the hanging Christmas decoration featuring Peter Rabbit.”
Description: The decoration is made from 3 pieces strung vertically together. At the top is a star cut-out painted in horizontal rainbow stripes with accents of glitter. Beneath it hangs a hand-coloured Peter Rabbit. The rabbit is dressed in his blue jacket decorated with sequins and a red body with shiny stickers and a purple pom-pom tail. The bottom section of the decoration is another star shape, this one filled with lively multicoloured scribbles and covered in various stick-on gems and sequins.
Westbrook Primary School
“The children decorated their decorations using smelly pens, goggle eyes, glitter, tinsel. Gems, bows, soft foil, pipe cleaners and jingle bells.”
Description: A set of rabbit-face decorations made from large printed cut-outs, each uniquely decorated. The rabbits all have tall ears and happy facial features, but each has been personalised with different craft materials. The decorations include gold glitter patches, copper foil pieces, colourful scribbles, sequins, stick-on gems, and small bows. Some rabbits have added tinsel or pipe-cleaner loops for hanging, while others have small bells attached. Each face looks slightly different, with varied eye colours, patterns, and embellishments, creating a lively collection of festive rabbit designs.
Tapton School
Description: Two handmade wreath decorations, each featuring a rabbit at the centre. The wreaths are made from circular cardboard bases covered in bright pom-poms in various sizes and colours, including red, green, blue, white, purple, and orange. Small paper leaves in different colours are also attached around the rings for added detail. The left wreath has a rabbit cut-out decorated with brown textured patches and a blue crinkled-paper scarf. The right wreath features a hand-drawn rabbit coloured in orange with a similar blue textured scarf. Both wreaths hang from red ribbon loops at the top.
Priestley Smith Specialist Primary School
Six round cardboard decorations designed to look like rabbit faces and bodies. The heads are made from brown corrugated card with small pink pom-poms for noses, white and black googly eyes, and fabric or hessian pieces forming ears. A small cut-out carrot is attached beside each rabbit’s face. The lower half is a separate blue circular piece representing the body, with a tiny white pom-pom tail. Red or blue ribbon is threaded through the top for hanging, with miniature bells tied into some of the ribbons.
A collection of handmade decorations featuring cut-out Peter Rabbits attached to colourful pipe-cleaner trees. Each decoration has a brown pipe-cleaner loop at the top for hanging, with branches made from bright pipe cleaners in rainbow colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Small plastic beads are threaded onto the branches. In front of each tree stands a grey-outlined rabbit cut-out, positioned as if reaching upward with one arm extended, wearing Peter’s signature blue jacket.
Five circular wreaths featuring rabbits surrounded by leaves and berries. Each wreath is made from layered green paper leaves, metallic gold textures, and small red pom-poms for berries. At the centre of each wreath is a rabbit character: some made from scrunched brown paper with googly eyes, long ears, and blue paper jackets, and one printed rabbit with a blue jacket. The rabbits vary in expression and shape, giving each wreath a distinct handmade character. A loop of ribbon or yarn at the top allows them to hang.
A set of decorations combining printed Peter Rabbits in blue jackets with glitter-covered baubles. Each bauble is a white circular cut-out covered in loose glitter, sequins, foil shapes, and colourful star confetti. A rabbit cut-out is attached to the side of each bauble, shown mid-hop with a fluffy white pom-pom tail. The decorations hang from green pipe-cleaner loops, some with added bells or beads.
Priestley Smith VI Secondary School
Description: A collection of small rabbit-shaped hanging decorations arranged in rows. Each rabbit is made from a flat cut-out shape with two upright ears and a rounded face. They are decorated in bright colours including red, blue, green, gold, orange, and silver. Every rabbit has googly eyes and is covered with different types of glitter, paint, or tinsel-like material. Some have extra details such as cotton wool on the ears or strands of yarn used as whiskers. Each decoration has a simple white string loop attached for hanging. The group as a whole creates a colourful, sparkly assortment of rabbit characters.
Bedford Borough Council
Holly, age 5
“Holly’s Rainbow – Holly designed and made her rainbow independently. She used a Rainbow picture to colour in and then stuck on 6 different coloured lolly sticks to represent each colour of the rainbow. She added a pipe cleaner to hang her decoration.”
Joshua, age 6
“Joshua’s Santa Hat – Joshua designed and made his Santa hat independently. He drew a Santa hat on paper and cut it out. He used red felt tip pen to colour in the main part of the hat. He used cotton wool for the bobble on the end of the hat and cut up white wool for the brim of the hat. He decided to make the decoration double sided and added gold and red string to hang it up.”
Evie, age 13
“Evie’s Christmas Peter Rabbit – Evie used felt on one side and textured embroidery fabric on the other to decorate a flat round bauble. On the felt side she added a picture she coloured of Peter Rabbit, out of felt she made Peter a hat with a foam white bobble on the top. She wrote ‘Happy Christmas’ in braille to stick on. On the other side of the bauble, she used wavy ribbon strips and wrote in braille ‘Peter Rabbit’. She used a wavy ribbon to hang the decoration.”
Emersons Green Primary School
Finley, age 8
“Finley explored a range of craft supplies and ideas, independently solving problems to join different elements together and ended up with a lovely tactile bauble. He wrapped a shiny chain around a fluffy red pipe cleaner then wound this around a sphere and added Christmas shaped buttons (a star, stocking and tree shapes).”
Imani, age 9
“Imani made a beautiful tactile pine cone by carefully squashing pom poms into every gap between the woody scales. she matched the pom pom sizes to the gaps. It looks like a very well decorated Christmas tree and we love the feel of it.”
Jack, age 11
“Jack explored many Christmas craft resources before sticking brightly coloured fluffy feathers to a card bauble shape with a bit of help and a few feathers stuck to his fingers. The result is colourful and fun for any tree and super tickly too.”
Jenson, age 11
“Jenson chose a Christmas tree shaped card covered in tactile green furry paper. After realising glue wouldn’t stick his decorations on, he wound silver chains around the shape, cutting them to size and using small snips around the tree edges to tuck them into place. It looks like shiny tinsel.”
