My 6 year old daughter made me the cutest Christmas present at school this year! This would be an easy Christmas craft to make with your kids and a wonderful keepsake for years to come. Why not make it an annual tradition?
Materials needed:
- Christmas ball ornament (your choice of color)
- white paint
- colored permanent markers
- paint brush
Instructions:
- Paint your child's hand white. You can choose to paint just the palm and the three middle fingers if you prefer.
- Put the colored ball ornament into the palm of your child's hand with the hanger on top; press fingers (slightly spread apart) around the ball. (For adults, place the ornament at the top of the palm right before the fingers start).
- Let the ornament dry.
- Add details like eyes, nose, mouth, hat, scarf, buttons, etc with colored markers.
- Label the ornament with the year and child's (or adult's) name.
- Hang on tree and enjoy! Or wrap as gifts for close family members.
There was a poem that came with the ornament. It reads as follows:
These aren't just five snowmen,
as anyone can see.
I made them with my hand
which is a part of me.
Now each year when you trim the tree,
you'll look back and recall
Christmas 2011
when my hand was just this small.
