Every year we give a handmade ornament to family members for Christmas. This was Liv's gift last year and we had a lot of fun making these. I obviously drew on the snowmen "accessories" with a paint pen. However, if you look closely you will discover that the snow men are actually made up of Liv's handprint!
What you need
Glass Ornaments
Ribbon to hang the ornament
Acrylic Paint/paint brush
Paintpens
Directions
1. Paint the hand of your child and have them carefully grab the ornament. You will want to be sure that the bottom of the palm is on the bottom of the ornament. You can touch up any gaps with a small brush and paint. However, I like the imperfections and kept mine as is. Also you can cover up some of the imperfections with the paint pen once you draw on the accessories.
2. Once the handprint has dried use paint pens to draw on the snowmen accessories. I did this myself once the kids were sleeping.
3. Tie a piece of ribbon to the ornament for hanging.
4. Wrap it up!
This ornament is going to be difficult to top this year. It was definitely a hit with the family and a favorite keepsake of mine as well.
No comments:
Post a Comment