christmas craft #1

this idea came from crystal in an email to me.
thanks so much!

super easy but SUPER DUPER cute!

we started with these ornaments from target.
they are big.
i loved the colors so i picked these.....but any glass ball ornaments would work. 

 
i did this one child at a time....you'll see why.

first i painted their hand with regular craft paint.


set the ornament in the middle of their flat palm....fingers out.


slowly have them close their hand so an entire handprint is made.
make sure they don't move their fingers....just close their hand.

then they slowly take their fingers off the ornament.

 
set it somewhere to dry.
then you can choose if you want to yell at your child ......
"DON"T TOUCH ANYTHING! GO WASH YOUR HAND AND DON"T USE MY GOOD TOWEL TO DRY IT!" 
or not.

let the white paint dry....we waited overnight....just to be safe.
then use a Sharpie to add faces.


we used a glue gun and cut out tiny little scarves.
we didn't have black felt or we would've made hats too.

and they add snow falling also.






i think they are about the cutest ornaments i have ever seen.

then write their name and date on the palm and you created a keepsake!

have fun.

Comments

[Amanda-ThriceBlessed]

Cute! My middle DD did this last year at preschool, if you flip the hand over the ornament the opposite way it creates Santa's beard, you just add the hat and face! Its just as cute as the snowmen!

[Heather @ Cookie Mondays]

very cute!

[virginia]

so cute! crystal always has such great ideas!

[april]

these are awesome!!!! I must make these!!!!!

[jennifer]

I'm totally not a crafty girl, but I just might need to try those. They are super duper cute!

[Donje]

That is such a cute craft idea! I LOVE it! Thanks for sharing.

[twolittletots]

i just saw this the other day and was going to do it with the girls next week. i think it would be great grandparent gifts too!

[Hoosier at Heart]

Just darling!

[mel]

LOVE this!!! Totally making these with my girls. SO excited!!! :)

[amy cloud]

I am going to have a craft week next week with the kids. THis is a great idea and we are going to target tonight. Thanks

[Cherish Stockdale]

umm those are ADORABLE! I love them!

[Lisa]

Very very cool!

[mandy madison]

Totally stealing this idea!!! SO CUTE!

[Christy]

My son just came home with one of these yesterday from school! How funny. His was not as perfect as yours though, probably b/c one Teacher & 25 kids. :) Love these, might have to try it again at home, plus would be great for the grandparents.

[amanda]

love this - will definitely try it this weekend!

[shelley]

love it ! gonna get all the supplies to do this while the little one is napping...that way we can do it straight away when he wakes!

[the leonard 4]

oh my gawh...thhis is the cutest thing i've ever seen, and we will definitely be doing this little craft over winter break! happy holidays! :)

[jennibell]

LOVE this -- thanks for the idea!!!

[Marisa]

SO cute! I'd be afraid to use glass, though, in case my little one squeezed too hard. Good thing there are so many cute plastic ornaments these days.

[Selina]

Love this. So clever!

[Sonia]

i love it! i'm going to go get supplies to make them tonight!

[Hollie]

How fast can I get to Target?

[megan k]

totally the project for our weekend!!

[Amy]

My pre-K daughter came home with one yesterday with this poem attached -
"These aren't just 5 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 of 2010
when my hand was this small!"

They also attached a nice polka dot bow at the top. Very cute!

[Jodi]

SO CUTE!! My daughter is 16, but I think I'm gonna get her to do one anyway. Thanks for sharing!

[Tanya @ Life in 3D]

I'm in love :) So adorable!
My kids would NEVER just leave their fingers there though...too little still. We did hand prints in salt dough for daddy for Christmas today and even for that...I found myself yelling..."DON'T spread your fingers!"
Proud moments...

[Beth]

ADORABLE! Well worth the wait (sorry about the sick kiddo)! I think I might try this with my girls too!

[Beth]

Oh, and gotta tell you, at my other school my art room is in a seperate building from the regular school and there is NO WATER in the building. I did one of those big Christmas Cards that is on display outside the library? With all my students? And we did hand prints to make the picture????? Imagine me with a room full of 18-22 kids, with paint on their hands! Wow. I was kind of a basket case at the end of that week!

[Micky]

This is so clever! I have never seen this done before. When I saw the hands being painted to be placed on the ornament, I thought, "how's this going to turn out?", but it is so cute. I am DEFINITLY doing this one with the kids. Thanks for sharing.
Micky

[Georgia]

IS that another Bauble dining room picture?! ohhhh the suspense.

:o)

[Maria]

This is one of our favorite crafts to do...we have a small collection of them now (the ones that have survived over the years at least!)

[Alison Richardson]

Those are so adorable! I'm definitely doing this!

[Amy Petz]

I cannot wait to do this with my boys. Thanks Meg!

[Monica Huete]

Awww, it is so cute !!! What a great idea !!! Thanks so much for sharing ... ^___^

[Tracy]

The toddlers at my daycare center make these every year as a Christmas present to their parents....love it!!!

[kristine]

i love this idea!!

[creativechaos]

LOVE this!

[JustMommer]

Can't wait to try this

[Lucylu ~]

Oh my goodness i *LOVE* the purple one!

[erlfisher]

THE BEST!! Will most certainly try this!

[Leah]

Awesome idea. Love it!

[a-m]

Absolutely brilliant! Thanks!!!

[Heather G.]

What a cute idea!!

[Holly]

very cute!

[Jeannette]

Those are the cutest things!!!!! I LOVE snowmen, one my favorites :o) thanks for sharing this

[T Galle]

Doing this at our Christmas gathering at my Dad's this Sunday!

[Lisa @ Shine Your Light]

I'm in love with this craft - thank you for sharing! As my kids get older we do less and less crafting together - but I think I can get even my boys to do this one! So cute.

[Giuseppina]

this might be one of the cutest things i've ever seen!!
thanks for sharing :)

[sara's art house]

LOVE THESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kimberlee J.]

Talia brought one of these home from daycare last year and I loved it! It's hanging on my tree high so she can't get a hold of it. :)

[Jess Mead]

So cute and MESSY! My boys would love it!

[Grace]

Those are so cute! Would make a cute teacher gift too...

[maribeth]

my kids have made these at preschool for years, but i love the fun variation of doing it with older children who can contribute more than the handprint itself. love the felt scarves and the falling snow!! i think those will be special keepsakes on their own trees one day, too! (though i am sure you are hoping that one day is far, far away!)

[Bobbie Henry]

What a cute idea! This is something that my daughter-in-law could do with our two little grandsons and send to us (hint)! Love them!!!

[Jenny B.]

My oldest son did one of those at preschool a couple of years ago, and I love it! :)

[Candi @ Sweet Designs Boutique]

Love these. Just shared on Facebook at facebook.com/sweetdesignsboutique

[Erin]

So cute! I will be saving this craft for when I have children :) Very fun.

[Lindsay]

LOVE this idea & plan on buying stuff to make them today!!! Thanks for sharing! :)

[Julianne Brimner]

my daughter just made one at school and brought it home for a Christmas present for me. I think they just did three fingers....with a classroom of first graders, I think she has the bravest teacher in the world. I love it.

[Tracy]

Meg, the fact that you think to take the time to take photos while explaining is simply awesome. These are adorable and the memory of making them adds to the fun! Thanks for sharing.

[Jill]

ooomygosh! That is Super Cute!

[Jill]

Oh my gosh!!!! I am a teacher and have been trying to come up with a quick and cute gift idea for my kids to make for their parents.... I love this!!!! thank you!!!!

[Lindsey@ Piecefully Home]

so cute!! i have to do this one with my kids!

[Sharla]

These are adorable - I got big ornaments on my way home last night - also snagged some dollar aisle ornaments so I can start making my wreath :) Thanks for great ideas!

[Shannon Davis]

I make these every year with my kindergarteners! I add the poem as mentioned above -- they only difference is that we use paint pens for all the details and shatterproof ornaments. We do add black hats with a black paint pen. I also buy teeny little buttons and they glue on two buttons per snowman -- adorable -- colorful -- and each one is unique :)

[Kait]

I've been looking for a hand print ornament I can make with my girls. This is adorable! I might have to squeeze in a little craft time before Christmas.

[Jenny Logan]

Those are the cutest ornaments ever!! Thanks for the great idea!!

[Maria]

Made these with the kids! So cute. Thanks for sharing the idea! Way easy. Even Mom and Dad made one with the kids =0)

[Tanya H]

This is FABULOUS!!! We must do this! TFS! :)

[Joye]

I LOVE these! Just adorable :) You are so creative!

[Gemma]

Wow this is SO NICE!!! LOVE IT!!

Gemma x

[visart-dali.com]

This so very cute!!!!! Thank you for the idea!!!!

[Dawn]

So super cute!!

[Eva]

I Love love love these - I'm tempted to try on my almost one year old - I may be pushing my luck hahah

[Kathleen]

My son just gave us one with the poem attached....his class made them in preschool. I love them and hopefully I will remember to have him make one next year! The ornaments your kids made turned out great and I love the idea of adding scarves to the snowmen!

[Sugar Mama]

Crazy! I just got back from Wal-Mart and bought the stuff to make those with my daycare kids. Get online to check my fave blogs and see that you just made them too. We won't be doing the scarves, it will be enough just to get them to gently grasp the ornament... and it will be very interesting to see how it will work for the 9 month old kids!

[Kristin S]

adorable!!!

[tania willis]

we're SO making these for the grandparents! AWESOME!

[Janelle]

My girls are 2 & 4 - this is going to be messy! But what a cute keepsake!

[Ellen J]

I love this one too! I'll have lots to choose from next year for Christmas crafts! Thanks :)

[Courtney]

OMG!!! This is the CUTEST PROJECT IN AMERICA!!!!!

[BecZhang]

This is so awesome. I am definitely going to try this with my six year old. I'm not very crafty so it should be interesting.

[elz]

LOVE this craft. I have been hemming and hawing about what ornaments to make for my parents this year-then Boom! I found your post. Perfect. Thanks.

[katie w]

this is adorable! and love the poem that amy shared too ;)

[Jen Brandt]

Guess what the grandparents will be getting for Christmas next year? Great idea! Thank you and Merry Christmas!

[cathy]

Love this!

[Tami]

Hey Megan, totally enjoy your blog. Wish i could do all the crafts you guys do. I put the ideas in the back of my head and then they get lost back there. However, we actually did this one! Thank you for the great idea! We had a neighborhood party and had all the kids make one. You have inspired me! Thank you!

[Lisa]

Hi Meg,
I am Cassie Burback's sister in law. I loved this project. My oldest daughter did this with a friend yesterday and they turned out adorable. Thanks for the idea. We also did hand prints on cardstock for Christmas cards!
Love your blog!
Lisa Borglum

[liz from LIzzies RAggs Primitives]

LOve the idea of the ornaments! I printed out the directions for a next Christmas project with the grandkids. Thanks!

[Holly Rhodes]

I feel like a bad mom! I never do crafts with my kids (3 and 1) I just do not have the patience!! Maybe I should work on that! Your kids look so happy doing crafts =(

Did you do crafts when they were 3 and 1 too???

[Kelli]

Oh my gosh! These are so cute! Perfect grandma gift too. So, I have to ask how you keep (have room on the tree for) all of your kids Christmas ornaments? Do you occasionally get rid of any? (I really hope you aren't "gasp"ing at that last sentence just now). I know people who don't throw any of their children's pictures/drawings away. I could easily become one of those people but I don't have the storage space and I only have 2 small children. I'd love to know your "system". Thanks!

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[Mel]

This just popped up on my facebook news feed...Meg you are everywhere!! So cute , will have to try it :)