How to Make a Handprint Christmas Ornament
In today's economy it is going to be tough to budget for the upcoming holidays. One way to stretch your holiday budget is to make homemade gifts. Homemade gifts are unique and special. If you are a parent or a teacher, making these hand-print Christmas ornaments is a cost effective way to make sure that everyone on your shopping list gets a unique yet inexpensive gift. Your children and students will love getting their hands painted to created snowmen on a special ornament.
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Instructions
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Gather all of your materials. Make sure that you have blue Christmas bulbs, white paint, colored paint, and any other embellishment you would like to add.
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Paint four of your child's fingers with white paint. You will want to exclude the thumb. Paint the area just under the fingers. You do not want to paint the entire palm.
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Carefully place your child's hand over a blue Christmas bulb. Once you carefully remove the hand you will see the beginnings of four little snowmen sitting in a pile of snow!
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Take black paint and add eyes, a mouth, and buttons to your snowmen. You can replace the eyes with googly eyes if you wish. Now take some orange paint and give the snowmen a carrot nose. Add a scarf and hat by choosing a different color paint.
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Tips & Warnings
Have fun with your ornaments and make them unique. You can use any kind of embellishments you want to add your own personal touch.
Add a ribbon to the top of the ornament to give it a nice finishing touch.
