Looking for a fun personalized Christmas activity you can do with your kids this season? You’re going to love these cute handmade handprint ornaments so much you won’t want to part with them! (Though they do make wonderful gifts!)
Supplies:
- Plain bulb ornaments (I used clear ones from Michael’s, but metallic red would be just as cute!)
- White acrylic paint
- paint brush
- Little hands
- Something fun to fill your ornament with, I used sparkly tinsel
- Permanent markers to draw on embellishments
Instructions:
1. Carefully paint your kids’ hands (Be prepared for lots of squeals)
2. Have them carefully ‘grab’ the bulb, being careful not to move their fingers. I helped to press their fingers onto the bulb.
3. Use markers or acrylic paint to draw on embellishments: Scarf, hat, eyes, buttons, nose, arms
4. Write their name and year onto the palm of each ornament and hang on tree, or give as gifts! Warning: These may turn out so cute you won’t want to part with them, so you may want to make a couple sets!
I hope you enjoy these adorable handmade ornaments!
Since you asked, here are some fun ideas for ADVENT:
Come to my site for how to make ornaments out of toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls. Very easy and very pretty. I’m making these with my grandchildren.
Just wanted to say thanks for all of your great ideas that you share with us readers of your blog!
You are an inspiration to me!
Cute idea to make them on clear ornaments. We used blue ornaments and that was fun too.
How stinkin’ cute!!!
And this would make such a cute gift…..
I have a pack of these ornaments and I had planned to do an ornament with my daughter’s hand print for her first Christmas, but now I’ll get the entire family in on the fun! Thanks for the idea!
So clever and imaginative. I can’t wait to do these with my son. I love them…! Thank you for the idea, instructions, and the photos. I just “LOVE” your blog…! It gets my brain spinning on all the possibilities of things I could do with my son. What fun! Thank you!!!
These look fabulous! Much better than stocking up on store-made ornaments. Thank you for sharing your creativity!
I LOVE these!!! I have stuck a pin in it on Pinterest to remember it if that’s OK. Thanks for sharing!
Ahh I love these. I’ve been wondering where to get the clear ornaments. I’m excited to make these with my girls.
Thank you for this cute idea!