This is going to be a great
holiday tradition!
When picking out your ornament to decorate, remember your kiddos handprint will be on it so make sure the texture is smooth and a solid color.
We'll spray it with a sealant so it'll be a bit more hardy to water and such.
Supplies you'll need:
Solid color ornament (plastic is safer if you can find it)
White tempura paint
Red, Green, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Blue tempura paints.
Sharpe pen or permanent black marker
Ornament hanger to let hang while drying
Step 1
Dip your child's hand in white paint. Let them grip the ball then release. Let completely dry.
Step 2
You can be as creative as you'd like with decorating the snow people. I like alot of colors so I make each scarf a different color and alternate the colors of buttons.
Step 3
Using your permanent marker, draw on a top hat, coal eyes, button mouth or a big smile, and stick arms.
Step 4
Using the permanent marker or a glitter glue pen, personalize with the year, name of kiddo, or and season greeting.
I found some big plastic ornaments at the local Dollar Store that all 3 kids could fit a handprint on! We make one for each set of grandparents for Christmas gifts.
Tips
Tempura is washable so if you need to wipe off a print when your kiddo couldn't resist playing with the fun texture of paint and the gloss ball - you can as many times as you need to! With my toddlers and baby I let them get the squishies out of their system before I do the real print, I have a wet towel on hand for when they're done and clean up the ball. Then its just a quick grab of the ball and their done!
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