It’s the time of year for Christmas crafts. Buddy always makes a gift for his grandparents and other family members, and I’m always looking for new inspiration. Buddy made these two years ago, but I didn’t blog about it at the time so as not to ruin the surprise for our family.
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We started by buying blank wooden ornaments similar to these. I also bought Sharpie paint pens and acrylic paint. The package of ornaments came with the wooden circles with a prepunched hole and some twine for hanging. The only thing Buddy and I had to do was paint them.
I painted the background of the ornaments white and let them dry completely before asking Buddy to help. When Buddy was ready to work, I put some brown paint in a paper plate. Buddy dipped his finger into the paint, and then he did three or four fingerprints on each circle. Then we let the ornaments dry completely. Once they were dry, Buddy wrote his name and the date on the back of each ornament. Then I used the paint pens to decorate the fingerprints to make them look like reindeer. We had two fingerprints that ended up smearing together, so I made that one to look like a full reindeer instead of the head.
The great thing about this craft is that it is very easy to do, and it doesn’t take a long time for kids to complete. Another great thing about these ornaments compared to others we’ve done in the past is they aren’t fragile. Since we usually mail our ornaments to family out of state, it’s nice to have the peace of mind knowing they won’t break. I thought they turned out well, and I love to pull mine out every Christmas.
