They are so easy and so effective and can be done on paper of using ceramic paints if your child is small enough to make a plate for Grandparents or even as a keepsake.
Reindeer
This requires:
A piece of card or something of your choice
A small child's foot
2 small hands
A set of good paints
A washing up bowl of warm soapy water
A towel!
Take the child's foot and paint it, ideally brown but who says reindeer have to be brown? then place it on the paper (or plate etc). After washing the foot, take one of the child's hands and paint this and place it on the paper where the toes of the foot are, do the same with the other hand. Once the paint is dry, paint on a big red nose and 2 eyes and there you have a lovely reindeer made from your child's imprints.
Angels
This requires:
A piece of card or something of your choice
2 small hands
A set of good paints
A washing up bowl of warm soapy water
A towel!
Again nice and easy and a brilliant memento of your child. Using the hands, paint one and place it on the paper to form a print. Turn the paper upside down so the fingers of your hand are pointing down. Now paint both hands and place them either side of the single hand, fingers pointing in the opposite direction. On top of the palm of the middle hand paint a circle, add eyes and a smile and there you have a hand print angel.
We did these last year as well and had great fun, baking ideas to come next!
2 comments:
Great idea and a lovely keepsake. You've just reminded me of something my boy said he'd like to make for his grandparents. Will keep him off xbox too! Thanks :-)
xx Jazzy
Thank you for this...you have inspired me to have a go at the reindeer with my son. I think my Mum would love a picture like this from her grandson. Two handprints, a footprint, some eyes and a nose. How hard can it be? * looks fearful* !
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