I really love hand print/footprint crafts with the kids even though I have getting out the paint with a 3 and a 5 year old makes me break out in a sweat (even if it is washable!). These hand print Christmas trees make an easy and memorable Christmas gift for anyone who loves your kids just as much as you do.
I used card stock and Crayola washable paint to make the hand prints.
The tree is the hand with fingers closed; the tree trunk is the thumb and the “ornaments” are just their fingers. I painted the stars free hand, but you could use fingers to make those, too.
Then I painted dollar store “document frames” with red craft paint. The document frames are 8 1/2 x 11 so they fit paper well. I usually still have trim a bit of the paper down, but it’s better than an 8 x 10 picture frame. Remove the glass and paint. Make sure to clean the glass before you replace it as it is usually pretty dirty. I attached the ribbon using packing tape. I couldn’t think of anything else that wouldn’t damage the frame, but it doesn’t seem to be holding so I’m going to try hot glue.
Then I took glitter glue and smeared it over the frame to add a little bling for fun.
And there you have it — a super cute, super personal, super easy Christmas gift!