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Handprint Christmas Tree

Cakie has become a bit obsessed with making handprints in paint recently so I’m thinking of new things to “turn them into” as a page full of prints isn’t so interesting! Following on from our Autumnal Tree, it seemed natural to make a Christmas tree. This time Baby Pop helped too.
First, she covered 3 sheets of big paper with handprints after dipping her hands into light green then dark green paint. She is just about getting the hang of not sliding her hand all over the paper therefore making a clearer print.

 Then we set them to dry while she went for a sleep!

While she slept Little Pop did her own handprints using yellow paint. Four were plenty and her hands needed pressing and lifting off carefully!

 I cut around them individually, including all of the fingers.

 I found an old cardboard box and cut a large triangle as a base to stick the prints on. This formed the outline of the tree shape.

 Because the box had some paint on and wasn’t the right colour, I covered it with green tissue paper. Cutting it out of green card in the first place would have been even better.

 I arranged the handprints facing downwards in rows, starting at the bottom and working up towards the top, overlapping them slightly.

 I arranged Little Pop’s four prints into something that resembled a star shape and stuck them together.

 The finished tree. Time for decorating!

 Cakie stuck on some acrylic gems and a few sweetie wrappers and pieces of scrunched tissue paper.

 Any bits of colourful paper and junk material would look lovely.

 ”Ta Da!” (to quote a certain 2 year old!)

Now where to put it?….

December 10th, 2010 | Category: Activities, Art and Craft, Baby, Christmas, Toddler

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