Homemade Baby Handprint Christmas Ornaments

Use salt dough to make a simple handprint ornament no paint needed.

Homemade baby handprint christmas ornaments.

Simple salt dough handprint ornament want to make a super easy christmas ornament with your baby. Mix it all together then rolled it into a ball put it on a cookie sheet and rolled it out with rolling pin and put my grandsons hand on it and pressed down for the imprint helped him pick his hand up and put in oven. If your ornaments are still doughy put back in for another hour. Mix those first then spread the middle to make a hole and added 1 2 cup of warm water.

Use salt dough to make a simple handprint ornament no paint needed. Let your ornament dry for at least 24 hours before you decorate it. It will depend on your thickness how long you need to bake for. Use our easy how to to whip up a batch then have the kids help make a handprint ornament.

Sheet of paper to make a funnel for the glitter. Paint marker optional baby wipes for clean up not pictured but necessary. I was looking around for some to make this year so i thought i d put together this roundup of ideas. Using a straw make a hole in the top for where you want to hang your salt dough ornament.

My favorite ornaments are always the ones that my children make. Clear ball ornaments i used 3 25 inch plastic ones from hobby lobby clear varnish. Paint the circle with chalkboard paint and use white paint to mark your baby s handprint. Capture a child s footprint or handprint in this easy diy salt dough ornament.

I especially love the fingerprint and handprint christmas ornaments that i have from them. I love to get them out every year and see how much they ve grown. Make a sentimental ornament by pressing a handprint into homemade salt dough. If you want to add a little extra embellishment to your baby handprint ornament after the ornament is dry you can add paint or brush the ornament with glue and then glitter then hang and enjoy.

The thinner ornaments will take less time but thicker may take more. How to make a baby handprint ornament you ll need. Bake for 1 2 hours.