Homemade Baby Handprint Christmas Ornaments

Using a straw make a hole in the top for where you want to hang your salt dough ornament.

Homemade baby handprint christmas ornaments.

The thinner ornaments will take less time but thicker may take more. 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. I was looking around for some to make this year so i thought i d put together this roundup of ideas.

Make a sentimental ornament by pressing a handprint into homemade salt dough. Paint marker optional baby wipes for clean up not pictured but necessary. Simple salt dough handprint ornament want to make a super easy christmas ornament with your baby. Mix those first then spread the middle to make a hole and added 1 2 cup of warm water.

If your ornaments are still doughy put back in for another hour. You ll need a wood circle and if you don t want to cut this yourself you can pick them up at most craft stores for under 3. Bake for 1 2 hours. My favorite ornaments are always the ones that my children make.

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. Let your ornament dry for at least 24 hours before you decorate it. Pin it handprint ornaments are really popular for baby s first christmas and here is another really easy one.

Sheet of paper to make a funnel for the glitter. 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. After a little time in the oven your hand or footprint ornament will be ready to hang on the tree. 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.

Paint the circle with chalkboard paint and use white paint to mark your baby s handprint. Use salt dough to make a simple handprint ornament no paint needed. Capture a child s footprint or handprint in this easy diy salt dough ornament.