Handmade Christmas 2012

Like last year, I wanted to have Avery make an ornament for the Grandparents gifts, I just think there is something extra special about handmade gifts, especially when they are made by little hands! This year we made “Salt Dough” Trees with finger print lights. 

Avery's Handmade Ornament for 2012

I am happy with how they turned out, and they were fairly simple to make. I mixed up the dough and rolled it out and used a cookie cutter to make the tree shapes then it was time to add the lights. Avery did an excellent job as the official finger print light maker and when he was done he gladly helped me roll out and play with the left over dough while the trees were in the oven drying. Once the trees were dry I painted them and wrapped them and just like that Avery’s gifts for Grammy and Papa and GG and GT were done. 

Playing with the leftover dough

Again like last year we got a handmade gift from daycare, this year was a cute reindeer expertly colored with brown crayon and a red finger print nose, that said it was from, Our little “dear”, and it came in a hand stamped envelope too! Best gift this year by far!

From Our Little "Dear"