Christmas Tree Handprint Keepsake

Make a pretty Christmas tree handprint keepsake from salt dough as a gift for the grandparents or as keepsake for yourself.

Today is the first day of our annual series called Kid-made Gifts Series! I am sharing this totally cute Christmas handprint and photo keepsake, the perfect kid-made gift for a loved one!

You will need:

• Green salt dough(equal parts flour and salt, mixed with half water. We used 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of salt and 1/2 cup of water together with a few drops of green food colouring)
• Star cookie cutter
• green glitter
• Cookie Letter Stamps

What to do:

Roll the dough out, about 1 cm thick. Then press one hand and another so it overlaps. I used the hand of each of my kids. Turn the dough around so that the hands are upside down, making the “tree”. Cut a triangular shape around the hands.

Use the cookie cutter to press a star for the photo space. Add the date with the letter stamps.
Bake the dough for about 3 hours on low(80’C/160’F) and then let it cool down completely.
Add glitter as you wish. I liked it at the “branches”, the fingers and the very top.

Add the photo to the back using any adhesive. I used Glue Dots. I did not make holes for adding a string to hang it up this time because it is quite big and heavy. The keepsake will stand nicely on its own or using a plate stand like this.
A lovely salt dough keepsake photo frame idea to make this festive season!

Check out these pretty Stamped Jewelry Dishes by Projects with Kids!

This set can also be used. Simply follow my instructions and paint it green afterward!

Also check out this Color-in Your Christmas e-Book with 15x printable crafts for kids!