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Christmas Tree Handprint Keepsake

November 1, 2017 by Nadia van Zyl Leave a Comment

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


Christmas keepsake

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
Process

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.

Glitter



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!

Handprint Keepsake gift
Kid-made gifts

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!

Color-in Your Christmas E-Book

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