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Salt Dough Hand Print Reindeer and Cookie Cutter Ornaments

December 9, 2014 By Courtney

If you’re thinking about adding some homemade ornaments to your Christmas tree, it’s not too late to get crafty.

Last year, I made an adorable salt dough hand-print Santa with my then 3-year-old. That post has been pinned dozens of times on Pinterest, and still proves to be a winner.

santa hand with directions

I wanted my almost 2-year-old to have something special on the tree, so I had to think up something similar. I could not find how to make a hand-print reindeer anywhere that I liked, so this is my version.

And since I didn’t want a million hand ornaments on my tree, I thought something with fingerprints would be fun for my 4-year-old.

I saw something similar on Pinterest where you could make this ornament with thumbprints from the whole family. However, my ornament has fingerprints from one person.

Dough:
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup or more of water

Knead until ball of dough forms.

Coloring the dough:

Washable kids paint or acrylic will work for coloring the dough. I did not experiment with food coloring, but I’m sure it will work just fine.

  • Separate your dough in two bowl if making both ornaments.
  • Add paint a little bit at a time. And knead it and work it until the dough changes color and is even distributed.

Easy salt dough Christmas tree ornamentsTo make hand-print reindeer ornament:

  • Roll out dough, make an impression with hand.
  • Parents, use a knife to cut around hand, leaving a border.
  • Poke a hole at the top for hanging.
  • Bake at 200 degrees for 3 hours. (I like to flip my ornaments over half-way through).
  • Paint the antlers using paint markers or a paintbrush. Draw in the mouth.
  • Seal the ornament with a gloss finish spray. Let that dry.
  • Glue on a googly eye and pom-pom nose. (I used mod podge to glue on eye and nose. If you don’t have googly eyes or pom-poms on hand, you could easily paint on both!)
  • Hang!

To make Christmas tree ornament with fingerprint lights:

  • Roll out dough, use a Christmas tree cookie cutter for shape.
  • Use a sharp edge tool like a knife or chopstick and gently make the string for lights in the dough. This will help you when you paint it later.
  • Using each finger, I started with the thumb first on the bottom right light, and press your child’s fingerprint along the light strand.
  • Poke a hole at the top for hanging.
  • Bake at 200 degrees for 3 hours. (I like to flip my ornaments over half-way through).
  • Paint, seal, hang!

A couple of tips that will help make this even easier.

1. I bought acrylic paint markers at Michaels. They help you be precise and are not messy!
2. I used a chopstick to poke the hole.
3. I used a sealer with a gloss finish in a spray can. That was also found a Michaels.

This easy Christmas craft is suitable for kids of all ages. Just keep in mind, if doing the hand-print ornament, the bigger the hand, the heavier the ornament!

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About Courtney

Courtney is a mom to four kids, 8 years old and under. She's dog-obsessed and loves to cook. When watching TV, her go-to channels are Food Network, HGTV and Hallmark. And in case you were wondering, her favorite food is home fries. And pizza.

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HI THERE, I’M COURTNEY!

I'm a work-at-home mom to four kids, 9 years old and under. I'm dog obsessed and love to cook. When I'm taking a break from calming the chaos, you can also find me on TV turning blog posts into fun, live segments. The Mod Mommy is a family blog where you can find food ideas, craft activities and more. Welcome! About Courtney

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