Handprint Snowman Ornament - Great Student Made Gift for a Parent Christmas Gift!

Looking for a cute and inexpensive gift for your students to make for their parents for a Christmas gift?

These handprint snowman ornaments are fast and simple to make and are a great keepsake for parents!

Here are the steps on how to make these snowman handprint ornaments:

Step 1:

For this craft you will need a class set of blue Christmas bulbs, white Tempera paint, ribbon, ornament hooks, Sharpies in different colors, a hole punch, scissors, and the printable Snowman poems (found HERE).

Step 2:

First, write each of your students names on a Christmas bulb with a black Sharpie.  I like to write the name around the top of the bulb on one side.  I then write the year on the top of the opposite side.

Step 3:

Next, have each of your students dip their hand in white Tempera paint or paint their hand white with a paintbrush. 

Step 4:

Have each student open their hand and place the bulb into the palm of their hand.  Have them carefully grip the bulb tightly.  Help press each finger down to ensure the handprint gets clearly made.

Step 5:

Once the handprint has been made, place the bulb back in the tray top down.  Allow the paint to completely dry before moving on to the next step.

Step 6:

Once the white paint has dried have your students use different colored Sharpies to create a snowman out of each finger.  They will need to draw eyes, a nose, mouth, hat, scarf, buttons, arms, etc. on each one of their fingers.

Step 7:

Print the Snowman poems on white cardstock paper.  Choose from the color version or the black and white version.  If using the black and white version, have your students color the snowman picture however they would like using fine tip markers.

Step 8:

Laminate the poems for extra durability.  Then, cut them out and add a hole punch at the top.

Step 9:

Using 3/8 inch ribbon, cut an 18-inch strip.  Place it through the top ring of the bulb and then tie a pretty bow.  Cut the ends of the ribbon at an angle.

Step 10:

Using 1/4-inch ribbon, cut a strip about 4.5 inches in length.  Place it through the ring of the bulb and the hole punch of the snowman poem.  Tie it into a double knot and cut off any extra ribbon.

Step 11:

Finally attach an ornament hook.

The ornament is now complete!

These ornaments turn out so cute and are a sweet keepsake parents can put on the Christmas tree each year!

Step 12:

Have your students wrap their ornament.

You can grab this printable Snowman gift bag HERE!

Now your parent gifts are ready to send home!

You can grab the printables and teacher instructions on how to make this craft HERE!