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Thumbprint Art for Your Christmas Tree

Today I am going to share some cute thumbprint art for your Christmas tree. Get kids of all ages involved in making a thumbprint tree then you get the pleasure of the memory year after year as you pull your ornaments from storage.
Keyword christmas ornament, clay pot craft, terra cotta craft
Active Time 1 hour
Drying time 1 day
Author Angie Holden

Equipment

  • Twine
  • Paint Brush
  • hot glue and glue gun
  • Super glue (optional)

What You Will Need

  • Two small clay pots that fit into one another
  • Testors Craft Paint in silver metallic gold metallic, black matte, red glitter burst and gold glitter burst
  • Testors Craft Aerosols in green shimmer
  • Wood Star

Instructions

  • Use the green shimmer aerosol to paint both of the clay pots. Paint them completely and allow to dry before continuing. In the meantime, paint your wood star with the gold glitter burst paint. I actually used two coats of this paint to get a really glittery star.
  • Once dry, you can now start adding your thumbprints to your tree.
  • Make the thumbprint art by dipping your little ones thumb in various colors of paint and adding the prints as “ornaments” to your tree. We used silver metallic, gold metallic, and red glitter burst. Allow your thumbprints to dry completely before continuing.
  • Once everything is dry, you will want to string your pots together with twine. Knot the twine under each pot to help them stay in place. Use hot glue to add your star to the very top. NOTE: Clay pots vary in quality and you may have a hard time fitting them together. If needed, use super glue between the two pots so they hang correctly.
  • Finally, use the black paint and a fine brush to add the name and year to the bottom of your tree.
  • This thumbprint art is complete and ready to hang on your tree!