I am not a grandma to a human; but, a cat which was adopted by
my oldest son over a year ago. As a teacher, doing projects with hands and
fingers where always a great hit for the recipient and fun for the kids to do. So you will find some project below that
include hands.
Salt
Dough Hand Print Ornament
Materials: 4 cups of flour, 1 cup salt, Food
coloring, Large Mixing Bowl, Water to moisten, cookie sheet, just a tad of oil,
a small rolling pin or wooden dowel, a drinking straw, ribbon, a plate for a
guide, paint *if desired
*My goal for this batch was to do a handprint with both twins’
hands on one keepsake & then to have a separate one for each.* This recipe
had enough to make 3 keepsakes. Depending on the size & how many kids you
have, you may need to double the recipe.*
Directions:
In your mixing bowl ~ gradually blend in your flour & salt
with water.
It was easier for me to lightly grease my baking sheet with
oil & form & roll out on the cookie sheet. Once you have your form
made, I suggest you use your straw to make a whole in it before you have your
kids emboss their hand print.
Keep in mind you need to have your dough thick enough to form
the handprint. If your dough is too thin, it will not work. Place in a 150*
degree oven for an hour. Or you can air dry over night & for 24 hours.
You can paint or gloss.
Grandparent's
Day Hand Print Poem
Materials: Computer paper or decorative paper, tempera paints, kids hand, printer, and paper plate
Directions:
Type the poem and then print it out.
Take the child's hand and paint different colors and blot on the paper palate and then onto the bottom of the paper with the poem. Let dry!
Flower
Photo Frame
Materials: As many different colours of
craft foam as you want flowers, flower template, Photo (passport size), Glue, and
Magnet
Directions:
Print out our flower template on to card. Use this to help you
cut foam flowers in different colours.
Cut your photo into a circle. Glue this to the centre of one
of the flowers.
Turn the flower over and glue the second flower to the back so
that the petals sit at a different angle to the first.
Finally glue a magnet to the back.
To make the card shown above:
Fold a sheet of A5 foam or card in half and cut out a vase
shape.
Use craft foam letters to add a message to your vase (we wrote
"Gran’s
petals".)
Finally, cut a strip of green foam as a stem for each flower.
Glue these to the back of each flower and glue the other end to the top of the
vase.
Stick the whole thing to a larger piece of card, for display.
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