Category: Winter Crafts

A sweet way to save, and share, your baby’s little footprint, this is the perfect addition to gift tags or holiday cards. Be sure to keep an open packet of baby wipes handy when applying the paint for easy cleanup.

Things you’ll need:
Cardstock
Brown and Red and Cream Acrylic Craft Paint
Paintbrush
Brown marker

Things to do:
1. Carefully paint the bottom of your baby’s foot, including the toes, with brown paint.
2. Press the foot gently onto the center of the cardstock, pushing slightly on the toes to make sure you get a good imprint. Allow the paint to dry.

3. Using the red and white paint and baby’s fingers or thumb, add a nose and eyes to the deer. Draw antlers coming off between the middle toes, leaving the big toe and pinkie impressions as ears.
4. Once dry, trim the cardstock to size and use as desired.

Although this ornament looks complicated, it’s a snap to make and because it uses craft foam, is light-weight and tough, perfect for low hanging ornaments the kids can’t hurt!

Things you’ll need:
Craft foam
Scrap paper
Bowl or jar
Scissors
Craft knife
Ballpoint pen
Glue dots

Things to do:
1. Trace a circle onto the scrap paper. Cut the circle out and fold it into quarters. Cute circular strips almost to the center fold, working in toward the center.

2. Use the paper template and transfer the outer circle and the inner lines to the foam. Cut out using the craft knife.



3. Starting at the center, pull the inner flaps and overlap, attaching them to one another using the glue dots.

4. Flip the ornament over and attach the next circle out from the center the opposite direction from the first pair.

5. Continue in this pattern until all the loops have been connected. Alternately, you can cut the first circle with pointed ends over and under the uncut center section for a slightly different look for the finished ornament.