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November 10, 2018 By Brandy 4 Comments

Home » Craft Tutorials » Kids Crafts

Reindeer Thumbprint Ornament for Kids

Filed Under: Christmas, Kids Crafts Tagged With: Kids Holiday Crafts, Kids Paper Crafts

Capture your child’s darling little thumbprint in this cute and easy reindeer thumbprint ornament! A quick, low-mess, activity for toddlers and preschoolers. This post contains affiliate links.

If you like to make your own keepsake ornaments you will love our baby’s first handprint ornament.

reindeer thumbprint ornament for kids

I love handmade ornaments! The dry pasta, popsicle, or glitter-covered ornaments that the kids bring home from school with a cute little school photo on them are my FAVORITE. Our home seems to have a “no ornament left behind” policy, too. Each year EVERY ornament ends up on the tree. Our tree will never end up in a home decor magazine, instead it’s loaded with Christmas memories and I wouldn’t have it any other way!

Mac is 2 now and I wanted to capture his cute little hands somehow. I decided to make an ornament with him using his thumbprints and kind of love how it turned out!

reindeer ornaments made from thumbprints and canning jar lids

I came up with our own little reindeer ornament using only thumbprints, but there are so many darling ways to use fingerprints in toddler crafts. Here are just a few that I’ve seen around.

kwik stix tempera paint pens

You can use paint, ink pads, or markers, but we kept this virtually mess-free by using Kwik Stix.

How to Make a Reindeer Thumbprint Ornament

Supplies:

  • White copy paper
  • Black Cardstock
  • Kwik Stix
  • Scissors
  • Permanent Markers
  • Glue Dots
  • Regular canning lid and ring
  • Ribbon
  • Hot glue gun/glue

 

mom and toddler making reindeer thumbprint ornament

Simply spread the color across the thumb, print on a piece of paper, then wipe off any excess with a wet wipe!

reindeer thumbprint

Let dry for 90 seconds.

Decorate with permanent markers, cut out the picture, and glue onto a circle of black paper with a glue dot.

front of reindeer thumbprint ornament

Attach the black paper to a canning lid using glue dots. Then add a few more glue dots to the inside of a canning ring (you can also use hot glue). Press the two pieces together! Such a cute little frame for tiny artwork, right?

back of the reindeer ornament with name and date

I wrote his name and the year on the back of the canning lid then attached a ribbon using hot glue.

reindeer thumbprint ornament for kids

He wanted to hold it too. What design would you use for a thumbprint ornament?

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Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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  1. Lynelle says

    November 19, 2018 at 12:54 am

    That reindeer ornament is so adorable! I can’t wait to create some with my little one. Thank you!

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  2. The Freshman Cook says

    November 18, 2018 at 10:27 pm

    This is adorable! Everyone with little ones should make one! Thanks so much for sharing at Celebrate It!

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  3. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    November 15, 2018 at 9:16 pm

    Very cute! Great gift for grandparents.

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  4. Dandelion b says

    November 13, 2018 at 11:09 pm

    Cute..pinned

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