*I measured and scored the paper, lengthwise, so that when folded it would fit in the envelopes I had.
*I then folded the paper on the scoreline, back and forth, so I could rip it and leave a decorative jagged edge.
*Then I measured, scored and folded the paper, so that I had three equalish sections. (Obviously you could do as few or many sections as you wanted to do.)
*Then I covered each child's hand with ink and pressed it on the paper. (The girls were watching tv while I did it, which made it quite easy to gain their cooperation. Linus on the other hand...)
* I reapplied ink after each paper (we made three for our three grandmas)
* I washed off their hands, on the spot, with a baby wipe or two.
*I wrote their name and age by their hand print.*I then folded the paper on the scoreline, back and forth, so I could rip it and leave a decorative jagged edge.
*Then I measured, scored and folded the paper, so that I had three equalish sections. (Obviously you could do as few or many sections as you wanted to do.)
*Then I covered each child's hand with ink and pressed it on the paper. (The girls were watching tv while I did it, which made it quite easy to gain their cooperation. Linus on the other hand...)
* I reapplied ink after each paper (we made three for our three grandmas)
* I washed off their hands, on the spot, with a baby wipe or two.
*On the back, behind where their hand print is, I wrote what they told me when I asked them, "What do you love most about...?"
*Here's a sampling of their answers. Some cute. Some sweet. Some silly.*But I'm thinking that the grandmas will like them all the same.
5 comments:
how adorable! Do you think me, pat, and megs are too old to do this craft?!
Love, ejm
Not at all, Erin! You'll just need bigger paper =).
What a fun idea! Now THAT is mail that will make a grandma's day! SO much better than the store bought version...which is what Adeline's grandma's got this year. :o(
Adorable and creative all at once -- I would expect nothing less from you!
What an awesome idea! I love this!
You are very creative, Nancy.
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