Christmas Tree Ornaments

      I found this idea on Pinterest and thought the boys would have fun making them, so we decided to turn it into a really cute Christmas gifts! I got the idea here: http://www.teachwithme.com/blogs/getting-to-the-core/item/241-fingerprint-christmas-tree-another-keepsake-ornament . I cut out the trees, white paper and stars beforehand so assembly went faster. I got them all their pieces, mixed up some green and brown paint, got out some red paint and let them at it. We had to do it in a few different steps, so it took some patience, but they did great. First I glued the white paper tree on the green tree awhile before so it had time to dry. Then, the boys used their thumbs and painted all their trees. Next we had to let them dry, which took a few hours just sitting out. Next, they glued their stars on how they wanted, and we had to let those dry for a little bit, and then wrote their names on the back. Then I decided in order to preserve them so they last a bit longer, I would laminate them with my handy dandy laminator! I love my laminator. I got it on a crazy sale on Amazon they seem to have once a year or so and it was TOTALLY worth it. LOVE. Anyway... once I got them laminated, I cut them out and we moved on to the next phase. We needed some string to hang the ornaments with and a hole punched in them, so they helped me cut out the yarn pieces and punch the holes in the top. They strung them strings through the holes, I tied them and voila! Handmade gifts for the Grandma's and Grandpa's we love. :-)