Here is a super easy way to turn your kiddo's artwork into a Christmas ornament that you can treasure for years to come!
First, I picked up some balsa wood ornament shapes from Hobby Lobby. Then, I had my toddler sponge paint on some sturdy paper.
(Since I knew I wanted to use it for an ornament, I gave him paints in Christmas-y colors. However, you could easily use any random artwork your child has already done.)
Next, I painted my wood ornaments...
...and cut circles out of my little guy's painting.
Finally, I mod podged the paper circles to my ornaments. I brushed the podge on the back of the paper & the surface of the ornament, pressed the paper until it held, then podged over the entire surface to seal it all down.
Let it dry and then you are good to go!
This project is SO fast. We made one for our tree and one for each set of grandparents, but you could easily crank out a bunch of these to give to lots of family members. It makes for a great little holiday keepsake.
Merry Christmas!
This is such a cute idea. They can create soooo many drawings and paintings. I would love to keep them all. I'm thinking of a way to incorporate handprints, but I do love the random pattern your son made.
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