Kirsten’s Fall tree
Cam’s Fall tree
One of my favourite crafts we’ve done is this spring blossom thumbprint/handprint tree. I knew I wanted to try it again come the Fall because it would be beautiful. I was right. I’m disappointed in the kind of paint I used though, because the colours are very muted. I won’t be using that paint again. It was more of a gel paint, and it didn’t provide the rich, vibrant, Fall colours I was hoping for. Don’t get me wrong though, it’s still beautiful, just difficult to see in the pictures. Here’s the instructions:
What you’ll need:
paint – brown, red, yellow, orange
canvas or paper
paint brush
Directions:
1. paint your child’s palm and half way of their forearm with brown paint, and stamp this on your canvas
2. have your child dip their thumbs in the red, yellow, and orange paint and make thumbprints all over the tree for Fall leaves
I am so going to make this! So cute, thanks!
They came out great! So fun!
What a cool painting activity. We fingerpainted pumpkins on a gate today.
Love this project! It’s on our list of things to do next week!
Love this project! It’s on our list of things to do next week!
What a super idea!! And a nice keepsake…for the hand and fingerprints!!
Thanks ladies! I wish the colours were darker though.
Lovely! I borrowed the idea for a quickie construction paper craft with my munchkin! Thank you for the afternoon activity, it was oodles of fun! (I linked you in my blog: http://mommymade-nomi.blogspot.com/2011/10/handprint-fall-trees.html )
Thanks Nomi!