Christmas, Kid's activities

Snowman handprint ornament

Posted on by Claire
Updated on
08
Nov

Looking for a simple Christmas craft to do with your little one? This snowman handprint ornament is perfect! It capture those tiny hands while creating something you’ll smile at year after year when you decorate the tree. Find more Christmas activities for kids here.

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Why we love this snowman handprint decoration

This snowman decoration is super cute and easy to create with a preschooler or toddler this festive season. You’ll see that it only requires a few simple supplies and a bit of patience to wait for the different layers of paint to dry.

The end result is simple to create and will look great on your Christmas tree. I love handprint decorations, not only do handmade decorations make your tree unique but you’ll treasure them forever and always remember just how tiny they once were!

Two circular wooden ornaments painted with white handprints turned into snowmen, each decorated with black top hats, dotted eyes and buttons, and carrot noses on a blue background with white snow dots. The ornaments are surrounded by small blue and white snowflake cutouts and hang from rustic twine loops.

Supplies you’ll need to crate a snowman Christmas ornament

The main thing you will need are some wood slices. You can pick up a box of them for a small amount and use them for lots of crafts.

  • * Wood slice ornament
  • Blue and white paint (we used acrylic)
  • Paintbrush
  • Q-tip
  • Black and orange markers or paint pens
  • Mod Podge
  • Glitter

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Blue craft tray holding supplies for a snowman handprint ornament, including a wood slice, cotton swabs, Mod Podge, white and blue acrylic paint, glitter, paintbrushes, and black and orange Sharpie markers. The materials are neatly arranged for a holiday DIY project.
Close-up of a wooden Christmas ornament painted with a child's white handprint turned into three snowmen, each with a black top hat, dotted eyes and buttons, and an orange carrot nose, set against a blue snowy background. The ornament hangs on a frosted Christmas tree branch with soft, warm lights.
Yield: 1

Snowman handprint ornament

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Difficulty: easy

How to make a cute handprint snowmen ornament for your Christmas tree with your child

Materials

  • Wood slice ornament
  • Blue and white paint
  • Black and orange markers or paint pens
  • Mod Podge
  • Glitter

Tools

  • Paint brushes
  • A Q-tip

Instructions

  1. Start by painting the woodslice with a coat of blue paint. Leave this to dry completly.A circular wood slice painted bright blue sits on a white surface, with visible tree rings and a small hole near the edge for hanging. Nearby are a red paintbrush and bottles of blue and white acrylic paint, suggesting the start of a holiday craft project.
  2. Next paint thre of your child's fingers and part of the palm as shown in the image, with white paint.A child's hand with fingers painted white is held open, ready to make a handprint. In the background is a blue tray with a paintbrush, a dollop of white paint, and a round wood slice painted blue, set up for a holiday craft project.
  3. Now press the painted hand onto the dried wood slice to create three little snowmen.A blue-painted wooden circle features a fresh white handprint from a child, part of a snowman ornament craft in progress. Nearby are a red-handled paintbrush and a blue tray holding a blob of white paint, showing the early stage of the holiday DIY project.
  4. Use a Q-tip dipped in white paint to dot snowflakes around the snowmen.A hand uses a cotton swab to add white snow dots around a child's white handprint on a blue-painted wooden ornament. The craft is in progress, turning the handprint into snowmen as part of a festive DIY holiday project.
  5. Allow the white paint to dry fully.
  6. Now it's time to add the details to bring the snowmen to life. With a marker or paint pen, draw the snowmen’s faces and hats.Finished snowman handprint ornament made from a child’s white handprint on a blue-painted wood slice, with each finger decorated as a snowman featuring black top hats, eyes, buttons, and orange carrot noses. Black and orange Sharpie markers lie beside the ornament, used to draw the snowman details.
  7. Once everything is dry, brush on a layer of Mod Podge and sprinkle with glitter for a frosty finish.Two finished handprint snowman ornaments made from wood slices are painted blue with white handprints transformed into snowmen, complete with black hats, dotted features, and orange noses. The ornaments are sprinkled with glitter for a snowy effect and hang from rustic twine loops.

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Project Type: Nature craft / Category: Christmas
Handmade snowman ornament crafted from a painted wood slice featuring three white handprint snowmen with black top hats, carrot noses, and dotted faces, surrounded by white snow dots and finished with glitter. The ornament is displayed on a white background with scattered blue snowflake decorations.

Now you have created your own cute and sentimental Christmas decoration. I hope you enjoy seeing it on your tree for many years to come!

Collage of toddler Christmas craft steps showing a “Snowman Handprint Ornament” made from painted wood slices featuring white handprint snowmen on blue backgrounds. Images include completed ornaments with faces, hats, and snow dots, alongside in-progress shots, surrounded by blue snowflake decorations and craft supplies.

More Christmas activities for young children

There are loads of Christmas activities for toddlers and preschoolers. Here are a few ideas to inspire you.

Set up a Reindeer Sensory bin

Find loads more Christmas sensory bins here.

Find ideas for Christmas cards toddlers can make here.

Find loads more Christmas activities for toddlers here.

Find more winter crafts for kids here.

Claire

Claire is a mum to two girls who love spending time outdoors on family walks, days out and camping trips in their family campervan. Find out more about us here

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