Another Christmas activity my kiddo and I got up to this week! This one’s a little packaging idea that is both affordable and sentimental, since it is handmade with love! These were made for the workers at my son’s school, who I feel, deserve to be treated too! The bags are filled with cookies, a Christmas card and a few other small surprises.
MAKE YOUR OWN REINDEER GIFTS BAGS
My toddler and I had fun getting creative and messy with paint and glue. Did I mention this activity gets messy? Make sure you have a face cloth and towel on hand, or you might just end up with “muddy paw prints” all over your floors, like we did!
What you will need:
- A cooperative toddler (yeah, like those exist)!
- Paper bags, can be any colour, we chose brown
- Brown and red paint
- A black marker
- Stick on eyes
- A paper punch
- Ribbon or string
Instructions:
- Firstly, like I mentioned above, have a face cloth and towel on hand.
- Paint your child’s foot/feet using the brown paint, or let them do the painting themselves. Caution, this step tickles!
- Press their foot onto a paper bag and then lift again, leaving a foot print.
- Once you have all your bags done, wash the paint off your tot’s feet.
- Allow the paint to dry.
- Once the paint is dry, paint on Rudolf’s red nose, stick on your eyes and use your marker to draw on antlers and a mouth.
- Add the goodies to the bag.Punch holes at the top and seal with string or a ribbon.
This is such a lovely way to keep your gifts more "hand made" and in line with the traditional Christmas spirit. The reindeer made from a foot print can be used on Christmas cards, brown wrapping paper and all sorts of other Christmas paraphernalia. My son enjoyed making them, although I think he liked making the mess the most!