Would you like to paint creative and beautiful Christmas pictures with the children? We have some super simple ideas on how you can make beautiful Christmas motifs yourself using sand, fingerprints or handprints and household items such as a fork or kitchen sponge.
Painting Christmas pictures: handprints
Painting with handprints is fun for young and old. You just need to apply paint to your hand or fingers, press strongly on the paper, and then paint the details. A tip: draw the face first and then hand stamp the colors. Let them dry and paint the small details. You can use cotton buds or fingers again to paint nose, red Christmas balls etc.
Painting with fingers: Beautiful and funny Christmas motifs
Kindergarten children love to paint with their fingers. The next Christmas motifs give you this opportunity. However, good planning is necessary for the end result to look good. It's best to draw the motif so that the child can get a clear idea of what it will look like.
Children up to three years old can paint a string of lights or angels, children of primary school age can toocomplicated motifslike painting snowmen or elves.
The best thing about this idea is that it is perfect for families with multiple children. You can either onePicture for every childprepare or the children can sit together and paint a picture together.
If you paint with your hands or fingers, you will of course have to expect more cleaning work. A child's apron can protect clothing. However, it is also worth covering the area under the work surface with packaging film or newspaper. Also think about how you can protect the chairs. Most finger paints are water-based and can be washed out. Chairs, carpets, etc. slowly dry out.
Which colors are suitable?
But which colors are actually suitable for finger painting? You can find special finger paints in craft shops. They are suitable for children who have already overcome the mouth-trying reflex. That means they are about two and a half years old. High-quality colors have a Din Geprüfungt mark and also contain bitter substances. They can be removed quickly and easily from clothing and skin using soap or detergent and water.
Stamp Christmas motifs such as a Christmas tree with a kitchen sponge
Stamping happy Christmas motifs is also a lot of fun for the children and gets them excited about Christmas. The parents should make the stamps first. Use cookie cutters with Christmas motifs such as Christmas trees or stars. Place them on a new kitchen sponge and draw the designs on the sponge. Then cut out the motifs with a craft knife.
Take a brush and apply plenty of paint to the stamps. You can mix colors as you like. Then have the child stamp the paper.
By the way, you can also use other materials and household items for stamping. The advantage of the kitchen sponge, however, is that it is durable and can be easily washed. You can also cut out other designs and continue to use them for stamping even after Christmas.
Paint Christmas pictures: Conjure up a Christmas tree with a fork
Another super simple and effective idea is to paint with a fork. You can have different painting projects and try out different Christmas motifs. However, fir branches look best. You can therefore paint a Christmas tree or perhaps a wreath made of fir branches. Use different shades of green to give the picture more depth. Then let the paints dry and put some paint on cotton swabs. Then use it to stamp Christmas tree baubles in different colors on the paper.
This is how you can paint beautiful Christmas pictures with sand
Would you like to paint beautiful Christmas pictures and show off the end result? Then you should choose a picture with sand. The principle is very simple. First you draw Christmas motifs on a piece of paper. Then apply universal glue only on the lines. Before the glue can dry out, the children shake colored sand onto the paper sheet. Some of it stays on the paper.
You can do this in different ways: you can paint Christmas balls or fill them with paint. You can also draw just the outer lines first and then fill the inside with a different color. The possibilities are simply endless. And best of all – even complete beginners can take the pictures.
Createbeautiful Christmas pictureswith the children. Paint with your fingers, stamp Christmas motifs with kitchen sponges or experiment with colored sand. Then you can hang the pictures at home or send them to your grandparents as a greeting card.
