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Hand or footprint
Angel with poem
(No photo available, but a very cute
craft)
This Christmas angel has a footprint
body and two handprint wings. Use a heavy paper, craft foam or posterboard for a
longer lasting version
The craft is made with paper, some crayons, scissors, string and glue. You will also
need a (fairly big) photo of the child or a picture from a magazine (you could even use a
teddy bear head for a teddy angel).
Have child stand on paper (or posterboard/craft foam) with feet together. Trace to
form body/robe of the angel.
Trace both hands (or use yellow paint and make a paint handprint) on white paper.
These will form the wings. They look better if the fingers aren't spread too far
apart.
Decorate robe and wings as desired. Some ideas: fill in the wings with
sparkles/sparkle glue
glue bits of shiny gift wrap (gold) or yellow tissue paper to the wings
glue bits of shiny gift wrap (silver), a coloured tissue paper or tinfoil to the robe
glue ribbon to the center of the robe as a belt
Cut out a photo of the child or magazine picture to serve as the head. Once
you see how big the body is, you'll know what size head you need (it all depends on how
big your child's feet are).
Assemble the angel (glue head and wings to the body).
Add a halo if desired: can use pipecleaner or ribbon shaped as a halo, or
cut out a many pointed star shape or just a simple circle (depending on how energetic you
are feeling) from shiny gift wrap or tinfoil and paste behind head (should totally
surround the head).
Either on the back of the robe or on a separate tag, write the following poem:
This little angel is
special you see;
Because she is a part of me.
Her wings are my hands,
Her body my feet,
And on the tree she'll look very sweet.
You can also add the child's name and the year.
Add a string if you wish to hang on the tree.
You can also use it as a lovely personalized gift tag guaranteed to make the
grandparents either smile or break into tears *grin*
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