We usually make the Christmas
presents for the girlies' California grandparents after Christmas, so that we have the pleasure of giving them to them in person during their yearly visit to us in January. However, this year two of the recipients of gifts that we mail before Christmas--
two little cousins, and my
awesome brother-in-law--were going to be at that California grandparents' house for Christmas.
Well, you can't send a box full of Christmas presents to somebody's house, and there's not even a single Christmas present in it for that somebody!
We had to put in a little homemade love for Grandma Janie and Poppa, and here's how we did it.
You will need:
1. Have your little critter paint all the wooden shapes to her heart's content. Acrylic paint dries pretty quickly, so you ought to be able to paint both sides in the same session:
Don't you just love that little pot belly? Can you see where she drew on herself with markers? That's her piano, and yes, she plays her belly and sings.
2. Let the paint dry completely:
If you like, you can add additional details with paint pens:
The narrow edges of the wooden shape are hard for a little kid to paint, so I neatened them afterwards with a metallic Sharpie along the edges:
When the paint is all dry, they're all good to go...
...except they need holes! Drill a hole near the top of each shape, and then tie a nice piece of twine or yarn into a loop through the hole, perfect for hanging from a Christmas tree--
--or a cutie little finger!
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