We waited a few minutes for the hand prints to dry and used a contrasting color to make the body by putting paint on the tip of the pointer finger and dotting up and down in a line in the center of the hand prints I love projects like this that let little personalities shine through. If you look closely on the left, my oldest son placed his thumbs together to make part of the body and painted on his own antennae. In the pot on the right, my youngest son placed his hands so that his thumbs are the antennae and he painted smiley faces on his butterflies. We painted butterflies all around the pots and added From, and 2013 as well. To finish things off, we printed these tags, and used rulers as little potting stakes.
I use this punch, but you could use a glass to trace a circle with or just cut them into squares as well. If you print these tags, would you mind leaving a comment below letting me know you did so or how you plan to use them? It would be great to hear that they are being used!
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On another note, I have been nominated in a contest for the Top 25 Foodie Moms. The contest runs for 6 more days, and you can vote once every 24 hours. You can check out all the fabulous blogs that have been nominated and vote for your favorites here. I’ve been hanging out in the 60’s… my goal is to place in the top 50 or better. If you’re a JCD fan, I’d love your vote. As always, thank you for your support:).
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