This craft is inspired by one of our favorite Christmas movies, The Grinch. They are easy to make with clear ornaments and the special added touch is a red heart made with two painted fingerprints! Simply paint or fill with colored balls and bells to make pretty keepsakes or gifts for the holidays.

What you need:

• 6-8 small or medium size clear ornaments
• green acrylic paint
• red acrylic paint
• 1 24 pack pack green pompoms
• 1 pack small green bells 
• green pipe cleaners

Directions:

1. You can make these ornaments two ways: painted or filled.
2. For painted, pour a fee drops of bright green paint inside a few clear ornaments. 
3. Swirl around until the entire inside is coated then set aside, propped up so they do not roll and drip, until they completely dry.
4. For the filled, add small green pompom balls, sparkly green rolled up pipe cleaners, and mini green bells until each ornament is full to the top.
5. Add the tops to all finished ornaments.
6. For the fingerprints: pour a small amount of red paint onto a paper plate and dip a thumb (my kids loved this part) into color then press and hold onto ornament for a few seconds.
7. Repeat again making a heart shaped with the thumbprints.
8. Let dry completely then hang on your tree or wrap up as a gift!

You can make these ornaments two ways: painted or filled.

Start with 6-8 medium to large clear ornaments. 

For painted ornaments pour a few drops of bright green paint inside a few.
Swirl around until the entire inside is coated then set aside, propped up so they do not roll and drip, until they completely dry.

For the filled ornaments add small green pompom balls, sparkly green rolled up pipe cleaners, and mini green bells.

Fill until each ornament is full to the top.

Simple and pretty! Perfect for kid made gifts.

Add the tops to all finished ornaments.

For the fingerprints: pour a small amount of red paint onto a paper plate and dip a thumb (my kids loved this part)

into color then press and hold onto ornament for a few seconds.

Repeat again making a heart shaped with the thumbprints.

Let dry completely then hang on your tree or wrap up as a gift!

Merry Grinchmas!

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