Savor these special times in your family with the activity below and hold on to this homemade piece of family history for years to come.
Materials:
- Newspaper: to cover work table.
- Stretched Canvas: big enough to fit the size of size your family
- Brown Acryllic Paint
- Other Colors of Acryllic Paint
- Small Paintbrush
- Craft Wood Letters that spell out FAMILY
- Glue Gun and Glue
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<h3><b>Directions: </b></h3>
<p>Spread newspaper over table as a protective covering.</p>
<p>Paint stumps for each family member. Correspond age to the height of each stump; the oldest will have the highest stump and the youngest will have the shortest. <img class="center" style="line-height: 1.6;" title="" alt="" src=)
Stamp each person’s hand down in brown acrylic paint.
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<p>Place hand on canvas above stump. Stamp down. Hold several seconds to make sure hand is imprinted properly. Wash hands.</p>
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Place fingers in colored paint and stamp fingers to create leaves around the hand branches.
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<p>Once trees are done, paint the wood letters or leave plain, and glue on frame. </p>
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Hang on wall to display your family craft!
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This DIY originally appeared in the Spring 2014 issue of Hello, Darling.If you didn’t get a copy and would like your own, you can purchase a copy at co-store.com/mopshop or,subscribeto getHello, Darlingin your mailbox every season.
What are some other DIY activities you have enjoyed as a family?
