artsandcrafts

My son brought home a present for me, and asked me to open it early.  Because I have no patience and don’t like waiting for Christmas morning, I happily obliged.  Inside, I found something that he said he came up with.  Here’s the instructions for making your own Rudolph Pot.

First, you’ll need a clay pot.  The one he used was about 2.5-3″ tall.  You’ll also need brown construction paper, googly eyes, and a big red pom-pon.

Place your hands on the brown construction paper, one at a time, and trace around them.  Cut these out.  In order to make them last as long as possible, it’s best if you laminate them.  Otherwise, putting living plants in the water will be nearly impossible (although air ferns would be very pretty in one of these).  Hot glue these hands so that they form antlers.  You can do this by attaching the wrist portion of the hands to the pot.  Then on the front, you’ll glue the gooly eyes and the red pom-pon to make a nose.

What you’re left with is a very adorable Christmas decoration that your kids will have lots of fun making for you!

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