Tree Cards with Corn Syrup Paint

E had so much fun with our Thanksgiving cards that I wanted to do something this month for Christmas.  I decided to have him make these tree cards.

I had seen this posting on painting with corn syrup and had been wanting to do it.  Since the corn syrup paint would dry shiny, I thought it would look good as ornaments on Christmas trees.

I painted some trees on cards using Crayola Washable Paint (all I had) and let them dry overnight.  The next day, I mixed corn syrup and food coloring and had E dip his brush in it and dot the trees.

The ornaments dried just as I had hoped.  They were raised and shiny and E loved them.

Thanksgiving Cards

We decided to get a bit messy the other day and make some Thanksgiving cards.

I painted E's hand and he stamped it onto a few blank cards I had at the house.

I took markers (after the paint had dried) and added details to one turkey and then let him finish the rest.

E asked if he could use some eye stickers that we had left over from an old project. These turkeys make me smile.