Thumbprint Reindeer

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Simple and whimsical, this card from the Persechini family of Overland Park, Kansas, is easy for kids of all ages to help create.

Tips
You can use thumbprints to create Santas, trees, candles, people--you name it.

Prep Time: Under 1 hour
What you need:
	Variety of color ink pads Plain paper Scanner, printer, and home computer with publishing software, or copy service
Seasons: Hanukkah, Kwanzaa
Materials: paper
Instructions:
1.	Have each family member choose a color and use ink pads to make several thumbprints.
2.	Have your kids add antlers, legs, and so forth to make the thumprints into reindeer.
3.	Scan their art onto a home computer and use a publishing program like Microsoft Greetings to arrange the reindeer and print the cards. (Most copy services will also scan and save to disk images.)

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Thumbprint Reindeer

SinginfFire says:

December 05, 2008

While raising 7 children money was very tight so I used grocery paper bags for cardstock. I kept several size used envelopes for templates to make envelopes that fit my cards. I kept a can that I collected feathers, buttons, pieces of ribbons, etc all year and when a card was needed we would embellish it with something from the can.