Fingerprint Lights Christmas Tree Cards Craft

Make fingerprint lights Christmas tree cards with this quick and easy fingerprint Christmas lights craft!

Homemade fingerprint Christmas lights cards are an easy Christmas tree craft and gift idea that kids can make for parents and grandparents.

Fingerprint Christmas tree light cards are a great handmade Christmas card idea for family and friends. Mom, dad, and the grandparents always love gorgeous keepsake gifts from the children in their lives… And this sweet fingerprint craft is perfect.

Make some DIY Christmas cards with fingerprint Christmas lights today!

Make beautiful homemade fingerprint Christmas lights cards with this simple Christmas craft tutorial. Homemade Christmas tree cards with fingerprint lights are a quick and easy gift idea that kids can make for parents and grandparents at home or in the classroom.

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How to Make Fingerprint Christmas Lights Cards

Invite your children to make this fun and easy fingerprint lights craft this year. Fingerprint Christmas lights cards are fun to make with the kids at home or in the classroom for Christmas.

Scroll down to find the step by step written directions, and video tutorial to make this easy fingerprint lights card.

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Fingerprint Lights Craft Supplies

• Christmas Tree Cookie Cutters or FREE Christmas Tree Templates
• Cardstock
• Craft scissors
• Tempera Paint
• Fine Tip Permanent Marker
• Glue Stick
• Blank Greeting Cards; Blue, Kraft Brown, Red, or Green

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Fingerprint Christmas Lights Christmas Tree Cards Step by Step Directions

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Step 1 – Trace Christmas tree cookie cutters, or, download and print Christmas tree art templates

Trace Christmas tree cookie cutters, or, download and print our free Christmas tree templates onto cardstock.

Cardstock works better than regular paper because it creates a nice thick Christmas tree that is sturdy enough for kids to decorate with fingerprint Christmas lights.

Step 2 – Cut Christmas trees for fingerprint lights cards

Cut out the Christmas trees for this fingerprint lights craft. Cutting and working with scissors is a great way for children and adults to exercise the fine motor muscles in the hand. With screen use on the rise… fine motor activities are more important now than ever!

Step 3 – Use a fine tip permanent marker to draw a light string on each Christmas tree cutout to make fingerprint Christmas lights

It is best to use a fine tip black permanent marker to make the light string for the fingerprint lights cards. An extra-fine tip permanent marker will create a line that is too thin for this Christmas craft.

Don’t worry… it’s super easy to draw by hand without a fingerprint Christmas lights template. Simply move the pen in swirls and squiggles as you draw a line from the top down. As you draw down the Christmas tree make sure you are moving your Christmas light string from side to side to fill up the whole tree.

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Step 4 – Invite Children to make fingerprint Christmas lights craft

Invite your children to dip their fingers into tempera paints to make fingerprint lights on the Christmas tree cutouts. My daughter liked to use her pinky finger best because they made the cutest little fingerprint Christmas lights. Be sure to have wipes or a wet washcloth nearby to quickly wipe fingers in order to use multiple colors.

We used red, green, yellow, orange, blue and purple tempera paint for this fingerprint lights craft.

Step 5 – Glue Christmas trees with fingerprint lights to the front of Christmas cards

Invite your children to help you glue each fingerprint lights Christmas tree to the front of a red, green, blue, or kraft brown blank greeting cards. Flip each Christmas tree over and rub glue on the back with a glue stick. Flip the fingerprint lights Christmas tree back over and glue it onto the front of a blank greeting card.

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Fingerprint Christmas Lights Craft Printable Instructions and Video Tutorial

Fingerprint lights cards are a fun and easy Christmas craft for kids. Learn how to make this simple fingerprint lights craft with our easy step by step fingerprint Christmas lights craft video tutorial!

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How to Make Fingerprint Lights Christmas Tree Cards

Make beautiful homemade fingerprint Christmas lights cards with this simple Christmas craft tutorial. Homemade Christmas tree cards with fingerprint lights are a quick and easy gift idea that kids can make for parents and grandparents at home or in the classroom.

Prep Time20 mins

Active Time20 mins

Equipment

• Pair of scissors
• Children's Fingertips

Materials

• Either.. Christmas tree cookie cutters
• Or... Free Christmas tree art templates
• Cardstock
• Tempura paint
• Red and/or green blank greeting cards
• Glue stick

Instructions

• Trace Christmas tree cookie cutters, or, download and print Christmas tree art templates onto cardstock.
• Cut out each of the Christmas trees with a pair of scissors.
• Use a fine-tip permanent marker to draw light strings onto the Christmas tree cutouts.
• Invite children to dip their fingertips into tempera paint to make fingerprint lights on each Christmas tree. Allow the fingerprint Christmas lights time to dry before moving onto the next step.
• Glue each Christmas tree cutout with fingerprint lights onto the front of a green, red, blue, or craft paper brown, blank greeting card.

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Notes

Have wipes or a wet washcloth nearby to quickly wipe fingers in order to use multiple tempera paint colors to make fingerprint Christmas lights.

Write holiday greetings and send handmade fingeprint lights Christmas tree cards off to family relatives for Christmas! 

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Fingerprint Christmas Lights Craft for Kids

Gift everyone with homemade Christmas cards with lights this holiday season!

These Christmas fingerprint art cards are an easy fingerprint Christmas lights craft for children and adults. Handmade fingerprint lights cards are an easy keepsake gift idea kids can make for parents and grandparents.

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