DIY Angels, Wrapping Paper Angels, Reverse Handprint, Paper Plate Craft, Cheap Crafts, Dollar Tree Crafts, Christmas Crafts, Wrapping Paper Crafts, Easy Crafts

Hi friends,

This week is Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving and Christmas always seem to fly by, so we’re doing what we can to enjoy them to the fullest. As soon as Thanksgiving is over, we’re pulling out our Christmas stuff!!! Hubby’s even been playing Christmas music for a month now(a little early for me) and put up permanent patio lights on the house in October(it’s VERY lit up), so he’s on board with the decorating early. Haha.

Now that we’re getting ready to start the Christmas season, I’ve been eager to get this little craft out! It came entirely by chance a YEAR ago. We were visiting a family member who always works and doesn’t have time to decorate. So the kiddos and I searched for supplies around their home and found poster board, paper plates, scissors, glue, and wrapping paper. We made cute handprint wreaths with the poster board and glue, but the handprint SCRAPS gave me an idea! I grabbed the gift wrap, replicated what I saw, and created these adorable, winged & robed angels. Check them out below!

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What You'll Need

Craft Paper
White Paper Plates
Wrapping Paper
Scissors
Markers
Sm. Round Container
Glue
Optional: Pencil

The Steps

Unroll your gift wrap, flip over to the underside, and place the roll on the left if you’re right-handed or the right if you're left-handed.
Place your right or left hand on the paper with only your first 3 fingers. You’ll need to spread your fingers a little but your thumb as much as possible so that it lays closer to the bottom of the paper.
Count the width/squares that it takes for those 3 fingers and double it(4x2=8 squares). Then count the amount from the bottom up and just a bit above the pointer finger (5 squares).
Cut out the rectangle piece it creates, 8 x 5 in our case. Repeat as many times as you’d like.

5. Fold your rectangle in half, place your thumb along the crease and lower edge of the paper, and spread your 2 other fingers. Your middle finger will need to be centered on the open edge.

6. Carefully trace the upper line of your fingers with a pencil or marker and cut it out. This becomes the extended arms/robe and the sway at the bottom.

7. Use your small container to trace a head and use the ridged edges to form 1 rounded wing at the top and a pointy/rounded/scalloped end at the bottom. They can be long or shorter wings., we trimmed ours a bit in the end.

8. Cut out the wing, flip it over to the opposite side of the plate, trace it, then cut the 2nd wing and the head out.

9. Glue the inner parts of the wings down onto your craft paper, your robe about 2 inches from the top of the wings, and your head slightly layered over the robe.

10. With the markers create hair, a face, and a headband of “greenery” with a green marker and lots of little X’s. You can even add berries or flowers too.

That’s it!