Fingerprint Christmas Lights

These fingerprint Christmas lights are the easiest way to remember your child’s tiny fingerprints throughout the years. Using the free printable and some paint, kids will create an adorable Christmas craft that will be cherished for years to come.

a printout ofa squggly christmas tree with fingerprint lights on them

And, if you’re looking for more fun Christmas crafts that use your child’s fingerprints, try this fingerprint gingerbread man keepsake ornament!

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Christmas Books For Preschoolers

Llama Llama Jingle Bells– Join Llama as he prepares for Christmas day! From decorating the house to baking cookies for Santa, this book is filled with Christmas traditions.

We Disagree About This Tree– I was gifted this book from Candlewick Press last year and it has become a favorite of mine! Mouse and Bear disagree about how to decorate and put up the Christmas tree. Will they be able to compromise or will the holiday be ruined?

supplies for the fingerprint christmas lights

What You’ll Need For These Fingerprint Christmas Lights

  • Christmas lights printable *see below for download
  • Paint in assorted colors
  • Paper plate or paint palette
  • Baby wipes or a damp cloth

How To Make These Fingerprint Christmas Lights

1. Print the Christmas lights printable.

2. Pour a small amount of each color of paint into a palette or paper plate.

assorted paint colors in a palette

3. Dip the child’s finger into the paint.

a kid's finger with green paint on it

4. Press the finger along the winding line to create fingerprint Christmas lights.

a printout of a squiggly christmas tree with fingerprint lights on them

5. Repeat with different paint colors until the line is filled with lights.

a printout of a squiggly christmas tree with fingerprint lights on them

6. Allow the paint to dry completely.

Download the Fingerprint Christmas Lights Printable

More Christmas Ideas

Christmas Tree Symmetry Painting

Basic Shapes Christmas Tree Craft

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Fingerprint Christmas Lights

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Make fingerprint Christmas lights with kids! An easy holiday craft using paint and tiny fingers to create colorful, glowing string lights on a Christmas tree.

  • Author: stacie
  • Prep Time: 15 + dry time
  • Total Time: 15 + dry time
  • Category: Christmas, DIY
  • Method: Step-by-Step

Materials

  • Christmas lights printable
  • Paint in assorted colors
  • Paper plate or paint palette
  • Baby wipes or a damp cloth

Instructions

  1. Print the Christmas lights printable.
  2. Pour a small amount of each color of paint into a palette or paper plate.
  3. Dip the child’s finger into the paint.
  4. Press the finger along the winding line to create fingerprint Christmas lights.
  5. Repeat with different paint colors until the line is filled with lights.
  6. Allow the paint to dry completely.

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a printout of a squiggly christmas tree with fingerprint lights on them

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