These ornaments are among our very favorites. Our oldest daughter, who continually amazes her Dad with her talents and generosity, helped her children make these snowman ornaments for us. Each snowman is actually the handprint of one of our grandchildren! She got some paint and some plain ornaments in various sizes. She had each child dip a hand in the paint and then press it around an ornament. Each finger and the thumb, embellished with buttons, hats and happy faces, became a snowman. Very clever!! Also, a great keepsake. We felt very honored to receive these, and are mindful of the effort and energy it takes to make a gift like this, and then to wrap them, package them, and send them all the way to Hawaii, where we were stationed, far from snow and family. I imagine that there was more than one re-do. I also imagine that there might have been paint in other places besides the ornaments…

What I like best about these is that each ornament carries the imprint of an individual child, full of potential and the capacity to use his or her hands to do much good in the world. It was a great gift to receive, especially while we were stationed far from family. It brought them a little closer. It still does, even though all of the grandchildren have hands that are bigger now, and there are a few more that joined the family since these were made. When we hang these on the tree we feel grateful for each of our children, for their children, and for being connected even when separated by geography.