Christmas Crafts, Handmade Holiday Cards & Gifts

Make a Hand-Painted Cookie Plate for Santa

Get the kiddos involved in creating a custom plate for Santa's cookies. Durable ceramic paint allows the plate to be washed and reused year after year.

By Marian Parsons, Mustard Seed Interiors
Filed under: Christmas, Handmade, Holiday, How To, Crafts

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Materials Needed:

white ovenproof plates
pencil
assorted colors of food- and dishwasher-safe ceramic paint and paint pens

artist's brushes
oven

Create Design

Wash and thoroughly dry plate. Sketch desired design onto plate with pencil.

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Paint Design

Use artist's brushes to paint design onto plate with ceramic paint. Ceramic paint pens are also available and are ideal for lettering. If a mistake is made, paint can be wiped off with a wet paper towel. Once complete, allow paint to dry for 24 hours before moving on to next step. Tip: If doing this project with small children, make sure they wear smocks and be sure to protect the work surface from paint.

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Bake Plates

Follow manufacturer's instructions to bake plates and cure paint. Allow plates to cool. Tip: Make Santa a matching mug for hot chocolate or create extra plates to give as gifts.