Need help from Parents and Grand Parents

[loucna2]

I am planing on making a Christmas ornament with my new granddaughter's hand print on it and giving it to her mommy and daddy for Christmas along with a note or poem. So what do ya'll think of these:

Sometimes you'll get discouraged
Because I am very small
And always leave my fingerprints
On furniture and walls.
But everyday I'm growing...
I'll be all grown-up someday,
And all the tiny fingerprints
Will surely fade away.
So here's a real hand print
Just so you can recall,
Exactly how my fingers looked
When I was very small.
OR:
This is the hand
You used to hold
When I was only
5 months old.
OR:
A special gift
so you can recall
how my hands looked
when I was small

[Bruce Barratt]

How about.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
If you ever break this ornament
You will be too!

[Chef Ken]

It sounds nice "Lou" it will be one of those "awhhh." moments

Roses are red
Violets are purple
Sugar is sweet and
So is maple syruple.

[Sandy]

A special gift
so you can recall
how my hands looked
when I was small

I like this one. What a great idea for an ornament!

Sandy

[drlivingston]

For over 40 years, my parents have always had a live tree for christmas. Before they throw it out, my father cuts a thin piece of the tree trunk (about the size of a drink coaster). He then coats it with varnish and drills a small hole at the top. My mother dates the wood ornaments and decorates them. Every year, it's still amazing for me to look at each ornament and remember holidays as a child.

[Sandy]

What a fabulous tradition! Those are real pieces of your family's history hanging on every year's tree.

Sandy

[loucna2]

I was kind of leaning to that one also Sandy, because it is short I can write it on the ornament.

Doc that is a really cool tradition!

[Spiritfilled]

A special gift
so you can recall
how my hands looked
when I was small

I like this one as well it is short and sweet.

[mob122906]

I taught Kindergarten for over 26 years. I always made handprints with the accompanying
poem (the first one you listed). During the holidays I run into former students/ parents while Christmas shopping. One of the first things they tell me is how much they have treasured that handprint and poem.

I actually had my 2 children make their handprints at 2 years old. I framed the prints along with the poem. They still hang in their bedrooms. By the way....my "children" are now 27 and 24 ! I will treasure these framed prints forever.

Select the poem that you think will be the most meaningful to the child's parents.

Good luck and have fun with your project!