Santa Cookie Plate - Keep Moving Forward With Me

 

Once upon a time I received a dreamy box full of glitter in the mail. My daughter and I knew our weekend of Christmas crafts was about to become much sparklier! Our biggest project – giving Santa’s cookie plate an upgrade.

Our first step was to gather the supplies and select which glitter to use for the border.

Santa Cookie Plate - Keep Moving Forward With Me

Lily choose Gold, Snow, and Citron from Michaels Recollections Glitter Collection. The extra fine glitter was perfect for our project! You can buy the glitter individually or you can also get them in pretty sets. The prices start at $3.99 and, let me tell you, the glitter lasts forever! My six year old applied the glitter liberally several times and it barely put a dent in the containers.

Other supplies you will need include:

Paint Brushes – a wide one and a smaller one for touch ups

Crayola Chalk

Painter’s Tape

Chalkboard PaintΒ or Spray Paint

Modge Podge

Plate

Once we had all of our supplies together, Lily helped me tape off where the chalk board paint was going to go.

Santa Cookie Plate - Keep Moving Forward With Me

Because we were taping a rounded edge, I tore the tape off in several-inch long pieces and then laid them down overlapping until we surrounded the entire edge of the plate. I then used my little sharp tool to make an even cut around the entire edge. I did this step myself, but Lily helped with the rest of the process.

Next came the fun!

Santa Cookie Plate - Keep Moving Forward With Me

 

Lily started by painting the outside of the circle and then finished with the middle. This helped her to not getting any of the paint outside the circle. We let the chalkboard paint dry over night and it was ready for a second coat in the morning.

Santa Cookie Plate - Keep Moving Forward With Me

It was time to move on to the SPARKLE! We poured the modge podge into our glass cup and then used both the smaller and bigger brushes to spread it on the plate. The smaller brush was for the inner ring. We did it in sections so the modge podge did not dry too fast.

Santa Cookie Plate - Keep Moving Forward With Me

 

Lily knew the best way to apply the glitter. Pour, pour, and pour some more! I started applying it much too thinly. The sections where she literally dumped the glitter looked much better. For the first coat of glitter, we sprinkled all three colors from the Michaels Recollections Collection. The glitter we used was very fine, but Michaels also has chunky and tinsel glitter available which may be fun to use as well!

We let the glitter dry and then we went over any sparse patches with another layer of modge podge and more glitter. Putting a poster board underneath the plate allowed us to catch any glitter that fell off. We funneled the glitter into a plastic bag and then poured it on for the second coat. You will want to spray a sealant on keep the glitter in place as well.

Lily was THRILLED with our final project.

Santa Cookie Plate - Keep Moving Forward With Me

She quickly wrote her thank you note to Santa and now she can’t wait to make cookies Christmas Eve. This was the perfect craft for Lily and I to work on together! We are already thinking of ways to use our glitter from Michaels next!

My boys also got in a little glitter fun when Lily was at school. I made them snow bins and sprinkled in the Peacock extra fine glitter. They loved making mini snow men inside!

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Thank you to Michaels for making this post possible!

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48 Comments

Kaysi Gardner · December 18, 2013 at 12:26 pm

This is super cute!! I love that they can write their own special message on it. pinned

    Taralyn · December 18, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    Thanks Kaysi! My daughter was so excited that she got to write on it.

Deb · December 18, 2013 at 12:30 pm

Love this! Such a cute idea!

Kylie · December 18, 2013 at 12:51 pm

What an adorable idea! She looks like she’s having so much fun. πŸ™‚

brett · December 18, 2013 at 1:06 pm

i love this project- super adorable!! my kids would be so excited to make it for santa too πŸ™‚

Alicia Taylor · December 18, 2013 at 1:14 pm

What an adorable project! You could even use it for other holidays!

Giveaways 4 Mom · December 18, 2013 at 1:20 pm

This is such a super cute idea.

Amanda Love (Growing Up Madison) · December 18, 2013 at 1:32 pm

This is sooo cool! if I had the time I would so try this for Christmas. We won’t be home though so can’t do it. Thanks for the tutorial. I’ll have to save it for next year.

tara pittman · December 18, 2013 at 1:33 pm

What a cute plate. Is it washable? If not I guess you can put another plate on it

    Taralyn · December 18, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    I wouldn’t recommend washing the glittery part, but you can wipe down the chalkboard paint!

Debbie Denny · December 18, 2013 at 1:40 pm

That is an awesome idea. Love it!

Jamie @Momma Without a Clue · December 18, 2013 at 2:02 pm

What a great idea! My 7 year old would love this – thanks for the inspiration πŸ™‚

Megan Sutliff · December 18, 2013 at 2:13 pm

This looks like such a neat fun craft!! I have been meaning to get chalkboard paint and keep forgetting about it. Thanks for this post!

Emma @ P is for Preschooler · December 18, 2013 at 2:16 pm

What a beautiful plate! The chalk board is an excellent touch!

Elizabeth · December 18, 2013 at 2:40 pm

I love this idea– thanks for sharing!

Carly · December 18, 2013 at 3:04 pm

What a cute project!!!

Amy Desrosiers · December 18, 2013 at 3:26 pm

This is a perfect plate for Santa’s cookies! It came out super cute!

aprila · December 18, 2013 at 4:25 pm

this is such a neat and fun craft. My kids would have so much fun doing this

Chrishelle · December 18, 2013 at 4:28 pm

Such a cute craft. What a great way to get your little one excited about Santa. Great craft.

Jennifer B · December 18, 2013 at 4:45 pm

This is such a cute idea! My kids would love to make one of these!

Trisha D. · December 18, 2013 at 4:56 pm

The kids look like they were having sooo much fun!

Melanie Roberts · December 18, 2013 at 5:23 pm

What a cute idea and sooo fun; it turned out beautifully .. your daughters pictures are too cute..thanks for sharing, I have to add this to our TO DO list…

Angela · December 18, 2013 at 5:30 pm

This is such a fun idea. I love that you can change the message on the plate.

Shanna · December 18, 2013 at 6:35 pm

Love this! We have a Santa cookie dish already, but it’s a boring old store bought one. I’d love to make one of these with our little one!

Pam · December 18, 2013 at 6:42 pm

That is so cute! We have made plates in the past with handprint Santa’s on them.

Natalie @ A Turtle's Life for Me · December 18, 2013 at 7:56 pm

How adorable! Her face when she’s holding up the supplies is priceless! Great project!

Kathleen @ Fearlessly Creative Mammas · December 18, 2013 at 8:16 pm

First off, your daughter is a cutie. What a fun project for you to do together! Great idea too. Love it!

Diane N - Philzendia · December 18, 2013 at 9:37 pm

Such a cute idea! I’m sure Santa will approve!

Deborah · December 18, 2013 at 9:39 pm

Oh, this looks adorable and serves several purposes all in one! Fun, functional, a message to Santa..

Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell · December 18, 2013 at 9:50 pm

I just love the idea of making a homemade cookie plate like that. So special!

Malia · December 19, 2013 at 12:13 am

That’s such a cute idea!! Santa will be happy πŸ™‚

Wendy Kaufman · December 19, 2013 at 12:16 am

I love Michael’s! I just wish I actually had time to use all the craft stuff I get there πŸ™‚ I’m thinking we might need a cookie plate. I love the idea of handing it down.

Summer · December 19, 2013 at 5:27 am

Very cute idea! I bet Lilly had so much fun helping you with this!

Cynthia · December 19, 2013 at 6:17 am

What a cute plate and it looks like your little one really had fun making it. I love it!

Mama to 5 BLessings · December 19, 2013 at 6:41 am

what a cute idea and you can erase the message and use it all year long!

Debi · December 19, 2013 at 7:56 am

That is so adorable. I can imagine what my girls would be writing to Santa.

Alecia R Horner · December 19, 2013 at 8:53 am

I just picked up some of this glitter the other day, can’t wait to try out the tinsel style! Love that your daughter helped you out with this πŸ™‚

katherine bartlett · December 19, 2013 at 11:38 am

This is such a great gift idea for the holidays! Thanks for the idea!

Heather Lawrence · December 19, 2013 at 1:06 pm

Looks like a lot of fun!
My kids would love to make a plate for Santa.
Me too!!

Chelsea · December 19, 2013 at 1:49 pm

This is very cute, and it’s awesome that she got to help make it, too! I love her writing too- so cute πŸ™‚

Melissa Smith · December 19, 2013 at 3:13 pm

This looks great & so easy! Thanks for sharing, you have been pinned.

Melissa · December 19, 2013 at 6:09 pm

Super cute! I love chalkboards. πŸ™‚

Shannah @ Just Us Four · December 20, 2013 at 4:46 am

This looks so cute. What a great idea!

Amber.M · December 20, 2013 at 6:10 am

This is adorable!! Pinning it πŸ™‚

Danielle @ We Have It All · December 20, 2013 at 9:08 am

This is an awesome idea, I never thought to do this. looks like so much fun too!

Charise · December 20, 2013 at 2:48 pm

This is such a wonderful and easy craft!

Jillene@inkhappi · December 20, 2013 at 3:08 pm

How fun is this?!! I love your darling daughters personal touch! I am a BIG fan of the Recollection glitter now thanks to this campaign! πŸ˜‰ #pinned

Debbie · December 21, 2013 at 8:09 am

Very very cute idea! Easy to make – pinned!

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