Kids love getting creative and messy and find covering their hands with paint and stamping their prints to be a fun activity.
Handprints also make a great keepsake for parents as they’re a record of how small your kid’s hands were that will last long after your kids have grown up.
Apples are commonly associated with fall so you can save this craft for the fall season if you wish.
The leaves of the tree are made from three green handprints and your kids are sure to enjoy getting to leave their mark three times on the same page!
Use some brown paint to create the tree trunk and branches and the apples can be either painted or cut out of red construction paper and glued to the tree once the paint has dried.
There are many different things you can do with this butterfly handprint art. The basis of the activity is two handprints placed side-by-side to become the two halves of a butterfly’s wing.
When you have the wings down on the page, however, kids can let their imagination run wild to make the rest of the butterfly.
They can paint the body or use pom poms and pipe cleaners for a 3D effect.
The wings can be decorated with stickers, jewels, or anything else you have in your craft box.
So many kids are obsessed with dinosaurs and they can create their own dinosaurs using just their handprint.
The fingers create the legs and the thumb becomes the dinosaur’s head. Kids can then add a tail and decorate their dinosaur as they wish while also creating a prehistoric background.
Ideal for spring or Easter, these handprint lambs are cute and fun to make. The first step is to trace the outline of a hand onto some black paper and then cut out the print.
The wool of the lamb is made by gluing cotton wool balls onto the palm of the handprint so that your lamb becomes nice and fluffy.
You can then draw a face onto the thumb for the finishing touch.
You can make a unique piece of watercolor art that represents your entire family with this fun activity.
Begin by tracing the outline of each member of the family’s hands. For best results, make the handprints overlap and you can trace hands more than once.
When you’ve captured all of the outlines, get the watercolor paints out and color in the lines, making sure to change up the colors as much as possible.
Many families decorate their homes with wreaths for the Christmas holiday but instead of buying one this year, why not make your own using your kid’s handprints?
This cute wreath is made from multiple hand (and foot) prints that are arranged into a circle. It can be a great record of a baby’s first Christmas but is also a fun activity for older children to take part in too.
Reindeer are one of the most popular and cutest Christmas themes, making this a great craft for the Christmas season.
The antlers of the reindeer are made from two handprints cut out of brown paper.
The instructions include a template so you can make the rest of the reindeer but the shapes are pretty simple, so many kids will be able to draw their own reindeer.
If you’re looking for a handprint craft for Halloween, then this activity is the one for you. Your kids can make their own cute spiders using just their hands and some paint.
The spiders are made from two handprints that are placed side-by-side so that the palms overlap.
The fingers and palm of each hand should be coated in paint but leave their thumbs bare so that when the two handprints are on the page, the eight fingers make eight legs.
The prints can then be decorated with googly eyes and spider webs.
This craft is ideal for Mothers’ Day. Real flowers will only last for a few days, but these handprint lilies can last forever.
The lilies themselves are made from handprints cut from white paper.
Stick the bottom of the handprint to a green paper straw and wrap the print around the straw so that the paper curls and looks more like the shape of a lily.
Glue a yellow pipe cleaner into the center of the paper lily to represent the pistil and add some green leaves for the finishing touch.
If you have any fans of the Marvel heroes the Avengers in your household, they’re sure to love the chance to turn their handprint into the Infinity Gauntlet.
The easiest way to make this is to use gold glitter cardstock, but if you don’t have any, you could stick gold glitter onto plain white cardstock.
Cut out a handprint and then decorate the knuckles with stick-on gems to represent the infinity stones.
You can make a great and unique keepsake with this simple activity. On one piece of paper, arrange lines of scrapbook paper or washi tape.
The more colors and patterns you have, the better!
On the second piece of paper, draw around your kid’s hand and then cut out the handprint, keeping the page intact around it so you have a handprint-shaped hole.
Place the handprint page over the washi tape page and your colorful lines of tape should be clearly visible.
You can then frame the pages to make a permanent and colorful keepsake of your child’s hand.
Salt dough is an easy-to-make craft material that can be used in several different activities.
To make salt dough, all you need is all-purpose flour, salt, and warm water. Mix the ingredients and then knead the dough until it is smooth and flexible enough to hold a handprint.
After pressing a handprint into the dough, you can either bake the dough for a couple of hours in an oven or leave it to air dry for over a day.
You can make ornaments or gifts from the handprint that you capture.
Final Thoughts
Using handprints in your arts and crafts is a fun activity that kids can always enjoy.
There are many creative ways to incorporate handprints into craft activities and in this article, we introduce 16 creative crafts.
There’s nothing better than sitting down after a long, stressful day with a good craft or hobby - right?
Hi, my name is Helena Forsite and I am a self-proclaimed crafter. I love everything to do with DIYs, baking, crafting, and more!
When I was younger, fresh out of college, I developed a pretty strong anxiety disorder. I found it difficult to go to work, socialize with friends, or even get out of the house at all.
