As a mom of 2 young kiddos, I have no shortage of art work. I typically allow the newest 2-3 pieces to live on our refrigerator and then as new masterpieces roll in, the old ones get recycled. Sometimes I turn the art work I really like into greeting cards for the grandparents. But, the hand prints and foot prints I have a really hard time throwing away.
There is something about a tiny handprint that gets me every time. So, because I love to encourage hoarding, here are 60 adorable handprint art ideas for kids! I rounded up every adorable fish, bird, cupcake, and unicorn I could find. And not to worry, there are 17 handprint art ideas perfect for all of the holidays! You’re welcome!
60 Hand and Footprint Craft Ideas
Handprint Birds:
Water Creatures:
Insects:
Holidays:
Other fun things:
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What cute projects! Thanks for sharing!!!
You’re welcome! They are ALL such cute projects!
all of them are very adorable…
I have a guest bathroom and the decor is ocean and I have wanted to incorporate my grandkids into it somehow and this is the best idea. Thank you so much.
Great ideas on this sight….http://eisforexplore.blogspot.com/2012/01/abc-handprints.html
We made “vans” this year for father’s Day cards- First they glued a grey “road” with yellow dashes for the lines. print the hand on its side with the thumb on top, fingers all together.Used a cork to stamp the wheels, the children drew their dad driving on a little piece of paper “window” that they glued on. Sun and clouds (cotton balls) were added to the background. Worked great!
On my pinterest site there is a board for hand & footprint pictures with some really cute pictures. Check it out. These are so much fun!
Fun! I’ll definitely check it out!
Hi–Thanks for posting these adorable prints!! The only one I can suggest was done at my child’s school. They took long pieces of paper and measured out the height of the child and painted a green line that length. Then they did yellow handprints in a circle to form a flower–like a sunflower. Then they did green footprints for the leaves along the long stem. There was a caption something like “See how I’ve grown in 3rd grade this year” I don’t have a photo or link, but I’m sure you can figure this one out.
What a fun idea! I’d love to see pictures 🙂
i love all of these! we do the orginial works and this will come in handy for some of the teachers!!! thank you! my son loves to paint with his hand print! also you can make a wreath w/berries for the a Christmas gift for the parents!
I made airplanes with the kids feet! They turned out cute. The heel was the propeller and then just added the wings
Sounds awesome! I’d love to see a picture 🙂
Hiya Jamie,
Some really inspiring ideas here, thank you. When I first looked at your site last week I found a great page with a hand print calendar on it. It’s a daft question but I can’t remember where that page is now… where is it please.
Thank you
Tim
Tim, It was probably featured on a Monday for M.M.M., I just did a little google and found one that looks really cute! http://littlegiraffes.com/teaching-ideas/257/handprint-calendar/
I have a cute crawfish on my pinterest page- the kid’s foot is the body, and their hands are the claws. Thanks for the great ideas. We made the “owl” picture tonight!
You have SAVED my life! I work at a special needs school and have a class with little ones who are very limited in their abilities, but, they all have hands and feet! So guess what we’ll be making as a class contribution to the Christmas market day? Thanks so much xxx with love from South Africa.
You’re welcome!
These are all great ideas! What is the best paint to use for a wiggly kid???
I love these Am gonna buy a inkpad n start with my 6 month old n 11 yr old Girl
Louisa: Best paint is for u to find a big stamp at a craft store n use that instead of paint less messy too, not very expensive either. If you work at a school they might have a book u could order it out of too
These hand prints are darling and, I’m sure, are great fun for kids to do. When I taught kindergarten many years ago, I did a yearly calendar using my student’s hand prints to illustrate each month. Gathered up several kindergarten parents to do the messy work with the children while I worked with children on reading and writing. Hey, my mom helpers had as much fun as the children and were, from then on, eager to volunteer for other projects.
I have my boys’ bathroom decorated in dinosaurs and would LOVE to do the dinosaur art but can’t seem to find the picture on here?
I fixed it, Jen!
we made easter chicks one here, they turned out so cute – http://momvstheboys.com/2010/03/thats-one-cute-chick/
I just made some cute cushions with my girls – check out at http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2013/03/mothers-day-pillows.html
Thanks for sharing, Rachael! I love the handprint bouquets!
I just made a crawfish handprint that I found online for my daughter! I just googled handprint and crawfish, so cute!
thank God for letting me know, awsome handprint art ideas 🙂
Oh my gosh, this would keep the kids busy for hours! Pinned & stumbled!
What a super roundup! Always love these pieces of art!
Here is one that I made with my little girl for St. Paddy’s day! Printable also available.
http://squishycheeksandcupcakes.blogspot.com/2013/03/diy-lucky-wall-art.html
Love it! Thanks for sharing, Jenn!
Thank you so much for linking my eagle handprint to this post!
You’re welcome, Lolo!
A cute christmas one (sorry I don’t have a pic) but you use one footprint and both hands to make a reindeer. 🙂
I have done candy corn at Halloween time using handprints. I have also done the face of a pilgrim and indian and the mayflower at Thanksgiving time.
I clicked on the robin for directions but I keep getting the hedgehod directions. Help!
Thanks for letting me know… I fixed it!
Thanks for all the wonderful ideas out there by such creative Moms and Teachers
awsome project for kid, love it!!
Oh my gosh, this would keep the kids busy for hours! Pinned & stumbled!
These are great! A bunch I ahve not seen before, like the dinosaur and monkey.
Yep – the monkey is a favorite for sure!
The hand print Christmas tree is a winner. We tried this past weekend at home.
The crab is great. . .haven’t seen that before.
Thank you so much for sharing these1 There are some here that we have not seen done before and will try out with our kids!
Great idea for kids.. Awesome arts. Thanks for sharing it.