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Handprint Art Ideas for Kids

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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 Crafts:

Tons of handprint and footprint crafts for kids
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Handprint Animals:

handprint
5. cow
Cow handprint art idea for kids
zebra handprint art for kids
8. cat
10. lion
handprint animal
12. hippo

Handprint Birds:

13. swan
14. duck
15. robin
handprint
handprint chicken art for kids
18. penguin
handprint
21. eagle
22. parrot
parrot handprint art

Water Creatures:

24. crab
handprint

Insects:

29. spider

Holidays:

44. maple leaf (Canada Day)

Other fun things:

52. flower
53. cactus
56. unicorn
unicorn handprint
57. alien
What are your favorite handprint art ideas? I love the cactus, unicorn, and  ostrich. Oh and if you missed the footprint grasshopper, scroll back up and check it out… adorable!

Want more fun kid craft ideas? Here are 67 paper plate crafts,  29 diy kid costumes, and 9 fold up table forts.

Tons of handprint art ideas for kids

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  3. 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.

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  5. 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!

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  6. 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!

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  7. 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.

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  8. 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!

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  9. I made airplanes with the kids feet! They turned out cute. The heel was the propeller and then just added the wings

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  10. 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

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  11. 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!

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  12. 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.

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  15. 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

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  16. 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.

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  17. 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?

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  20. I just made a crawfish handprint that I found online for my daughter! I just googled handprint and crawfish, so cute!

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  25. A cute christmas one (sorry I don’t have a pic) but you use one footprint and both hands to make a reindeer. 🙂

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  26. 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.

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  21. […] Make Handprint Pictures Using Purees.  First, include your child in the process of making the edible “paint” puree.  Anything will do: yogurt, pudding or even cauliflower blended to a smooth paste.  Add a touch of color to the cauliflower by using natural food dyes or blending in real food, such as carrot juice or spinach leaves, letting your child pick up the spinach and add it through the safety top of the blender.  Spread the puree onto a cookie sheet or flat plate.  For the child who is tactilely defensive, you may notice that he will touch the puree with either just the side of his thumb or the tip of one finger.  That’s a fine place to start!  Over time, he’ll progress to tolerating his entire hand flattened into the plate of puree and then, pressing  his messy little hand onto paper to make a handprint.  For ideas on various animals you can create with hand or even footprints, click here. […]

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