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Home » Kid Crafts » 34 Handprint Art Ideas

34 Handprint Art Ideas

September 10, 2021 By Jamie Dorobek 48 Comments

As a mom of 2 young kiddos, I have no shortage of art work. A lot of our art gets recycled, but the handprint art always gets saved! Sometimes I even turn handprint art into greeting cards for the grandparents. Here are 60 adorable handprint art ideas for kids. This list includes everything from farm animals to holidays and everything in between. There is even a cactus on this list!

Handprint art ideas

Handprint Art Ideas for Kids

This list of handprint art includes everything from Christmas and Hanukkah art ideas to different types of birds made from handprints! It’s an all-inclusive list for hours of crafty keepsakes.

Animal handprints

1. Horse

Kristin turned a simple brown handprint into a horse with a few black paint lines.

Handprint horse craft

2. Cow

Scarlet turned a white handprint into a cow by adding some spots with finger paint.

Cow handprint art idea for kids

3. Giraffe

Turn a yellow handprint into a giraffe with a few brown spots. Find more details at Activity Village.

giraffe handprint craft

4. Zebra

Add black lines with a permanent marker to a white handprint to make a zebra! Find more at Crafty Crafted.

zebra handprint art for kids

5. Panda

Paint the fingers black and the palm white for this cute Panda handprint. Add the face and ears with a black permanent marker after the handprint dries. Panda handprint found via Pinterest.

Panda handprint craft

6. Lion

This lion is made with a golden footprint and brown finger prints. Cute! Find the details at Easy Preschool Craft.

Lion footprint craft

7. Dinosaur

Add a tail and legs with green paint to a green handprint for a dinosaur. More details at Crazy Crafter.

Dinosaur handprint art

8. Mouse

Add to giant ears to a grey handprint for a mouse! Don’t forget the eyes and nose. For more details check out Mommy Minutes.

Mouse handprint art

Handprint Birds

9. Swan

Two white handprints wrist to wrist make for sweet swan art. Find more swan handprint details at Kissed by a Frog.

Swan handprint art

10. Duck

See more at Adventures of Mommy Hood.

Duck handprint art for kids

11. Robin

Turn a brown footprint into a robin with a red belly, orange beak, and stick legs. Find more at Sweet and Simple Things.

Bird footprint art

12. Chicken

handprint chicken art for kids

13. Ostrich

Find more details at Mommy’s Baby Love.

Ostrich handprint art

14. Penguin

Turn a black footprint into a penguin and make baby penguins with white finger prints! See more at Kissed by a Frog.

Penguin footprint art

15. Peacock

Use four blue handprints to form the feathers. After that dries use a darker blue footprint to make the peacocks body. Add finer print dots in yellow, green, and blue to decorate the feathers. See more from Lila at Sweet and Lovely Crafts.

Peacock handprint art

16. Parrot

See more at Crazy Crafter.
Parrot handprint art

Water Creature handprints

17. Gold fish

Find more craft ideas at Mommy’s Baby Love.

Goldfish handprint art

18. Crab

Find more at Snails and Puppy Dog Tails.

Crab handprint art

19. Lobster

Find more at Mommy’s Baby Love.

Lobster handprint craft

20. Octopus

Find more at Jenwa.

Octopus handprint craft

Insect handprints

21. Grasshopper

Find more at Pick Ease.

Grasshopper footprint craft

22. Bumble bee

Use a yellow foot print and a permanent marker to add wings, stripes, antenna, and a give your bumble bee footprint a face! Find more details at Mamas Many Loves.

Bee footprint art

Holiday handprint art

23. Pumpkin

This handprint craft is the only one on the list that uses knuckles! Add a dab of brown paint for the stem and a touch of green for leaves. It’s a gourd-geous painting! Find the full tutorial at Mom Trusted.
handprint pumpkin art

24. Spider

Find the spider handprint tutorial at Housing a Forrest.

Handprint spider art

25. Reindeer

Turn any kiddo into a reindeer with 2 brown handprints! See more examples at Little Illuminations.Reindeer handprint art for kids

26. Christmas tree

This Christmas tree handprint idea is a great family craft. Find more details at Sheaffer Told Me To.

Christmas tree handprint art

27. Santa Claus

Use a white handprint as a Santa’s beard and add scrapbook paper for Santa’s hat. Finally, paint a cute face! Find more details at Sheaffer Told Me To.

Santa handprint art

28. Heart

Turn two red handprints into a heart! Find the heart handprint art tutorial at Rosy Posy.

Heart handprint art

29. Canadian flag

Canada Day is July 1st and celebrates this Canadian flag handprint craft is the perfect for way to celebrate with the little ones in your life. Find the full tutorial at YMC.

Canada flag handprint art

30. Menorah

See more details at Littles Learning Lounge.

menorah handprint art

Plant inspired handprint art

31. Cactus

Cactus handprint craft for kids

32. Sunshine

Find the tutorial at Nifty Mom.

Sun handprint art

33. Flower

These flower handprint tote bags are perfect for Mother’s Day! Find the tutorial at Nifty Mom.

Flower handprints

34. Sunflower

Use multiple yellow handprints, and then finger paint brown in the center. See more at Arts and Crackers.

Handprint sunflower art

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 to #20 and check it out… adorable! Want more fun kid craft ideas? Don’t miss these posts:
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Comments

  1. Tim Long says

    October 17, 2016 at 3:04 pm

    These are great! A bunch I ahve not seen before, like the dinosaur and monkey.

    Reply
    • Jonathan Hix says

      December 8, 2016 at 2:59 pm

      Yep – the monkey is a favorite for sure!

      Reply
  2. David Fernandez says

    September 19, 2016 at 1:28 am

    Oh my gosh, this would keep the kids busy for hours! Pinned & stumbled!

    Reply
  3. Clayful Impressions says

    October 2, 2013 at 6:55 am

    Thanks for all the wonderful ideas out there by such creative Moms and Teachers

    Reply
    • Baju Pria says

      June 15, 2014 at 8:39 pm

      awsome project for kid, love it!!

      Reply
  4. Penny Brown says

    August 27, 2013 at 10:31 am

    I clicked on the robin for directions but I keep getting the hedgehod directions. Help!

    Reply
    • Jamie Dorobek says

      August 27, 2013 at 1:46 pm

      Thanks for letting me know… I fixed it!

      Reply
  5. Kathy says

    August 11, 2013 at 10:24 pm

    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.

    Reply
  6. Maggie says

    April 25, 2013 at 8:29 pm

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

    Reply
  7. Lolo says

    April 14, 2013 at 11:11 pm

    Thank you so much for linking my eagle handprint to this post!

    Reply
    • Jamie Dorobek says

      April 15, 2013 at 9:49 am

      You’re welcome, Lolo!

      Reply
  8. Jenn says

    April 11, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    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

    Reply
    • Jamie Dorobek says

      April 12, 2013 at 12:12 pm

      Love it! Thanks for sharing, Jenn!

      Reply
  9. Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says

    April 11, 2013 at 8:42 am

    What a super roundup! Always love these pieces of art!

    Reply
  10. Sarah @ Alderberry Hill says

    April 10, 2013 at 5:44 pm

    Oh my gosh, this would keep the kids busy for hours! Pinned & stumbled!

    Reply
  11. Tina says

    March 27, 2013 at 6:42 pm

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

    Reply
    • Pasjel says

      July 23, 2014 at 1:24 am

      thank God for letting me know, awsome handprint art ideas 🙂

      Reply
  12. Rachael Rabbit says

    March 13, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    I just made some cute cushions with my girls – check out at http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2013/03/mothers-day-pillows.html

    Reply
    • Jamie Dorobek says

      March 13, 2013 at 6:33 pm

      Thanks for sharing, Rachael! I love the handprint bouquets!

      Reply
  13. Jennifer says

    March 4, 2013 at 8:54 pm

    we made easter chicks one here, they turned out so cute – http://momvstheboys.com/2010/03/thats-one-cute-chick/

    Reply
  14. Jen says

    February 6, 2013 at 11:45 pm

    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?

    Reply
    • Jamie Dorobek says

      February 6, 2013 at 11:49 pm

      I fixed it, Jen!

      Reply
  15. sandy huft says

    January 26, 2013 at 12:05 pm

    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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  16. Jimae says

    November 11, 2012 at 8:22 am

    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

    Reply
  17. catherine says

    November 3, 2012 at 7:37 am

    I love these Am gonna buy a inkpad n start with my 6 month old n 11 yr old Girl

    Reply
  18. Lynne says

    October 15, 2012 at 8:09 am

    These are all great ideas! What is the best paint to use for a wiggly kid???

    Reply
  19. Louisa says

    September 26, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • Jamie D. says

      September 27, 2012 at 10:33 am

      You’re welcome!

      Reply
  20. Molly Balfour says

    September 7, 2012 at 1:21 am

    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!

    Reply
  21. tim says

    September 1, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    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

    Reply
    • Jamie D. says

      September 2, 2012 at 12:07 pm

      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/

      Reply
  22. kdc says

    August 29, 2012 at 2:03 pm

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

    Reply
    • Jamie D. says

      August 29, 2012 at 4:30 pm

      Sounds awesome! I’d love to see a picture 🙂

      Reply
  23. jean60 says

    July 29, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    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!

    Reply
  24. Debbie says

    July 15, 2012 at 9:03 pm

    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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    • Jamie D. says

      July 15, 2012 at 9:40 pm

      What a fun idea! I’d love to see pictures 🙂

      Reply
  25. Luann Gallegos says

    June 27, 2012 at 10:22 am

    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!

    Reply
    • Jamie D. says

      June 27, 2012 at 12:46 pm

      Fun! I’ll definitely check it out!

      Reply
  26. Linda Cameron says

    June 24, 2012 at 12:55 pm

    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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  27. Kait says

    June 20, 2012 at 3:31 am

    Great ideas on this sight….http://eisforexplore.blogspot.com/2012/01/abc-handprints.html

    Reply
  28. Deb says

    June 17, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    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.

    Reply
  29. triza says

    May 29, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    all of them are very adorable…

    Reply
  30. Virginia says

    May 29, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    What cute projects! Thanks for sharing!!!

    Reply
    • Jamie D. says

      May 29, 2012 at 12:45 pm

      You’re welcome! They are ALL such cute projects!

      Reply
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