35 Heartwarming Handprint Crafts for Kids
These Handprint Crafts for Kids are perfect for some fine motor skill practice and also turn out to be adorable keepsakes for any occasion!
When we talk about handmade projects or crafts, we are referring to the fact that we made them using our hands. However, this takes on a whole new meaning when we talk about handprint crafts!
Handprint crafts for kids mean that those little paws are literally printed on craft paper and turned into beautiful projects. Not only do they make adorable keepsakes, they’re also a great way to practice some fine motor skills and get the kids to sit still for a minute!
So if you’ve been looking for some handprint crafts for kids, you’ve come to the right place! Here is a full list of some bright and colorful projects, and none of them are too hard to make. You’re sure to find something for kids of all ages!
35 Heartwarming Handprint Crafts for Kids
1. Dr. Seuss Handprint Thing 1 and Thing 2
Who are some people who are 100% sure to create havoc if they entered your home? Well, we can’t think of anyone other than Thing 1 and Thing 2, from the Dr. Seuss books!
2. Easy Handprint Flamingo Craft for Kids
Did you know that flamingos get their pink color by metabolizing the food they eat? Learn more of such fun facts about flamingos with a cute flamingo handprint craft!
3. Handprint Lorax Craft
One of the characters who has a significant impact on kids regarding awareness about the environment is the Lorax, and this craft will encourage us to read the story over again.
4. Handprint Uncle Sam and Bald Eagle
We love doing handprint crafts for kids every holiday, and this particular one is perfect for many – the 4th of July, American Bald Eagle Day and Uncle Sam Day!
5. Handprint Chicken with Chicks
This handprint craft is perfect for Mother’s Day, featuring a Mama Hen and her little chickies! It can also be a combined project, with Mom doing the main handprint and kids doing the thumbprints for the chicks.
6. Handprint Ladybug Craft for Spring
Love ladybugs? Well, who doesn’t? Let’s have some fun with these spring creatures by making a cute craft using some cute handprints!
7. Dr. Seuss Handprint Grinch Craft
It’s not easy to be grumpy around Christmas, but the Grinch manages to do it! Capture his cute-but-grumpy face in an easy handprint craft that even little kids can make.
8. Colorful Handprint Parrot Craft
Handprint crafts for kids can also be great tools to go with their studies, like this parrot craft that would go perfectly with any lesson about rainforests or the Amazon.
9. American Eagle Handprint Craft
Did you know that the American Bald Eagle isn’t actually bald? He’s just called that because the feathers on his head are white, and a different color from the rest of his body!
10. Back-to-School Handprint Posters
We’ve mentioned that handprint crafts for kids are perfect as keepsakes, and that applies especially to special moments in the year, like back-to-school season. Grab our printable and create a happy little memory!
11. Adorable Handprint Turkey Craft
Handprints are ideal as a turkey‘s big tail, and when you club a few together, you get a nice big one! This is a fun project for cousins or siblings to try together, especially as a card for Grandma or Grandpa.
12. Easy Handprint Lion Craft
He may be king of the jungle, but he certainly doesn’t look ferocious here! This cute little lion is easy to make by using your handprints as the mane, and adding cute facial features with a black marker.
13. Cute Handprint Monkey Craft
We love handprint crafts for kids under the age of 4, and they enjoy them too – especially when the crafts feature cute animals like these monkeys!
14. Simple Handprint Hedgehog Craft for Kids
Hedgehogs are prickly – no doubt about that – but how about we show you one whose spines are not pointy at all? Well, that’s certainly possible if you use your handprints as the hedgehog’s spines!
15. Super-Easy Handprint Turtle Craft for Kids
We love how easily a handprint turns into a turtle! The four fingers become the legs, the thumb becomes the head, and the palm becomes the perfect place to attach the turtle shell!
16. Cute Handprint Koala Craft for Kids
If you’re learning about marsupials or Australia, you will love including these koalas in your lessons! They’re easy to make, and all you need are craft paper and googly eyes.
17. Easy Handprint Giraffe Craft for Kids
Making animal handprint crafts for kids is fun and everything, but how do you make a giraffe with a long neck? Easy, you use the handprint as the body and legs, and attach a long strip of paper to make the neck!
18. Refreshing Handprint Ice Cream Craft
Ah, the perfect summer craft – ice cream! We love sundaes, scoops, waffle cones and more, as well as making all kinds of ice cream crafts – including this one!
19. Easy Handprint Cactus Craft for Kids
How cute is this little cactus craft? We love the little flowers on it too – it reminds us that even when things appear to be prickly all around, there’s always going to be hope blooming somewhere.
20. Adorable Handprint Cow Craft for Kids
This is one of the cutest handprint crafts for kids we’ve ever seen! This cow craft is perfect for little kids learning about farm animals or simply the Old McDonald’s song!
21. Handprint Sloth Craft for Kids
Sloths are known to be extremely slow creatures, so take your time to make this cute sloth handprint craft! Isn’t it clever how the fingers of the handprint grasp around the branch so perfectly?
22. Gorgeous Handprint Unicorn Craft for Kids
Unicorns are the kind of mystical creatures that never lose their charm, no matter how many generations come and go. That’s probably why unicorn crafts are always in such demand, and we’ve got one too!
23. Cute Handprint Tiger Craft for Kids
You’ve made a lion using a handprint, so it’s only right to make a tiger too! Just that instead of a mane this time, we’ve got stripes, and a cute little tiger face!
24. Fun Handprint Elephant Craft
Is it true that elephants never forget? Well, we’re not sure, but one thing we know is that after trying so many handprint crafts for kids, you’re not going to forget about crafting any time soon!
25. Simple Handprint Zebra Craft
One of the most popular characters in the Madagascar movies is Marty the zebra, who is also Alex the lion’s best friend. Since we’ve already made a lion handprint craft, it’s time to make a zebra version too!
26. Cute and Easy Handprint Chicken Craft
Do you know that chickens have a whole fan base of their own on social media? People are making them little clothes and shoes, and we’re getting on the trend by adding chickens to our list of handprint crafts for kids!
27. Easy Handprint Fox Craft for Kids
Foxes are known as wily creatures, but these little guys look perfectly innocent! Of course, we won’t know if they have some tricks up their…er…sleeves, so it’s best to be alert!
28. Cute and Easy Handprint Pig Craft
How adorable are these little handprint piggies? This is a fun craft to add to your collection of farm-themed handprint crafts for kids, along with the cow and chickens.
29. Handprint Angel Craft for Kids
If you’re looking for a handprint craft that’s appropriate for the holiday season, check out these pretty angels. You can add some string to the top and hang them on your tree – easy DIY Christmas ornaments!
30. Space Rocket Handprint Craft
Got an aspiring astronaut in your home? They will love this handprint art project from The Inspiration Edit – look at how colorful it is!
31. Wintery Cardinal Handprint Craft
Cardinals are considered Christmas icons, and spotting one is believed to be auspicious. But if it doesn’t snow in your place, don’t worry – Simple Everyday Mom helps us create our own good luck with this cardinal craft!
32. Monsters Inc. Inspired Handprint Footprint Craft
If you enjoyed the Monsters Inc. movie and can’t get it out of your head, we recommend this monster craft from I Heart Arts and Crafts, featuring best friends Sulley and Mike!
33. Dinosaur Handprint Craft
Our list of handprint crafts for kids would be incomplete without a dinosaur craft, and we love this easy one from Made to be a Momma! It’s a great way to use up any leftover craft supplies you may have.
34. Handprint Fish Puppets
Fancy putting on a puppet show? Well, why not have some ‘fishy‘ characters, like these guys from Crafty Morning? You can decide if they’re part of the good guys or the bad guys – I’m sure they’re up for either team!
35. Handprint & Fingerprint Octopus Craft
An octopus has eight legs, but a handprint only has five fingers, so how do we make it work? Simple – use the fingers of both hands and leave out the thumbs! Check out Our Kid Things to see how you can make this cute craft.
We hope you enjoyed these handprint crafts for kids – we certainly did! Since we have an assortment, you can use this list throughout the year, for special occasions or for just regular days!
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