Joy Handprint Craft
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It’s no secret that I LOVE handprint projects! We love to keep handprint projects we make because they are such sweet keepsakes! Today I have the perfect handprint craft for December! This joy handprint project is super easy to make and is a beautiful craft for Christmas!
Handprint Project Materials
For this project, you just need a few materials.
- washable paint
- paper
- paintbrushes
- cups for paint
I also love these No-Spill Paint Cups. The set from Lakeshore comes with 10 no-spill cups with lids.
These are a must-have when doing crafts with kids!
Seriously, these are a lifesaver when it comes to painting. No more worries about spilling paint!
The paintbrushes are also amazing! The bristles are so soft and they make the paint glide on paper. My kids really love these paintbrushes and have been using them a lot since we got them! They even coordinate with the No-Spill Paint Cups!
Joy Handprint Project Tutorial
If you’d like to make the joy handprint craft, just follow these simple steps!
- Print the printable onto card stock paper. There are several designs to choose from!
- Paint the child’s hand with green paint.
- Stamp it onto the paper in the middle of the J and Y. Make sure their fingers are touching so it looks like a tree!
4. After the green paint has dried, you can paint a star at the top of the handprint “tree.”
5. Then paint on ornaments. I had my child dip their finger in the paint and stamp it around the handprint tree. Lastly paint a brown tree trunk.
If you are making the project on tagboard, it will look something like this.
Printable Download
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Lakeshore has a lot of great items for the classroom.
We would love to get the tetherball tennis set.
Love Lakeshore and would be excited to purchase so many things from them!
Lakeshore Learning is one of my favorite places to shop. There are so many amazing choices, but my top wishlist item is the crazy shapes magnetic building set.
The paint from Lakeshore is so nice, but the purple is hard to wash off the kids hands. It turns pink after washing the kids hands,
I’d love to win! Being a homeschool parent we would enjoy anything lakeshore
I LOVE Lakeshore learning and so do my kids!! I try to be intentional with our toys and activities and lakeshore learning helps me do that!
Thank you for your recommendation on paints! I homeschool my kids and some financial help with some learning supplies would be a huge help!
Thanks for this fun handprint idea! Lots of things I could enjoy from Lakeshore!! Would probably prioritize shopping for small group stations. 🙂