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
I hope you’ll try this handprint project out! Just fill out the form below and it will be sent to your inbox!
I’d love to use the Lakeshore Learning gift card for either the castle set or the little Take Alone Animal set!
Oops! I was so exicted about the “Joy” project, I forgot to leave my wishlist! I would pretty much ALL the toys and games for kindergarten aged kids!
We recently purchased the ice cream counting cones and my kids LOVED using them in my housekeeping center! They also love the Alpha-Bots and Number-Bots!
My biggest wishlist item is the “Preschool Two-Station Sand & Water Table – Natural Colors.” I would LOVE to have this for a sensory center!
Thanks!
This is such a cute project! Our character education word for December is “Joy!” I agree that Lakeshore’s No Spill Paint Cups are great! I need to try the brushes and paint. Thank you for sharing!
I would like things for indoor play such as bean bags, small balls, obstacle course building.
I love Lakeshore!! If I win the gift card, I am going to purchase math manipulatives to help my kiddos understand addition and subtraction.
The pretend and play market is on my wishlist.
Some things I would love for my classroom are: float & find alphabet bubbles; number bots & the alphabet learning locks.
I have a long wish list from Lakeshore but right now it’s art supplies and the keepsake portfolio would really come in handy right now.
I love sending home projects made with the student’s handprints and/or fingerprints! They make such a nice keepsake. I have several from when my daughters were little. This is a very cute project!
I would love love love to order so many fun teaching tools for my son from lakeshore!