Kids paint handprints

What is the Best Paint to Use for Kids to make Handprints?

June 25, 2009

Not all paints work the same. The best ones to use for handprint painting are *washable tempera paints. They should be labeled non-toxic and be sure to check that the label says washable. You will want ones that are not too runny and not too dry. I prefer to use *Crayola Kids Paint because I like the way the prints look using it and it's the only brand of white paint that shows up clear on black or other colored construction paper (for making things like footprint ghosts!).

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The 10-pack of small bottles are perfect because you get a variety of colors. Sometimes I buy the 3-pack of primary colors since we tend to use those colors the most - this way we never run out!

Our next purchase is going to include these awesome-looking glitter paints for kids! I haven't seen these yet and am pretty excited about it since Little Sister loves to use glitter for everything - even handprint fish!

Crayola Glitter Paints

I also came across their kids paint in neon colors - another new item we will have to give a try!

Crayola Kids Paint: Neon Colors

Probably the most practical and cheapest would be to buy the powdered tempera paints. You can then mix them to the consistency you would like to use and you get more for your money. Just remember to store the leftovers in an airtight container.

Powdered Tempera Paint for Kids

Another set of 3 I love by Crayola is their Glitter It! Pearl It! Texture It! paint mediums for mixing. My favorite is the Pearl It! You add it to your regular colored paint (in a paint pallette or cup) and it makes that color turn a shimmery, slightly lighter tone. I used to use it in almost all our crafts! It's great for winter crafts as well as Easter, princess, and fairy crafts. The Glitter It! is a silver glitter mixing medium. We used this bottle quite a bit too, but I prefer to use regular colored glitter paints instead. The Texture It! adds a texture to your paint color that remind me of elephant skin. We have used it to make handprint elephants and more!

Glitter It! Pearl It! Texture It!

Acrylic paint tends to dry out quickly and also will stain clothes. You may use acrylic paints, however, they dry on the hand really fast causing the print to not turn out very well (lots of gaps). Although they are non-toxic, they are not very suitable for children. They are not washable! Be sure to use these with caution and make sure your entire work surface is covered. However, acrylic paint can be used to make handprints on t-shirts, potholders, towels, and so on. Just add a drop of water to the paint (and cover your work area!). This helps the print look nicer on fabric, etc.  You can usually find them at craft stores as well as stores like Wal-mart and Target.

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About Amanda

Amanda is an ‘artsy momma’ to 2 kids who love making crafts just as much as she does. Follow their creative journey over on the blog titled Artsy Momma. Besides crafts, they share fun food ideas, hands-on learning activities, mommy DIY, + lots more! If you love handprint art, head over to their Fun Handprint Art blog where you will find hundreds of their projects all made with little hands and feet.

135+ Kids Handprint Art Projects & Crafts for All Seasons for All Seasons

Kids love making handprint art. What is more fun than dipping your hands in paint? It’s incredible just how many ways you can turn a simple handprint into a work of art. All you need is a little creativity and a few fun ideas.

Hand Art for Kids of All Ages

Today we have much more than a few hand art ideas. We started with over 75 and just keep adding fun handprint art projects– all created with kids’ hands. Now we’ve grown to over 130 kids’ handprint art ideas that work for children of all ages including adults!

Making Handprint Art at Home & in the Classroom

So many of our favorite handprint crafts are holiday-related. I think it is one of the easiest art projects to do as a classroom or family. And what is so fun about handprint art is it becomes a memory of a moment in time when little hands were exactly that size. Oh, and it is a great gift idea!

• Handprint art is one of the earliest art forms.  Even babies can do it!
• Handprint art gives a time capsule of information if you repeat the same project.
• More than one hand can get in on the project.
• A perfect handprint is not required!  
• Getting our hands all painty is fun.
• Giving the gift of handprint art is something that is appreciated by the receiver.

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Best Paint for Handprints Crafts & Art Projects

Non-toxic, washable paint is a must for any type of kid art project, but even MORE important when it comes to handprint art. 

• Traditionally, Tempura paint was the best option for creating handprint art because it is not permanent and easily washed off. Our favorite tempura paint set which comes with 6 large 8 oz bottles.
• Now there are other options including paints that are labeled “washable” which generally are marketed for toddlers and preschoolers because of their washability.  These washable paints are not permanent.  Our favorite washable paint sets which comes with 12 bottles in 6 colors plus a glitter version of each.
• Acrylic paints are permanent and depending on the brand vary in their washability factor.  Our favorite acrylic paint sets that includes 24 colors.

All three of these types of paints are water-based which is essential when it comes to clean up!

Using Ink for Handprints Vs. Paint

Using ink for handprints (and footprints) can be a nostalgic journey back to our very first print in the hospital.  Traditional ink may be safe, but it is not easy to remove!  There are now non-toxic and washable ink pad varieties that create the definition without the mess. Our favorite washable ink pads that works great with kids.

HOLIDAY HANDPRINT CRAFTS FOR KIDS

So many of our favorite handprint crafts are holiday-related. I think it is one of the easiest art projects to do as a classroom or family. And what is so fun about handprint art is it becomes a memory of a moment in time when little hands were exactly that size…

Kids Christmas Handprint Art Projects

1. Handprint Christmas Tree and Wreath

Make a handprint Christmas tree that is super cute as a holiday decoration or homemade Christmas cards.

2. Salt Dough Santa Handprint Ornament

This homemade handprint salt dough ornament is the perfect keepsake. I can see making a new one every year to add to the tree!

3. Santa and his Beard Handprint Craft

If you don’t want to go to the lengths of making salt dough, a similar process can be used on paper to make Santa and his beard.

4. Baby Jesus in a Manger

DIY handprint Jesus in a manger for a festive Christmas celebration. This is the perfect Christmas preschool craft project for children’s churches or homes.

5. Paper Plate Holiday Wreath

This homemade paper holiday wreath is decked out with handprint bows!

6. Handprint Christmas Keepsake Cards

This cute Christmas keepsake would be the perfect homemade Christmas card idea that incorporates the kids’ hands and footprints. Let’s not forget about the footprint art ideas!

7. Handprint Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph handprint craft for kids that uses a red pom-pom for his very shiny nose and a great way to celebrate our favorite reindeer.

8. Reindeer Footprint and Photo Gift

Footprint reindeer alongside a cherished family photo makes a cute gift or keepsake.

9. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Cards

DIY Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer cards that double as homemade kid-made gifts.

10. Rudolph’s Antlers Handprint Roll

Hands become Rudolph’s antlers in this toilet paper roll craft that is just adorable.

11. Rudolph Christmas Card Handprint

Here is a version that is a cute Christmas card featuring Rudolph himself.

12. Winter Handprint Tree

This cute winter tree consists of a black-painted hand and a bunch of snowy white paint. This could work for both Christmas and winter fun.

13. Rudolph Antler Hat Handprint Crafts

Make a Rudolph antler hat using your handprints!

14. Easy Christmas Handprint Wreath Craft

Make a handprint Christmas wreath on paper. What a cute project!

15. Snowman Family Christmas Ball Handprint

What a cute snowman family on this homemade ornament. Do you see where the handprint is?

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Check out the salt dough snowman family ornament too. It is adorable!

17. Santa Salt Dough Handprint Ornaments

Make Santa salt dough ornaments using little hands…and big hands too!

18. Nativity Handprint Ornament

DIY Nativity salt dough handprint ornament the entire family can get involved in making and hanging on the tree.

19. Handprint Christmas Tree Ornaments

Another fun salt dough handprint ornament is a Christmas tree and kids can do it all!

20. Handprint Holly Chalkboard Sign

Check out the DIY Holly Jolly chalkboard decorated with handprint holly.

21. Christmas Handprint Crafts

More Christmas handprint crafts!

Kids Thanksgiving Handprint Art Projects

22. Handprint Turkey Art

Make a handprint turkey for Thanksgiving this year.   This could make for a fun kids’ craft while the kids are waiting on dinner.

23. Turkey Handprint Canvas

Here is another version of a handprint turkey that also includes feet. I love how it is displayed on a canvas.

24. Thanksgiving Foot and Handprint Turkey Craft

And this version of a handprint turkey craft is one of my favorites.

25. Family Handprint Turkey Idea

Get the entire family involved with this family handprint turkey idea.

26. Handprint Turkey Paper Plates Craft

Super easy toddler handprint turkey craft made with paper plates.

27. Candy Corn Handprint Turkey Art

This handprint turkey craft includes my favorite candy, Candy Corn (don’t judge me!). It is a festive and adorable craft project.

28. Salt Dough Handprint Pumpkin

Make a salt dough handprint pumpkin (unavailable) as a keepsake from the holidays.

29. Turkey Headbands

Make Turkey headbands out of colorfully cut out fingers and hands.

30. Handprint Sponge Pumpkins

Handprint pumpkins are the perfect thing to make with super little hands. The texture of little fingers can be shaped with the help of a little paint and a sponge.

31. Handprint Cornucopia

Create this thanks handprint cornucopia which includes every member of the family’s handprint.

32. Pilgrim Ship Handprint Craft

Use your hands to create this ocean scene with ships sailing in the water. Celebrate the pilgrims’ voyage across the ocean with this handprint ship.

33. Silly Thanksgiving Handprint Craft Ideas

Here is a collection of Thanksgiving handprint ideas that you won’t want to miss. You can modify or create your own with this inspiration.

34. Handprint Turkey Wooden Frame

What a cute turkey frame whose feathers are made from handprints.

35. Handprint Acorns

This is a fun fall craft that fits in with the whole spirit of thanksgiving. Make acorns with little fingers!

36. Fall Handprint Tree

Here is a fun fall tree handprint craft for even the littlest crafters. Toddlers can make this!

Kids Halloween Handprint Art Projects

37. Footprint and HandFrankenstein Print Art

Since Halloween is almost here, this Frankenstein handprint art is the perfect craft.   There is a second version to make one with your footprint, too!

38. Witch on a Broomstick Handprint Craft

Another great Halloween craft is this witch on a broomstick.   So fun!

39. Spooky Ghost Footprints

We snuck in a fun footprint ghost you can make with kids of any age because…well they are just scary cute. I am pretty sure you could modify this to make handprint ghosts as well.

40. Frankenstein Handprint

Frankenstein comes to life {giggle} two ways – one with handprints and one with a footprint.

41. Handprint Ghosts for Halloween

Looooove these cute handprint ghosts. They are scary cute.

42. Spookily-Adorable Handprint Decorations

Here are a whole bunch of toddler Halloween craft ideas that use hands and feet to create decorations for the spooky holiday.

43. Halloween Handprint Cat Art

Make a Halloween handprint cat. It is really cute.

44. Paper Plate Halloween Handprint Wreath

Oh, the Halloween cuteness continues with this bright and festive tissue paper wreath that is home to a handprint spider with very large Googly eyes.

45. Handprint Skeleton Hand

I feel like this adorable Halloween skeleton hand could also be listed under “learning activities” (see below) because you could strategically use the q-tips where they are more anatomically correct!

Kids St. Patricks Day Handprint Craft

46. Handprint Leprechaun Craft

Make at St. Patrick’s day leprechaun using your handprint as his beard.

47. Simple Leprechaun Handprint

Here is another version of a leprechaun as well.

48. St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Handprint Art

Use your handprint as the rainbow peeking out of this pot of gold. This is one of the cutest projects…ever.

49. Shamrock Handprint Canvas Craft

Make this handprint shamrock for a little extra luck. I love how it is displayed on a canvas so it can be wall art as well.

Kids Easter Handprint Art

50. Easter Bunny Handprint Craft

These Easter bunny handprint crafts for kids are really cute and the perfect Easter day activity.

51. Spring Flower Handprints

These spring flowers are super cute made of painted hands cut out and added to green stems for a bouquet.

52. Easter Egg Handprints

Make Easter eggs out of hands! No joke. This is super cute and an easy art project for almost any age child.

53. Easter Chick and Bunny Handprint Puppets

These chick and bunny hand puppets are so cute because they are hand puppets made out of handprints.

54. Handprint Tulips

Another spring-inspired activity is the handprint tulip garden. These are so bright and cheerful!

55. He is Risen Handprint Easter Craft

He is Risen handprint art project that would be a great Easter children’s church activity or fun at home.

4th of July Handprint Art Project

56. Handprint Flag Craft

Paint your hand red with and blue for the perfect patriotic flag craft.

57. Handprint Eagle Art

E is for Eagle and you can definitely make it a bald eagle to celebrate the Fourth of July.

58. Washi Tape Handprint Heart

Check out the red, white, and blue washi tape handprint art that could be very patriotic!

Animal Handprint Art Projects for Kids

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Your kid’s handprint is the perfect shape for owls perched on a tree branch. This craft is perfect for even toddlers.

60. Newspaper Handprint Owl Art

Here is another version of an owl that uses handprints for the wings. Super cute craft for preschoolers and Kindergarteners.

61. Foot and Handprint Lobsters

Make this lobster’s big claws with your handprints and its body with your foot!

62. Cute Bunny Handprint Craft

Is this not the cutest bunny craft? (unavailable) Make it with your kids with their handprints.

63. DIY Frog Handprints

Let’s make our own handprint frogs. Grab the green paint and get those little fingers making imprints.

64. Preschool Easter Chick Handprint Art

Use your hands to give this adorable yellow chick his wings!

65. Spring Chick Handprint Craft

Or use some yellow paint…or a lot of paint to make these cute spring handprint chicks.

66. Watercolor Flamingo Handprint

This watercolor flamingo (unavailable) is beautiful and your kids will adore it.

67. Painted Handprint Flamingo Canvas

Another flamingo idea created out of hands is something that could be done on canvas and saved for wall art.

68. Handprint Octopus

No handprint zoo would be complete without an octopus craft! I love that purple paint was used in this art project and it turned out so cute.

69. Colorful Octopus Handprint

Here is another version of a cute octopus that lives at the bottom of the sea with some fish friends.

70. Rainbow Foot and Handprint Butterfly

Butterflies were never cuter than when created with hands and feet.

71. B is for Butterfly Handprints

Here is another way to make a butterfly…as in B is for butterfly!

72. Watercolor Butterfly Handprints

What about a watercolor butterfly? It is so pretty it looks like it could fly.

73. Fingerprint Fishes

Fingerprint fish swimming happily in an aquarium is a really fun and simple art project to do with kids of all ages.

74. Blue Handprint Elephant

Make blue elephants with your handprint! It is surprising how just a small line with a sharpie and an eye makes this cool kid’s art project look like elephants!

75. Bees and Hive Handprints

Fingerprint bees buzz around a hive in this cute handprint art project.

76. Bumble Bee Minibeast Handprints

Check out the way to make a bumblebee with black and yellow paint on the child’s hands.

77. Birds Sitting on a Branch Handprints

The cutest two blue birds sitting on a branch made entirely of handprints!

78. Mallard Duck Handprint Art

Let’s make a Mallard duck! He is so cute and has some fancy feathers.

79. Yellow Duck Handprint

And here is a cute yellow duck you can make with a handprint.

80. Handprint Shark Art

Make a handprint shark (unavailable) with big scary teeth and a little bit of a smile.

81. The Handprint Chicken Art

Your handprint can easily be transformed into a chicken. And that chicken is super cute.

82. Black Spider Handprints

Kids can stamp their hands covered with black paint and make spiders!

83. Alligator Handprint

A is for Alligator in this cute handprint alligator in a puddle.

84. Adorable Dog Handprint

D is for Dog and this dog is made of a handprint…and so is the grass!

85. Handprint Animal Canvas Gifts

And the cutest ever collection of handprint animals painted on canvas could be an adorable room decoration or gift.

Handprint Art that Celebrates Family

86. Family Handprint Wall Art

This adorable handprint embroidery hoop (unavailable) art is perfect for hanging in the family room. It will freeze a point in time when everyone in the family was “just this big”.

87. Baking Soda Clay Handprint Keepsakes

This is a really cute baking soda clay handprint craft that works well as a gift or wall art at home.

88. Pear Head Handprint Canvas Set

Create this canvas set to show the entire family’s hands at a certain time or to help remember one child’s handprint size over time.

89. Photo Frame Handprint Craft

This is the cutest gift that the kids can make (unavailable) for mom with their own handprints. Frame a picture plus craft paper hands.

90. Yearly Tradition Handprint Art Piece

Mark the years in style with this cute idea to do a yearly handprint art piece. This would be so cute later with a bunch all hung on the wall. This is the 3-year-old hand version.

91. Handprint Hearts for Valentine’s Day

Heart and handprint art that works for Valentine’s Day or any day where love and family are involved!

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The cutest handprint art which could be modified for different types of decor and color combinations is the paper strip handprint keepsake.

93. DIY Handprint Leaf Napkins

This homemade fabric pattern is oh so cute! It is autumn leaves made out of the family’s handprints. You could make cute hand towels to give as family gifts or I think this would be really cute as wall art stretched over a frame.

94. Homemade Handprint Wrapping Paper

For your gift-giving, check out this homemade handprint wrapping paper.

95. Family Handprints

Check out the lockdown handprint art that we found all over the internet…so sweet!

96. Valentine’s Day Handprint Art

Family stacked handprint art that is perfect for Valentine’s day…or any day!

Perfect Handprint Gifts

97. Handprint Baseball

This is the cutest idea for a Father’s Day gift. Use the baby/child handprint on a baseball. Check out Sunny Day Family for the printable poem that accompanies the gift.

98. Handprint Flower Pot

Create the perfect kid-made homemade gift with this fingerprint flower pot idea.

99. Handprinted Spring Jars

DIY fingerprint art decorates some spring jars that would be a really cute gift.

100. Homemade Handprint Magnets

Thumb body loves you homemade magnets make adorable gifts.

101. Handprint Greeting Cards

Thumbprint flowers make really beautiful homemade cards for kids to send.

102. Handprint Flower Bouquet

Make grandma a handprint bouquet. This could be a cute canvas idea as well.

103. Mason Jar Handprint Craft

Make a handprint gift jar at home with kids. This could be a great idea for almost any homemade gift-giving situation.

104. Say I Love You Handprint Art

The “I love you” handprint craft that doubles as a thoughtful gift made by kids.

105. Valentine’s Day Handprint Pop-Up Cards

This adorable pop-up card is homemade and would be the cutest thing to send featuring a child’s hand.(Link unavailable)

106. Father’s Day Handprint Heart Card

Hands together form a heart in this cute card idea that is created specifically for Father’s Day but could be used for other occasions. (Link unavailable)

107. Handprint Tea Towels

Hand towel takes on a whole new meaning with this cute gift idea (unavailable) for handprint tea towels that say “Hand me a towel”.

108. Painted Handprint Flowerpot

Make a handprint flower pot. With this craft, the painted hand makes the stems of the flowers.

109. High-Five Handprint Pop-Up Card

A high-five pop-up card that kids can make themselves!

110. You Are My Superhero Handprint card

You are my superhero kid-made card idea.

111. Fingerprint Heart Keyring Craft

DIY Fingerprint keyring makes a super cute gift or a cool holiday ornament.

112. Preschool Valentine’s Handprint Heart

Laugh Out Loud. Live in Wonder. Love with your whole heart. These are the sentiments of this cute handprint heart that works as a lovely gift. It is easy enough that preschool-age kids can make this to give.

113. Handprint Book Bag

Make a handprint bag for a relative. These are super cute…you may want to have the kids make an extra for you!

114. DIY Keepsake Handprint Boxes

DIY handprint keepsake boxes that work well for keeping special memory items at home for each kid or would make a really awesome gift for someone you love.

115. Hand-Shaped Handprint Ring Dish

{Squeal} I love this gift so much! Make a custom hand from your child’s hand to give or keep as a ring dish.

116. Handprint Flower Apron

Make a handprint apron to wear or give as a gift.

117. DIY Handprint T-Shirts

Handprint t-shirts are cute for family shirts or to give as gifts.

Handprint Crafts that are Beautiful Art

118. Handprint Art Techniques Perfect for Little Fingers

The negative space in your child’s hand and arm creates a lovely fall tree wall art project. I am thinking this would be awesome as a four-seasons group of wall art as well!

119. Handprint Heart Bookmarks

These heart bookmarks are adorable and would make a really cute gift or Valentine handout. The hearts are shaped with thumbprints.

120. Daffodil Handprint Art

Homemade 3D Daffodil art made out of handprints and some other fun things you already have around the house. Kindergartners are going to go crazy for this project.

121. Kids Handprint Fall Tree Craft

Fall tree art is made with multi-color handprints signifying the colors of autumn.

122. Creative Handprint Art Project

Creative hand art – let kids use their own hands to create drawings and pictures full of creative fun.

123. Hand and Hearts – Andy Warhol Handprint Art

This Andy Warhol art project is just plain awesome. Featuring different handprints and colors, I need this at my house!

124. Flower Handprint Art

Toddlers can make serious art with these fun fingerprint techniques for making flowers and more…

125. Paper Plate Handprint Sun

Paper plates are transformed into a bright sun with the help of some orange and yellow handprints.

126. Lady Bug Handprint Carton Craft

Love this 3D ladybug sitting on a handprint leaf.

Fun Handprint Art Projects for Older Kids

127. Super Hero Handprint Coasters

This superhero set of handprint art ideas is perfect for older kids. There are Batman, Hulk, and Spiderman versions of handprint awesomeness.

128. Handprint Yoda Art

May the force be with you as you create your own handprint Yoda.

129. Handprint Pirate Craft for Kids

Ahoy Matey! Let’s be handprint pirates for the day.

Learning Activities with Easy Handprint Crafts

130. Preschoolers Learning Handprint Activities

I love this idea! Use your paintbrush, paint, paper, and handprint to learn left hand from right hand.

131. Animal Track Hand Prints

Make animal tracks with your hands. Each new print can be tied into a favorite animal or learning module.

132. Apple Bulletin Handprint Board

Teachers will love this idea for a child’s handprint apple bulletin board. I think it would make a really cute at-home craft too.

133. Alphabet Handprint Cards

A handprint craft for every letter of the alphabet (unavailable)!

134. “Duck On A Bike” Handprint Story Art

Create a really fun way to re-tell a story with handprints. This example uses the book Duck on a Bike and the resulting handprint story craft is adorable.

135. The Grouchy Lady Bug Book Handprint Craft

Here is a cute craft to go along with Eric Carle’s The Grouchy Ladybug book.

136. Handprint Pattern Pictures

Explore patterns by creating a hand pattern with markers or crayons and then trying to repeat it.

137. Handprint Apple Tree Kids Craft

Apple for the teacher…or apple TREE for the teacher. This is a cute apple tree art made out of hands.

138. Handprint Cherry Blossom Tree

How about a cherry blossom tree? This is another cute handmade art project.

139. Handprint Painted Mango Tree Project

Also, if you are looking for a mango tree art project, we have you covered there too!

Whew!  That should keep you busy for a little while making the most amazing handprint art…ever! 

So, which handprint art project or handprint craft are you going to do with the kids today? Excited to see what you decided to make!

Hand painting for children - a description of the technique with examples for children

–5 years old

Birds and birds.

Description of technique

Hand painting is a non-traditional technique. Not all children like to work with a brush and pencil. In addition, at a younger age, well-balanced movements are difficult. It is much easier to draw with palms: I put paint on my hand, put it on paper - and the drawing is ready!

Materials needed:

• gouache set;
• brush;
• water cup;
• landscape paper.

Drawing technique:

1. The child dips his finger into the gouache and puts dots on the paper.
2. For the imprint of the entire hand, paint is applied to it with a brush, and the hand is pressed against the landscape sheet.
3. It is not necessary to paint the palms in one tone. There can be many colors: multi-colored fingers, iridescent color, spots and patterns on the palms.
4. To get interesting shapes, some fingers can be bent, spread out or, conversely, brought together.
5. At the end of the creative activity, the hands are wiped with a damp cloth or washed under a tap with soap.

In order for the handprint to come to life, it needs to be supplemented with eyes, ears, leaves or other details according to the topic of the lesson. For information on how to use your palm and fingers to get images of different characters, read on - in the section appropriate for the age group of your child.

For 2-3 year olds

For toddlers, use simple tasks and pictures. By age there will be a collective drawing of the sun, butterflies, octopuses. In addition to the standard set of materials, you will need blanks.

How to draw the sun (collectively):

1. Draw eyes and a smile by yourself. Circle them and color them with yellow gouache.
2. Have the children smear paint (not necessarily yellow) on their palms.
3. Explain that they will now draw rays. You need to put your palm on the paper next to the sun - all around.
4. Sign each print.

How to draw a butterfly:

1. Prepare a worksheet for each child with a finished butterfly body (made of colored paper or drawn).
2. Show how to put your hands on paper to make wings. You need to spread your fingers and connect the palms with the bases.
3. Next, the children paint their own hands and make prints.

For children 4–5 years old

In the younger and middle group, hand painting can be supplemented with finger painting. If the theme is winter, then dotted prints draw snow, sea - underwater pebbles. You can draw a tree trunk, eyes, mouth with your fingers. Prints are also good to use for applications. An example with an autumn tree:

How to draw a caterpillar in the younger group:

1. Have the children put green paint on their palms.
2. Place the landscape sheet horizontally to make the first print.
3. Then the sheet is turned upside down and 3 more prints are placed next to it.
4. The next step is to decorate the caterpillar. You need to flip the picture back. On the first print, children draw eyes and a mouth with their fingers, on the next print, bright boots on caterpillar legs.

Other pictures you can draw:

For children 6–7 years old

In the senior, preparatory group, children already know how to correctly position the image on paper, transfer proportions and correlate sizes. They can name the characteristic features of objects and focus on them. At 6–7 years old, during a creative lesson, attention should be paid to details: patterns, background, character drawing. You can draw anything with your palms: animals, birds, fish, flowers, forest.

How to draw a butterfly with the children of the preparatory group:

1. First, preschoolers draw the butterfly's body, antennae and eyes with paints and a brush.
2. Then the palms are smeared with gouache and 2 prints are made on each side.
3. The next step is to pattern the butterfly wings.
4. The lesson ends with the study of the background. You can simply paint over it with color or additionally draw flowers, the sun, a rainbow.

How to draw a cockerel:

1. An adult asks children to remember what color the plumage of a rooster, what comb, beak.
2. Children put the fingers of the left hand together, and move the thumb to the side (cockerel's body and outstretched neck).
3. It is necessary, using the named colors, to paint the palm and attach it to the sheet, making an imprint.
4. Then the details are drawn with a brush: beak, eyes, crest, paws.
5. At the end, the preschoolers draw a fence with a cockerel standing on it.

Hand painting is one of the favorite activities for preschoolers. Technology provides the freedom to experiment. Children's work always turns out bright and colorful. You can combine several materials, then the drawings will acquire special expressiveness.

Hand drawing options

Drawing on a handprint

A handprint is a base to which you can add anything: turn it into a flower, a sun, a hedgehog ...

watch how his drawing changes. But then he can do it on his own.

It's not just that you end up with a beautiful drawing. It's almost the perfect exercise to develop the imagination! A younger child usually just looks at the print and fills in the missing details.

While an older preschooler can already plan a future masterpiece by leaving prints of a certain color in the right places. To do this, show him the basic techniques for creating figures from several prints, for example, a peacock and a spider, and then he himself!

Peppa Pig

Birds and birds.

A package of hand drawings with birds will begin our article, with a variety of birds, from chickens to peacocks with chic tails. A beautiful unconventional print technique can turn a child's hand into any bird. Such an idea is suitable for an abstract with a lesson on non-traditional drawing techniques

To make a chicken out of the palm, you need to draw a comb, a beard and a beak along the edge of the thumbprint. Add the outlines of the wing - and the picture from the palm is ready.

And for the rooster, use gouache and a brush (or colored markers) to draw multi-colored feather arcs, you get a bright rooster tail. Drawing a tail is a fun activity that can be done with your fingers (children draw with their hands for fun).

And you can pre-paint the palm in one neutral color, and each finger in a new bright gouache color. And then it turns out that the arched multi-colored fingers are the tail of the rooster in the figure.

Hand painting - gives a lot of creative options for children's drawings. You just need to look at the print and understand what your bright palms look like.

You can draw a duck in the same way. Here you need to close your fingers together with palm prints, because duck tails are neat, gathered in a pile. And at the end of the thumb draw an oval shape, this will be the head. We finish drawing the eye, duck beak and paws.

In the same way, you can make a drawing of a peacock bird from a handprint. Each finger needs to be supplemented with elements already completed on the dried paint. The outlines of the feather hairs and the peacock eye at the end of the finger (as done in the figure below). A black marker or felt-tip pen draws perfectly on dried paint.

You can paint the hand in different colors - the body of the bird is green, the first phalanx of the finger is covered with blue, and the second phalanx is blue, the third is purple. And we immediately get a colorful beautiful bird using the “drawing with palms” technique.

You can apply your palm several times to a sheet of paper and get a drawing with a magnificent peacock tail. With your fingers, you can add bright yellow spots to the peacock feathers. Next, when the paint dries, cut out the silhouette of the body of the bird, and glue it to the center of our handprint. We will complete the craft-drawing by gluing the eyes, beak and paws.

An adult hand with closed fingers could be the starting point for the peacock craft below. The base of the palm continues with the outlines of the breast and neck of the bird. Around the fingerprint add swirls of feathers and a pattern of "peacock eye".

The DOVE paint drawing can also be created using the handprint technique. Here you need to spread your fingers to the sides as much as possible and smear the paint thicker. The center of the palm has a recess that will not be printed on paper - we simply paint over this unpainted place on the print with a brush. To the thumb we add a beak, an eye and a green branch of the world. A simple topic for an abstract of an open lesson on the topic CHILD AND SOCIETY.

And here is another great idea - in painting with palms , combine HAND AND FOOT PRINTS together. As we see in the photo below, a footprint (the body of a cockatoo) and handprints (the bright plumage of a Brazilian bird) are involved in this drawing. The curved beak can be drawn on or cut out of colored paper.

A bright red handprint can be easily drawn into a flamingo with a long, curving neck. The bend of the neck can be drawn with fingers, since we do not use a brush.

Red bullfinch birds are also a great craft for kids. On winter branches, red winter birds look like a DIY New Year's card. We tint the background of the paper in advance in blue (using a thick blush brush and water painted over with gouache).

Bullfinches are obtained if the palm (with closed fingers) is placed horizontally on a branch. And if the handprint is made vertically - across the branch, then we will get the outlines of an owl. We are waiting for the paint to dry, then we glue two round pieces of paper eyes. We finish drawing green leaves on a branch with our fingers, a yellow beak and paws on the bud. We get an excellent drawing with palms in the form of an OWL.

A bird with open wings.

If you print two palms at once (left and right), you can make more interesting drawings. For example, such a swallow can decorate a spring craft. The palm drawing needs to be supplemented only with a circle-head and three strokes of the tail. The idea is suitable for the summary of the drawing class for SPRING.

An eagle bird is also obtained if the hands are printed in turn (right, then left) - placing them opposite each other (stroking the base of the palm on each other). We draw the white neck of the eagle with our fingers, dipping them in white gouache.

As you can see, hand painting can represent absolutely any bird. Try to make yourself a STORK, a HERON (the frogs will be lower), a TITMOUSE with a yellow breast, a flock of cheerful SPARROWS.

For application in kindergarten.

Also, a handprint can be prepared and dried in advance for participation in an appliqué craft. In kindergarten classes, you can prepare the handprints of children in advance (by signing the name on the back so as not to confuse). In preparation for the application, we cut out the outlines of the palm, prepare other details of the future craft, and the task of the children is simply to collect all the elements of the picture together. Make a ROOK bird or chickens with a wing-palm. This hand-drawing craft is suitable for the younger group of kindergarten. Do not forget to make dots of snowfall with blue or white paint, and dots of grains in the feeder with yellow paint - for this you do not need a brush, you have FINGERS.

And here is a cute hen with a wing-palm. Such an application in kindergarten is suitable for children of the younger group.

Two prints of black hands - and we have the wings of a crow. Now we need 2 circles of black paper (smaller - head, larger - body), beak and legs of red paper. A great fun craft for children in the middle group of kindergarten.

And here is a craft for the smallest children. Glue the body of an owl onto a sheet of paper, then two eyes and a beak. And it remains to add wings to her - typos of the palms with bright gouache. Great idea for kids.

The same can be done with the yellow palm chicken. Drawing after the completed application. First we work with glue, then we paint our hands with gouache, print them and wash them under a tap with soap. In kindergarten, this work on the craft can be divided into 2 parts - in the first half of the day we do the application itself, and after sleeping, individually, in turn, the children approach the teacher, who applies paint to the palm and helps the child to print correctly. After applying, the teacher wipes off the main layer of paint with a cloth and sends the child to wash his hands with soap . .. and calls the next child for the same procedure.

Flamingo

Fish

Dragon

Crafts for girls.

Separately, I want to lay out the topics of hand drawings - topics that GIRLS will like ... and then those that will interest BOYS.

A good topic for girls is drawing a bunny. Delicate white craft on a background of black cardboard.

IMPORTANT NOTE !!! .If you plan to leave an ink print on glossy cardboard, you will not succeed. The gouache will curl into droplets without sticking to smooth, slippery cardboard. TO AVOID THIS, you can use one trick - add a little liquid soap to gouache - and then the print will calmly fall on glossy cardboard.

Hand drawing can be embellished and decorated with a variety of materials - feathers, colored paper appliqué, beads, rhinestones.

You can draw a delicate pink flamingo. Paint the palm in a bright pink color, make a juicy palm print on a piece of paper. And immediately, until the paint has dried, sprinkle the wet surface with sparkles. The craft is perfect for kids.

The girls will also love painting the MAGIC UNICORN PONY with their hands. A beautiful delicate unicorn craft can be decorated with sparkles and rhinestones. To fix the sparkles, use PVA glue - draw the elements of the mane and tail with glue and immediately, until the glue has dried, sprinkle everything with sparkles. We wait a minute and shake off the extra glitter on the newspaper.

Such an interesting girlfriend frog will turn out if you cover your palm with thick green paint. We are waiting for everything to dry, add the outlines of the legs with a black marker. We finish the fly. Even before the imprint on a paper blue background, you need to stick a green oval of a water lily sheet - and then make an imprint over this sheet. Frog is a theme that everyone likes.

Girls will also like drawings of flowers from palms. If a bright palm is supplemented with a long green stalk and leaves, we will get a flower that has blossomed petals. It remains to place the sun, butterflies and bees nearby. Bees are fingerprints.

And here is the hand drawing of a flowering cactus in a pot. An excellent idea for drawing in kindergarten is the middle and older group. A simple child-friendly theme for non-traditional drawing.

Here is an idea for a butterfly craft. It can be a simple print directly onto paper. Or you can separately prepare handprints, dry them and cut them out as in the master class below. The craft is also suitable for kids.

Girls also like angels. Craft an angel for Christmas can please a grandmother or mother. Beautiful angels in the technique of drawing with palms.

And now let's see what handicrafts boys can do with their hands in kindergarten and at school with their own hands.

Here's an idea for a fire-breathing dragon. Here we paint over the gaps between the fingers with yellow paint. Add a long tail and neck of the dragon.

For younger children, this craft for toddlers is suitable - in the form of a large dinosaur. Here, an adult makes a silhouette application in advance, and the child only leaves a few handprints on the back of the beast. Easy to understand theme for kids.

Older children can paint the body and tail of the dragon themselves.

Pirates and their ships will also please boys. Offer such an interesting weekend craft to your home robber - he will be delighted.

Try to come up with prints of those characters whose adventures you read before bed. These can be good kings, wild Indians, ninja turtles, alien robots, etc.

The boys like to draw scary spiders - from two palms you will get an excellent spider. Glue the eyes on white paper.

Cats and dogs.

Cute cats can also be drawn with the palm of your hand. We finish the tail and head with ears. It will look great if the head is cut out of a piece of fur or velvet paper - you get a great craft for the older group of kindergarten. And for kids, it will be pleasant - stroking the kitten's delicate fur coat is a great pleasure for small children.

Here is a beautiful spotted dog. We make a white hand drawing and add the outlines of the head and then with our fingers we make dots from black gouache.

For a child of 3-4 years old, such an craft in the form of a dog is suitable. We make a palm print with white gouache on black paper. Cut out. Add an oval white head, black ears, nose and eyes. A good topic for a summary of the drawing lesson in the Pets themed week

And if you make a dog print with a protruding little finger and thumb, you get such a cute dog portrait. Dogs are a popular children's theme.

Fun zoo.

Here's a fun way to create animal prints using the hand painting technique for kids. If the palm is placed on paper SIDELY - spread fingers to the left or right - then we get a blank for an animal that clings to a tree trunk or creepers in the jungle. And of course these animals will be MONKEY or BEAR KOALA.

And if slightly spread fingers of the palm are lowered down, then we will get four legs for animals with four paws or hooves. In this technique, crafts-drawings BEAR, GIRAFFE are made. We make the spots of the giraffe with our fingers. These animals are often used in kindergarten as non-traditional drawing.

And here are beautiful crafts with the addition of colored paper - BULL and RACCOON. Simple palm drawing for the older group of kindergarten, for children 5 - 7 years old.

You can make beautiful pictures in the form of animals and their cubs from two hands of MOTHER'S and CHILDREN'S. Horse with foal. Elephant with baby elephant. Beautiful family crafts with their own hands from the palms.

For the little ones, the Hedgehog craft is suitable, where you just need to print palms in a chaotic manner. It will turn out well if each finger is smeared with a DIFFERENT shade of brown - so we get not a common porridge-mass, but needle-shaped outlines of different colors. An excellent craft for classes in kindergarten - here you can give the children the outlines of a hedgehog, paints, a brush and let them get their hands dirty themselves - put them with their fingers up on the hedgehog, get dirty again and apply again. Delight and pant for an hour at least.

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Crafts and drawings from handprints: we create with the hands of our kids

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With the advent of a child in the family, parents often begin to look for newfangled toys, aids for development. And meanwhile, it is not always necessary to spend a lot of money on this. Often, the most common means at hand give excellent results. For example, handicrafts and drawings from the palms can become a fascinating pastime for kids.

What is the use of the method?

The first thing to understand is that such classes do not require large material costs. An album, paints, colored cardboard, scissors and children's fingers - that's all you need for this. Moreover, you can start classes from about 3 years.

The second advantage is that prints or stencils cut out along the contours of the little ones' palms will become a wonderful memory of how the child was at a particular age, what size his hands were.

Thirdly, original activities allow the child to raise his self-esteem: he, being so small, is able to do things that he and his family can be proud of.

Give your child the opportunity to make a gift to loved ones (it can be both drawings and three-dimensional objects).

We should also not forget about the practical benefits directly for the development of kids are handicrafts made from literally nothing. They help to improve:

• fine motor skills;
• artistic skills;
• spatial thinking;
• coordination;
• fantasy;
• creativity.

All this certainly contributes to the intellectual development of the child.

With the help of a simple technique, you can organize creative activities even at home, even in kindergarten, which modern educators are well aware of. With the palms of kids, you can both draw, making prints, and create “patterns” for voluminous crafts.

What is the essence of drawing technique?

There are two such technicians, and they are extremely simple.

Prints

The child's hands are covered with paint (ordinary gouache will do) and imprinted by applying them to a sheet of paper. Drawings are obtained both from one print (a figure of a chicken or a goose, where the fingers play the role of plumage; the body of a fish with fins, an animal with legs and a tail; the crown of a tree), and from several. They may already be multi-colored. This option is more complicated, so make samples of such drawings first with your own hands so that it is clear for children.

For example, a few prints will help to draw:

• sun;
• swans with open wings;
• hedgehog with needles;
• Christmas tree;
• chamomile;
• butterfly, etc.

With the help of one palm, you can create a variety of pictures. Fingers can be imprinted open or folded together, pressing only 4 fingers or all 5, turning them in different directions.

Outlines

The drawing does not have to be in the form of prints. You can create unusual images with the help of a palm outlined. For example, if you circle the hands of all family members on one sheet of paper, you get an original composition.

3D crafts

Another handwork technique is to create 3D applications. To do this, the circled contours of the child's hand are cut out of colored or white paper, and then assembled or arranged in the desired order. These can be, for example, bird wings, deer antlers, goldfish fins, hedgehog quills…

Creative activities become especially relevant with the advent of winter, because the weather is not always conducive to walks, and the freed time needs to be occupied with something useful. Why not use this technique? It allows you to easily and simply make fun holiday crafts for the New Year. Bright, original applications on the wall, figurines, even Christmas decorations. It can be a winter picture with bullfinches or a snowman, a Christmas tree itself, an unusual postcard in the form of opening palms with a surprise pattern inside ...

The older the child, the more complex appliqué they can create.

• Santa Claus, made with the palm of his hand, where the fingers represent curls of his beard, will be a great idea for the little ones.
• With a child of senior preschool age, it is already possible to assemble the same Santa Claus from a multitude of palms.

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