August 2013 Moms

Handprint Crafts

I love using handprints in my classroom holiday crafts, I teach Kindergarten; they add that extra special touch that parents love. I've been trying to think of holiday crafts to do with my own LO's handprints and am not coming up with a lot of ideas. I really want to see those little chubby fingers every year in my holiday decorations! Have you seen any cute ideas that you plan to do with your LO?

Re: Handprint Crafts

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  • Are you looking for the classroom type crafts that are cheaper (like the reindeer hand on paper above) or for more permanent/long term keepsakes?
  • I like the handprint on graph paper. You do it yearly and see how the hands grow.
  • I plan to start a tradition of preserving a cutting from our tree trunk every year. This year's will have S's hand and foot prints on it and say lo's 1st Christmas. Future years she will get to decorate it, add a 2nd lo's Christmas, etc.

    Also, the handprint ornament is cute. And maybe you can add momentos like the hospital bracelet if you haven't done anything with it.
  • I did this one with DS, and I made a Christmas tree withLO's foot
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  • I did this one with DS, and I made a Christmas tree withLO's foot

    This is a great idea
  • You could always do a hand like this. I hope my LOs turns out half as good as this lol
  • Love all the ideas! I am looking for home crafts, ones to do with my own LO. Those "mistletoes" were adorable!
  • krb03 said:

    We did these one year. Painted DS's hand white & he grabbed the ornament. Then I used paint eons to make them into snowmen.

    I do this one every year with my kindergarteners! It's my pride and joy craft since it takes weeks to do in a classroom setting. Dang, I'll have to start it soon, I start back at school this week.
  • I've seen a cute canvas one where you write out an L, use babys handprint for O, use babys two footprints to shape a V and then write out an E. I am going to do this with LO for my mom and mil for christmas.

     

  • AACaHa13 said:

    I've seen a cute canvas one where you write out an L, use babys handprint for O, use babys two footprints to shape a V and then write out an E. I am going to do this with LO for my mom and mil for christmas.

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  • AACaHa13 said:

    I've seen a cute canvas one where you write out an L, use babys handprint for O, use babys two footprints to shape a V and then write out an E. I am going to do this with LO for my mom and mil for christmas.

    We did this :)


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  • I love all of these ideas! I'm on craft overload! 

    Question to the crafty ladies here... I was thinking of making a necklace for my sister with a charm on it that has LO's fingerprint (or something of that nature) on it - any ideas how I can make that happen? Or is this just an idea that isn't very thought out? :-)
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  • I love you @katier2310 ! That's exactly what I had in mind! 

    Thanks so much! Now off to figure out how to do it ;-)
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  • I wish I could do these but I cant seem to get LO to hold still to get a clear footprint :( 

    I am having a feeling she is going to be a soccer player when she is older, it would be great considering her crazy legs. :)

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  • I wish I could do these but I cant seem to get LO to hold still to get a clear footprint :( 

    I am having a feeling she is going to be a soccer player when she is older, it would be great considering her crazy legs. :)
    i did it while she was asleep

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  • Or you can Warhol that biatch. I did Alabama's feet at 3 months. image

    What type of paint did you use? How long did you let it dry before you did the second foot print

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  • I wish I could do these but I cant seem to get LO to hold still to get a clear footprint :( 

    I am having a feeling she is going to be a soccer player when she is older, it would be great considering her crazy legs. :)

    i did it while she was asleep

    That's an awesome idea! And quite obvious.... Whoops! ;)

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  • Or you can Warhol that biatch. I did Alabama's feet at 3 months. image
    What type of paint did you use? How long did you let it dry before you did the second foot print

    I used regular acrylic paint.  I did the squares first let them dry over night.  then I did a black, white and colored footprint...I let each footprint dry for a few hours before doing the next one.

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  • Or you can Warhol that biatch. I did Alabama's feet at 3 months. image

    What type of paint did you use? How long did you let it dry before you did the second foot print


    I used regular acrylic paint.  I did the squares first let them dry over night.  then I did a black, white and colored footprint...I let each footprint dry for a few hours before doing the next one.

    This is a great idea! I'm definitely doing this.

  • I did this one with DS, and I made a Christmas tree withLO's foot


    I am going to do these with the kiddos today! Wish me luck
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