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8 Fun Handprint Canvas Art Ideas! {and Footprint!}

September 8, 2011 By Heidi 15 Comments

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Make some artwork you’ll cherish forever with these sweet Footprint and Handprint Canvas Art ideas!

Handprint Canvas Art Ideas

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Following is a fun guest post and Handprint Canvas Art project submitted by frugal friend Kim… Enjoy!!

On the hunt for another fun decoration or Frugal Gift Idea??

Call your little ones on over… it’s time to teach them How to Make Handprint Canvas Art with this easy step by step tutorial!

Handprint Canvas Art

Handprint Canvas Art Ideas

Related:

  • 40 Fun Crafts for Kids!

What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Craft…

One reader writes: “These are the only kind of art I don’t throw away.  I love hand or footprint art!”

Flor writes: “I loved it, the whole family participated, beautiful memory…”

Liss writes: “My grandson is 3 and it turned out so great! We made it for his mommy for Valentine’s last night and framed it. Thank you so much for this cute idea!”

Dawn writes: “Good! I just need to remember to not get too much paint on the canvas so it doesn’t drip”

Valentina writes: “Cute Summer projects!”

Judy writes: “This is just too cute! Love it! Great idea for Father’s Day gift. Thank you!”

Handprint Canvas Art – Supplies Needed:

  • 12 x 12 White Canvases
  • Non-ToxicWashable Tempera Paint {various colors}
  • Googly Eyes

How to Make Handprint Canvas Art…

  • Optional: Finger paint {or brush on} a solid color of paint on the white canvas for a background and allow to dry completely.
  • Then help your kids to carefully place a painted hand or footprint down in the middle, press down, then lift straight up.  {you can roll the paint directly on their hand or foot with a mini roller if it’s easier}  Allow canvas to dry completely while laying flat.
  • After the hand print or foot print has dried completely… you can have fun turning them into animals!  I used a sharpie to draw in the details, and was inspired by some ideas here.
  • After all of the steps above have dried, spray canvases with a few coats of matte clear acrylic sealer, to help seal them, keep the colors sharp, and keep the paint from washing away over time.
  • You can even add Googly Eyes for some added character, too!
  • Write the child’s names and ages on the back… then hang!  {or give as a fun, thrifty gift!}

Handprint Wall Art Ideas…

Here are a few of the canvases we made:

Elephant Handprint Craft

Elephant Handprint Canvas Art

Butterfly Footprint Art

Butterfly Footprint Art

Bee Footprint Art

Bee Footprint Art

Fish Handprint Craft

Fish Handprint Craft

We also made some as gifts for Grandpa and Grandma!

Fish Handprint Ideas

For our farmer grandparents, I made a basic barn, and each child made a cow and horse handprint.

We saw some horses, cows & pigs as a craft at a local pumpkin patch last fall.  I wasn’t willing to pay someone else to do that with my kids, but I figured I could duplicate it at home… so we did – and my kids LOVED it!

Handprint Horse Craft

Handprint Horse Craft

Handprint Cow Craft

Handprint Cow Craft

I drew a basic barn (no art skills here!) and with lots of help, let my 3 year old finger paint it red. Then each child put a white and brown handprint down, on either side of the barn. I outlined the animals with a sharpie, then framed it for the grandparents for Christmas!

Farm Handprint Art

Here’s the farm, before it was framed…

Farm Handprint art

I don’t consider myself artistic… but these were so easy!   These make fun {and thrifty} artwork ~ we display them in our playroom!  Super easy, cheap, and awesome keepsakes… in my opinion. 🙂

I can’t help but smile every time I see them, and the kids adore them too because they loved making them!

Kim is a stay-at-home mom of three kids, living in San Antonio, TX.   Her kids are 3, 22 months, and they’re expecting #3 to arrive at the end of the year!  She loves finding creative ways to live well on less money.

Thank you Kim for sharing your fun ideas with us all ~ you did a fabulous job!!

Now you can never have enough creative ideas.  Find even more Fun Craft Projects for kids below…

Fingerprint Flower Pot Craft for Kids

Turn any terra cotta pot into a work of art when you make this fun Fingerprint Flower Pot Craft with the kids!

Fingerprint Flower Pot Craft

Ooey Gooey Oobleck Recipe

This is a super easy experiment and you probably already have all the ingredients on hand right now!

Oobleck Recipe

How to Make Homemade Playdough

Whip up this easy playdough recipe and watch your kids stay occupied for hours!  Let the playdough building begin!

How To Make A Felt Board + Weather Templates for Kids

These would not only be great just for home use, but also for teachers to use at school or even for parents to use in their homeschooling classrooms!

Felt Board

16 Rainy Day Activities for Kids

Turn that rainy day into an opportunity for endless creativity and fun!  And trust me… I grew up in Seattle, so I know all about those rainy, drizzly days.

40+ Fun Crafts for Kids

Come rain or shine, keep the kiddos busy with this big list of frugal craft ideas for kids!

101 Frugal Summer Fun Ideas for Kids

Plan loads of fun for your kiddos with this BIG List of Frugal Summer Fun Ideas for Kids!

Fun Crafts To Do that Anyone Can Enjoy! {huge list}

Feeling crafty??  It’s time to get your Craft on and get inspired to do some fun crafts!

Fun Crafts to Do at Home for Kids and Adults

So… have you made any fun handprint or footprint art??

Or have you had any creative fun with canvas art? 

Leave a comment & share!

Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Guest Posts, Home Decor, Kids Crafts, Most Popular 2, Pin of the Week, Thrifty Gifts Tagged With: Painting

Comments

  1. delphine says

    January 11, 2022 at 12:24 pm

    Merci les enfants vont être contents de faire toutes ces activités
    Belle soirée

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      January 13, 2022 at 5:45 pm

      De rien, Delphine. 🙂 Belle soirée

      Reply
  2. Cheryl Manuel says

    October 5, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    What a great idea! Can’t wait to try these!

    Reply
  3. Charlene says

    June 3, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    What kind of paint did you use for these?

    Reply
  4. alexis says

    March 17, 2012 at 7:02 am

    i love those can a nine year old like myself make one

    Reply
  5. Janice says

    February 9, 2012 at 11:50 pm

    I’m wondering what brand of paint you used for this project. I tried doing the bumble bee one on a green background and the yellow failed to show through. Was a little disappointed. Please help… anybody?!?! Thank you!

    Janice

    Reply
  6. Tracy says

    October 3, 2011 at 9:32 am

    I made these with my daughter yesterday. We had so much fun and they look awesome!!!

    Reply
  7. Anabella says

    September 9, 2011 at 7:37 am

    OMG! This is the cutest crafts I have ever seem, I told my son’s day care this morning about them and I am taking one afternoon off to go show them how to do them! Thank for the great tips! 🙂

    Reply
  8. artsy_momma says

    September 8, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    Thank you son much for linking back to my blog? I love how they all turned out! WOuld you mind if I featured the horse/cow one in an upcoming Handprint Farm Animals post? Does Kim have her own blog too?

    Thanks!
    Amanda

    Reply
    • kim says

      September 12, 2011 at 5:46 pm

      Hey Amanda – This is Kim W from above. I do have a family blog, but it’s private. I love your handprint site – thanks for the inspiration! You’re welcome to use the horse/cow. My email is kim.wuenschel at hotmail dot com.

      Reply
  9. Deanna says

    September 8, 2011 at 1:56 pm

    Related: Michael’s is clearancing artists boards. An 8 pk was 5 bucks. Would be handy for this project. (I bought some to spraypaint and make chalkboard placemats with)

    Reply
  10. Lou Deckard says

    September 8, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    So cute!!! I Love this!!! Will share with our Art Teacher at Tuesday School!!! 🙂 Tks

    Reply
  11. Karla says

    September 8, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    LOVE LOVE LOVE these!!

    Reply
  12. Dana says

    September 8, 2011 at 11:21 am

    These sure seem simple with an extraordinary finished product! NICE!

    Reply
  13. Melissa says

    September 8, 2011 at 10:50 am

    This is great! We did this earlier in the summer at an amusement park and it cost us $12 per child! I Love it and now we can make more! Thanks so much for the info!

    Reply

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