Fun Saturday – Fun Handprints

What you’ll need:

• Small child in play clothing.
  
• Print out of handprint poem (make extra copies).
  
• Optional small photo of child.
  
• Water based paints – finger paints or tempera paints.
  
• Bowl or something to hold the paint.
  
• Brush or sponge to apply paint to child’s hand.
  
• Paper towels or some other way to do a quick cleanup!
  

How to make it:

Here’s one poem that I like to use:

Here my handprints are done,
for everyone to view,
I had so much fun, doing this for you.

So look upon these handprints please,
hanging on the wall;
and memories will come back of me,
when I was only small

Put a date her
Love ( Put your childs name here)

What to do:

1. Print the poem (make extra copies).
   
2. Apply the paint to the child’s hand, then press their hand to the paper near the poem. This might take several attempts to get a good print, patience is the key.
   
3. Clean that little hand, before you get handprinted, too!
   
4. Personalize with the date and name (if it isn’t already).
   
5. Let dry, then glue on a photo, if desired.