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For Spring, we make handprint flowers that last forever for the girls’ grandparents. This DIY handprint flower craft is easy to follow and fun to make with your kids. Living far away from family is tough when the little ones are growing fast. As a way to capture their growth, we love to make handprint art work with the girls each season and send the handprints off to family. Supplies Washable Kids Paints Paint Brush Canvas Instructions to Make Handprint Flower Craft 1.  Mark a starting point on the canvas where the base of the palm hits. This is where you will start your child’s hand for each handprint. 2. Choose a petal color and paint your child’s hand. 3. Line up your child’s palm at the starting point and gently press down on the top of their hand to make a handprint. 4. Turn the canvas slightly to the right to make another handprint. Keep turning the canvas and making handprints until you have your desired flower. 5. You may add more paint between each handprint to keep the prints bold or go around a second time for a fuller handprint flowers. 6. The rest of the handprint flower activity does not have to be as messy and can be completed using one finger or a paintbrush. Use brown to make the center of the flower and green to make the stem. 7. Head to the bathroom to wash your child’s hands. Handprint artwork is one of my favorite ways to keep track of my daughters’ growth. While handprint artwork can be messy, it is worth the fuss when you’re creating a memory that lasts a lifetime. What other kinds of handprint art can you make with kids? Caitlin Houston is a Wallingford blogger and mom of three who loves sharing all of her favorites on the Caitlin Houston Blog. Learn about fun activities at home, family friendly travels, easy recipes and more.

For Spring, we make handprint flowers that last forever for the girls’ grandparents. This DIY handprint flower craft is easy to follow and fun to make with your kids.

Living far away from family is tough when the little ones are growing fast. As a way to capture their growth, we love to make handprint art work with the girls each season and send the handprints off to family.

Instructions to Make Handprint Flower Craft

1.  Mark a starting point on the canvas where the base of the palm hits. This is where you will start your child’s hand for each handprint.

2. Choose a petal color and paint your child’s hand.

3. Line up your child’s palm at the starting point and gently press down on the top of their hand to make a handprint.

4. Turn the canvas slightly to the right to make another handprint. Keep turning the canvas and making handprints until you have your desired flower.

5. You may add more paint between each handprint to keep the prints bold or go around a second time for a fuller handprint flowers.

6. The rest of the handprint flower activity does not have to be as messy and can be completed using one finger or a paintbrush. Use brown to make the center of the flower and green to make the stem.

7. Head to the bathroom to wash your child’s hands.

Handprint artwork is one of my favorite ways to keep track of my daughters’ growth.

While handprint artwork can be messy, it is worth the fuss when you’re creating a memory that lasts a lifetime. What other kinds of handprint art can you make with kids?

Caitlin Houston is a Wallingford blogger and mom of three who loves sharing all of her favorites on the Caitlin Houston Blog. Learn about fun activities at home, family friendly travels, easy recipes and more.

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