There are always a lot of crafts at Christmas. One of children's favorite activities is painting with handprints. And handprint crafts make the best gifts for teachers, grandparents or other special people in your child's life. With the holidays just around the corner, we have prepared some DIY ideas for you on how to make handprint Christmas cards with kids.
Simple tips for children's handprint
Who can resist a homemade card, especially ifthese little handsand fingers remain forever. Okay, things might get a little messy. But these handprint ideas are surprisingly easy to make. And they are the ideal keepsake card for family and friends.
What paint should you use to make handprint Christmas cards with kids?
Use a non-toxic water-based paint. Not only is it better for your child's skin and easier to wash off, but it is also thinner sothe cute detailsappear better in the handprint.
Most colors available on the market are suitable for children aged 36 months and over. Be careful when using for younger children and be sure to supervise them at all times to prevent paint from getting where it doesn't belong!
How should you apply the paint?
Putting some paint on a plate and pushing your child's hand right into it sounds fun, but it can end up getting too much paint on their hand.
For the best print quality, apply the paint directly to your hand with a brush.
Alternatively, you can put the paint on a large sponge and press the child's hand onto the sponge.
How to get toddler handprint?
We should warn you that it can be very difficult to get a good handprint from a very small child (footprints are easier). You have the best chance when your child is sleeping.
If you decide to give it a try, we definitely recommend having a second adult with you to help you prepare everything (including cloths and water for cleaning!) before applying the paint.
This is a simple Christmas card for toddlers and the result is very beautiful, colorful and atmospheric.
What you need:
- Plain paper or cardboard
- Washable paint - green for the tree and other colors for decoration
- Big brush
- Golden marker
Using the large brush, paint the child's palms and fingers with green paint. Make sure you apply the paint nice and thick in the middle of your palms, as this area won't touch the paper as easily.
Starting at the bottom of the paper, gently press your hands onto the sheet, one at a time.
To create the shape of a Christmas tree, you need to make three rows of handprints. You can apply three handprints for the first row at the bottom of the tree, then two for the second row, and just one for the top of the tree. For toddlers with much smaller hands, consider adding more handprints. This applies to letter size paper. If you use larger paper you can make a much larger Christmas tree.
Let the green handprints dry and then the tree can be decorated. Choose the colors for the jewelry with thumbprints (for large ornaments) andfingerprints (for small ornaments)be dabbed on. Dab or glue a yellow dot on the top of the tree to make it look like a starone made of glitterpaper cut out on.
Once the paint has dried, you can use a gold marker to draw a string between the jewelry pieces.
Homemade handprint Christmas cards with reindeer
Probably the most classic of all handprint Christmas cards: the reindeer!
What do you need:
- Paper or cardboard
- Washable color – brown
- Googly eyes
- Burp Pompom
- Glue
- Big brush
Paint your child's palm brown with a brush.
Turn your hand over and press it firmly into the center of the Christmas card template.
Gently peel your hand away from the card to reveal the print.
Glue a red pompom for the reindeer's nose and googly eyes to complete the look.
If desired, add some colorful fingerprint “Christmas lights” to the top of the Christmas card.
Fold the Christmas card in half and open it to reveal the festive onesWrite down wishes.
Make Santa Claus on handprint Christmas cards with children
For the Christmas card with a handprint of Santa Claus, we recommend using colored paper so that the white color comes into its own. It works very well on a blue or green background.
To do this you need:
- Green or blue paper or cardstock for the card
- Pink and red paper for the hat, nose and cheeks
- White color
- Googly eyes
- Black pompom
- Big brush
- Glue
Fold a sheet of colored paper in half to make a card.
Cut out the details for the applique - the hat, the nose and the cheeks.
Paint your child's hand white and press it firmly down onto the card with your fingers to create the beard.
Glue on a hat made of red paper. Dip a finger in white paint and dab the pompom onto the hat and fur.
Glue the prepared nose, cheeks, googly eyes and black pompom for the mouth.
