20+ Ideas for Hand and Footprint Art

Oh, how I just love hand and footprint art!  Getting to paint their tiny hands and feet makes for fun art projects for kids.  They also make great keepsakes for parents.  One of my end-of-the-year traditions in preschool is my preschool portfolio, which contains hand print art for every month we’re in school.  Below are a variety of hand and footprint art ideas from last week’s Share It Saturday, Fun-A-Day, and a few other places around the web.

Check out my Hand Print Pin board and Craftulate’s Hand, Foot and Fingerprint board

Which Hand and Footprint Art are you going to try first?

1. Walking in My Father’s Shoes – JDaniel4’s Mom

2. Fingerprint Flower Pot – Fun-A-Day!

3. Hand Print Keepsake – Living Montessori Now

4. Winter Hand Print Tree with Snowy Fingerprints – Fun-A-Day!

5. Fingerprint Bugs Flower Pot – Lovely Commotion

6. Hand Print Art on Cork Board – Buggy and Buddy

7. Preschool Fall Hand Print Tree – Fun-A-Day!

8. Penguin Footprint Art – Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

9. Tissue Paper and Buttons Apple Tree – Happy Hooligans

10. “Duck on a Bike” Hand Print with Story Retelling – Fun-A-Day!

11. Flower Pot Craft using Kid’s Footprints – Sassy Dealz

12. Fall Hand Print Art with Negative Space – Fun-A-Day!

13. Hand Print Hearts Garden – Blog Me Mom

14. Easter Egg Hand Prints – Fun-A-Day!

15. Hand Print Campfire with a Song – Fun Handprint Art

16. Apple Hand Print Tree – Fun-A-Day!

17. Print Craft Farm – House of Burke

18. Hand Print Ships for Thanksgiving – Fun-A-Day!

19. Snowman Fingerprint Ornament – Fun-A-Day!

20. Beginning of the Year Hand Prints in Preschool – Fun-A-Day!

For hand print animals, be sure to check out Craftulate’s ABC Animal Hand Prints and Red Ted Art’s Animal Hand Print Alphabet.  So many ideas!

Do you have any favorite hand print and footprint art ideas to share?

Hands-On Preschool Materials

It is imperative that we keep our classrooms stocked with materials that will give our students the hands-on learning experiences that they love (and need!). There are a few specific things that I always keep on-hand in my classroom. Check them out in the list below.

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• Crayons
• Glue
• Blocks
• Puzzles
• Safety scissors
• Dramatic play items
• Math manipulatives
• Dry erase markers
• Sensory items
• Play dough
• Craft supplies
• Playground balls
• Music and movement tools
• Books, books, and more books!

When it comes to preschool, this list is really just skims the surface of the wide variety of materials that can be used. The best thing about this age group is that they learn the most while playing. So, whether they’re playing on the playground, building with blocks, or creating a masterpiece, rest assured that the children are learning so many important skills, all while having fun!

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