Preschool Fall Hand Print Tree

This hand print tree may not be something unique, but it’s fun and an excellent addition to your list of fall activities for preschoolers!  There are so many options for creating a fall tree, but I finally settled on a basic finger and hand painting that the students can complete independently.  This project is a great way for children to visualize the changing of the seasons.  On top of that, it’s a rich sensory experience when they get to use their fingers and hands to paint.  Yes, that does often equal messy, but that doesn’t bother me too much!

The set up for this one is pretty straight forward. And I only used a handful of materials (I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post). I grabbed some brown tempura paint, paint brushes, white construction paper, and baby wipes (for the mess).  Of course, seeing the paint, many of the children came over and wanted to know what I was doing.  Can you tell they love art?!  I called children over one at a time to paint their hands and talk about fall trees.  For the first few, I experimented with painting their forearms for the trunks — that didn’t come out so well, so I stuck with just painting the trunks with a brush.

Once the “trees” had dried, the children came back to paint the leaves.  I set out yellow, red, brown, and orange tempura paint for the children to use.  Going along with the hand print trees, I had the children paint fingerprint leaves.  It was really entertaining to see how each child approached the leaf-painting!  Some went a little wild, painting leaves over every inch of the paper, while others were much more precise and kept the leaves on the tree.

Once everything dried, Mary Poppins and I used the trees to create a “forest” on our bulletin board.  So cute!!

If you’re looking for more hand print art, please check out:

• Duck on a Bike Story Retelling and Hand Print Art
• Easter Egg Hand Prints
• Hand Prints in Preschool {Beginning of the Year}
• Hand Print Art for Thanksgiving
• Child-Made Fingerprint Flowerpot for Mother’s Day
• End of the Year Portfolios 

  
Shared at The Kid’s Co-Op, Discover and Explore: Fall

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