Hand print crafts are a wonderful way to memorialize our kids when they are young. Here are some creative ways to use your children’s hand prints in artwork.
These 25 Precious Handprint Art for Toddlers are a wonderful way to save memories of your little ones for when they get bigger. They make great keepsakes and grandparent gifts.
Plus, these ideas will inspire you for other handprint projects you might want to try with those chubby little fingers.
Have fun making artwork, DIY gifts, keepsakes, homemade pieces and handprint crafts.
It is best to use non-toxic & washable tempera paints. Be sure that they are labeled non-toxic! And accidentally using non-washable paint is a mistake you will make only once.
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Little Acorn Craft
Your little nut will love making this cute handprint acorn.
Via Crafty Morning
Adorable Monster Handprints
If your child is out of this world, then these monsters are for you. What a dear memory!
Via Meet The Dubiens
Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree Keepsake
The apples never fall far from the tree, especially when it comes to handprints! So cute and what a lovely keepsake or gift for grandma!
Via All Kids Network
Busy Bee Memory Recorder Craft
Your buzzy little bee is going to go bonkers for this bee picture. This will be especially memorable if you have one of those busy bee kids!
Via Red Ted Art
Handprint Butterfly Artwork
Beautiful butterflies teach our children about transformation, and this picture will show them how much they’ve transformed years from now. I love the art that is created with this handprint.
Via Crystal & Co.
Mallard Duck Art
Your little duckling will quack up when they see the final version of this duck handprint. This one is so realistic! Such a fun art project that can be displayed at home.
Via Crafty Morning
Handprint Elephants
If your toddler loves elephants, this elephant handprint picture will be a perfect fit for them. So cute how this art comes together with just a few strokes of a marker on top of paint.
Via Crafty Morning
Flamingo Hand Art
Make a flamingo parent and baby picture to show how your hand compares to your child’s. The bright pink paint makes these flamingos so cute!
Via Famme
Flower Garden Art Project
If your toddler’s fingerprints show up everywhere, they might just love watching these flowers spring up. What a lovely bouquet for mom! The red paint and green stems make this rose garden a favorite keepsake.
Via It Mom
Hand Full of Heart Art
A hand full of hearts is a lovely way to say I love you. Little fingers can say a lot through this easy handprint art project.
Via Fun Handprint Art
Warhol-Inspired Hands Canvas
Your mini Warhol will make gorgeous and lasting art with this unique picture. Little fingers and big hearts with bold colors of paint…
Via Rubber Boots and Elf Shoes
Handprint Poster
Make a print that will be memorable by adding a lovely saying to your child’s handprint picture. I love decorating the house with kid art and this poster created from handprints and love is the perfect addition.
Via Fun Handprint Art
Monkey Art Created by Your Little One
Your little monkey will go bananas once they see this monkey handprint picture. Fingers turn into monkey limbs and little hands are shown hanging from the tree tops.
Via Fun Handprint Art
Negative Space Handprints
Try a picture where the handprint isn’t actually there by doing this negative space exercise with your toddler. Love the bright colorful paint used and could be customized for whatever holiday, space or celebration you are having.
Via Fun A Day
Peacock Hand Art
This sweet little peacock is adorable and a great way to memorialize your adorable little one. Paint each finger a bright peacock color!
Via Sweet and Lovely Crafts
Talk Like a Pirate Art
Yar, mates! This salty pirate is the perfect handprint picture for your little pirate. What an adorable handprint beard.
Via Crafty Morning
Hedgehog Handprints
Keep this precious hedgehog as a reminder of how little your baby was once upon a time. What a cute keepsake!
Via Meet The Dubiens
Ship that Sails the Seas
Set sail with this handprint picture of a little ship. Adorable and a fun memory.
Strawberry Art
How sweet is this strawberry handprint picture? Makes you want to eat it up.
Via Meet The Dubiens
Frame this Keepsake Handprint
Try tracing your child’s hand onto a piece of paper, then laying it over colored paper as a unique way to keep that handprint forever. Making a series of these for framing and gifting could be the perfect holiday solution.
Via Mama. Papa. Bubba.
Sunflower Hands
This bright sunflower is a wonderful way to save that print for years to come.
Via Tami Lynn
Swans in Love
You’ll need your hand and your child’s to make this picture of swans in love. White paint on a black canvas makes this a dramatic piece.
Via Kissed By A Frog
Gobble, Gobble Art
Your little turkey will gobble up the chance to get messy while making this handprint picture. I feel like handprint turkeys are one of the most common types of this art and this is a really fun version that elevates it a bit…
Via Meaningful Mama
Ballerina Tutu
Keep memories of your sweet little ballerina alive with this picture of a handprint tutu. LOVE this so much as a keepsake.
Via Meet The Dubiens
Yoda Handprint Art
May the force be with you and your toddler with this cute and geeky Yoda handprint picture. With all the Baby Yoda craze, this might be the perfect art project for your Star Wars fan.
Via Suzy Homeschooler
Pin these fun Handprint Art Ideas for Later:
More hand print crafts & art projects:
- Oh so many more hand print crafts that the entire family will cherish.
- Keep the kids hand prints forever with this lovely family project.
- Make a homemade hand prints ornament.
- Awesome ideas for Christmas hand print crafts including this super fun handprint Christmas tree and handprint Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.