handprint art ideas

As a mom of 2 young kiddos, I have no shortage of art work. A lot of our art gets recycled, but the handprint art always gets saved or turned into a handprint snail mail card for Grandma. Here are 34 adorable handprint art ideas for kids. This list includes everything from farm animals to holidays and everything in between. There is even a cactus handprint on this list!

Handprint Crafts for Kids

This list of handprint crafts includes everything from Christmas and Hanukkah art ideas to different types of birds made from handprints and footprints! It’s an all-inclusive list for hours of crafty keepsakes.

Animal handprints

1. Horse

Kristin turned a simple brown handprint into a horse with a few black paint lines.

2. Cow

Scarlet turned a white handprint into a cow by adding some spots with finger paint.

3. Giraffe

Turn a yellow handprint into a giraffe with a few brown spots. Find more details at Activity Village.

4. Zebra

Add black lines with a permanent marker to a white handprint to make a zebra! Find more at Crafty Crafted.

5. Panda

Paint the fingers black and the palm white for this cute Panda handprint. Add the face and ears with a black permanent marker after the handprint dries. Panda handprint found via Pinterest.

6. Lion

This lion is made with a golden footprint and brown finger prints. Cute! Find the details at Easy Preschool Craft.

7. Dinosaur

Add a tail and legs with green paint to a green handprint for a dinosaur. More details at Crazy Crafter.

8. Mouse

Add to giant ears to a grey handprint for a mouse! Don’t forget the eyes and nose. For more details check out Mommy Minutes.

Handprint Birds

9. Swan

Two white handprints wrist to wrist make for sweet swan art. Find more swan handprint details at Kissed by a Frog.

10. Duck

Turn yellow handprints into cute ducks. See more at Adventures of Mommy Hood.

11. Robin

Turn a brown footprint into a robin with a red belly, orange beak, and stick legs. Find more at Sweet and Simple Things.

12. Chicken

The chicken handprint art is as easy as a white handprint with a few red embellishments and yellow feet.

13. Ostrich

Find more details at Mommy’s Baby Love.

14. Penguin

Turn a black footprint into a penguin and make baby penguins with white finger prints! See more at Kissed by a Frog.

15. Peacock

Use four blue handprints to form the feathers. After that dries use a darker blue footprint to make the peacocks body. Add finer print dots in yellow, green, and blue to decorate the feathers. See more from Lila at Sweet and Lovely Crafts.

16. Parrot

The parrot handprint is likely the most detailed creature on this list of handprint art! See more at Crazy Crafter.

Water Creature handprints

Grab a sheet of blue butcher paper and make an under the sea mural with lots of kids an their handprints!

17. Gold fish

Find more craft ideas at Mommy’s Baby Love.

18. Crab

Use two handprints to make this adorable crab at Snails and Puppy Dog Tails. I love that they used real sand under the crab too!

19. Lobster

The lobster art utilizes hand and footprints! So cute! Find more at Mommy’s Baby Love.

20. Octopus

Find more at Jenwa.

Insect handprints

And footprints! Both of the insects on this list are made from footprints!

21. Grasshopper

Find more at Pick Ease.

22. Bumble bee

Use a yellow foot print and a permanent marker to add wings, stripes, antenna, and a give your bumble bee footprint a face! Find more details at Mamas Many Loves.

Holiday handprint art

Handprint art is a great gift idea from toddlers and preschoolers. Consider using one of the holiday handprint ideas on a canvas tote bag or simply frame one!

23. Pumpkin

This handprint craft is the only one on the list that uses knuckles! Add a dab of brown paint for the stem and a touch of green for leaves. It’s a gourd-geous painting! Find the full tutorial at Mom Trusted.

24. Spider

Find the spider handprint tutorial at Housing a Forrest.

25. Reindeer

Turn any kiddo into Rudolph with 2 brown handprints and a red pom pom nose! See more examples at Little Illuminations.

26. Christmas tree

This Christmas tree handprint idea is a great family craft. Find more details at Sheaffer Told Me To.

27. Santa Claus

Use a white handprint as a Santa’s beard and add red construction paper for Santa’s hat. Finally, use paint for skin color and add 2 black dots for eyes and a smile!

28. Snowman

Turn a white footprint into snowman art with a washi tape scarf, marker arms and a construction paper carrot nose.

29. Heart

Turn two red handprints into a heart! Find the heart handprint art tutorial at Rosy Posy.

30. Canadian flag

Canada Day is July 1st and celebrates this Canadian flag handprint craft is the perfect for way to celebrate with the little ones in your life. Find the full tutorial at YMC.

31. Menorah

Celebrate Hanukkah with a cute handprint menorah complete with golden glittered candle fingerprints! See more details at Littles Learning Lounge.

Nature inspired handprint art

32. Cactus

Use a green handprint and add black marker cactus spines and yellow flowers.

33. Sunshine

Find the tutorial at Nifty Mom.

34. Flower

These flower handprint tote bags are perfect for Mother’s Day! Find the tutorial at Nifty Mom.

35. Sunflower

Use multiple yellow handprints, and then finger paint brown in the center. See more at Arts and Crackers.

What are your favorite handprint art ideas? I love the cactus, unicorn, and ostrich. Oh and if you missed the footprint grasshopper, scroll back up to #21 and check it out. Want more fun kid craft ideas? Don’t miss these posts: