Arts: How to Make Handprint Art
For an art project keepsake, create handprint art that will capture your child’s small handprint for a moment in time. Even babies can participate in this project as long as there is a willing adult ready to guide his or her precious hand to paper (and clean up the mess). 1. Imagine Your Project a. Determine what you hope to accomplish with this project. Do you want to create a single piece of artwork to give to a grandparent or relative or are you planning to track your child’s hand size through time using artful designs? If tracking the changes in hand size, purchase a large art folder to keep the paintings in. Always date the back of each piece of artwork for reference. (It's a good idea to keep digital copies too, in case of damage or loss of the original handprint artwork.) Another method to keep a series that tracks your child’s development, is to create small cards with your child’s hand and mount them to a long piece of tag board. b. Choose y...