Easy Handprint Butterfly
A sentimental and easy handprint butterfly
Yield: 1
Materials
- Card stock - I like to use white, but a nice sky blue color would be perfect for this butterfly handprint
- Acrylic Paint - Have enough to cover both of your child's hands or more for more than one kid
- A sponge paintbrush or regular child's paintbrush
- A paper plate or container to hold the paint
- Painter Markers - I used black, but you can use something more colorful. Just be sure it is dark enough to contrast the butterfly wings and go over them.
- Embellishments like self-adhesive gems, foam stickers, and crayons for coloring in a sun or a rainbow, perhaps Optional:
Instructions
- Using a thick or sponge paintbrush, apply paint liberally to your hands, getting all of the cracks and crevices. Apply a thicker amount to the h0llows of their palms
- Have kids put their hands facing outward but meeting in the middle. You can do this one hand at a time or do both simultaneously.
- It's a good idea to firmly push the palms down toward the cardstock and press each finger down to transfer the paint
- While holding their hand down on the paper, pull their forearm toward their hand so their hand really presses down flat.
- Pull the hand straight up
- Let the paint dry. Acrylic paint should not take too long to dry. To speed it up, you can use a hair dryer.
- Draw a butterfly body and antenna in the middle of the palm prints using a paint marker.
- Kids can decorate their butterflies with stickers, beads, buttons, or by coloring in spots.