I love making handprint crafts with my daughter. Because my husband and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary last Thursday, I decided that I wanted to make a handprint craft with my entire family. After browsing ideas for a while, I ultimately decided to make an anniversary family handprint craft with my husband and daughter to celebrate our marriage, which includes the birth of our beautiful daughter. I used our favorite colors — blue, purple, and pink — but you can choose the colors that the members of your family like best.
Materials
- Nontoxic paint
- Blank paper
- Paper plate or scrap cardboard
- Cotton balls
- Cotton swab or paintbrush
Instructions
- Pour one color of paint onto the cardboard.
- Use a cotton ball to create a thin layer of the paint on your first family member’s palm.
- Press the handprint onto center of the paper.
- Wash the paint off the hand.
- Allow the first handprint to dry thoroughly.
- Pour another color of paint onto the cardboard.
- Use a cotton ball to create a thin layer of the paint on your second family member’s palm.
- Press the handprint onto center of the first handprint.
- Wash the paint off the hand.
- Allow the second handprint to dry thoroughly.
- Pour another color of paint onto the cardboard.
- Use a cotton ball to create a thin layer of the paint on your third family member’s palm.
- Press the handprint onto center of the second handprint.
- Wash the paint off the hand.
- Allow the third handprint to dry thoroughly.
- Continue layering handprints until you make a print of each family member.
- Use a cotton swab or a paintbrush to write the following saying around the handprints: All because two fell in love … now 3! (Replace the 3 with the number of members of your family.)
Making handprint crafts is a great family activity that captures a small moment in time. To celebrate a special anniversary, try making an anniversary family handprint craft with your entire family!
Anniversary Family Handprint Craft © 2013 Heather Johnson
Blue, Purple, and Pink Paint with Cotton Balls and Paper © 2013 Heather Johnson
Making a Blue Handprint © 2013 Heather Johnson
Layering the Purple Handprint on Top of the Blue Handprint © 2013 Heather Johnson
Writing the Words in Purple on the Handprint Craft © 2013 Heather Johnson
Layering the Pink Handprint on Top of the Purple Handprint © 2013 Heather Johnson
Anniversary Family Handprint Craft © 2013 Heather Johnson