D is for dandelion! Help your toddler learn about the letter D by making a fun dandelion handprint craft.
Materials
- Green and yellow nontoxic paint
- Blank paper
- Paper plate or scrap cardboard
- Cotton ball
- Cotton swab or paintbrush
Instructions
- Pour some yellow paint onto the cardboard.
- Use a cotton ball to spread a thin layer of yellow paint on your child’s palm.
- Press the handprint into the center of the paper.
- Wash the paint off your child’s hand.
- Pour some green paint onto the cardboard.
- Use a cotton ball to spread a thin layer of green paint on your child’s palm.
- Press the handprint below and slightly overlapping the yellow handprint.
- Wash the paint off your child’s hand.
- Use a paintbrush to paint “D is for dandelion” in green on the paper.
For another fun dandelion craft, try my Dandelion Handprint-Fingerprint Craft.
Image Credits
D Is for Dandelion Handprint Craft © 2014 Heather Johnson
Yellow and Green Acrylic Paint © 2014 Heather Johnson
Yellow Handprint © 2014 Heather Johnson
Green Handprint Under Yellow Handprint © 2014 Heather Johnson
Finished D Is for Dandelion Handprint Craft © 2014 Heather Johnson
Completed D Is for Dandelion Handprint Craft © 2017 Heather Johnson