H is for heart! Help your toddler learn about the letter H by making a fun heart handprint craft.
Materials
- Red nontoxic paint
- Blank paper
- Paper plate or scrap cardboard
- Cotton ball
- Cotton swab or paintbrush
Instructions
- Pour some red paint onto the cardboard.
- Use a cotton ball to spread a thin layer of red paint on your child’s right hand.
- Press a slightly angled handprint in the center of the paper with the fingers closed and pointing down.
- Wash the paint off your child’s hand.
- Use a cotton ball to spread a thin layer of red paint on your child’s left hand.
- Press a slightly angled handprint with the fingers closed and pointing down directly next to the first handprint.
- Wash the paint off your child’s hand.
- Use a paintbrush to paint “H is for heart” in red on the paper.
For more fun heart crafts, try my ‘You’re the Pepperoni in My Pizza’ Valentine’s Day Craft, Pompom Love Monsters Craft, Torn Paper Valentine Craft, Heart Person Craft, or Construction Paper Valentines Craft.
Image Credits
H Is for Heart Handprint Craft © 2014 Heather Johnson
Red Acrylic Paint © 2014 Heather Johnson
One Red Handprint © 2014 Heather Johnson
Two Red Handprints © 2014 Heather Johnson
Completed H Is for Heart Handprint Craft © 2014 Heather Johnson
Finished H Is for Heart Handprint Craft © 2017 Heather Johnson
I love these letters! I think after summer I will start doing these with my 2 year old – maybe one each week and do activities that focuses on that letter each week!
All of your hand/foot print projects have inspired me. My little one will be 3 months old on the 26th and we’re going to start doing a few every 3 months so we can see the progression!
Adorable little project! My son is almost at the age where I can do these type of crafts!
What a cute idea. My boys love doing crafts!
Such a cute idea! I’m going to try this on Saturday with my girls!
I wish I had done more handprint crafts with my kids when they were younger! This is super cute!
My 11 year old made one of these for me about 9 years ago. I still have it on the fridge. We’ve moved since then even. I just love it that much. This is a great heart shaped hand print tutorial. Thank you.
This heart handprint craft is a great idea for toddlers to learn about the letter H. I have never seen this craft before but I will have to share this with my niece for her little ones along with my sister too. Thanks for sharing the heart handprint craft idea.