S is for snail! Help your toddler learn about the letter S by making a fun snail handprint craft.

Materials

• Red and pink nontoxic paint
• Blank paper
• Paper plate or scrap cardboard
• Cotton ball
• Cotton swab or paintbrush

Instructions

1. Pour some red paint and pink onto the cardboard.
2. Use a cotton ball to spread a thin layer of red paint on your child’s palm and another cotton ball to spread a thin layer of pink paint on your child’s thumb.
3. Press the fingerless handprint into the center of the paper.
4. Wash the paint off your child’s hand.
5. Use a paintbrush to paint an eye and two antennae in red on the thumb of the handprint.
6. Use a paintbrush to paint “S is for snail” in pink on the paper.

 

 

For another fun snail craft, try my Valentine’s Day Heart Snail Craft.

Image Credits

S Is for Snail Craft © 2014 Heather Johnson
Pink and Red Acrylic Paint © 2014 Heather Johnson
Red Palm Print with Pink Thumbprint © 2014 Heather Johnson
Adding a Red Eye and Red Antennae © 2014 Heather Johnson
Finished S Is for Snail Craft © 2014 Heather Johnson
Completed S Is for Snail Craft © 2017 Heather Johnson