11 Adorable Handprint Crafts for Kids

Unicorn Footprint Art Project

Using a footprint as the base for a unicorn’s head can simplify the process of creating unicorn-themed art. Children can then decorate the footprint with paint or washable markers and add details like glitter glue. This activity can be extended by encouraging children to write a short story about the unicorn they created.

Consider adding the child’s age and the date to footprint or handprint art to create a dated memento. Such keepsakes can be enjoyable for individuals to look back on as they grow older.

Unicorn Footprint Art from Live Learn Love Eat

Bunny Footprint Card Idea

This project involves using a child’s footprints to create bunny-themed homemade cards. After stamping the footprints, details can be added to form the bunny shapes. A greeting can be included, and the card can be sent to family or friends. Optionally, a photograph of the child can be added. For older children, the project can be adapted by using a single footprint that they decorate themselves.

Bunny Footprint Card from Messy Little Monster

Ocean-Themed Handprint and Footprint Art

Handprints and footprints can serve as the basic shapes for creating various aquatic creatures in this art project. Younger children can make the prints, while older children can assist in adding details such as bubbles, googly eyes, and seaweed made from tissue paper. Multiple pieces can be created and displayed together, for example, as a mural in a child’s room.

Handprint and Footprint Ocean Art from I Heart Crafty Things

Cut-Out Footprint Penguin Craft

This craft involves cutting out footprint shapes to create penguins, providing an opportunity for children to practice using scissors. Due to the cutting involved, it may be more suitable for school-aged children, or younger children with adult supervision and child-safe scissors. Different-sized footprints can be used to create a ‘penguin family.’ The cut-outs can then be decorated with materials like cardstock, pom-poms, or glitter.

Cut-Out Footprint Penguin from Simple Everyday Mom

Footprint Rocket Ship Craft

A footprint can be transformed into a rocket ship in this craft project. The resulting artwork can be used, for example, as a personalized greeting card. For the background, glitter foam star stickers can be a convenient option for creating a space theme with less mess.

Footprint Rocket from The Best Ideas for Kids

3D Lion Footprint Craft

This project uses a footprint as the base for a 3D lion, with cardstock strips forming the mane. The activity can be expanded by encouraging children to create a habitat for their lion, potentially incorporating educational elements about animals or their environments. An alternative for the mane could be curled ribbon for a different texture.

3D Lion Footprint from The Chirping Moms

Footprint Flower Garden Art

Painted footprints can be arranged to resemble flowers in a garden scene. Children can then add stems, leaves, and background details. Observing or photographing real flowers can provide inspiration for depicting different shapes beyond simple petal designs. Multiple artworks can be displayed together.

Footprint Garden from Elle Olive & Co

Footprint Guitar Craft

This craft uses the shape of a footprint to form the body of a guitar. The project can provide an opportunity for children to practice using a ruler for drawing straight lines for the guitar strings. Creating the strings may require some assistance for younger children. This activity can be done individually or as a family.

Footprint Guitar from CatScrapbooking

Footprint Monster Thank You Card Craft

Creating thank you cards can be an activity to involve children in expressing gratitude. For children not yet able to write, footprint art can be a way to personalize cards. In this project, footprints are turned into monsters, with the toes providing a place for googly eyes. A thumbprint can be used as a signature.

Footprint Monster Thank You Notes from The Crafter Life

Shrinky Dink Footprint Butterfly Keychain

This project uses multicolored ink or paint on children’s feet, stamped onto shrinkable plastic, to create charms. The footprint pairs can be decorated to resemble butterflies or other figures after the plastic has been shrunk. These charms can be used as keychains, personalized gift tags, or pendants.

Shrinky Dink Footprint Butterfly Keychain from The Best Ideas for Kids

Footprint Ghost Puppets

This craft transforms footprint cut-outs into ghost puppets. Tracing feet of various sizes onto cardstock can create a diverse set of puppets. The nature of the ghost shape means that precise cutting is not essential, making it suitable for children developing their scissor skills.

Footprint Ghost Puppets from Toddler Approved