Get ready for St Patrick’s Day with this bright Rainbow Handprint craft! These colorful rainbows come together so quickly and you probably have everything you need to make them!
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This handprint rainbow craft is a bright and colorful craft to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. They make fun decorations to display around the house too!
You could even write a little message on the back to turn them into a handmade card!
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Supplies Needed
- White cardstock – for stamping handprints onto
- Non-toxic tempera paint – in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and pink
- Paintbrushes – medium-sized, 1 per paint color
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Black marker – for mouth
- Large googly eyes – 25mm size
How to Make a Handprint Rainbow
1. Make the handprints.
Apply a coat of red non-toxic paint onto the palm of your child’s hand.
Guide your child’s hand onto a piece of white cardstock, stamping onto the page.
Lift your child’s hand off of the paper and help them wash the paint away with warm soapy water. Repeat this process with each color – orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple paint and set the handprints aside to dry completely.
2. Cut out the handprints.
Use scissors to cut out each handprint, leaving a thin white border around the edges.
3. Make the cloud.
Draw and cut out a cloud shape. Kids can get creative with the shape of their clouds!
To make the face, glue 2 googly eyes onto the cloud and draw on a small mouth with a black marker. To make the rosy cheeks, dip the end of a paintbrush into pink paint, and stamp a circle onto both sides of the face.
4. Assemble the rainbow.
Use a glue stick to glue the red handprint slightly behind the cloud. Layer the orange handprint on top of the red one, using glue to secure it in place.
Continue gluing the handprints, forming a slight arch as you go.
Don’t forget to write your child’s name and the date on the back!
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