With Mother’s Day fast approaching, I thought I’d resurface a handprint craft post from my old blog and share it here. These are some projects I’ve done of my children’s handprints to give to the grandparents as gifts.  I liked them so much that I even made a couple to keep for myself!

Moms and Grandmas especially love these precious keepsakes.

Framed Hand Print Flower

I just bought a cheap matted frame at Walmart for like $3, and put this cute little painting in it. To make the picture, I used cardstock paper and acrylic paint. I painted my child’s hand with a paintbrush and acrylic paint, and gently pressed her opened hand onto the paper, making sure that her fingers didn’t wiggle. Once the handprint was dried, I double loaded a paint brush with green and yellow acrylic paint, and maybe a little floating medium, and created the stem and leaves to make it look like a flower.

*You can find acrylic paint and floating medium in the paint section of any craft store, or even at Walmart.

Plate With Hand Prints

For this craft you’ll need a white ceramic plate and some acrylic paint. You can find a plain white plate really cheap, like at the dollar store or Goodwill. I got a whole set of these from a yard sale for next to nothing. Once you have your handprint on the plate, bake it at 400* for about 10 min. to set the paint. After the plate has cooled, seal it with a Clear Gloss Acrylic Sealer (in a spray can found in the acrylic paint section of your craft store). I do about 6 light coats of the sealant, allowing it to dry between coats.

“I Love Pappy” Wall Plaque

For this cute project I used a pre-cut, thin wooden plaque, thin metal wire, and raffia for the bow. I prefer using acrylic paint, and a Clear Gloss Acrylic Sealer. Drill small holes near the top for the wire hanger. Twist the wire around a pencil to make it curl, push it through the holes and secure.

I just adore these handprint crafts! I hope this inspires you to capture your child’s hand print in some way while it’s still small! Do you have a favorite hand print craft, or gift idea to share? I’d love to hear what others are doing!