This post is contributed by Jennifer of Study at Home Mama.
This Kids Handprint Wreath Christmas Craft doesn’t require any special supplies, so it’s perfect for toddlers and preschoolers!
Kids’ Handprints Make a Christmas Craft Special!
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Christmas Handprint Wreaths can be made by one child or as part of a group project – whether that group be a classroom or a family.
I used my six daycare kids’ hands to make our Handprint Wreath, but you could also add in your own and your partner’s hands if you’re making a Family Handprint Christmas Wreath.
Kids Handprint Wreath Christmas Craft
Scroll all the way down for detailed supply list and instructions!
And, as a bit of a bonus, being flat and made of paper, the finished Handprint Christmas Wreath travels and stores really well, so it would be a wonderful little homemade Christmas gift to send to grandparents or family out of town.
It’s so easy to make, but you may have to help little ones trace and cut out all of their paper handprints. Older children can get lots of fine motor skill practice tracing by cutting out their own.
This handprint wreath craft only requires a glue stick to adhere the paper handprints and berries to the paper plate “wreath,” so even little ones will love doing that on their own.
Then, when your Christmas Handprint Wreath is complete, you can punch a hole in the top and add string for hanging. Or use tape to hang it up on the wall.
Such a sweet Christmas keepsake to get out each holiday season!
Kids Handprint Wreath Christmas Craft
Materials
- large heavy-duty paper plate (large, or cardboard cut into a large "O")
- 9x12" construction paper ( in various shades of green and in red)
- washable school glue stick (or school glue)
- pencil
- safety scissors
- string (e.g., twine) (optional)
- hole punch (optional)
Steps
- Have your child place their hand on a piece of green construction paper and trace around it with a pencil. Repeat to make about 15 paper hands. If you have a child who is skilled with scissors, have them help you cut out their hand tracings.
- Cut a hole out of the middle of the paper plate to form the base for the wreath.
- Help your child glue the handprints all around the paper plate wreath, overlapping and with fingers pointing outward and hanging off the edge.
- Cut small circles from red paper for the berries. Help your child glue them onto the wreath in sets of three.
- Allow to dry, then punch a hole in the top of the wreath and add some string for hanging, if desired.
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More Christmas Fun from Study at Home Mama:
More Kids Christmas Crafts:
- A Creative Kids Christmas Craft
- Creative Gift Wrapping with Fun Painted Paper
- Simple Pour Painted Homemade Christmas Ornaments
- Homemade Christmas Ornaments using Salt Dough
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