Children's Handprint Crafts for Every Month of the Year

Over the years through tons of personal experience I have become somewhat of an expert on kids. Through having three of my own and by being a childcare provider for the past 8 years I have spent my fair share of time with children. I am currently a one year old teacher. One of my student's favorite parts of our daily routine is craft time. Sometimes it can be challenging to come up with a craft for every occasion. Even more difficult is trying to find age appropriate crafts for children. So here I have compiled a list of handprint and foot print crafts for every month of the year.

January- Well January can often be a difficult month because there is no holiday in January. So for January I like to do a stepping stone. To do this craft you use plaster of Paris and you pour it into a pie plate. You then let the children make their handprint in the middle and allow them to press colorful stones or jewels around it. Then you simply peel away the pie plate once the plaster has dried.

Another very cute craft for January is one I call "He's got the whole world in his hands". I like this one because it is suitable for just about any age. To make this craft you simply cut circles out of blue construction paper. Then let the children decorate them with green and brown crayons, markers, or torn paper. This is supposed to resemble the world, and you can write "He's got the whole world in his hands" in the middle if you would like, but it looks cute with or without the words. Next you take white, tan, or brown construction paper and trace each child's hands on it. Then cut out the handprints and glue them to the back of the world. The fingers should be pointing out of the bottom of the world.

February- I like to do a Valentines Day card in February. I take a piece of construction paper and fold it in half. On the front I write "Happy Valentine's Day" and then I make the child's handprint on the inside of the card. Below the handprint I always write the child's name and the year. Sometimes I also include a poem on the inside. There are some really cute ones floating around the internet. I like to find ideas on www.DLTK-kids.com.