Monday, February 6, 2017

Valentine's Day Handprint Art

With Valentine's Day coming up next week, I thought I would share this quick and easy craft inspired by this pin that I have had saved and finally got around to trying.


The recipe was easy, but it was definitely a little time consuming, mostly because you are trying to wrangle your (insert appropriate noun here: infant, toddler, etc.) child into putting their palm flat and still so that you can get the best imprint. Here is a picture of my little, so excited to make her first handprint art!

After following the recipe listed above in the pin, we transferred the dough onto aluminum foil in preparation for cooking in the oven. Then after numerous times of trying to get her to keep her hand still, we finally got it ready to go!





We originally were going to paint just the hand part, but in the end decided to do the whole thing in red. On the back we wrote her name and date with a quick "I Love You" and gave them to the grandparents as gifts.

The Verdict: Easy recipe which allowed for us to make more in case there wasn't enough to cover her hand; easily moldable which allowed for multiple re-tries; baked well and came out with a clean, overall look. I would definitely recommend trying this one at home with your little ones :)