Mother’s Day Handprint Bouquet
Transform painted handprints into a beautiful bouquet to keep forever! Give to Mom or Grandma for Mother’s Day, or gift it to any special person in your life!
Materials
Acrylic Paint
Finger Paint
Canvas
Wood Dowels
Green Fuzzy Sticks
Construction Paper
Scissors
Glue
Instructions
Step 1.
Paint a canvas the color of your choice. We chose pink!
Step 1.
Paint a canvas the color of your choice. We chose pink!
Step 2.
Apply a layer of paint to your hand, then press onto a piece of construction paper!
Cut out the handprints once they are dry.
Step 2.
Apply a layer of paint to your hand, then press onto a piece of construction paper!
Cut out the handprints once they are dry.
Step 3.
Glue a dowel to the back of each of your cut out handprints.
Step 3.
Glue a dowel to the back of each of your cut out handprints.
Step 4.
Wrap each dowel in a green fuzzy stick.
Step 4.
Wrap each dowel in a green fuzzy stick.
Step 5.
Arrange your handprint flowers on your canvas!
Step 5.
Arrange your handprint flowers on your canvas!
Step 6.
Add in fuzzy stick stems and leaves, then glue each piece down to the canvas. Allow to dry.
TIP! Use a hot glue gun (parents only!) for quick drying and a sturdy hold.
Step 6.
Add in fuzzy stick stems and leaves, then glue each piece down to the canvas. Allow to dry.
TIP! Use a hot glue gun (parents only!) for quick drying and a sturdy hold.
Step 7.
Wrap your bouquet up with a fuzzy stick bow! Your project is complete!
For a nice touch, write the children’s names and ages on the bottom of the canvas.
Step 7.
Wrap your bouquet up with a fuzzy stick bow! Your project is complete!
For a nice touch, write the children’s names and ages on the bottom of the canvas.
Teacher's Corner
Explore fine motor skills and sensory details as you try your hand at floral arrangements!
Lesson Objectives
- Lend A Hand: Give your students creative freedom! Ask them to choose a paint color, then guide each student’s hand into the paint. With their palm in the paint, ask them how it feels! Let them explore their senses — is it cold, gooey, smooth? If they don’t like it, encourage them to identify that feeling too!
- Finger Painting Petals: Strengthen those fine motor skills with a little extra paint! Dip your students’ index fingers into green paint, then have them draw petal shapes onto the canvas. Need a little extra help? Try drawing the shape in pencil first and tracing the outline with their finger.
Follow-up Discussion
Sensory crafts come with big feelings — just like Mother’s Day! After crafting, prompt each student with this question: “What’s one thing you love about your mom?” Then, write their answers on the bouquet card to share with her!
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