Handprint Sun

Summery art for those tiny hands! This cheerful sun project will bring smiles to any home or classroom as children transform their hand prints into bright rays of summer light.

Handprint Sun

Project Info

Difficulty Easy
Duration Under 15 minutes
Age Any
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Materials

  • Paper
  • Paper Plate
  • Yellow, Blue, Black and Orange Paint

Instructions

    1. Paint your paper plate yellow
    2. Make a set of orange and / or yellow hand prints
    3. Once the handprints are dry, cut them out using scissors
    4. Stick the handprints around the edge of the paper plate - to form rays of sunlight.
    5. Paint a smiley face on your paper plate.
    6. Optionally mount the sun on a large sheet of blue paper.

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    Useful supplies

    - our picks from Amazon for this project:
    Crayola Artista II Washable Liquid Tempera Paint, Set of 12, 16oz , Assorted Colors (54-8216)
    Crayola Artista II Washable Liquid Tempera Paint
    Charles Leonard Creative Arts Flat Tip Paint Brushes, Short Stubby Plastic Handle with Hog Bristle, 7.5 Inch, Assorted Colors, 10-Pack (73290)
    Charles Leonard Creative Arts Flat Tip Paint Brushes
    Nicole Home Collection White Paper Plates (6 in - 100 count)
    Nicole Home Collection White Paper Plates

    Related Books

    - our picks from Amazon for this project:
    Summer (Four Seasons Series)
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    Sun Bread
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    I Love You Sun / I Love You Moon: Te amo Sol / Te amo Luna
    I Love You Sun / I Love You Moon: Te amo Sol / Te amo Luna

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