I know there are many neat crafts including children's hand prints. There's just something about their little or even big hands that always melts my heart. I wanted to try out a hand print tree. My daughter was more than willing to have me paint her hand, though she questioned me a lot during the process. We made one on card stock paper and then I found some mini poster board. The poster board worked much better and was a nicer size too. I used the non shiny size. The paint was just whatever kids' paint I had on hand. The star is cut from yellow card stock and glued on. I added her name and the year at the bottom. I love that I have a picture of her with her artwork to preserve the moment.
Another idea I thought of would be a fun way to preserve favorite baby and childhood outfits. Why not cut out a hand print shape from a favorite outfit or shirt at different points along the way. I think especially outfits where the child had been photographed. Then collect the hand print cutouts and eventually put them all together in a memory quilt or wall hanging. I think this is a great idea for a mom to be so she could have it in mind from the beginning!
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