Looking for fun activities to do with the kids this summer? Today we are sharing summer handprint crafts - 20 of them! Such a great way to preserve those summer memories from the beach, vacation, camping or just for fun craft time.
Summer Handprint Crafts
Up first is ten fun ideas from our blog archives including summer animals, flip-flops, and even a sailboat.
- Fingerprint Palm Tree + a footprint monkey beach craft.
- Handprint Crab with a fun song about cranky crabs!
- Fish Handprint Tile Keepsake - Perfect for displaying in the home year round.
- Handprint Turtle Art - Simple craft where the kids can decorate the shells as they please.
- Hand and Footprint Lobster Craft- Place this on sandy patterned paper
(affiliate link) to give it a beach look. - Footprint Flip Flops - 3D plus an adorable saying. It would be neat to do these every year to see how much they've grown throughout the years.
- Hand Print Pink Flamingos - We love how this turned out!
- Handprint Campfire includes a cute song! Makes a great camp craft.
- Outdoor Stomp Painting Activity - So much fun that we've done it a few times!
- Kids Sailboat Craft - Use in a handprint calendar like we did or frame it to give to someone who loves the ocean.
Here Are 10 More Awesome Summer Ideas
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- Sand Footprints via Paging Fun Mums - So creative and looks great hanging up as decor.
- Sandy Hands Plaster Keepsake via Life with Moore Babies
- Jellyfish Art via Red Ted Art - Part of a handprint alphabet series.
- Handprint Mermaid via Mama Pea Pod - LOVE this!
- Handprint Dolphin via School Time Snippets
- Footprint Sun via Rainbows Within Reach - Bulletin board idea.
- Paper Plate Beach Ball Craft - Our contributor post on the Gummy Lump Toys blog - great as a learning colors craft idea.
- Traced Hands Sun - Classroom Craft Idea via The Preschool Toolbox
- Hand-y Ice Cream Cone via 2 Teaching Mommies
- Handprint Suncatchers via Homegrown Friends - Can you guess what they used in the center?
Did you know that you can make sand imprints of your hands and feet? So cool! We'd love to hear what Summer handprint crafts you've made!
JDaniel4's Mom says
These are adorable! I have pinned this post!
Amanda says
Thanks 🙂
mitzismith116124507 says
I love these-- just too sweet!-- pinning, stumbling, tweeting too!
Amanda says
Thank you so much for sharing everywhere!!! Have a great weekend ♥
Emma @ P is for Preschooler says
What a great resource all these ideas are! I love your handprint ideas - so creative!
Amanda says
Thanks Emma! -xo
Mommy's Kitchen says
Many things to show my daughter !!
Amanda says
WooHoo! Glad you think she'll like them 🙂
Jill says
Such cute and creative ideas!
Karen S. says
There's nothing more personal than art that literally represents you. In a couple of years, the kids will be stunned at the evidence of how much they've grown.
Heather Meek says
The sand footprint castings are awesome!
~Heather
The Meek Moose
alphabetanatomy2014 says
I love all the handprint/footprint art! You are all so incredibly creative!
Amanda says
Thank you!
Theres Just One Mommy says
Love hand print crafts! So many cute ideas for summer! pinned!
Amanda says
Thanks for pinning 🙂
Vesper Meikle says
I like the Footprint Flip Flops
Michelle Cannon says
So cute! Sharing this with my daughter.
Mary P says
Love the handprint animals!
Jessica says
What great ideas. Thanks for sharing!
Joanne Higgins says
great paintings, should be fun, and messy xx
Ronald G says
You turned simplicity into beautiful artwork...well done
Karen Chayne Sanchez says
these are way too cool! I would let my daughter try this summer handprint crafts! 😉
Jasmine P says
These are awesome! Thanks for sharing!!