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Kids Crafts – 15+ Hand And Fingerprint Art Ideas

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This roundup of kids crafts is all about handprints and paint. Art is important for young children but we tend to think that ART is for adults and Uni students. Art is important in allowing children to express themselves and teaches them fine motor skills as they play with the texture of paint, brushes and in this case their hands literally becoming one with the tactile paint.  Displaying their artwork gives them a sense of achievement and allows them to admire with confidence in their own creations. We have tried to highlight a few different styles of kids artwork pieces in the list below.

Easter Chick Hand print  Pupper – CraftGossip
Easter Bunny Hand print Art – CraftGossip
Hand print Rainbow – Craftbits
Hand Print Tea Towel – Craftbits
Hand Print Turkey Craft – Craftbits
Fingerprint Hearts with Poem by Messy Little Monster
Hand  Print Flowers on Watering Can by The Country Chic Cottage
Hand Print Apron by B Inspired Mama
Tissue Paper Hand Print Flowers by Designer Trapped
Salt Dough Hand Print Keepsake Bowl by Messy Little Monster
Family Hand Print Art by Kids Activities Blog
Hand Print Flower Pillows by The Country Chic Cottage
Swan Hand Print Art by A Night Owl
Hand Print Dish Towels by Canary Street Crafts
Finger Print Flower Magnets by B Inspired Mama
Finger Print Mason Jars by Meatloaf and Melodrama
Foot Print Butterfly by Mama Rosemary
Hand Print Cork Art by Buggy and Buddy
Finger Print Heart Napkins by An Idea on Tuesday
Foot Print Flower Pots by Crafty Morning

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I’m honestly not totally sure what to say about the Sun King shawl pattern from Ursa Major Knits other than isn’t this cool? You should probably make one. 

This modular design is worked in two parts, the “waxing” and “waning” sections. Both pieces are asymmetrical and use the same yarns in different ways to mix up the colors and make it even more interesting. 

You can choose to use two contrasting solid yarns, a solid and a gradient or two complimentary gradients for your yarns. And you can use any weight of yarn and whatever gauge you like to make shawls of different sizes. There are also a bunch of different size options (seven, in fact) that take the project from a little collar like design to something more like a scarf to a large shawl that wraps around the neck to keep you warm. 

The sample projects use fingering/lace weight yarn, but you can use whatever you have on hand to make your own beautiful version of this shawl. Using lace weight, you’ll need twice as much of one color as the other.

There are lots of yarn suggestions on the pattern page on Ravelry, and I love the color choices the designer made so much I’d definitely be tempted to use the same colors they did (there are a couple of different versions on the pattern page if you want to see how it looks in different sizes and different colors). 

I love the little diamond shapes a the edges of the pieces, which add a little more drama to the project, as if it needed more. 

I’m still not sure this boils down to anything beyond this project looks really cool and you should probably knit it, but that’s pretty much how I pick all the projects I share, so I guess that’s fine. You can check it out for yourself and grab a copy of the pattern on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Ursa Major Knits]

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