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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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Pumpkin Cross Stitch Patterns

I feel the urge to rush fall along this year and kind of want to head right into spooky season (thus the posts about haunted houses and ghosts!) but I know we should also take a moment to give fall its due. And I do love fall, which is why I shared some fall leaf cross stitch patterns, too.

I thought one way to celebrate fall without getting too Halloween would be to look for some pumpkin cross stitch patterns that aren’t jack o’lanterns. These can be used to decorate all the way through Thanksgiving, and some of the little ones you could even stitch on cloth napkins for your holiday table, like the mini pumpkin pattern from Craft with Cartwright. 

This one is just 39 by 36 stitches, or less than 3 inches around, and it uses three colors.

The individual pumpkins in this pumpkin sampler could be stitched individually on smaller projects if you wanted. It’s from Cross with Me on Etsy and features plain pumpkins in different colors and plaid pumpkins. As shown it measures 7.5 by 7.36 inches and is 105 by 103 stitches. It uses five colors.

One cool thing about cross stitch is that you can use designs made for other crafts to make cross stitch projects. For example, beading charts also use squares and you can stitch the same pattern just fine. This pumpkin stack from Bracelet Book includes the word Boo but you could just stitch those areas in the same color as the pumpkin if you want to keep it plain.

Demented Stitchers on Etsy has a pretty pumpkin cross stitch pattern that looks like it was stenciled. This is a great one for beginners to try as it’s only 71 by 76 stitches, or about 4.4 by 4.7 inches on 14 count fabric, and it uses three colors.

For a bit of a fancier look, try this scroll pumpkin pattern from Annie’s. It’s rated easy and it looks like it uses about five colors.