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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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Knit a Great Button Down Shirt

Just about anything you can make in fabric you can make in knitting, but there are some styles that you just don’t see that often translated into knitting. 

For example, a button down collared shirt. This is a classic design, of course, and it looks great in a knit version, but it’s just not something you see much of. 

Noma Ndlovu’s Guglethu shirt is the pattern to try if you want to knit your own button down shirt. This one is inspired by cashmere tops (though the sample was made out of yak yarn, not cashmere, and uses two strands of lace weight yarn held together) and includes lots of high-fashion details like double-knit cuffs, collar and shoulder seams. 

It has a patch pocket on the front and 10 buttons including the button band and the cuffs. 

The designer says you can also use a DK weight yarn held singly if you’d rather, and that the shirt looks good in a variety of yarns. There is another version on Ravelry that uses Berroco Remix Light, which is a mix of nylon, cotton, acrylic, silk and cellulose fibers. It has a more relaxed look but it still really pretty. 

The pattern has 12 sizes, with a full bust measurement ranging from 32.35 to 72.25 inches, or 82 to 183.5 cm. The designer suggests 2 to 6 inches, or 5 to 15 cm, of positive ease when you pick your size. I could totally see knitting one that’s even bigger to wear more like a jacket, because I do that a lot with button down shirts I already own.

I love all the details on this shirt, which isn’t necessarily difficult to knit, but might introduce you to some things you’ve never knit before (like those cuffs with the plackets, or a shirt collar like this). 

To learn more about this shirt and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself, head to Ravelry. 

[Photo: Noma Ndlovu]

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