Fathers or Mothers Day Card

I really liked the bright colours of this card Miss 3 and I made. I helped her trace around her hand and cut it out, and she cut other colours and glued it all onto a blank card. So simple but satisfying, and a great way to remember the size of little hand.

Hand Print Canvas

This hand print canvas is one of my favourite wall hangings. It is done with kids poster paint on a white canvas. The kids needed some paper to first learn how to put their hand down and take it straight off without smearing, and let's face it, once the paints are out and the hands are dirty it seems a waste to stop the fun after only 2 little hand prints.

Perhaps a good father's day gift idea for those in the northern hemisphere? It's also fairly light and easy to post to distant relatives.

Handprint Table Top

One from the archives. Our coffee table needed a new top, and my toddler had some cute little toddler feet and hands just ready to make prints with. I started by painting the table top with an off white, then I put the prints on (with the help of said toddler). I then drew boxes around the prints and painted them in (light shade on two sides, darker on the third side and darkest on the forth side). Finally I finished it with varnish, and wrote a name and date on the underside. Nowadays it's not looking nearly so new, has a few scratches and pen marks on it, and regularly has glue and playdoh smeared into it, but I still enjoy seeing those little hands and feet.

Outdoor Footprint Painting

From an early age, my daughter has loved to paint. And outdoors on a big piece of paper is definitely one of her favourites ways to enjoy it (I think because she's allowed to get paint on as much of her as she chooses). Even my son really loves it, despite the fact that he's never enjoyed getting messy. Take a big roll of paper outside, fill a tray with paint, and away you go. I also put out a clean bucket of water for my son so he can be in control of how painty he is. Great for hand prints, foot prints and even nappy prints. Just watch the foot prints, as paint underfoot can get very slippery. At the end it's just a matter of hosing down the ground and children. This is can be as much fun as the painting was!