{Craft Along} ABC Animal Handprint Book: Week 3

Welcome to the first week of my first {Craft Along} series!!! This week we will be completing letters K-N following the examples given in Red Ted's Art Blog. Find out more about our project {here}!

{WEEK THRE}

Animals:

Kingfisher

Ladybug

Monkey

Narwal
Owl

Supplies:

Paint (blue, orange, red, black, brown)

Black and yellow construction paper
Googley eyes
Feathers

Laminating sheets

Directions:

NOTE: These letters can be done all in one sitting or one per day to go along with books from the library, coloring pages and other crafts.

GENERAL TIPS:

1. See notes for each letter/animal to help you with your handprint; use a paintbrush to apply paint to your child's hand.

2. Allow paint to dry completely before adding embellishments.

3. Wash and dry hands between each letter.

4. Laminate pages after the paint is COMPLETELY dry then add final embellishments like googley eyes using hot glue onto the laminated pages.

5. We will bind our books when all the letters are done - for now keep the finished pages in a safe place. :)

K is for Kingfisher
STEP 1 (head): Paint 3/4 of your childs palm light blue and 1/4 orange. Place their palm with the orange towards the bottom of the page, leaving room for a second handprint beneath.

STEP 2 (body & tail feathers): Paint your child's palm and fingers (excluding the thumb) to match the first step. Press their hand onto the paper diagonallymatching the colors with their fingers spread slightly.
 

 

STEP 3: Once the paint has dried add feet and a beak. Laminate then embellish with eyes.

 

 

L is for Ladybug

Paint your child's palm and fingers red, excluding the thumb. Place their hand with fingers together onto the paper. When the paint has dried draw a line up the center of their handprint and add spots. Laminate then embellish with eyes.

 

 

M is for Monkey

Paint your child's entire hand brown. Press their hand with fingers facing down on the page. When the paint has dried add a tail and trees. Laminate then embellish with eyes.

 

 

N is for Narwhal

Paint half of your child's palm and fingers dark blue and half white/grey, excluding the thumb, Press their hand sideways (leaving room to draw a tail at the fingertips) with the white side towards the bottom of the page. Draw a long thin line for the "nose", speckle the white with blue dots and add a tail at the fingertips. Laminate then embellish with eyes.

 

 

(ours is upside-down...woops)

O is for Owl

Paint your child's hand any color they would like for their owl. Press their hand with fingers slightly spread and facing downward on the page. When the paint has dried add a triangle nose and dots on the two middle fingers for the feet. Laminate then emellish with feathers and eyes.