![]() Use marker to make a face on the palm area of the hand. When dry, use a black marker to draw in the center of the butterfly. Stamp right hand on the right side of the paper. (Do not paint thumbs!) Stamp left hand on left side of paper. ![]() Paint the palm of the hand one color and the fingers a different bright color. (Painting the entire hand, as shown on the calendar to the right, made the tulips too large.) Use this method to make two or three tulips. Paint one finger green and stamp tulip stem and leaves. Paint fingers and area below fingers yellow, as shown in drawing. Use marker to outline umbrella and to make a handle. Stamp upside down to form umbrella shape. Paint fingers and area just below fingers purple. Paint thumb and rest of palm green as shown. Paint base of palm pink with a thin strip of orange above that. Slant each hand and overlap the fingers as they are stamped, forming the heart shape as shown to the right. Then go back and stamp fingers across the first stamps in an X shape as shown on the calendar snowflake. Stamp in a circular shape to form the basic snowflake, repainting fingers after each stamp. Paint four fingers of one hand with white paint. Then put it away so the memories will last. Keep it and use it till the time has past. Your child, the artist, reaching his goal, Whatever you make it, you can’t go wrong. It can be the sunshine to brighten the day. The hand can be a leprechaun trying to hide. The hand can be snowflakes that fall from the sky. There are just some lines most would agree.Īnd notice the treasures that are found within it.įrom tulips to beautiful butterfly wings.Ī pumpkin, an umbrella, that’s only a start. When you look at the hand what do you see? So keep them forever, a treasure they’ll be. A punch and bind machine finished the top edge. The poems were printed on the left bottom and the calendar was on the right bottom of each page. The children’s hands were painted with tempera paint and stamped on the top half of each page. The updated printable version with new clipart was created by A to Z Teacher Stuff. The original photos show mini borders for the poems and small calendars are from the Print Shop program. I used 8 1/2″ X 11″ index paper for each calendar page and the cover. Her poem and a photo are right below the cover page. She suggests using this as a second page or you could attach it to the envelope you use to send the poem home. There is an addition to this calendar, a touching poem that was written and shared by Amy Ethridge of Meridian, MS. Flanagan, the founder of Little Giraffes, adapted the handprint calendar idea from one at. Many teachers have used it and it makes a great parent gift for Christmas! Mrs. The Little Giraffes Handprint Calendar has been offered here at Little Giraffes since the site was started back in 2002. Familiarize yourself with copyright laws, and be sure to ask permission if you aren’t sure about something. If you want to make your own handprint calendar have fun with it, but if you choose to share or sell it, it needs to be your own creation and you need to obtain your own clipart. You do not have permission to take this calendar and sell it or share with others. Please note: This calendar is for personal and classroom use only.
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