Create your own handprint collage for a fun way to explore art with kiddos of all ages. All you need is paper, your hand, and markers to create this beautiful piece of abstract art with a stained glass feel. Even make a handprint collage with a group of handprints from your family or class for an unique piece of art. We love easy and do-able art activities for kids!
HOW TO MAKE A HANDPRINT COLLAGE
THE HISTORY OF HANDPRINT ART
Hand stencils are found in some of the world’s oldest art, dating back to the Paleolithic period. Hand paintings came in two basic varieties: prints or stencils.
Either the hands were painted and then applied to the rock surface, creating a crude handprint; or the hand was placed on the rock surface and paint pigment was then blown through a hollow tube (bone or reed) in a cloud over it, leaving a silhouette image of the hand on the rock.
Prints are usually referred to as “positive handprints”, while the hand silhouettes are known as “negative hand stencils”.
Create your own fun handprint art below with our free printable art project! Use your own handprint or the handprints of a group of kids. Let’s get started!
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WHY DO ART WITH KIDS?
Children are naturally curious. They observe, explore, and imitate, trying to figure out how things work and how to control themselves and their environments. This freedom of exploration helps children form connections in their brain, it helps them learn—and it’s also fun!
Art is a natural activity to support this essential interaction with the world. Kids need the freedom to explore and experiment creatively.
Art allows children to practice a wide range of skills that are useful not only for life but also for learning. These include the aesthetic, scientific, interpersonal, and practical interactions that can be discovered through the senses, intellect, and emotions.
Making and appreciating art involves emotional and mental faculties!
Art, whether making it, learning about it, or simply looking at it – offers a wide range of important experiences.
In other words, it’s good for them!
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HANDPRINT COLLAGE
SUPPLIES:
- Art paper
- Your hand
- Markers
- Ruler
HOW TO MAKE A HANDPRINT COLLAGE
STEP 1: Trace your hand several times onto art paper. Overlap the handprints as much as possible.
STEP 2: When you have filled the paper, draw lines across the page and through the hands, to create new shapes in between the hands.
STEP 3: Color each individual shape with your markers until the entire page is colored and you have a beautiful handprint collage.
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HOW TO MAKE A HANDPRINT COLLAGE
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