Traditional handprint handicrafts

The cool new handprint crafts are safer and take less time to complete than ever before.

Traditional handprint crafts are a fun way to preserve your baby’s memories. All you need to make traditional handprint crafts are a few readily available craft supplies and a lot of imagination. Artisans have used these methods and variations of them for centuries.

You can put your handprints on ceramic tiles, clay, cloth, or paper.

You can use colored paper to make traditional handprint crafts. For this, you need bright yellow and orange paper or paper plates, scissors, gum, markers, and wobbly eyes or nose if you wish. Cut out the inner circle for the sun and trace the hands on the colored paper for the sun rays. Trace the handprints several times on the yellow and orange paper, cut them out, and then paste them alternately on the inner circle. Make a face with the marker, glue on the eyes and nose to complete Mr. Sunshine’s face.

To make traditional ceramic tile handprint crafts, you will need a 4″ or 6″ unglazed tile depending on the size of your hand, a soft brush, a dark-colored underglaze ceramic pot, a transparent, a sponge and tissues to clean up the mess. You can get all of these materials at your local hobby center and order the tiles ahead of time, as they may not be available separately.

Clean the tile with a damp sponge and wash your hands with soap and dry well. Paint a single coat of glaze on the palm of your hand, keeping your fingers apart so that fingerprints show up on the tile. Make sure your hands are steady, and then gently press down on your palm and fingers to get the full hand impression. To commemorate this event, paint your name and date of birth next to your handprint. Next, you need to let the tile dry and then fire it before applying a layer of clear enamel. Your traditional handprint crafts are now ready for display.

Other traditional handprint crafts include casting the handprint in plaster. For this smear, a little oil in your hand so that the poultice does not stick to the skin. Next, insert your hand into the cast in a container or tray and press down gently so that the full print appears. Remove your hand and clean it well of plaster.

You can carve your name and date of birth out of wet plaster before it sets. Use your creativity to embellish traditional handprint crafts with accessories. You can insert a straw into the wet plaster to insert a ribbon and create a wall hanging with your handprints. Once the plaster sets, remove it from the container and it is ready to be displayed.

Traditional handprint crafts can add a twist to your Halloween decorations. You can trace the handprints on green paper and cut them out. Make them scarier by adding spiky nails or a trail of blood. Tuck them behind doors to scare your friends. You can use other variations of this idea by using glitter and other ghastly colors. Therefore, traditional handprint crafts can be a great keepsake for your child when he grows up.