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Handprint Angel Christmas Keepsake

December 21, 2019 by Annette Kaminsky Leave a Comment

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Handprint Angel Christmas craft with silver metallic leaf wings. An easy to make keepsake craft that all children can do.

There are so many adorable handprint crafts, and the choices for Christmas are incredible. One of my favorites is a handprint angel. It is a cute craft that doubles as an adorable keepsake. It is also a piece of cake to make and can be whipped up at the last minute.


Materials Needed

white tempera paint

pie plate or small tray

grey fade-resistant cardstock

cream colored fade-resistant cardstock

grey-based patterned 8 ½ x 11-inch cardstock

stem with silver metallic leaves

circle tracer (juice lid size)

pencil

children’s scissors

craft scissors

glue stick

glue gun

silver glitter


Making The Handprint Angel

This craft can be done independently by older children, or as an adult-child collaborative project with preschoolers.

Cut individual metallic leaves from the leaf stem with a pair of craft scissors.

A metallic silver leaf stem.

Silver metallic leaves cut from a stem.

Have your child make a handprint with white paint on grey cardstock.

Invitation to make a handprint with white paint on grey paper.

When dry, cut out the handprint or have your child do so.

Invite your child to trace a circle onto cream colored cardstock and cut it out.

Invitation to trace and cut a circle for the face of a handprint angel.

Ask your child to draw a face on the circle with a pencil.

Help your child glue the handprint, face and metallic leaf wings onto grey-based patterned cardstock to create an angel. Use a glue gun to help secure the wings.


Have your child make an oval swirl on top of the angel’s head for a halo.

Invitation to swirl an oval shape above the angel's head with a glue stick for a halo.

Invite your child to shake silver glitter over the glue swirl.

Invitation to add a silver glitter halo to a handprint angel.

Handprint Angel Holiday Greeting

If you like, a favorite holiday greeting can be added to the craft for a finishing touch.

Handprint angel craft with the caption "Merry Christmas." An easy to make keepsake all children can create.

Feel free to download this printable and use one of the holiday greetings for your craft.

Printable with the seasonal greetings "Merry Christmas" and "Happy Holidays." This printable coordinates with the Handprint Angel Christmas keepsake.

Holiday Greeting PrintableDownload

A handprint angel craft with the caption "Merry Christmas." An easy to make keepsake all children can create.

This handprint angel picture is made in white, cream, silver and grey tones. The inspiration was a stem of metallic silver leaves found at a local dollar store. Traditional Christmas colors or your favorite color scheme would work wonderfully for this keepsake.

Handprint angel craft with the caption "Merry Christmas." An easy to make keepsake all children can create.

For an exquisite Seashell Angel Christmas Ornament craft, view the tutorial at hellowonderful.co .


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Mother’s Day Crafts And Gifts.

Mother's Day paper crafts with jewelry and decorative key chain accents. Art ideas all children can do.

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Handprint Angel Christmas craft with silver metallic leaf wings. An easy to make keepsake craft that all children can do.

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