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Handprint Angel Craft

December 16, 2020 by Annette Kaminsky Leave a Comment

Handprint angel craft in magenta and turquoise colors.

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Last year’s handprint angel craft was a hit with my preschool families. So this year I set out to find a glittery Christmas stem that would inspire a variation of the well-received keepsake craft. I shopped with no preconceived ideas in mind, and at the first store, a gleaming peacock-inspired stem caught my eye. I knew immediately that it was “the one” for this year’s angel craft.

In my instructions, I use the colors magenta, turquoise, and pink, and “peacock-inspired Christmas stem.” But feel free to substitute any glittery stem and complementary colors for the craft.

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Supplies To Collect

  • peacock-inspired Christmas stem
  • magenta tempera paint
  • pink glitter
  • white cardstock paper
  • skin-toned cardstock paper
  • disposable plate
  • glue gun
  • scissors
  • pencil or thin black felt pen

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Making The Handprint Angel

Choose a glittery peacock-inspired Christmas stem. The stem featured in this craft is turquoise and magenta, a wonderful Dollar Store find.

Magenta and blue Christmas stem with a peacock theme.

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Have your little learner make a magenta tempera paint handprint on white cardstock paper, and sprinkle pink glitter on the print while it is still wet.

Invitation to make a magenta and pink glitter handprint.

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After the handprint dries, cut it out.

Scissors to cut a painted handprint for an angel craft.

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Cut a cardstock circle about 2 ½ inches / 7 cm in diameter. Ask your little one to draw on eyes and a smile with a pencil or thin felt pen.

Snip two peacock feather-inspired angel wings and a headpiece from the Christmas stem.

Parts to glue together to make a handprint angel.

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Hot glue the wings to the back of the handprint, and the headpiece to the back of the angel face.

Then glue the head to the handprint body. Add a ribbon to hang the angel on a wall or Christmas tree. Or mount the angel on a 12-inch x 12-inch piece of paper and display.

Christmas-themed handprint angel with glittery turquoise and magenta peacock-inspired wings.

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Turquoise and magenta handprint Christmas angel craft.

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Introducing the color words “magenta” and “turquoise” add a vocabulary component to this handprint angel craft. And early learners will embrace the glittery touches.

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Related: Handcraft Angel Video Tutorial

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Handprint angel craft in magenta and turquoise colors.

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© Annette Kaminsky December 16, 2020

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Hi, I'm Annette Kaminsky. I am a preschool teacher who loves to share easy and fun early learning activities. Thanks for visiting my blog. Feel free to stay awhile!

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