![Handprint angel craft in magenta and turquoise colors.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handprint-Angel-Craft-731x1024.png)
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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.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Peacock-Christmas-Stem-1024x1024.jpg)
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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.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handprint-Painting-Invitation-1024x1024.jpg)
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After the handprint dries, cut it out.
![Scissors to cut a painted handprint for an angel craft.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Scissors-And-Handprint-1024x1024.jpg)
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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.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handprint-Angel-Parts-1024x1024.jpg)
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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.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handprint-Angel-1024x1024.jpg)
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![Turquoise and magenta handprint Christmas angel craft.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Christmas-Angerl-Craft-1024x1024.jpg)
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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.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handprint-Angel-Craft-214x300.png)
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© Annette Kaminsky December 16, 2020
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