![Heart-tugging handprint Christmas crafts using paper bags as a base. Featured are heart, Christmas tree, reindeer, and fish ornament crafts.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handprint-Christmas-Crafts-683x1024.png)
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There has been a return in popularity of paper grocery bags, so why not use a few for handprint Christmas crafts? The bags are sturdy and give craft projects a vintage feel.
Here are a few festive, heart-tugging crafts that employ brown paper bags as a base.
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Handprint Heart Decorations
Cut hearts from paper grocery bags. Feel free to download this heart printable to use as a template.
![Heart printable for art and craft projects.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Heart-Printable-1024x793.png)
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This printable is for personal or one classroom use only.
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Set out bright red tempera paint and a paper heart. Invite your early learner to dip a hand in the paint and make a print on the heart.
![Invitation to make a red handprint on a paper bag heart.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handprint-Art-Heart-Art-1024x1024.jpg)
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Or, invite your little one to paint a hand and then make the print. This takes more time, but the result is often neater.
![Invitation to paint a hand to make a print on a paper bag heart.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Heart-Art-Invitation-1024x1024.jpg)
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After the handprint heart dries, hot glue on a red bow. Then add a looped ribbon to hang the craft.
![Red handprint heart craft ready for hanging.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Red-Handprint-Heart-Craft-1024x1024.jpg)
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Offer hearts and tempera paint in white and green colors for more craft projects.
![Paper bag hearts with red, green, and white handprints.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hearts-With-Handprints-1024x1024.jpg)
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Tip: Adding a little white to ready-made red or green paint lightens and brightens the color.
Thin pearl bead garland makes a delicate lacing material for a heart embellished with a white handprint.
![Bead garland laced white handprint heart craft.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/White-Handprint-Heart-Craft-1024x1024.jpg)
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Related: Scissor Skill Gingerbread Man Craft
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Cut Handprint Christmas Crafts
Sometimes little ones swish their hands on the paper while making prints, and the resulting handprints can be a little messy. These can be cut out to make other Christmas crafts.
Offer sequins, metallic balls, and stars for your little learner to decorate a green handprint as a sparkly Christmas tree. Hot glue on a thin, glittery garland and a treetop star afterward.
![Christmas tree handprint craft. Metallic balls, sequins, stars, and garland decorate the tree.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handprint-Christmas-Tree-Craft-1024x1024.png)
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Help your little one transform a red handprint into a friendly reindeer by adding wiggly eyes, pipe cleaner ears, snowflake antlers, and a pompom nose.
![A red handprint turned into a friendly reindeer craft by adding snowflake antlers, wiggly eyes, pipe cleaner ears, and a pompom nose.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handprint-Reindeer-Craft-1024x1024.jpg)
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Invite your early learner to turn a white handprint into an eye-catching fish ornament by gluing on sequins and adding a wiggly eye. A dusting of glitter can be applied for the finishing touch.
![Handprint fish ornament embellished with sequins, glitter, and a wiggly eye.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handprint-Fish-Craft-1024x1024.jpg)
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The sky is the limit when using paper grocery bags for handprint Christmas crafts. They make an eye-pleasing base for large or small projects. Your Christmas bits and baubles will come in handy to embellish the crafts.
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![Handprint Christmas craft projects using paper bags as a base.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handprint-Christmas-Craft-Projects-1024x1024.png)
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![Heart-tugging handprint Christmas crafts using paper bags as a base. Featured are heart, Christmas tree, reindeer, and fish ornament crafts.](http://puttingtheprettyinpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handprint-Christmas-Crafts-200x300.png)
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© Annette Kaminsky December 18, 2020
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