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crafts crafts + DIY handmade gifts holidays Mother's Day/Father's Day
May 8, 2020

The BIG list of handprint art, gifts + keepsakes (footprints too!)

In today’s post: You’ll find 35 fun ideas for artwork, DIY gifts, and keepsakes made with handprints, footprints, and fingerprints! Great gift ideas for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. 

When I was pregnant with my twins (15 years ago!!), I worked on a little cross stitch piece that had a space to add their little handprints and a poem about how quickly they would grow. Well, the twins came seven weeks early and I hadn’t finished the cross stitch yet. And once we brought them home and started dealing with the reality of life with twins, somehow I forgot all about it and never got those tiny handprints on it. In the midst of taking care of them I really didn’t think I’d ever forget how tiny they were. Fast forward 15 years and I just found that cross stitch while cleaning out boxes in the basement. It’s truly hard to believe my grown up teenage boys started out as tiny, four pound babies with the teeniest little hands you’ve ever seen. If I could go back, I’d take more pictures, write down more memories, and take the time to put those handprints on that cross stitch piece, even if it wasn’t finished.

Today I’ve rounded up 35 handprint and footprint art projects for you. Take the time to make one before your little one grows up!

30 best handprint and footprint projects: handprint art, DIY gifts, keepsakes, and more!

Handprint/footprint art ideas

1. I absolutely love this handprint art from The Idea Room – a pretty sign wall sign with handprints from each member of the family:

Family handprints wall sign DIY | 30 best handprint art ideas

2. This cardinal handprint canvas turns out so pretty! From House by Hoff:

Cute cardinal handprint art! 30 best handpring + footprint projects.

3. Use fingerprints to create a heart and add a sweet poem from Messy Little Monster:

Fingerprint heart artwork | 30 best handprint art ideas

4. This cute art piece uses handprints as leaves on a tree. From It’s Always Autumn:

Cute family handprint tree! Click through for the free printable tree, then personalize with your family's handprints.

 

5. Framed handprint art is easy to make with a free printable from Lil’ Luna:

Cute handprint art! DIY gift idea. 30 best handprint art ideas.

6. Make your own Disney footprint art with tons of examples and ideas from The Keeper of the Cheerios Blog:

Disney princess footprint art | 30 best handprint + footprint projects

7. Create a cute sun using handprints for this “You are my sunshine” art from The Realistic Mama:

You are my sunshine handprint art | 30 best handprint art ideas

8. Love this sweet “Papa has my heart” footprint art from Southern Mom Days:

Sweet footprint heart print DIY | 30 best handprint and footprint projects

9. Here’s a cute handprint art piece for Dad! From The Country Chic Cottage:

Handprint art for Dad | 30 best handprint art ideas

10. Trace handprints to make a pretty suncatcher. From The Best Ideas for Kids:

Handprint suncatcher craft | 30 best DIY handprint ideas

Handprint/footprint gifts

11. Make mom a pretty vase of handprint flowers. Learn more at The Flying Couponer:

DIY handprint flowers for Mom | 30 best handprint art ideas

12. This sweet fingerprint necklace from It’s Always Autumn would make a great gift:

Collage: package of clay; finger pressing print into circle of clay; two necklaces with hearts made from fingerprints

13. Spruce up a watering can with handprint flowers to make a cute gift for a mom or grandma who loves to garden. Idea from The Country Chic Cottage:

DIY handprint watering can gift idea | 30 best handprint art ideas

14. This footprint serving platter would make a gorgeous gift! From Mrs. Wigglebottom:

DIY footprint LOVE serving platter. DIY gift idea.

15. I’d love a handprint jewelry dish like this one from Simple As That:

DIY handprint jewelry dish | 30 best handprint art ideas

16. Check out this adorable handprint toolbox from Mom Envy:

Handprint toolbox gift idea for Dad | 30 best handprint art ideas

17. Make pretty thumbprint butterfly mugs from The Best Ideas for Kids:

Cute DIY thumbprint butterfly mugs | 30 best handprint art ideas

18. Cute handprint art oven mitt! From The Idea Room:

Cute handprint oven mitt gift idea | 30 handprint art ideas

19. How adorable are these butterfly footprint keychains? From The Best Ideas for Kids:

Shrinky dink footprint keychains | Fun Mother's Day gift idea | 30 best handprint art ideas

20. This fingerprint mug from Crafts By Amanda is a great gift idea for Dad.

DIY fingerprint mug gift for Dad | 30 best handprint and footprint art projects

21. I absolutely love this heart shaped footprint bowl from Messy Little Monster:

Easy DIY clay footprint bowl | 30 best handprint and footprint art ideas

Handprint keepsakes

22. For a special keepsake, make a DIY handprint ornament like this one from You’re So Martha:

Adorable DIY handprint ornament | 30 best handprint art ideas

23. A Crafted Passion shows you how to keep those cute footprints forever as garden stones:

Cute footprint stepping stones DIY | 30 best handprint and footprint projects

24. For a special family keepsake, get fingerprints from all your loved ones to make a Family Fingerprint Tree:

Gorgeous family fingerprint tree! Fun gift for Grandparents.

25. Sugar Bee Crafts shows you how to make a handprint quilt you’ll want to keep forever:

DIY handprint quilt | 30 best handprint art ideas

26. This cute footprint stool from Simply Kierste will be kept and used for years!

Adorable family footprint stool DIY | 30 best handprint and footprint projects

27. Here’s another fun idea: make a shirt that you can add your child’s handprint to each school year! Idea from Where the Smiles Have Been:

DIY handprint school year t-shirt | 30 best handprint art ideas

28. Next, Hey Let’s Make Stuff shows you how to make a special keepsake – foiled baby footprints:

Adorable foiled footprint sign | 30 best handprint and footprint projects

29. These fingerprint ornaments from Cutesy Crafts are absolutely adorable:

DIY fingerprint Christmas ornaments | 30 best handprint art ideas

30. Finally, commemorate baby’s first Christmas with this sweet footprint plate from For The Love of Food:

Cute baby's first Christmas keepsake plate DIY | 30 best handprint and footprint art ideas

 

Looking for more DIY gift ideas? Visit these posts:

20 awesome DIY gifts for Dad

25 DIY gifts you can make in 15 minutes

25 cheap but gorgeous homemade gifts

25 handmade gifts people actually want

 

30 best handprint and footprint art ideas

 

 

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  1. Diana Lopes says

    April 30, 2018 at 10:06 pm

    Love these ideas, they’re all so cute! I’m thinking this could be a really nice craft for a kids’ class too!

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  2. Sabrina says

    March 27, 2019 at 8:50 am

    We did something like this in kindergarten.
    Looks lovely.

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