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Galaxy Handprint Earth Craft

Come together for Earth Day and make this adorable Galaxy Handprint Earth Craft. This handprint craft is a great reminder that the world really is in your hands, and ours, and especially in the littlest of hands.

Galaxy Handprint Earth Craft

There are so many fun things about this craft. There’s the sweet handprints, of course. But then you get to have fun with splattering paint, and there’s coloring in our Free Printable Earth Template, too.

Galaxy Handprint Earth Craft

Handprint Earth Day Craft

To make our Earth Day craft you will first need to print our Earth template.

Craft supplies needed.

You’ll also need black and skin toned cardstock, white acrylic paint, markers, scissors, and a glue stick.

Galaxy Handprint Earth Craft Supplies Needed

  • Earth Template
  • Cardstock – black, skin tones
  • White acrylic paint
  • 2 paintbrushes
  • Markers – greens, blues
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick

Handprint Earth Craft Step by Step Directions

Begin with a black sheet of cardstock, white paint, and two paintbrushes.

Black cardstock, white paint, and two paintbrushes.
Load one brush with white paint and tap with other brush to splatter paint.

Load one of the paintbrushes up with white paint. Use the other paintbrush to tap the back of the paintbrush and splatter white paint across the black cardstock. Let the paint dry completely.

Trace handprints on skin-toned cardstock.

While the paint is drying, trace your handprints on skin-toned cardstock.

Cut out two handprints.

Cut out the handprints. You will need two.

Color continents in green.
Color oceans blue.

Then, print the Earth template and color it in.

Cut out the Earth.

Once colored in, cut it out.

Glue handprints to either side of Earth.
Handprints holding Earth.

Now, glue the handprints on either side of the Earth.

Glue handprints holding Earth to black cardstock.

Glue the handprints holding Earth to the center of the paint splattered black cardstock.

Galaxy Handprint Earth Craft

Such a lovely Earth Day craft, and so fun, too!

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More Earth Day Crafts for Kids

Looking for more fun Earth Day crafts? Check out our Earth Suncatcher Craft, Paper Plate Crayon Resist Earth Craft, Crumpled Newspaper Painted Earth Craft, and our Earth Day Handprint Craft to name just a few of our fun Earth Day crafts at Our Kid Things!

Galaxy Handprint Earth Craft

Galaxy Handprint Earth Craft

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Active Time: 25 minutes
Additional Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Difficulty: Medium

This handprint Earth craft is a great reminder that the world really is in all of our hands

Materials

  • Earth Template
  • Cardstock - black, skin tones
  • White acrylic paint
  • 2 paintbrushes
  • Markers - greens, blues
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick

Instructions

  1. Begin with a black sheet of cardstock, white paint, and two paintbrushes.
  2. Load one of the paintbrushes up with white paint. Use the other paintbrush to tap the back of the paintbrush and splatter white paint across the black cardstock.
  3. Let the paint dry completely.
  4. While the paint is drying, trace your handprints on skin-toned cardstock.
  5. Cut out the handprints. You will need two.
  6. Then, print the Earth template and color it in.
  7. Once colored in, cut it out.
  8. Now, glue the handprints on either side of the Earth.
  9. Glue the handprints holding Earth to the center of the paint splattered blac

Notes

Make sure you have something down to protect your table and yourself, as the paint splattering can get messy.

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