Handprint Bird Craft
You know it’s spring when the birds start chirping and everything starts blooming. We’re putting both of those together, with a really sweet handprint, too, in our charming Handprint Bird Craft! With its handprint body perched on a simple tree limb, this is a simply fun paper kids craft.
We are big fans of handprint crafts around here, you may be able to tell if you dig around just a little. How could you not be? They’re just so cute! And we are now big fans of our handprint birds. So grab some cardstock, trace a little handprint, and have fun making this simple craft.
Paper Handprint Bird Craft
To make our handprint birds you will need cardstock in assorted colors, small googly eyes, markers in black, brown, and blue or white, scissors, and a glue stick.
Handprint Birds Craft Supplies Needed
- Cardstock – blue, green, brown, yellow, colors of choice
- Markers – black, brown, blue or white
- Googly eyes, small
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Easy Bird Handprint Craft Step by Step Directions
Begin with a sheet of blue cardstock for the background. Position it horizontally.
Cut a strip out of brown cardstock for the tree limb.
Glue the brown strip coming from the side of the blue cardstock background.
Now, trace a little handprint on the color cardstock of your choice and cut out.
Glue the handprint sideways with the wrist part in front and fingers behind, just above the limb.
Next, cut a small triangle from yellow cardstock. Glue the triangle to the front of the bird. Also, add a googly eye.
Draw simple legs with a black marker.
Then, cut some simple leaf shapes out of green cardstock and glue along the limb.
Finally, add details with markers. We used a blue marker to add cloud shapes in the background, but you can do the same with a white marker instead.
We also used a brown marker to add some bark lines along the limb.
Such a simple way to make a darling spring bird on a branch craft! With a handprint!
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More Spring Bird Crafts for Kids
Looking for some more bird crafts? Check out our Spring Bird on a Branch Craft, Handprint Paper Bag Bird Craft, Craft Stick Bird Craft, and our Cupcake Liner Bird Craft to name just a few of our many spring crafts for kids at Our Kid Things!
Handprint Bird Craft
A sweet and simple paper handprint bird craft with a scene celebrating spring
Materials
- Cardstock - blue, green, brown, yellow, colors of choice
- Markers - black, brown, blue or white
- Googly eyes, small
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Instructions
- Begin with a sheet of blue cardstock for the background. Position it horizontally.
- Cut a strip out of brown cardstock for the tree limb.
- Glue the brown strip coming from the side of the blue cardstock background.
- Now, trace a little handprint on the color cardstock of your choice and cut out.
- Glue the handprint sideways with the wrist part in front and fingers behind, just above the limb.
- Next, cut a small triangle from yellow cardstock.
- Glue the triangle to the front of the bird.
- Also, add a googly eye.
- Draw simple legs with a black marker.
- Then, cut some simple leaf shapes out of green cardstock. Glue the leaves along the limb.
- Finally, add details with markers. We used a blue marker to add cloud shapes in the background, but you can do the same with a white marker instead.
- We also used a brown marker to add some bark lines along the limb.