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Handprint Crab Craft

We have a really fun way to turn a handprint into our Handprint Crab Craft! All it needs is just a few folds, add some bendy legs, and you have a crab ready to move across the beach!

Handprint Crab Craft

This crab craft is really a whole lot of fun. You can customize it for the size of your child’s hand, too. Longer fingers? Bend the two front fingers that hold the eyes backwards, but if they’re smaller fingers you may want to leave them as is. Smaller eyes for smaller fingers, too.

Handprint Crab Craft

Looking for another crab craft? Be sure to check out our Rock Crabs Craft. And we have lots more ocean craft friends, as well, like our Paper Bag Jellyfish, Cupcake Liner Seahorse, and Paper Loop Pufferfish Craft.

Handprint Crab Craft

To make our Handprint Crab Craft you will need heavier weight red cardstock, medium or small googly eyes, a black marker, a glue stick, and scissors.

Handprint Crab Craft

Supplies needed:

  • Red cardstock
  • Googly eyes, medium or small
  • Black marker
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors

Begin by tracing a child’s handprint.

Handprint Crab Craft

Cut out the handprint.

Handprint Crab Craft

Now, fold in the thumb. Glue down. Bend the 4 remaining fingers back like the image above. Then fold the two outside fingers down. And bend the two middle fingers back if needed.

Handprint Crab Craft

Unfold just enough to draw a simple mouth with the black marker. Fold again.

Handprint Crab Craft

Adhere googly eyes to the tops of the middle fingers.

Handprint Crab Craft

Cut a circle from the red cardstock, as well. We used a 2” hole punch for our 11 year old handprint, but smaller handprints may need smaller circles.

Handprint Crab Craft

Cut the circle in half and form a rounded V shape in each for pincers.

Handprint Crab Craft

Glue to the tips of the bent down fingers.

Handprint Crab Craft

Then cut 8 thin strips from the red cardstock, too.

Handprint Crab Craft

Bend each in an accordion fashion.

Handprint Crab Craft

And glue 4 on each side of the handprint.

Handprint Crab Craft

Trim the strips if needed.

Handprint Crab Craft

What cute, happy crabs!


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Handprint Crab Craft

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Handprint Crab Craft

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