It’s time to gather handprints for our adorable and super colorful Handprint Parrot Craft! The handprints act as the feather for this parrot craft, and you can make them any and every color you’d like.

These parrots really make me happy, they’re just so bright and cheerful. To make them even easier, we also have a Free Printable Parrot Craft Template. Simply trace your handprints, print the template, and have fun creating!

Colorful Handprint Parrot Craft

To make our handprint parrot you will first need to print the parrot template. The remainder of the supplies include cardstock in your choice of colors, a black sharpie, glue, and scissors.

Parrot Handprint Craft Supplies Needed

Parrot Template
Cardstock – assorted color
Sharpie or gel pen
Glue
Scissors

Handprint Paper Parrot Craft Step by Step Directions

Print the template. Cut out the pieces.

Trace and cut out template pieces and handprints.

The template includes the parrot’s body base, beak and eye. Trace and cut out the patterns from the cardstock colors of your choice. Also, trace and cut out handprints from your cardstock colors of choice. Make them as colorful as you can, or stick with a color theme. Make your parrots however you’d like!

Glue the beak cutout to the front side of the head part.

Glue the eye cutout on the head part. Then use a sharpie to draw in the details for the beak.

Take any 3 handprint feather cutouts and join them together like a chain, keeping the fingers facing downwards. This pattern will be the tail feathers of the papercraft parrot.

Glue the handprint feather chain to the tail part of the body base.

Now, glue a different colored handprint feather cutout near the tail feather pattern.

Glue another cutout near the previous one. Try to cover bottom half of the base with the handprint feather cutouts.

Glue the last handprint feather. to cover the base.

Finally, glue a handprint feather cutout for the wing to complete the papercraft parrot.

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More Handprint Crafts for Kids

Need more handprint crafts for kids? Check out our Paper Plate Handprint Dinosaur Craft, Handprint Sun Craft, Paper Plate Handprint Pineapple Craft,and our Handprint Octopus Craft to name just a few of our many fun handprint crafts at Our Kid Things!

Handprint Parrot Craft

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Active Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Difficulty: Medium

Handprints make up the feathers in this super colorful parrot craft

Materials

Parrot Template
Cardstock - assorted color
Sharpie or gel pen
Glue
Scissors

Instructions

Print the template. Cut out the pieces.
The template includes the parrot’s body base, beak and eye. Trace and cut out the patterns from the cardstock colors of your choice.
Also, trace and cut out handprints from your cardstock colors of choice. Make them as colorful as you can, or stick with a color theme. Make your parrots however you’d like!
Glue the beak cutout to the front side of the head part.
Use a sharpie to draw in the details for the beak.
Glue the eye cutout on the head part.
Take any 3 handprint feather cutouts and join them together like a chain, keeping the fingers facing downwards. This pattern will be the tail feathers of the papercraft parrot.
Glue the handprint feather chain to the tail part of the body base.
Now, glue a different colored handprint feather cutout near the tail feather pattern.
Glue another cutout near the previous one. Try to cover bottom half of the base with the handprint feather cutouts.
Finally, glue a handprint feather cutout for the wing to complete the papercraft parrot.