10 Easy & Cute Thanksgiving Handprint Art Printables (Free)
Grab our free Thanksgiving handprint craft set that includes 10 free printables that are great for school parties, keepsakes, and just to celebrate the holiday season!
These cute Happy Thanksgiving handprint crafts are a great way to kick off the grateful season for younger kids. They love getting their little hands a little messy and it’s the perfect way to get into the spirit this time of year.
If this fun handprint art isn’t enough and you have smaller kids or are a preschool teacher, be sure to grab our Fall Dot Marker Printables and see the 20+ Dot a Dot sheets that make great fall activities for the classroom. It also helps them to work on their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Kids of all ages will love our fall scavenger hunt and the festive fall scattergories for the Thanksgiving season! Don’t forget to download the fall handprint crafts as well! These will make another fun addition to the season and so much fun.
Don’t forget to grab the Thanksgiving placemats. These are full of activities for kids and a fun way to entertain them while they wait on Thanksgiving dinner. We also have fall activity placemats as well.
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This digital file is an instant download that you will receive via download link after subscribing. Our printables are for personal use only. No physical product will be shipped.
🌟What’s Included
There are a few different variations of the printable cute Thanksgiving crafts to choose from. This includes a turkey handprint craft with a poem, corn, Happy Thanksgiving, sweeter than pumpkin pie, grateful for you, thankful for you, giving thanks with a grateful heart, cutest pumpkin in the patch, and a handprint turkey craft without the Thanksgiving poem, along with one to use their fingerprints.
🌟What You’ll Need
- Non-toxic paint or ink pad – you’ll also need a paper plate if you are using paint to dip the child’s hand in. You can use different colors of acrylic paint if you would like, but we designed these for brown paint, orange paint, green paint, and red.
- printable file
- printer
- paper – you can use regular paper, but white cardstock is great for keepsake art because it holds up better.
- Black Sharpie – for the eyes on the turkey. You could also glue on googly eyes instead if you don’t want to draw.
- Note: The digital download art print doesn’t include the actual handprint, that is meant to be completed by the child or student.
✨Thanksgiving Handprint Craft Instructions
- Once your have printed file of choice, let the kids choose their favorite color of paint or ink.
- Cover the child’s hand with the ink or dip it into washable paint.
- Press their hand firmly on the paper without moving it around.
- Let your child’s handprint dry completely before moving it.
- Wash the little hands, and you are all done!
👇How to Download and Print
After entering your email address, you will receive a download link.
Download the blank handprint craft to your computer. These are delivered in a US Letter PDF format.
Open and print as many copies as you need or multiple versions. The printable comes in 10 different designs so you can choose one or all of them.
💡Helpful Tips
- We love laminating this Thanksgiving handprint craft idea to make them last longer and to keep as a fun keepsake gift.
- For best results, use a nice heavy card stock or white construction paper.
- Check your printer settings and ink levels first before printing your printable art. We recommend using the best quality mode for the most vibrant colors.
- No printer? Your local print shop can help, and they are usually reasonably priced or you can check an online print shop.
- While you could use construction paper, some of the colors may not show up as well depending on color.
- If you need another size other than US letter size – 8.5 x11, check your printer settings.
- Check the label to make sure you are using washable paint to make clean up easier.
- You could totally turn these art projects into cards for an extra special personal touch for friends or a family member.
- If you wanted to make footprint crafts instead, you totally could or you can mix and match these great ideas together to make a full autumn collection of keepsakes.
We hope your Thanksgiving day is full of turkey, joy, and laughter and that this fun craft idea adds a little more festivity to the holiday! There’s no better way to take advantage of the festive season than making a fall bucket list! Be sure to download that and start checking off all of your adventures!
