Handprint Sun Craft
Brighten up summer craft time with this cheerful Handprint Sun Craft. Kids will love turning their own handprints into sunny rays that surround a smiling sun face. It is a fun and easy project for home, summer camp, or classroom activities, and it makes a happy decoration for a wall, bulletin board, or window.
Supplies
- Sun face pattern
- Yellow cardstock
- Scissors
- Glue sticks
- Pencil or marker for tracing hands
Instructions
- Print the sun face pattern on yellow cardstock and cut it out.
- Have the children trace around their hands on yellow cardstock.
- Cut out about 8 to 10 handprints for the sun’s rays.
- Glue the handprints behind the sun face, spreading them around the circle to look like bright sunshine.
- Let the glue dry, then display your happy handprint sun.
Fun Facts
The sun is the closest star to Earth and gives us the heat and light needed for life. Plants use sunlight to grow, and sunny days help warm the land, air, and water around us. That is one reason the sun is such an important part of our world.
Patterns, Templates and Printables
Click on the pattern to open it in a new window and print it at the correct size.
Teacher Friendly Educational Extension
This handprint sun craft works well with summer themes, weather lessons, or space units. Invite children to count their handprints for a simple math activity. You can also talk about how the sun helps plants grow and why sunlight is important for life on Earth. For a writing extension, ask children to finish the sentence: “My sun makes people feel…” and display their answers with the finished craft.
Supplies
Sun Face Pattern
Scissors
Glue Sticks
Yellow Card Stock
Instructions
To make this Handprint Sun Craft, print the face on yellow card stock. Cut out.
Have the kids trace around their hands and cut out. You'll need about 8-10 handprints total.
Glue behind sun as rays and let the sunshine in.
Patterns, Templates and Printables
Click on a pattern to open it in a new window
Contributor
These projects are created by Terri, Betty, Jamie or one of the talented staff members at MakingFriends.com. They have been created exclusively for publication on FreeKidsCrafts.com with supplies you'll be able to find around your house.
