Valentine's Day Handprint & Footprint Art Activities for Holiday Fun (Free)

Valentine's Day handprint and footprint art activities are awesome ways to celebrate the holiday with your kids AND create special memories to enjoy for many years.

This free printable pack makes it easy to get started with these holiday fun activities.

Get creative ideas for using these footprint and handprint art activities with your kids this Valentine's Day plus tips for keeping it as mess-free as possible!

Add a Special Touch to Your Valentine's Day Fun with Kids

Are you looking for simple and creative ways to take your Valentine's Day fun with kids to the next level?

Or maybe you want to make special keepsakes that your family can treasure for years to come?

You can easily enjoy an amazing activity with your kids this Valentine's Day- while making super cute crafts to delight in for years to come 🥰️

Handprint and footprint art is a brilliant way to boost your holiday celebration with kids. Add this creative activity to your:

• Classroom party
• Family and friends party
• Family get-together
• Library or community event
• Homeschool co-op celebration

What Are Footprint & Handprint Art Activities? (And Why You'll Be Glad You Did Them!)

Wondering what I mean by "footprint and handprint art activities"?

Well, to put it simply, footprint and handprint art is applying paint (or washable ink) to your child's hands and fingertips (or feet and toes!) then gently pressing onto paper.

Some reasons why handprint and footprint art can be super cool are:

1. Kids of all ages can join in on the fun.
2. Only a few supplies are needed.
3. With a bit of prep work, mess (and stress) can be kept to a minimum.
4. These activities are such simple ways to create special keepsakes.
5. Your kids have so many fun possibilities for creative expression, even when you use templates.

Tips and Tricks for Enjoying These Footprint and Handprint Art Activities with Kids

Seem like a lot of holiday fun for kids but not so sure about the mess?

Here are a few tips and tricks to make your Valentine's Day handprint and footprint art experiences as relaxing and fun as possible:

• Prepare your materials ahead of time. Materials that I recommend include:
  • Washable paint (or tempura paint, finger paint) 
  • Foam brushes
  • Paint brushes
  • Newspaper or plastic tablecloth for quick clean-up
  • Hand wipes or baby wipes (to quickly wipe paint off hands and fingertips)
  • Crayons and markers (to complete the black-and-white pictures and Thanksgiving phrases)

• Print extra copies of each of the Valentine's Day handprint and footprint activities (some kids want to make more than one 😉).
• Print these activities on white cardstock for added durability (and less chance of paint to bleed through).
• Show your kids the color examples of each handprint art and footprint art activity so they can get an idea of what a final project may look like.
• Remind your kids that each project is meant to be unique and doesn't have to be "perfect". Sometimes hands or feet twitch or move - and that's absolutely okay. Talk about how you can turn the work into an extra special creation.
• When your kids have finished their handprint and footprint art projects, prompt them to "freeze like a statue" (so you can wipe off their hands before they run around touching things!).
• A fun idea is to add googly eyes or paper feathers with a glue stick or other craft supplies for texture.
• Use different colors, if you like.
• For a fun project, transform your Valentine's Day art crafts into a card or poem. Turn into Valentine's Day placemats, too. 
• Enjoy as educational activities, personal use, holiday preparations, and more.

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What's In This Free Valentine's Day Footprint and Handprint Art Activities Set?

This free set of Valentine's Day handprint art and footprint art activities includes 16 pages with a variety of styles with 8 blank and 8 examples (in color).

The 8 styles (with tips on making) include:

• I Love You to the Moon and Back (footprints):
  • Paint the bottoms of both feet.
  • Gently place feet on yellow circle (moon) in V-shape.

• Love is in the Air (handprint):
  • Paint right hand yellow (or other color for bird).
  • Position hand so pinky finger is over the two bird legs and based of thumb is below star.
  • Gently press hand onto paper.
  • Use paint brush or q-tip to add beak and eyes. Or add googly eyes with glue.

• Happy Valentine's Day with heart (handprint):
  • Paint right hand with red (or other color).
  • Position hand so thumb is near center of the heart.
  • Gently press hand onto paper.
  • Optional: Add more decorations, like stamps, doodles, or stickers.

• Follow your Heart (footprints):
  • Paint the bottoms of both feet red (or other Valentine's Day color, like pink or purple).
  • Position feet in between arrow (in space) in shape of a V.
  • Press gently onto paper, making sure to leave footprints.

• All You Need is Love (handprint):
  • Apply red paint to palm and fingers of left hand.
  • Position the hand to over the empty green stem.
  • Gently press onto the paper.
  • Optional: Add embellishments, like glitter or stickers.

• Fall in Love with Life (footprints):
  • Paint the bottoms of both feet red (or other Valentine's Day color, like pink or purple).
  • Position feet on top of stem (in space) in shape of a V.
  • Press gently onto paper, making sure to leave footprints.

• Spread the Love (handprint):
  • Apply yellow paint on inside of right hand.
  • Add black stripes to top of palm and thumb plus fingers.
  • Position the hand in empty space between antennae and legs.
  • Gently press onto paper, making sure to leave handprint in the form of a bee.
  • Use paint brush or q-tip with black paint to add eyes and smile. Or add googly eyes with glue.

• I Love You Berry Much (handprint):
  • Apply red paint to inside of left hand.
  • Add white dots (like strawberry seeds).
  • Position the hand over the strawberry stem.
  • Gently press onto the paper, making sure to leave the handprint.

Get Your Free Pack of Valentine's Day Handprint and Footprint Art Activities

WooHoo! You'll be having so much Valentine's Day fun with your kids!

This free pack includes 8 printable (PDF) pages featuring Valentine's Day handprint and footprint art activities.

You may print as many copies of these art activities as you’d like to enjoy with your kids. If you have a friend or co-worker who might like to use these printable for Valentine's Day fun, please share this post. I truly appreciate your sharing!

To get this free set of Valentine's Day handprint and footprint art pages, simply subscribe to Rock Your Homeschool.

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