Even the easiest handprint crafts for toddlers have a special charm. This Handprint Duck Craft is incredibly easy to create, yet wonderfully adorable. As usual, making it with a child’s handprint transforms it into a cherished keepsake.
Ducks are adorable, and children are too—especially when they are little and sweet. Combine them all in a memorable spring handprint project. You only need a handful of materials, as well. It’s genuinely a fast, effortless, and enjoyable spring activity.
Easy Handprint Duck Craft
For our easy handprint ducks, gather yellow and orange cardstock, small googly eyes, a 2” circle paper punch, scissors, and glue.
Materials for the Handprint Duck Craft
- Cardstock – yellow, orange
- Small googly eyes
- 2” circle paper punch
- Scissors
- Glue
Step-by-Step Directions for the Duck Handprint Craft
Trace a hand shape onto yellow cardstock.
Carefully cut out the handprint.
Punch a circle from the same yellow cardstock with the 2” paper punch. If you don’t have a punch in that size, a small tape roll should be roughly the same diameter. Just trace around it and cut the circle out.
Attach the circle to the handprint’s thumb with glue.
Next, sketch the duck’s simple legs, crown, and beak onto orange cardstock.Cut out each piece.
Secure the feet along the bottom of the duck.
Then, glue the crown and beak onto the circle.
To finish, stick on a googly eye. What a charming spring craft project!
Materials
- Cardstock – yellow, orange
- Small googly eyes
- 2” circle paper punch
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
- Trace a hand shape onto yellow cardstock.
- Carefully cut out the handprint.
- Punch a circle from the same yellow cardstock using the 2” paper punch.
- Attach the circle to the thumb of the handprint with glue.
- Next, sketch the duck’s simple legs, crown, and beak onto orange cardstock.
- Cut out each piece.
- Secure the feet along the bottom of the duck.
- Then, glue the crown and beak onto the circle.
- To finish, attach a googly eye.
Notes
If you don’t have a punch in that size, a small tape roll should be roughly the same diameter. Just trace around it and cut the circle out.