Handprint Spring Welcome Sign {Kid Craft}

Although the weather is not exactly screaming “spring” time in Wyoming just yet – I’m pulling out this welcome sign Lil Man & I made a few weeks ago and displaying it proudly in my home. {Take it as a clue spring!!!} For me, nothing screams springtime like fresh flowers in bright, pastel colors. So that’s exactly the theme of today’s kid craft tutorial.

Using some paint and my son’s hands, I turned handprints into flowers for a festive canvas decor. Adding “welcome” to it, made it perfect to hang on our front door. {I like to think the handprints are waving “hi” at our guests as they approach our door}

Here is what you need to make your own “Handprint Spring Welcome Sign” Keepsake idea!

Supplies:
* Canvas
* Various shades of paint
* Paint Brushes
* Stencil
* Cute kid with hands
* Baby wipes

Directions:

1. First I stenciled/painted “welcome” onto the canvas. After I was done, there were a few spots I didn’t like and I felt like it didn’t stand out as much as I wanted it to. So I took a sharpie and outlined the letters.

2. Next were the handprints. For this, I just painted my son’s hands and had him press them on the canvas.

3. To finish off the canvas, I painted on details like a stem for the flowers, as well as grass and other little details on the bottom.

4. To display easily, I hot glued ribbon to the back. {And of course, added my son’s name/age on the back}

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