Today we present to YOU our super easy “You Are My Superhero” Father’s Day gift idea!
Let your child show their appreciation for Dad this Father’s Day, with a special homemade gift idea made from their hands & feet! With our simple tutorial, we hope to inspire you to help your kiddo make a “handprint and footprint superhero” keepsake canvas that will be treasured for years to come!
Make a superhero-themed canvas art with your child using footprints and handprints. This craft project is perfect for a rainy day activity!
Craft Supplies:
- Large Blank Canvas
- Scrapbook Stickers
- Blue, Red and Tan Craft Paint
- Paper Plate
- Paint Brushes
- Mod Podge or School Glue
- Black Marker
- Paper Plate
- Baby Wipes
Directions:
- First are the footprint and handprint designs. Squirt both paint colors on the paper plate.
- Start off by painting the bottom of your child’s foot completely blue and pressing it in the center of your blank canvas.
- Next paint the fingers and palm of your child’s hand, in red and add that onto the canvas as well. This is now the superhero’s cape.
- Use baby wipes and quick trip to the sink to clean off excess paint.
- Next up – paint a circle on the canvas for the head and paint hands/arms coming from the “foot/body” of the superhero.
- Let the paint dry completely.
- Using a Sharpie marker to draw on a simple face on the painted circle you made.
- Now add the scrapbook stickers to the canvas, to spell out “You Are My Superhero.”
- If you would like to – paint on some clouds or other embellishments to the canvas.
- Once done, cover the canvas completely in Mod Podge {or simple school glue} to seal in the stickers and such.
- Don’t forget to add your child’s name/age on the back!
- Then gift away your superhero handprint art keepsake proudly!
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