Get your kids crafting! This fun and easy handprint crab keepsake canvas will be a great piece of art for the memory books. Get creative with it and make some family memories today!
With colorful paints and a little bit of imagination, it’s easy to bring this unique sea creature to life in your home today!
Craft Supplies:
- Large Blank Canvas
- Various Colors of Paint
- Large & Small Paint Brushes
- Small Paper Plate
- Baby Wipes
Directions:
- Between each step – be sure to let the paint dry completely so colors don’t bleed
- First paint one of your child’s hands completely red and press it down on the canvas.
- Repeat for the other hand and place it the opposite direction {see our picture for example} to create the body of the crab.
- Next paint on embellishments to turn the handprint into a crab. Think eyes on the thumbs, mouth in the center etc. Again, see our picture above for an example.
- To finish off the Handprint Crab Keepsake Canvas – simply paint on beach embellishments all around the canvas.
- Also add other embellishments you see fit {like scrapbook stickers, glitter etc.}
- Then display proudly or gift away for others to enjoy!
RELATED —> Paper Plate Crab
Don’t be so snappy to click away from today’s crab craft tutorial!
Be sure to ALSO check out our Love You To The Core and You Are My Sunshine craft posts, for more inspiration from Glued To My Crafts! #gluedtomycrafts
