Our latest kid craft idea on Glued To My Crafts, is inspired by my son’s ever-growing love of trucks and the spring season we are currently in!
We hope you enjoy the Handprint Baby Chicks Riding In Truck tutorial we are sharing with you all today! There’s even some free truck printables in this post, to help you get started with ease! #gluedtomycrafts
Handprint craft ideas are a great way to entertain kids in a short period of time AND the finished pieces can be easily turned into a gift within minutes. In a lot of cases, kids can make the handprint craft and then give the finished piece to someone special, right after.
When I first came up with our latest and greatest “Handprint Baby Chicks Riding In Truck” tutorial, I initially had my son in mind. If you are new around here, my son is a TRUCK fanatic! Monster trucks, Chevy trucks, Toyota trucks – you name it, that kid is ALL OVER IT!
And since my readers loved my Loads of Love – Personalized Valentine Truck post that went live this past Valentine’s Day holiday, I knew I had to step up my game and share something for SPRING as well. Hence how today’s post was born!
With the free truck printables I’ve included in today’s post, it’s just a matter of downloading, printing and then cutting out some pieces to pull it together. Your child can even customize their spring themed trucks with various small Easter themed embellishments to really make it their own. Then when they are done, they can either display their newly made handprint chicks as is OR slide the finished truck piece in a simple photo frame to gift to someone special.
Find all the details and free files below. Happy crafting, my dear friends! Don’t forget to share pictures with us as well! #gluedtomycrafts
Handprint Chicks In Truck Craft Supplies:
- Free Easter Truck Printable – GREEN TRUCK
- Free Easter Truck Printable – PURPLE TRUCK
- White Cardstock
- Paper Craft Scissors
- Color Printer
- Yellow Colored Cardstock
- Pencil
- Black/Orange Sharpie Markers
- School Glue
- Yellow Craft Feathers
- optional – small Easter stickers
Directions:
- First download and print either of our free spring themed truck files listed above. We have a purple or a green truck. Either or are perfect :-) Once you pick, print it out in color on a single sheet of white cardstock. You only need one print per craft.
- Next, using scissors, trim out the truck in the printable. Discard all the extra leftover paper.
- Now grab your yellow cardstock, pencil and scissors.
- Pick a hand and trace it on the yellow cardstock.
- Use scissors to trim out the handprint you just made.
- Follow that up by drawing some eyes and a beak on EACH finger of the handprint, with the Sharpie markers.
- Glue on a few yellow craft feathers to the center of the decorated handprint.
- When done with the above steps, glue {or staple} your decorated baby chick handprint to the bed of your paper truck cutout.
- Add other embellishments you see fit to make it your own.
- Once done, set aside to let it dry completely so everything stays in place.
- When ready, display your beautiful and one-of-a-kind Paper Easter Chicks In Truck masterpiece proudly!
A HUGE thank you to dailyarthub.com for the fun truck clipart you see in today’s post. I wouldn’t have been able to pull off today’s post without it!
You child’s life should be FULL of crafty fun. Least that’s our motto around here!
So before you click away, please be sure to check out our Paper Handprint Hedgehog Kid Craft, Paper Rainbow Cloud Unicorn – Kid Craft and Paper Plate Hen Monster Truck – Kid Craft posts. All of which are just as easy as toady’s tutorial!
And if you use today’s free printable, if you don’t mind, come share pictures with us in our private Facebook group. It seriously makes my day and inspires me to get up every morning & continue writing for Glued To My Crafts. Come show off those creations with us!
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