I’m so excited to share our Easter card craft with you all today. For each holiday we try to make a card craft for our students to send home for their families. It’s a great way to get them not only working on different skills in their craft sessions, but also to work on their writing skills – especially when signing their name. I know our families like to keep them in scrapbooks to look back on over the years too.
This year our students have LOVED using their handprints for everything in our art sessions. So, we decided to make a handprint Easter card! This card was so much fun to make and it looks great when finished. Read on below to find out how we made it – and how you can too!
What You Need
First, you need to gather together the supplies that you need to make this craft.
- Light purple card
- White card
- Orange card
- Googly eyes
- Orange paint
- Yellow paint
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
- First, paint your students hands. You will need 2 x yellow handprints and 2 x orange handprints from them. Let them dry.
- Once dry, cut out each of the handprints.
- Cut out small triangles on the orange card – this is going to be the beak.
- Now draw 2 circles – one big one for the chick’s body, and one smaller one for the chick’s head. Paint these yellow. Leave to dry.
- Fold the purple card in half.
- Stick the chick’s head on top of it’s body, then stick these onto the purple card.
- Next, stick the yellow handprints either side of the chick – these are his wings.
- Then, stick the orange handprints on the bottom of the chick with fingers facing up – these are his feet.
- Add 2 googly eyes and the beak for his nose.
- Get your students to write inside the card – you can work up to this and have them just overwrite their name to start etc.
Do you make cards with your students for the different holidays through the year? I’d love to hear from you if you try making this craft. You can find more great Easter activities here. If you like this craft, please consider sharing it with your friends on social media.
