Memorial Day Handprint Art Printables
Celebrate Memorial Day with a heartfelt craft! These easy and fun handprint printable templates are perfect for creating keepsakes that honor our heroes. Let the kids get creative and participate in the spirit of the day with this quick and mess-free activity. Print, add some colorful handprints, and display their masterpieces with pride!
Use those precious little handprints to create the sweetest keepsake craft with these Memorial Day handprint art printables. Some of the designs can also be used for other patriotic holidays, like Veterans Day, Labor Day, or the Fourth of July.
Handprint crafts always have a little something extra special about them since it captures a moment in time with your child’s hand. These adorable handprint art templates are so cute and really easy to turn into a fun craft time!
Not only can you use these at home, but they’re great for the classroom or daycare too. If you have a Veterans Day program or Memorial Day program at school, having students complete some of these handprint art printables to hand out is the sweetest way to show appreciation to our brave soldiers.
Have them create some paper plate flag crafts too for the most unique and special decorations! These free Memorial Day printables are a great keepsake craft that everyone will enjoy. So download the pdf and lets get started!
Why You’ll Love these Memorial Day Handprint Art Printables
- Finger-painting, or hand-painting, are wonderful sensory development activities. Your kiddos can have a load of fun while developing crucial skills that will help them in the future.
- This activity is really affordable! As long as you have ink in your printer and some acrylic paint, then you can create adorable pages of art on a budget.
- Memorial day activities for kids don’t have to be complicated. This craft is super easy and fun, great for kids of all ages.
Supplies Needed
- Printer – If you don’t have your own printer, then check with your local library or office supply store to see what kind of printing services they provide.
- Paints – You’ll definitely need red, white and blue paint for this craft, but you’ll also need yellow paint. Ultimately, you can choose any color of non-toxic acrylic paint that you want! I recommend using washable paint for easy clean-up.
- Paper plate or paint brush – Pour the paint onto a disposable paper plate as an easy way to dip your child’s hand into the paint. You can also use a paintbrush to evenly coat their hands in paint instead of dipping them in paint on a plate.
- White cardstock or white copy paper – To make these free printables a bit more sturdy underneath the paint, print them out on white cardstock. You can also use white copy paper, just keep in mind that if you use too much paint it can make the paper weak.
What’s Included in this Memorial Day Handprint Art
There are 10 different pages included in this instant download! Just choose whichever ones you want to use, then print on paper or card stock. Here is a list of everything included in this Memorial Day handprint art printable:
- American Flag – Instead of stars on old glory, use a white handprint! It’s the cutest little touch to our beautiful banner of stars and stripes.
- Memorial Day Roses: Remember and Honor – Use red painted handprints to mimic the head of a rose. This craft is a wonderful way to teach your children what Memorial Day is for and teach them how to honor those who have fought for our nation.
- I Love America – Paint your child’s hand and then press it into the center of a red, white, and blue heart! This printable handprint art template is so sweet.
- “Honor The Brave” Helmet Art – Add a handprint to decorate a plain soldiers helmet and make it extra sweet and meaningful.
- Happy Memorial Day Firecrackers – Use yellow, gold, or orange paint to create the flame at the bottom of two firecrackers!
- “We Don’t Know Them All, But We Owe Them All” Uncle Sam Art – Decorate Uncle Sam with this sentimental saying. This would be a great card or gift for someone!
- “Land of the Free Because of the Brave” – Paint one hand blue and one hand red to decorate this art page.
- “Wishing You a Happy Memorial Day” Plane – Use a yellow handprint to decorate the back of a military jet!
- “Let’s Honor Our Heroes” Medal – Place a painted handprint in the center of a gold medal!
- “Happy Memorial Day” Flag Map – Just like the American Flag page, use a white handprint in place of stars on this map of the USA, decorated in an American flag.
Pro Tips for the Best Memorial Day Craft
- Don’t be afraid to think outside the box with these printable art pages! You can use stickers, crayons, markers, glitter, and any other fun crafting materials to make each page extra unique and special. Feel free to use different paint colors too.
- Before painting, cover your work surface area with a disposable plastic table cloth or some kraft paper. This will make for easy cleanup and protects from paint splatters.
- If you’re working with toddlers or younger children, make sure they have adult supervision when painting. You can help them ensure their handprints turn out cute and keep them from making messes.
I hope you love these free resources as much as we do! They really are so much fun to paint!
More Patriotic Fun!
- 4th of July Dirt Cups not only look so pretty but they taste delicious. A great kid-friendly treat for any patriotic holiday.
- Make 4th of July Bottle Rocket Kabobs with giant marshmallows! They’re a really easy treat that display wonderfully on a dessert table.
- These Patriotic Brownies are chocolatey, fudgey, and so pretty! You’ll love serving them at all of your parties.
- Paper Plate Fireworks have got to be one of the easiest and most creative crafts ever!
