Every year I like to do a craft with a kids that involves their hand prints. I initially bought this canvas to make a handprint Christmas tree wall hanging, but I never got around to taking it out of the bag. My entry way is quite drab, grey paint with white trim- we are slow for hanging up decorations, so I thought a nice bright canvas would make the area more fun and inviting.
Using acrylic paints that I already had, I painted the kids' hands, one at a time and pressed them onto the canvas. You can buy the canvas at Michael's with a 50% off coupon and it's not that expensive.
I started at the top with the baby- holding her fingers slightly spread out and tilted her hand slightly, so that when they were both on, they'd form a heart shape between the thumb and pointer finger, when the hands are upside down.
After everyone's hand prints were on, I used my colored sharpies and wrote their names on the inside of their hearts. I put the year in the bottom right hand corner and hung it up. This was an easy, cheap, and quick way to add some personal touch to our new home.
I love how the color pops in my entryway, I get to look at this everytime I come down the stairs :)
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