Bring a little desert fun to art time with this cactus handprint art! Kids can turn their handprint into a cute cactus with a smiling face, spiky fingers, and colorful paper flowers on top.
It’s a creative and cheerful craft that’s perfect for exploring shapes, colors, and textures while making a playful keepsake.
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How to Make the Cactus Handprint Art
What you need:
- white paper (paper or cardstock)
- pencil
- black marker
- crayon or marker (green, pink, yellow, and brown)
- colored paper (yellow, pink, and red)
- glue
- scissors
Step by Step Tutorial
Prepare a piece of white paper or cardstock. Have kids trace one of their hands on top of the paper with a pencil.
Finish outlining the handprint.
Draw two eyes, a mouth, and cheeks in the middle of the palm.
Draw a flower pot under the handprint.
Add spikes on the fingers to make the cactus look prickly.
Outline the whole image with a black marker.
Color the cactus green and the cheeks pink.
Add some details with a darker shade of green.
Color the pot in yellow and brown.
Cut out a yellow square from colored paper.
Fold the square to create a triangle.
Fold it again.
Repeat, and fold it once more to get a small triangle shape.
Hold the pointy part of the triangle and cut out a tear-shaped piece.
Unfold the triangle to reveal a flower shape.
Create two more flowers from pink and red paper, and glue them on top of the cactus.
Finished!
Display your handprint cactus on a wall or fridge, or create a whole desert scene with friends.
It’s a bright and cheerful craft that’s full of personality.
Happy crafting!
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