This campfire handprint craft is a fun and easy activity that makes a perfect keepsake to remember summer camping adventures with friends and family!

campfire handprint craft with green background

I love coming up with simple craft activities for young children because they’re fun and offer SO many benefits (like building fine motor skills)! I designed this one around a .camping theme

Since we’re in the summer months – and camping is a favorite activity – this campfire handprint activity is a great way to get ready for a camping trip or reflect on fun memories!

I can imagine evenings of marshmallow roasting under the stars now…

This keepsake handprint idea is an ideal companion to making my Cute Campfire Cupcakes!

Supplies Needed To Make A Campfire Handprint Craft

Gather these things to make this cute handprint art!

Construction paper – yellow, orange, red, and brown
White card stock – or white paper
Pencil
Scissors
Glue or glue stick
Child-safe markers (optional for decorating logs)

How To Make A Campfire Handprint Craft

Just follow these simple step-by-step instructions to make this easy-peasy handprint campfire craft!

Step 1 – Make The Handprints

Trace your child’s hand onto a piece of construction paper with a pencil. Make sure the fingers are spread out to create a great hand shape.

Repeat the hand tracing on yellow, orange, and red sheets of construction paper to make the flames for your campfire handprint craft.

tracing a child's hand with a pencil on red paper

Step 2 – Cut Out The Handprints

Use child-safe scissors to cut out each handprint (there will be three total).

SAFETY NOTE: If your kiddo is too young to use scissors safely, you can cut out the handprints yourself.

cute out yellow, red, and orange handprints

Step 3 – Prepare The Logs

Draw two log shapes (about 1.5 inches wide and 5-6 inches long) for your campfire handprint craft on brown construction paper.

Draw some texture lines or patterns with brown marker to mimic the look of real wood!

Cut out the logs.

Step 4 – Create The Campfire Base

Grab a piece of white card stock. Position the two brown logs in a crisscross (an ‘X’ shape) shape so that the logs intersect in the lower half of the paper.

Glue the logs into place.

Step 5 – Attach The Handprint Flames

Grab the red handprint and glue it at the top of the crisscrossed logs. Slightly angle the handprint so the fingers point up and look like flames.

Next, take the yellow handprint and glue it next to the red handprint with the fingers pointed upwards.

Finally, take the orange handprint and glue it over the top of the yellow and red handprints. Position the orange handprint in the center of the fire.

Your campfire handprint craft is done!

Easy Campfire Handprint Craft Variations

You can decorate the white card stock around the campfire with drawings of trees, stars, or a tent to create a camping scene!

Replace the paper “logs” with painted or colored popsicle sticks.

Or let the kids tear out strips of brown construction paper to use as logs.

Instead of cutting out handprints, use craft paint to paint handprints on the page (with red, orange, and yellow paint)!

Instead of cardstock or construction paper, try using paper plates as the background for your cute keepsake!

Turn it into a fall craft by building the fire on black construction paper and adding some stars in the sky or fall trees in the background!

campfire handprint craft on green background

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Easy Campfire Handprint Craft

Yield: 1 artwork

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Active Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Materials

Construction paper: yellow, orange, red, and brown
White card stock
Pencil
Scissors
Glue or glue stick
Child-safe markers (optional for decorating logs)

Instructions

Make the handprints by tracing your child’s hand (with the fingers spread out) onto a piece of construction paper with a pencil.

Cut out the handprints yourself or by allowing your child to do it using child-safe scissors.

Draw two log shapes (about 1.5 inches wide and 5-6 inches long) on brown construction paper. Optional - use markers to draw lines/knots/swirls to mimic wood.

Position the two brown logs in a crisscross (an ‘X’) shape so that the logs intersect in the lower half of the paper. Glue the logs into place.

Glue the handprints on top of the logs. The red and yellow handprints go in the background, and glue the orange handprint in the center in the front.

All done! Display your new art with pride!

Easy Campfire Handprint Craft Keepsake For Kids

Supplies Needed To Make A Campfire Handprint Craft