Fall Handprint Tree Craft (Painting With Pom Poms)

This Fall Handprint Tree Craft is a fun and easy craft project to do with your children as the weather cools down and the leaves begin changing. Give them the supplies and let them show you how they view fall through their eyes!

In our house, when the weather cools down and fall brings changing colors and smells, it means more time for art projects!

My favorite craft projects are the ones that keep my kids (preschool age and older kids too) busy and give me something to display for all of us to enjoy.

Another type of craft I like: handprint art! I wanted to use my kids’ handprints – it’s a different take than the one we took with our Fall Tree Apple Stamping and Four Seasons Tree crafts.

Handprint crafts like this autumn handprint tree are crafts that freeze my kids’ little hands in time so that I can look back for years to come and see how much they have grown and changed.

Plus, their finished artwork is truly unique and certainly one-of-a-kind. And it provides a benefit for my kids by helping them develop their fine motor skills.

If your kids love crafting and painting, have them try our Egg Carton Painting or Lion Fork Painting activities!

Supplies Needed For Handprint Tree

Here are all the supplies you’ll need to make this beautiful Handprint Tree and celebrate the changing seasons.

• Brown Construction Paper – have varied sizes of construction paper available
• White Construction Paper – letter size or larger (could use craft paper)
• Pencil – for tracing
• Glue – glue stick or liquid white glue
• Paper Plate – dessert or dinner size
• Craft Paint – use the fall colors of red, orange, yellow, and green
• Clothespins – you will need at least 4, one for each color
• Pom Poms – red, orange, yellow and green
• Little hands

How To Make Handprint Tree Craft

Here’s the process for making this craft. I’ve included step-by-step pics to show you exactly what we did!

Step 1 – Create The Handprint Base

Let your child trace their hand and a portion of their wrist on brown construction paper with a pencil.

Assist them if they need assistance or are too young.

Step 2 – Glue The Handprint To The Sheet

Have the child cut out the hand/wrist or have an adult help cut it out. The hand/wrist tracing will be used as the tree trunk and branches.

Once you have cut out the hand/wrist tracing, glue it on the white construction paper.

Step 3 – Prepare Pom Poms

Clip one pom onto each clothespin. You will need at least 4 clothespins, one for each color of paint (and using the same colors as the paint)

Step 4 – Prepare the Paint

Put a small dollop of each of the colors of paint on the paper plate.

Step 5 – Start Painting

Let your kiddo dip the clothespin (with the pom attached) into the paint. Dab the paint onto the Fall Handprint Tree trunk.

Step 6 – Paint Your Fall Handprint Tree

Repeat as many times as they would like with any or all the colors until the trunk/hand is beautifully colored to their liking.

Set this hand print tree aside and allow to dry completely before displaying for the whole family to enjoy.

Handprint Tree Craft Notes And Tips

• Depending on the size of your child’s hand and the length of the wrist you traced, you can either use 8 x 10-inch or the larger 9 x 12-inch construction paper.

• If you don’t have clothespins and pom poms available, you can use the ends of a Q-tip instead or cotton balls.

• It is a good idea to have the kids wear old clothes or a paint smock while working on crafts involving paint!

Variations To Try

• Adapt this Fall Handprint Tree Craft for different seasons! Use variations of white and light blue for a winter handprint tree, or different shades of green paint for a spring/summer tree. 

• Add different stickers or decorations to your tree to add acorns, birds nests, or birds to the picture.

• Let the children sprinkle on a little glitter to give their picture a little sparkle.

• Let the kids use their thumbs instead of the pom poms, using washable finger paint – fingerprint leaves!

• Have all family members create a handprint tree – think of it as a family handprint tree forest!

• If you don’t have paint, you could add the color to this handprint tree by gluing pieces of tissue paper.

Fall Handprint Tree Craft FAQs

Here are a few of the more frequently asked questions you may have before making this Handprint Tree Craft. If you have an additional question, please leave us a comment below and we will do our best to answer it!

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