Snowy Owl Handprint Craft
Get ready for some snowy creativity with this adorable snowy owl handprint craft that turns little hands into a fluffy winter owl! This fun, hands-on activity is perfect for cozy winter days and makes such a sweet keepsake that you’ll definitely want to keep reading and make it with your kids. 🦉❄️
This handprint snowy owl craft captures the charm of snowy owls in the winter in the sweetest way!
Using simple supplies and a child’s handprint, kids can create a fluffy winter owl that’s perfect for seasonal crafting at home or in the classroom. It’s an easy, low-prep activity that works well for a wide range of ages, making it ideal for snowy afternoons, winter units, or when you just want a fun project that doesn’t take a ton of planning.
Beyond being adorable, this craft offers lots of benefits for both kids and parents. Kids get to practice fine motor skills, creativity, and hand-eye coordination while expressing themselves through art.
Parents and teachers will love that it encourages focused, screen-free time and results in a meaningful keepsake to save or display.
Whether you’re crafting together at home or guiding a group of students, this handprint snowy owl activity creates special moments and winter memories you’ll treasure long after the snow melts.
If you want more festive, fun winter Crafts, try my Handprint Penguin Craft and this adorable Handprint Polar Bear Craft!
Supplies Needed For Snowy Owl Handprint Craft
- Construction Paper – yellow, black, and white, plus any colors you would like to embellish the background
- Scissors – kids’ size to adult, depending on the age of your crafters
- Glue – Elmer’s glue or glue dots
- Marker – you might want to outline your snowy owl
- Gray Paint – any shade of gray you prefer
- Printable Template – I recommend tracing the templates onto construction paper or cardstock
How to Make The Snowy Owl Handprint Craft
- Download the template – Start by tracing and cutting out the template pieces.
- Trace your child’s hand on a piece of construction paper or cardstock. Cut it out.
- Use the templates to trace the pieces onto the construction paper – black for the eyes, yellow for the feet, white for owl, etc.
- Glue the black handprint onto a large piece of construction paper.
- Draw the curvy lines with the marker to look like owl fur.
- Construct the eyes and glue them to the handprint.
- Paint the eyebrow pieces gray and attach.
- Place the feet and beak on the owl and glue to attach.
Snowy Owl Handprint Craft Notes And Expert Tips
- I recommend creating the templates with thicker paper, such as cardstock or construction paper. The templates will hold up longer, so your crafters can make multiple handprint crafts with the same template.
- The printable templates that come with this craft include a handprint, but tracing your child’s hand for the projects creates a keepsake. 🙂
- Glue the snowy owl onto a large piece of construction paper. You can then create a holiday or winter scene around your owl.
- Prefer to skip the painting mess? Use gray construction paper to make the eyebrows.
How To Display The Snowy Owl Handprint Craft
If this is a classroom project, display it on the bulletin board in the classroom or out in the hallway. Kids love to see their artwork on display.
One of my favorite things is the Kids Art Display Frames, where I can display their beloved artwork in a beautiful frame, and when I am ready to add another piece, I just place it right on top of the last piece. Display and storage all in one convenient place….genius!!!
Laminate your Snowy Owl Handprint art and use it as a placemat at your holiday meal.
Give the Handprint Snowy Owl Craft as a gift to an elderly neighbor, special friend, or grandparents.
Variations Of Snowy Owl Handprint Craft To Try
- Replace the top layer of the eyes with a pair of googly eyes for a playful look.
- Sprinkly on some silver glitter….glitter makes everything more fun!
- Glue some cotton balls on for a fluffy snowy owl.
- Add some small white craft feathers to give your owl a little more personality. 😉
- If painting is your cup of tea, use white paint to press your child’s hand in and firmly place it in the center of a light colored piece of construction paper, such as gray or light blue.
Grab The Template
If you are confident in your drawing skills, you don’t need this template. However, if you prefer to use a template rather than freehand the elements of this craft, just enter your best email address below, and we’ll send it right to your inbox!
Snowy Owl Handprint Craft FAQs
Non-toxic, washable paint is recommended for crafting with children. Tempera or fingerpaints are both perfect choices for kids of all ages.
This craft is best suited for children 3 – 5 years of age. It is simple enough to be completed in a 30 – 40 minute time frame. It is also a perfect project for developing fine motor skills and allowing them some creative freedom.
However, with the help of an adult, this is a perfect keepsake project for children who are 6 months to 2 years of age. It is also a great project for sensory exploration and having a little messy fun.
For younger children making this craft, I would recommend a glue stick or glue dots. They are both easy to handle and not messy at all.
For older kids, Elmer’s glue is a great option.
Great question!!! I have discovered that paint sticks are a good alternative. They twist up like glue sticks and dry quickly. You should put down some newspaper or butcher paper to work on so the color does not get your tabletops or counters.
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- Free Printable Christmas Bingo Game (Unique Cards!)
- Best Free Christmas Countdown Calendar Printable
- Free Printable Christmas Ornament Coloring Pages
- DIY Christmas Tree Craft: Paper Straw Ornament
- Disguise A Gingerbread Man Color and Cut Craft
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Snowy Owl Handprint Craft
Get ready for some creativity with this adorable snowy owl handprint craft that turns little hands into a fluffy winter owl and keepsake!
Materials
- construction paper
- scissors
- glue
- marker
- gray paint
- printable template
Instructions
Trace and cut out the template pieces. Trace the template pieces onto their corresponding colored paper and cut them out.
Draw curves to make the fur on the handprint using a marker.
Assemble the eyes, then attach them to the handprint.
Paint the eyebrows gray, then attach them at the top of the eyes.
Attach the beak and feet.
