Free Printable Alphabet Handprint Crafts

Teach the alphabet the fun, hands on way with these free printable alphabet crafts with handwriting practice!

There's a fun handprint or footprint craft for each letter of the alphabet plus correct letter formation graphics and beginning letter sound words to trace. I hope you enjoy!

These pages are mostly designed for younger kids with little hands, but older kids can enjoy making their own handprint, too. Even very young children can use these printable craft templates and a little bit of adult help!

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My daughter loves using grooved handwriting workbooks with vanishing ink. They're an easy way to practice the alphabet and fine motor skills anyway!

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How to use alphabet handprint craft printables

These are simple to use, but can get messy! Here's what you'll need to make your alphabet crafts:

• Your free printable PDF file
• White cardstock (for best results) or paper
• Nontoxic washable paint in different colors
  • Yellow paint, pink paint, and red paint are good colors to have on hand
  • Of course, you may want to have mom's favorite colors, too!
  • Acrylic paint can be used, but isn't recommended for young kids since it isn't as washable
• A plastic or paper plate and/or a foam brush, to make it easy to easy to coat little hands with paint
• Art smock, paper towels, and soap and water for cleanup

First, print the pages you want from the PDF file. There's a page for each letter of the alphabet.

I recommend doing the handwriting practice first, before adding paint. If you want to paint first, you'll need to wait for the paint to dry before doing the handwriting practice.

***PLEASE NOTE*** Your file will NOT have the handprints. These are sample images for inspiration. The samples are included in the PDF, too, but you will receive blank craft pages.

Here's a selection of letters from the set so you know what the pages look like:

Help your child or students do a "dry run" to see where they want to place their little handprints on the page.

Paint the palm of each child's hand, then help them press firmly down on the page where they want their handprint.

Adult supervision is recommended to make sure paint-covered hands get cleaned up right away!

Cute alphabet handprint crafts printable PDF file download area

This set of alphabet handprint art crafts is licensed for personal use and single classroom use. 

You are not licensed to redistribute the files or print outs to other adults for use with their children/students. Instead, please refer friends and colleagues to this post so they can download their own copy.

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