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    Home » Craft Tutorials » Kids Crafts

    Simple Preschool Craft: Fingerprint Poppies

    May 14, 2014 By Brandy Leave a Comment

    fingerprint poppies canvas

    My girls adore flowers. So much so that it is a constant battle to make sure they aren't picking any flowers they see when we are  in public! I told them that they can have any flowers laying on the ground when we go to garden nurseries and they think that is the best thing ever.

    little girl with orange poppy

    When we moved here to California they were so disappointed that they couldn't pick the beautiful orange poppies that grow everywhere like weeds (poppies are the state flower). So we planted some in our garden that we can pick. They are absolutely thriving and the girls are really enjoying them.

    toddler next to poppies in garden

    Today's little project was inspired by the beautiful poppies in the back yard.

    Simple Preschool Craft: Fingerprint Poppies

    cute little fingers

    kids paint

    small paint brush or q-tip,

    paper or canvas.

    little girl at art desk

    Our little Jack and Jill desk works perfectly for projects like this. I just pull a sheet of paper across and she is ready to get messy!

    little girl with thumb dipped in orange paint

    We started out by making the flowers. She loves getting her fingers right in there with the paint. Her thumbs worked great for stamping the poppy petals.

    paper plate with paint

    Once those were dry she used her index fingers to add the centers.

    toddler painting canvas

    She had fun using the brush to add the stems and greenery.

    fingerprint poppies on canvas

    Her first project for our family art wall is completed! I love how it turned out.

    For reference: I used a canvas that I sprayed painted. Blue construction paper (or white) would work perfectly, but I wanted  this to match the canvas paintings that the other kids have made over the years.

    Mod Podge Confetti Vase

    To keep up with all of the beautiful flowers that the girls collect, we made an easy mod podge confetti vase. You can find our tutorial here!

     

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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