One of the most economical and fun materials to make crafts with is definitely salt dough and if you are looking for a project that will last then this peacock handprint salt dough craft for kids is a great choice!
We’ve shared quite a few holiday salt dough crafts and even a fall themed salt dough hedgehog so it’s time to make another evergreen craft.
Peacock Handprint Salt Dough Crafts for Kids
Peacock Handprint
Raw materials
- Salt dough recipe
- Engraving tools
- Craft Paints & Brushes
- Wax Paper
- A cute little hand
- Cookie sheet
- Rolling pin (or cup!)
Instruct
Preheat oven to 250. Roll out salt dough to about 3/4 inch thick. Press participant’s hand down firmly to create an imprint, lift hand away. Use your carving tool of choice to trim around the edges of the imprint, leaving no outline. Use your fingers to create beak and feathers on top of head Bake in oven for about 1-2 hours or until handprint is firm Let cool
To paint:
Use turquoise to paint the entire hand, let dryUse green to paint the bodyPaint dark blue and purple on the fingers (peacock feathers) and face using our photo as a reference. Let dryFor the peacock “eyes”, use a fingerprint!Press the tip of your finger into the yellow and print it onto the tip of each “peacock feather”, let dryRepeat with blue on yellow
More fun activities and crafts for kids
How about making a paper plate peacock craft? This guy looks so much fun! Need a project that requires a little more skill? Try this pom pom peacock. Or something to help you relax? Grab this peacock coloring page for adults and color away the stress!
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