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GGNZ Heart Body Mind - Uniqueness - Fingerprint fun

Ideas for finger-print and hand-printed artwork
Includes spiders, people, fish, crabs, night animals, snowmen, penguins, flowers, monkeys, fruits, and vegetables.


(We used fingerprints to make poppyfields to celebrate rememberance day)

Resources

Paint or ink
Paper or card
Fingers
A way to wash hands
Printed out resources for ideas

Instructions

Badge clause: Using a magnifying glass have a close look at yours and others fingerprints. Make some colourful fingerprints and turn your fingerprints into a piece of art.

Getting Started

• Open this activity with a sharing of what their hands have done today
• Have everyone create their fingerprint, have a close look using magnifying glasses at each other’s fingerprints. Fingerprints have whorls, arches and loops. Can you find someone who has similar to you?

Fingerprint/Handprint Art

• Turn fingerprints/handprints into something e.g. animals, aliens, caterpillars, make cards, etc.
• Create a range of handprints or fingerprints for girls to use their imagination to make into something.
• Or, it could be a pre-decided piece of art and will direct how you will make your handprints or fingerprints.
• Keep in mind, you may need to create your prints one week to make into something the following week.

Tags

• art
• fingerprint
• fingerprint snowmen
• GGNZ
• handprint
• heart body & mind
• ink
• painting

Badge Links

• All Around Us - National
• Get Creative - Picture or model
• Let's Celebrate - Craft
• Local Superhero - Design