Handprint Frog Craft

Step 1: Creating Your Frog’s Body

• Lay your green paper on a flat surface.
• Ask your child to spread their hand with fingers slightly apart, and trace around their hand. The fingers will be the frog’s legs, so point them downwards!
• Carefully cut out the handprint. This will serve as the body of our delightful frog.

Step 2: Adding Some Eye-Popping Details

• Cut out two circles from your lime green paper – these will be the eyes. Make sure they’re proportionate to your frog’s body.
• Using the googly eye template or actual googly eyes, create the eyeballs. If you’re using the template, draw and cut out two smaller circles from white paper and add black dots in the middle.
• Glue the eyeballs onto the lime green circles.
• Now, attach these lime green circles to the top part of the handprint (the palm area), bringing your frog’s face to life!

Step 3: Smile Wide

• Remember the smile from our Paper Plate Frog? Let’s mimic that!
• Cut a thin, curvy line from your black paper – this will be your frog’s happy smile.
• Glue it just below where the eyes sit.

Step 4: Tongue’s Out

• Cut out a thin, long strip from the red paper – this is going to be the tongue.
• If you’re feeling fancy, cut one end of the strip into a heart shape or a simple fork to give it that real froggy vibe.
• Glue the other end to the underside of the smile.

Step 5: Nosey Details

Now, here’s where we get a bit experimental. If you want to add nostrils, punch two small holes or cut tiny circles from the black paper and glue them just below the eyes. But hey, no pressure! If nostrils aren’t your thing, our froggy friend looks just as cute without them.

Step 6: Lily Pad Love

• Cut a large, rounded shape from your green paper to create a lily pad. Feel free to get creative with the edges for a more natural look.
• If your frog feels lonely, glue the handprint directly onto the lily pad. But remember, this crafty amphibian can also stand alone, ready to leap into your heart!