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Handprint Animals: A Complete Alphabet A-Z

October 6, 2012

Finally, we completed our Animal Handptint A-Z – it only took 26 weeks of one handprint animal per week.

I think I can say the kids LOVED it and it gave us a regular crafty focus each week. So fun. This goes really well with our collection of Toilet Paper Roll Animal A-Z too!

Handprint Animal ABC

Well, it has been a fun 26 weeks! I cannot believe that we embarked on a Handprint Alphabet over 26 weeks ago (that is 6 months ago?! Wow). And what an alphabet journey it has been!

We started off with an innocent A for Alien.. then a B for Bee.. and suddenly we were on a Handprint Animals journey.

We never set out to do “all animals”. But Red Ted Really got “into” animals and so animals it was (though alien may be a little cheat). It has been great fun.

I thought it would be nice to bring all the handprint animals together visually in one place. Much easier for you (and us) to browse and have a go.

How best to use this Handprint Animal A-Z

You most probably do not want to do ALL the handprint animals (it did take us 6 months!!!), but maybe you would like to do your child’s name in handprint letters? Wouldn’t that look nice on a canvas? They would look lovely in a child’s room or as a presents for Granny and Grandpa?

And here they are… all together for you to browse! I hope you like them!

Just click on the images for our step by step process as well as larger photos!

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So.. that is it from us!! I do hope you enjoyed the Handprint Animals as much as we did. We had such fun coming up with a new one each week. An it has been a great way for us to reinforce the alphabet with my preschooler!

If you are looking for more A-Z crafts.. take a look at these:

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  1. JDaniel4's Mom says

    October 6, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    How did I miss some of these! What a great resource you have created! I bet you had fun doing it.

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  2. Pinkoddy says

    October 6, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    They are brilliant and I have loved the journey.
    Maybe you could make one of those alphabet posters with them :O)

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  3. Red Ted Art says

    October 7, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    Well @JDaniel4’s Mom it was 6 Months worth, some were easily missed!!!!

    And Pinkoddy, thank you for your continued support through out the letter journey.. some weeks were harder than others. You have been fab!

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  4. Clara says

    October 7, 2012 at 11:49 pm

    I saw this on Pinterest. If I found this project as a book in a bookstore I would buy one for my three year old and another for my kindergarten classroom. It’s really awesome!

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  5. Emma @Mummymummymum says

    October 8, 2012 at 8:55 am

    I have loved all of these Maggy, such a wonderful idea. xx

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  6. Red Ted Art says

    October 8, 2012 at 9:03 am

    Clara – what a lovely thing to say! Maybe I should ask my editor…..
    Emma – thank you! We had such a lovely time doing them too!!!

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  7. Anna says

    October 8, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    We loved this idea too. My son isn’t too keen on getting his hands dirty, to we drew around our hands. We always find lots of inpiration at Red Ted!

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  8. Rashmie @ Mommy Labs says

    October 8, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    This is awesome. Mind-blowing. Super-duper creative! Oh, Maggy, you’re a genius!

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  9. Red Ted Art says

    October 8, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    Anna – ooh what a lovely idea to draw AROUND the hands for “non messy” kids. Brilliant.

    Rashmie – THANK YOU 🙂 BEAM!

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  10. Faye says

    October 8, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    Wow! This is so creative! Truly inspirational.

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    • Red Ted Art says

      October 8, 2012 at 6:42 pm

      🙂

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  11. Feenees says

    October 10, 2012 at 4:57 am

    What kind of paint did you use? I love this craft!! Thanks

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    • Red Ted Art says

      October 10, 2012 at 7:07 am

      Just ordinary “kids paint” – poster paint or tempera should be fine.

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  12. SugarAunts says

    October 12, 2012 at 1:44 am

    So CUTE!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      October 12, 2012 at 10:38 am

      Thank you!

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  13. Debs- Learn with Play says

    October 15, 2012 at 10:14 pm

    Yay! I ended up missing ones along the way so thankyou for doing the complete set. They are fantastic! LOVE! x

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  14. Button And Bean says

    October 17, 2012 at 9:20 am

    My kids love this so much.

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  15. Karla says

    November 5, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    This is incredible! We are starting ‘A Letter A Week’. I just added this activity to our list. My daughter will love this!!

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  16. amy says

    January 5, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    Thank you so much for this! I am a nanny and love doing handprint art with the children, and have been looking for a long time for a resource exactly like this! Great job!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      January 5, 2013 at 5:57 pm

      Oh I am so pleased you found and like them! 🙂

      Reply
  17. Sylvie says

    January 12, 2013 at 9:38 am

    You are amazing! I have run my art and craft school for children for 29 years and am forever looking for like minded ideas to sow the seed of creativity the children I teach yearn to explore. I have just spent 2 days on your site, thank heavens I am om school holidays!!!!!!!! Thank you so much. Sylvie-Anne x

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    • Red Ted Art says

      January 12, 2013 at 9:53 am

      Wow that is a wonderful comment coming from someone with 29yrs experience! Thank you!

      Reply
  18. Sylvie says

    January 12, 2013 at 11:19 am

    The pleasure was all mine. Have some things you haven’t tried yet and am willing to share.

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  19. Roopa says

    January 24, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    These are brilliant!! And would make lovely kids room wall art 🙂

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  20. Red Ted Art says

    January 24, 2013 at 1:59 pm

    Yes, they are all over Red Ted’s bedroom and look lovely!

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  21. Nicole says

    January 25, 2013 at 5:30 am

    Just brilliant. I could look at them all day 🙂

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  22. Red Ted Art says

    January 25, 2013 at 7:34 am

    We did have a lovely time making them and the best bit was bringing them all together!

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  23. Dana says

    February 1, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    These are ADORABLE!!! My daughter is now 12, but I’m helping out with my preschool-age nephew. I hope he loves these ideas!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      February 1, 2013 at 6:11 pm

      Awe, I hope so too! Have lots of fun!

      Reply
  24. jackie says

    February 17, 2013 at 7:09 pm

    How have i not seen this before. This is just over the top awesome!

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  25. Red Ted Art says

    February 17, 2013 at 7:18 pm

    Awe!! I am so pleased you got to see it now!! We do miss a lot from each other’s blogs, don’t we?!?!!? Just so much out there to see all the time!

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  26. dianaruth says

    March 15, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Wow! I am inspired. Thank you for sharing. I am going to try this with my 3 years old!

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  27. Olga says

    April 2, 2013 at 2:41 am

    Thank you for the great idea!

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  28. Kirsty@Bowerbird Blue says

    July 25, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    so awesome!

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  29. Aimee says

    August 27, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    In love! We are just starting homeschool for preschool with our boys (4.5 and nearly 3) and are on the letter A this week. Want to do one each week and make them each an alphabet book on snapfish or something like it at the end. They will love it! Thank you!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      August 28, 2013 at 8:03 am

      Ooh wonderful! I should have made a book out of ours too!!

      Reply
  30. Culturebaby says

    November 3, 2013 at 8:15 am

    What a lovely idea- and it works so well. You could have them turned into an alphabet wall chart. We’ve just written about introducing toddlers to art appreciation through their love of animals. You might be interested in this post: http://www.culture-baby.net/2013/11/animal-magnetism-art-appreciation-for.html

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  31. Memery says

    November 3, 2013 at 11:57 am

    I am new to your site and glued to my laptop, what a wonderful way to enjoy learning ABC’s. I just know my class will love doing this and can’t wait to start. I see an art week coming up….YYYEEHHAA!!! Thank you so much.

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  32. Natasha says

    November 4, 2013 at 4:48 am

    These animal prints are incredible! I had to pin! Thank you for sharing these!

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  33. Victoria says

    December 7, 2013 at 8:52 pm

    I absolutely love this!! WE love making handprint crafts and definitely will be using this for our next letter 🙂

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    • Red Ted Art says

      December 8, 2013 at 12:24 pm

      Lovely!

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      • nikki says

        January 25, 2014 at 12:38 pm

        Inspiring and very helpfull. Thank you for sharing

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  34. Colleen hayward says

    February 13, 2014 at 8:27 pm

    These should definitely go in a book like your other book it would really sell well I’m sure. Great ideas always do!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      February 14, 2014 at 9:13 am

      Awwww you are lovely!

      Reply
  35. Snow says

    March 18, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    I love this! What a great idea do to through out the year 🙂 I do think it is funny though that “A” is for Alien… Since when is an alien an animal? Haha! I think I might try Alligator or something instead. The alien is adorable though 😉 love this website and all your creativity!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      March 18, 2014 at 8:31 pm

      You have caught me out…. when we started this (and we did start with A), I didn’t actually INTEND on doing ANIMALS only.. but for some reason, it turned into an Animal Handprint Alphabet. I never went back to A to fix it!!!

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